When I was on the 100-400 thread and looking to respond to a post about a Raven, I found that my Raven photo was taken using a different lens and I didn't think it appropriate to post an image taken with the 24-70 on a thread about the 100-400.
So, I thought that maybe it would be a good idea to start a thread that focused (so to speak) on birds and wildlife, especially now that Sony is starting to support us with better long lenses and better ability to adapt great third party lenses, like the Canon 500L IS II and 600L IS II. I am aware that there is a similar, general area, outside the Sony forum. The idea is to show what can be done using Sony cameras.
Ironically, my first post will not be with any of the latest lenses
Taken on Icefields Parkway, between Banff and Jasper, Alberta, Canada
These have been posted in the Sony FE Image Thread years ago and taken in Shenandoah NP in 2015.
Rich
Cropped, tripod mounted Leica R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt lens with Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender and A7r; ISO 400, effective aperture of f8 at 1/800 second.
Cropped, tripod mounted Leica R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt lens with Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender and A7r; ISO 400, effective aperture of f8 at 1/250 second. Exposure corrected by +0.48 Stops.
Cropped, hand held out of my van window, Sony A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens; ISO 400, f2.5, 1/320 second.
Tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and Sony A7r, ISO 400, f4.5, 1/160 second.
Tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and Sony A7r, ISO 800, f4.5, 1/125 second.
Cropped, tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and Sony A7r, ISO 1600, f4.5, 1/100 second.
Heavily cropped, tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and Sony A7r, ISO 1600, f4.5, 1/100 second.
Heavily cropped, tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and A7r, ISO 100, about f8, 1/640 second. Exposure corrected +0.48 Stops.
golfnphotog wrote:
Would you mind sharing the adapter used...... Metabones V or MC-11.
MC-11, I'm getting in the habit of prefocusing to infinity by hand before letting the camera attempt to autofocus, that helps tremendously in the 300-400mm range of the lens.
Great photos!! I espeically have a soft spot for Pileated Woodpeckers and both the juvenile Little Blue Herons and Snowy Egrets when they are showing off.
Here is one I took yesterday at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. It was raining....which made it better.
Glossy Ibis. This one has the white fringe that makes them easily confused with a White-faced Ibis.
jschn372 wrote:
Do you miss a lot of shots having to manually focus? Tripod shot I'm guessing?
Some tripod, some leaning out of truck window. At close range fine feather detail shimmers when it's in focus so manual focus isn't as difficult as many would imagine. I missed some due to poor focus, I also miss some when the 100-400 & a7rIII grabs the wrong point to focus on. AF missed focus is usually a little bit off, manual missed focus is typically way off, but a miss is a miss.
I no longer am using the FD 500 and I'm now in the market for a 500mm PF.
