Balla at the dam said he waited a year.
My friend Mukesh said 'B&H? You'll never get it'.
We'd just done the Outer Banks for hawk migration, Conowingo, Delaware, and then
another trip for the James River......the day I get back from back to back to back trips I
get the 'it's shipped' e-mail haha!
Funny hawling it home in my 1997 Nissan Hardbody pickup truck....the lens worth more than 23 times the truck value
Big thanks to all those who counseled me into it (Douglas, Mukesh) and a big thanks to Geoff who made clear the difference in the 400/2.8.
I can already see the 200600 will be my most used lens. I just wanted to enjoy one big prime before my times up.
Finally got it out today. This the second shot through it.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Balla at the dam said he waited a year.
My friend Mukesh said 'B&H? You'll never get it'.
We'd just done the Outer Banks for hawk migration, Conowingo, Delaware, and then
another trip for the James River......the day I get back from back to back to back trips I
get the 'it's shipped' e-mail haha!
Funny hawling it home in my 1997 Nissan Hardbody pickup truck....the lens worth more than 23 times the truck value
Big thanks to all those who counseled me into it (Douglas, Mukesh) and a big thanks to Geoff who made clear the difference in the 400/2.8.
I can already see the 200600 will be my most used lens. I just wanted to enjoy one big prime before my times up.
Finally got it out today. This the second shot through it.
Congrats on the new lens, Robert! Be forewarned: with this purchase, you’ve cracked open a door which can never be closed again. The siren song of the 400 GM will occupy your mind during every waking hour. Your mind will rush, your heart will pound and your palms will sweat at the very thought of her cool metal and glass in your hands. Though you may valiantly struggle to remain resolute, the allure of unreal AF speed and buttery bokeh will be too much. Resistance will ultimately prove to be futile and you’ll succumb to desire. Ask me how I know 😂
Thank you, Robert, and welcome to the club. I saw so many 600 GMs at Conowingo! More from Conowingo, these were posted else where but not in this thread.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Balla at the dam said he waited a year.
My friend Mukesh said 'B&H? You'll never get it'.
We'd just done the Outer Banks for hawk migration, Conowingo, Delaware, and then
another trip for the James River......the day I get back from back to back to back trips I
get the 'it's shipped' e-mail haha!
Funny hawling it home in my 1997 Nissan Hardbody pickup truck....the lens worth more than 23 times the truck value
Big thanks to all those who counseled me into it (Douglas, Mukesh) and a big thanks to Geoff who made clear the difference in the 400/2.8.
I can already see the 200600 will be my most used lens. I just wanted to enjoy one big prime before my times up.
Finally got it out today. This the second shot through it.
mitesh wrote:
Congrats on the new lens, Robert! Be forewarned: with this purchase, you’ve cracked open a door which can never be closed again. The siren song of the 400 GM will occupy your mind during every waking hour. Your mind will rush, your heart will pound and your palms will sweat at the very thought of her cool metal and glass in your hands. Though you may valiantly struggle to remain resolute, the allure of unreal AF speed and buttery bokeh will be too much. Resistance will ultimately prove to be futile and you’ll succumb to desire. Ask me how I know 😂...Show more →
Haha! Well let's hope not. It was quite a stretch going for this one.
Plus, hard reality is I only get to appreciate a lens like this a couple times a year when traveling.
My insolation here in the dark mountains certainly merits 2.8 though
Douglas L wrote:
Thank you, Anil!
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Thank you, Robert, and welcome to the club. I saw so many 600 GMs at Conowingo! More from Conowingo, these were posted else where but not in this thread.
More awesome work Douglas. Too bad I didn't have the new lens with me on our trip to the dam. More and more and more Sony there each year I noticed.
AGeoJO wrote:
Congrats and welcome to the club, Robert!
Thanks so much Joshua. You have been a huge supporter since my beginning here at FM. Just a kind gentleman you are.
I don't think I'll ever be in 'the club' though. Just not enough opportunity but it does feel nice in hand. Mukesh let me hold the 600 (and the 400 too) and once I saw I can actually wield it and handhold for a few minutes I was smitten.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Balla at the dam said he waited a year.
My friend Mukesh said 'B&H? You'll never get it'.
We'd just done the Outer Banks for hawk migration, Conowingo, Delaware, and then
another trip for the James River......the day I get back from back to back to back trips I
get the 'it's shipped' e-mail haha!
Funny hawling it home in my 1997 Nissan Hardbody pickup truck....the lens worth more than 23 times the truck value
Big thanks to all those who counseled me into it (Douglas, Mukesh) and a big thanks to Geoff who made clear the difference in the 400/2.8.
I can already see the 200600 will be my most used lens. I just wanted to enjoy one big prime before my times up.
Finally got it out today. This the second shot through it.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
More awesome work Douglas. Too bad I didn't have the new lens with me on our trip to the dam. More and more and more Sony there each year I noticed.
I remember my very first trip to Conowingo, in 2015, I was probably the only Sony shooter with the lowly A77 II and the 80-400 lens. Now I see more than 1/3 of the photographers there are Sony shooters, mostly with the 200-600 or the 600 GM. In this picture, just by coincidence, everyone has the A1 and the 600 GM, in addition to the 200-600. The gentleman in the middle is THE Mark Smith.
Douglas L wrote:
I remember my very first trip to Conowingo, in 2015, I was probably the only Sony shooter with the lowly A77 II and the 80-400 lens. Now I see more than 1/3 of the photographers there are Sony shooters, mostly with the 200-600 or the 600 GM. In this picture, just by coincidence, everyone has the A1 and the 600 GM, in addition to the 200-600. The gentleman in the middle is THE Mark Smith.
I believe the number of Sony shooters when I was there last month was closer to 50%, Doug! I noticed there were a few N shooters that used Sony as well, like Tony also from MD some 60 minutes from the dam that was shooting next to me in the last morning. He used an A1 and the G 200-600mm lens in addition to his N gear. On the other hand, C users use only their C gear. Again, only my observation from there. But the picture is similar to several birding locations here locally to me.
I've only gone last year 2 years. Last year I saw a lot of sony, good amount of nikon and a few canons for sure. This year I swear 70% or more were Sony. Of the large primes, I think 85% plus were GM. This year I had gone on a Friday so less people than a weekend the year before.
