Incredible sequential capture Do you think there is some rolling shutter effect in photos nr 5, 6, 8, 11? The left wing is somewhat distorted or bigger thant the right one. Maybe it's the perspective angle you chose, don't know. I also prerceive something similar in some bird action photographs taken with my A1.
Regarding the timing, how much did this swallow action last, half second?? You nailed it! Wow!
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I'm not sure if that type of wing is rolling shutter. I'm pretty sure I've seen that look even shooting D500, D850 for swallows. I should look through my archives and see.
This sequence is subsequent frames at 30FPS so it is 1/3 of a second or so.
arbitrage wrote:
I'm not sure if that type of wing is rolling shutter. I'm pretty sure I've seen that look even shooting D500, D850 for swallows. I should look through my archives and see.
This sequence is subsequent frames at 30FPS so it is 1/3 of a second or so.
Alright, then I must suppose that the wings were not simetrically positioned given the swallow's acrobacy when flying. Maybe one wing was slightly forward than the other, hence the differences.
Going through some shots from the last couple weeks that never got processed. Some similar ones were probably already posted.
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/10000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/10000 500
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/2500 2500
I already posted the best shot from this hummingbird sequence earlier in the thread. Here are a couple prior frames at 30fps.
Bug in sight
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/4000 500
Closing in
Sony ILCE-1
FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
ƒ/4.0 600.0 mm 1/4000 500
The next shot was completely out of focus. The shot after that was the winner. It was posted earlier in the thread. Panning to keep the hummingbird in the frame was tough. Surprised at how well the camera/lens combo kept it in focus.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken yesterday at 5:01 PM.
Looking at a field of Muscari "Bluebells".
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Macro Apo-Lanthar, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f11, 1/60 second.
April 12, 2022
At Lock Ridge Park (the site of an old Iron Furnace works), Alburtis, PA.
This A1 makes my life easy. Focus is nailed every single time. Ok, I took about 1100 images Saturday and I literally think I missed focus on 1 image, so technically not every time. And that was probably my fault. It's so nice to concentrate on things other than will the image be tack sharp. Especially when you have 200 cheerleaders coming through the line.
Most of these are at about f5 at 150mm or so with the Sony 70-200 2.8 GM II, which seems to get eyes/face/body sharp and the background a bit blurred, especially the feet if they are laying down.
I've been using Sony's Imaging Edge software to send the images to a viewing station but had some folks waiting in line to pick images, so have ordered a Cam Ranger 2 and will be able to send the images to multiple viewing stations to minimize customer wait time. And hopefully increase sales. And make better images by getting feedback instantly.
I used a white backdrop and the white tile boards that you can get at the big box home improvement stores. Lighting with Godox AD600s, 2 with AC adapters for the background and the AD600 pro with an extra battery for the main (changed out 1 time). Shoot lasted from 11am to 730pm with 8 teams coming through. I used 3 batteries in the A1 but I thought that was pretty good.
These are edited slightly in LR only, no other tweaks. For their final prints, some will get further tweaks to remove temporary skin imperfections and other slight fixes, etc.
I purchased a second A1 just for this shoot as an emergency backup as I didn't want to be forced to use my a9v2. I love my a9v2, but it's not nearly as good as the A1 for portraits, especially with the limited resolution when cropping may be necessary. And in the unlikely event of a malfunction, I can just transition to the second A1 seamlessly. I've got a couple of more shoots like this scheduled, so it's comforting to know that I'm pretty well set.
AGeoJO wrote: But are you sure you didn’t use the Z9 for those images, Geoff ?
Despite how easy it is to modify EXIF, I'm pretty certain.
Actually I wish I had the Z9 during swallow season because I never did get to actually shoot it with swallows. I was only able to use some proxy subjects to get an idea of how it would behave. Those proxies were IMO easier subjects so I think my judgement on the Z9's swallow performance is probably accurate.
Same when I owned the R5...I sold it just weeks before the swallows arrived and then obtained my A1. But I was able to shoot an R5 for 3 days last summer and now an R3 for 3 days a few weeks ago....swallows were my main subject so now I know how the R5 and R3 do on them.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 10:46 AM.
Looking at the Palumbo Shipyard in Messina from the Ferry between Messina on Sicily and the Mainland of Italy. The Trenitalia train that we rode from Taormina to Messina was loaded onto the Ferry. The Ferry ride across the Strait of Messina and mainland Italy is 3.2 miles. From there after the train was off loaded, we rode the train to Napoli (Naples).
Cropped, Hand Held, relying on Camera IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f4, 1/2000 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.35 Stops.
March 18, 2022
On the Ferry from Messina to the Italian mainland, Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 3:46 PM.
Looking upstream up the roadway that runs along Jordan Creek and at the vibrant Autumn Color bathed in late Afternoon Light on the far side of the Creek.
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph lens, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f8, 1/30 second.
Exposure corrected -0.26 Stops.
November 16, 2021
On the roadway that runs along Jordan Creek, not far from the Pedestrian Bridge and Ford, Trexler Nature Preserve,
Schnecksville, PA.
Do you think there is some rolling shutter effect in photos nr 5, 6, 8, 11? The left wing is somewhat distorted or bigger thant the right one. Maybe it's the perspective angle you chose, don't know. I also prerceive something similar in some bird action photographs taken with my A1.
But are you sure you didn’t use the Z9 for those images, Geoff 
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