GMPhotography wrote:
Thanks. I’m a bit surprised under your lighting it looks as good as it does. I would expect more magenta. Nice job and no birds which is helpful to me.
I used to shoot the Phoenix Suns from the floor back in the day. A lot better cams today
The RGB sensor ensures much better WB under artificial lighting. When comparing to the A9ii this was something I recognized quickly. Another great thing in the A1 (And A7siii) for event and indoor-sports shooters.
Another small but important update not screaming out on the front page
This is the stuff that makes some of us buy. . It's small but very important
What a lot of people don't realize like Holger that shoots weddings primarily and I shoot a ton of corporate stuff plus like sports at the end of the day we are all looking at similar feature sets like this
Does any program currently read A1 Lossless Compressed RAW? Just tried Image Edge and although it showed the thumbnails, it couldn't view or edit the files. No luck with the updated Capture One or current LR CC.
davesit wrote:
Does any program currently read A1 Lossless Compressed RAW? Just tried Image Edge and although it showed the thumbnails, it couldn't view or edit the files. No luck with the updated Capture One or current LR CC.
Went for a quick stop at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to shoot some Snow Geese with my A1, but few of them were to be found. Shot a pair of Pintails instead.
Gloomy overcast sky. Bird Eye AF works great, although camera still gets confused by foreground objects, even thin reeds. But all in all, it's a fantastic camera. But be aware that while 20 or 30fps is great, it eats up the memory modules in a hurry. Before I knew it, 2,000 Raw files filled up the first 160GB CFExpress A card. Hope bigger cards are in the offing, and a drop in pricing as other manufacturers get in the act.
Tried BEAF with the new A1 and found it is pretty sticky with wild turkeys, geese, etc. No real complaints here. Photos cropped and downsized to 1000 pix on one side and reduced in quality to fit on the forum.
davesit wrote:
Went for a quick stop at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to shoot some Snow Geese with my A1, but few of them were to be found. Shot a pair of Pintails instead.
Gloomy overcast sky. Bird Eye AF works great, although camera still gets confused by foreground objects, even thin reeds. But all in all, it's a fantastic camera. But be aware that while 20 or 30fps is great, it eats up the memory modules in a hurry. Before I knew it, 2,000 Raw files filled up the first 160GB CFExpress A card. Hope bigger cards are in the offing, and a drop in pricing as other manufacturers get in the act....Show more →
And now I know who to reach out to for intel before driving 2 hours :-) Conditions should be great this weekend in CNY/WNY
buffalowolff wrote:
And now I know who to reach out to for intel before driving 2 hours :-) Conditions should be great this weekend in CNY/WNY
Yep, I live only 40 minutes from Montezuma. BTW, on the way home I passed a farm field with hundreds of Snow Geese on it. Took some pics, but only in Lossless Compressed Raw. Waiting for Capture One or LR to update their codecs.
Saw some posts on FB saying Adobe has confirmed LR will be updated on the 15th.
Buffalo is pretty good. Migration times are really nice here, as they are by you as well. We had 100's of tundra swans all winter, and weird duck season is nice and long. Going to one of my favorite places, Iroquois Wildlife Refuge this weekend.
davesit wrote:
Yep, I live only 40 minutes from Montezuma. BTW, on the way home I passed a farm field with hundreds of Snow Geese on it. Took some pics, but only in Lossless Compressed Raw. Waiting for Capture One or LR to update their codecs.
Some snow geese from today. Most of the ones in flight were done with medium spot using the AFON-Tracking button. The stationary ones were done with BEAF. This camera is fast and tracking is better than the A9II.
I don't mean to side-track this thread, but to those who are shooting with the A1, how are you finding noise in low-light compared to the A9II? Even better if you have experience with the A7R3 and A7R4 as well. TIA.
snappu wrote:
I don't mean to side-track this thread, but to those who are shooting with the A1, how are you finding noise in low-light compared to the A9II? Even better if you have experience with the A7R3 and A7R4 as well. TIA.
IMO so far, slightly better than the A7RIV, but very similar, nothing scientific though. Shot some feeder birds with the 2x TC today which pushed the noise up a bit, in post it felt pretty much like I was working with the RIV for the most part. Topaz handled it well, and I'm happy with the results. If I'm bored at work (home) tomorrow maybe I'll shoot the goldfinches with both bodies to compare results.
I've made it through 1000 shots of actually 3000....man there are some bufflehead in flight sequences with literally 100% tack sharp. Even a sequence where the thing landed straight at me and eventually overfilled the frame the A1 only missed a couple of the really close ones and yet still recovered after just 1 or 2 missed frames.
So far this thing is a hit but I was in very good light today...
arbitrage wrote:
I've made it through 1000 shots of actually 3000....man there are some bufflehead in flight sequences with literally 100% tack sharp. Even a sequence where the thing landed straight at me and eventually overfilled the frame the A1 only missed a couple of the really close ones and yet still recovered after just 1 or 2 missed frames.
So far this thing is a hit but I was in very good light today...
The otter ones are stellar!
I really do wish this thread doesn't end up as another pure BIF thread. All respect to bird shooters but avians bore me.
)....wish me luck...be back soon with something...I hope
