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Not something you see everyday. A1 1.4x

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Dec 28, 2024 at 06:33 PM

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ILCE-1 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter lens 600mm f/5.6 1/2500s 1600 ISO 0.0 EV

Dec 29, 2024 at 07:32 AM

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Wow - pretty nice.

Dec 29, 2024 at 07:41 AM

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At 300mm f2.8 the 3D pop is pretty wild.

Dec 29, 2024 at 07:46 AM

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A GB Heron stretching after a cold day fishing (hope this hasn't already been posted)

ILCE-1 FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS lens 65535 lens 300mm f/3.5 1/1250s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Dec 29, 2024 at 02:54 PM

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I'm enjoying being able to handhold this lens

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Short-eared owl levitating with its eye on a meal by Ken L, on Flickr

Dec 29, 2024 at 09:16 PM

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Northern Harrier by Jose Raposo, on Flickr

Dec 30, 2024 at 03:09 PM

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Bee-eater  Best viewed here for proper sizing.

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  Can’t complain about the A9iii/300 combination. This was taken under thunderclouds in the shadow of a rock wall at iso 5000.  

With the naked eye you can’t see much so pre-capture was a must have here - way more important than a built in TC.

It will be interesting to see if the A1ii can keep up with the bird in this sort of scenario.  

Dec 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM

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Impressive.

Dec 30, 2024 at 10:52 PM

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Dec 30, 2024 at 11:06 PM

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k-h.a.w wrote:

duncangr wrote

Thank you duncangr and congratulations for a terrific sequence expertly executed.
These images could be the foundation for a stunning GIF animation if shot at 120 FPS.
BTW what frame rate did you use and what delay in pre-capture?
Anyway a truly stunning sequence!

K-H.

Thanks, but honestly it's a pretty decent camera/lens combination doing the heavy lifting - these birds are quick and hard to see in that foliage so you are heavily reliant on the gear.

Shot at 120fps - pre-capture is 0.5 seconds.

The lens is pretty special though - no problem cropping these A9iii images despite being shot under thunderclouds and in the shadow of a 60 meter rock wall.

Dec 31, 2024 at 01:46 AM

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Who needs 600mm when you can just crop!

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Dec 31, 2024 at 04:17 AM

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duncangr wrote:

k-h.a.w wrote

duncangr wrote

Thank you duncangr and congratulations for a terrific sequence expertly executed.
These images could be the foundation for a stunning GIF animation if shot at 120 FPS.
BTW what frame rate did you use and what delay in pre-capture?
Anyway a truly stunning sequence!

K-H.

Thanks, but honestly it's a pretty decent camera/lens combination doing the heavy lifting - these birds are quick and hard to see in that foliage so you are heavily reliant on the gear.

Shot at 120fps - pre-capture is 0.5 seconds.

The lens is pretty special though - no problem cropping these A9iii images despite being shot under thunderclouds and in the shadow of a 60 meter rock wall.

Thanks again duncangr, I agree the camera and lens help with the heavy lifting.
Nevertheless being there at the right time and the photographer still count.

I have been shooting my A9 III with my FE 400/2.8 GM and other lenses quite a bit.
I mostly use 120 FPS and a delay of 0.7 or 0.8s and saved up to 192 frames of continues action.
Here on FM I have posted a number of the GIF animations that I derived from those frames.
There really is no other camera like it.

And shooting an A1 or A1 II at 30 FPS is quite a different experience.
I have the A1 but will keep holding off on the getting an A1 II.
May be an A1 III will eventually catch up with the high frame rate of the A9 III.

Please keep posting your stunning images.
I am looking forward to them.

K-H.

Dec 31, 2024 at 07:30 AM

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