Blueridger wrote:
Karl,
Great shots! I have the 7rv as well, and it is tough for moving bird shots. I'm thinking of replacing it with (gulp) an a1 for this purpose.
Love the shot of the head-turn - great eyes.
Steve
I had an A1. In these shooting conditions I would prefer it. However the 61mp makes up for some long distant cropping benefits. I think more that a prime lens such as the 600 f/4 would offer the benefits for this subject and shooting conditions.
I really like the A7Rv, I don't regret not having the A1 only but at times for the non blackout viewfinder for better tracking. Not sure it is any better focusing than the A7rV?? Would be nice to have them both
Thanks for comments, appreciated
Karl
Phil Seu wrote:
I like #3 a lot. Perfect flight pose. I wish there wasn't sky in the BG.
Phil
Thanks Phil, since it isn't a bright clear blue sky it just shows as a pleasing evening dull glow and transition color to me
Now, if I could pick the perfect BG .........
Karl
Erictator wrote:
Wow, you and John had one heck of an outing. Very nice work Karl! My faves are 1, 2, and I'm tossing a coin between the first and second head turn. I like the light underwing coloring included better on the first, but the detail more on the second, heh.
I'm not sure what your exact struggle was, but if it was CAF as Steve suggested, I'd be looking at removing the 1.4x TC and just cropping more, before giving up on the A7RV for shorties because I've noticed with the 200-600mm it does induce just the tiniest bit of lag, which can be enough to miss that perfect eye focus we all want on a fast moving bird. Add to the fact that it seems the shorties come out when the light is low, I'm sure the TC is hurting you even more with the light loss.
I'm not certain an A-1 would cure that with the zoom and TC in that scenario.
If that new Sigma 500mm prime was 600mm, I have a feeling Theye'd have sold out on day 1.
Good points and I agree. The choice thoughts were more about lens not body. At the distance the subject was still relatively small, these are still decent crops. The struggle was AF lock and retention, tons were missed shots on sharpness unfortunately. Not a single shot that I recall was 'eye focus' that I could tell, so really need more reach or closer subjects A 600 f/2.8 with a doubler
Thanks Eric and yes John and I have had a few great outings!
Karl
louie champan wrote:
I'd say that you and John had a super outing. Terrific job with all of these Karl, but I really enjoyed #3 and #4 amazing shots. I would be interested in hearing what your thoughts are on the focus acquisition time and tracking using the TC1.4 on the 2-6 zoom lens. Around here F9 can be a problem for shooting at a reasonable high shutter speed without getting crazy with high ISO.
It all has been a new learning curve with this subject and the light we get offered. First time out was miserable light, shot bare 2-6. Next time we were rewarded earlier with the sun still up and even though at a long distance did OK. But as the light went down and ISO's went up the amount of crop needed really began to hurt the image quality ...... extra processing experience was helpful but not a cure by any means.
I have never shot the Sony f/4 .............these are times I wished I had one and with a 2x TC on it! John did well with his R5 and old Canon 500 V1+2x TC and 1.4x TC.
Oh well, it's fun and I will take what I can afford to take
Karl
gmccroskery wrote:
Beautiful shots Karl! No.s 3 & 4 are both really nice.
I'm with Eric on the TC. Shed that and you could split that extra stop between faster shutter speed and lower ISO. But then, I don't shoot Sony, so what do I know? :-)
Greg
I have shot without the TC, I was lucky to have had this chance to borrow it to try it before I bought one, still on the fence about the TC advantage.
Thanks for your picks
Karl
Dave_E wrote:
Karl you and John are killing me with all these great SEO shots, really nice. One of my favorite things to photograph, but this year I have had no luck. I love the 3 & 4 flyby shots, sweet.
Dave
Hi Dave. Sorry that you have not had any luck, these are my firsts to all fun and exciting! Thanks on your selections and kind words.
Karl
johnohio wrote:
I'm glad you posted some. I understand we both were fighting distance and light. Even with the converter I know these are huge crops. Mine were the same, even though I had a little more reach using the converters.
My suggestion , keep your current set up and pull the trigger on a Sony 600 f4 and converters ( stop laughing and pay attention ) . It's only 10-12 grand ( look at me spending your money ) . What did you tell me the other day
" you only go around once ". Well right back at you Buddy.
Seriously I'm glad you went, Let's go back and try it again. With or without your new 600 F4.
Well get your Canon RF 600 and I will try your old Ver1 Canon 500 with my Sigma MC-11 adaptor
Thanks for the fun, we will do it again and again until I get it right
Karl
Hello Vic. I’ve been fine with the 200-600 for most all my shooting. Just seeing the potential in this case with a long prime. Just wish they were in my budget.
I did shoot the Canon 500’s, @$5-6k they were affordable😁
I’ll keep hoping for more close encounters! Thanks for the picks.
Karl😎
psharvic wrote:
Nice work Karl. 3&4 for me, too. I don't have the Sony 600 but I did have the Canon I and later II. Although the initial outlay is significant you have to consider the also significant resale value. They're not all that expensive in the long run. Sure, the f4 has advantages but the 200-600 does all that I need at a level I can live with. If you're still on the fence, I agree with John and Gero- go for it.
I'll try the a1 and see how it goes. Don't think the budget officer will let me keep the 7rv and a1 but I'd like the speed/focusing. The 7rv misses too often on fast moving/small objects.
Ted ellis wrote:
Outstanding series of IF Karl. You #1.
Hello Ted, overcoming some challenges here wanting better images to work from. Haven't been consistent so looking for improvement overall but thank you kindly
Karl
