Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600...
p.1 #1Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Hey,
Please take a moment to look at the photos my wife and I took during this autumn’s bird migration along the Polish coast. It was a relaxing time in nature, but we had a specific goal: to test out some new Sony lenses. It was a real pleasure and honor to be selected among fellow photographers to try out this new optics! We hope you enjoy the pictures!
From our instagram feed:
For the past two to three weeks, we've (me and my wife) had the opportunity to test new Sony lenses: a 400 mm f/4.5 and a 600 mm f/6.3. If you ask whether we had fun shooting with them, our answer is a resounding yes! How to describe them in one sentence? They are small, lightweight, and sharp. Every single feature of theirs is top-tier, exactly as the red and silver „GM” symbol on their body suggests. They focus quickly, and the stabilization works brilliantly. They are sealed and solidly built. We tested them intensively during the migration period, right at...Show more →
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Best Regards
Wanda and Michal Narozni
P.S. If you have any questions feel free to ask
Please take a moment to look at the photos my wife and I took during this autumn’s bird migration along the Polish coast. It was a relaxing time in nature, but we had a specific goal: to test out some new Sony lenses. It was a real pleasure and honor to be selected among fellow photographers to try out this new optics! We hope you enjoy the pictures!
From our instagram feed:
For the past two to three weeks, we've (me and my wife) had the opportunity to test new Sony lenses: a 400 mm f/4.5 and a 600 mm f/6.3. If you ask whether we had fun shooting with them, our answer is a resounding yes! How to describe them in one sentence? They are small, lightweight, and sharp. Every single feature of theirs is top-tier, exactly as the red and silver „GM” symbol on their body suggests. They focus quickly, and the stabilization works brilliantly. They are sealed and solidly built. We tested them intensively during the migration period, right at...Show more →
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Best Regards
Wanda and Michal Narozni
P.S. If you have any questions feel free to ask
Sep 15, 2026 at 09:47 AM
p.1 #2Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Very, very nice!
Sep 15, 2026 at 09:56 AM
p.1 #3Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Gorgeous. I asked in the "Lenses" topic, and I'll ask here too. If you only could own one, which and why?
Sep 15, 2026 at 10:15 AM
p.1 #4Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
BigBabyMoses06 wrote:
Very, very nice!
Thank you very much
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Justin Stone wrote:
Gorgeous. I asked in the "Lenses" topic, and I'll ask here too. If you only could own one, which and why?
Thank you. The answer in this topic is the same, haha
It is hard to tell. Depends on the subjects you shoot most often and lesnes you already have.
For the place where I live - the 400/f4.5. As I take pictures of both mammals and birds this is a more all rounded lens. Assuming that would be the only lens I own.
For instance 600 will be a great addition for anyone who owns a shorter lens - for instance 100-400 or a 300.
Very, very nice!
Thank you very much
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Justin Stone wrote:
Gorgeous. I asked in the "Lenses" topic, and I'll ask here too. If you only could own one, which and why?
Thank you. The answer in this topic is the same, haha
It is hard to tell. Depends on the subjects you shoot most often and lesnes you already have.
For the place where I live - the 400/f4.5. As I take pictures of both mammals and birds this is a more all rounded lens. Assuming that would be the only lens I own.
For instance 600 will be a great addition for anyone who owns a shorter lens - for instance 100-400 or a 300.
Sep 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM
p.1 #5Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Very nice, and thanks for sharing along with your experience.
Eric
Eric
Sep 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
p.1 #6Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Thanks! I had hoped you would contextualize your reply some so thank you for that. I shoot a 100-400 4.5-5.6 and have for years. I often use it with a 1.4 for weight and pack savings over my 200-600. Having the new 600 in my mind would get that focal length back into my bag for certain applications.
Another question: I notice many of your shots employ a ground level technique, which of course is good technique for compressing backgrounds. Did you notice any backgrounds in shots taken at different angles that you were less impressed by?
michal.narozny wrote:
Thank you very much
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Thank you. The answer in this topic is the same, haha
It is hard to tell. Depends on the subjects you shoot most often and lesnes you already have.
For the place where I live - the 400/f4.5. As I take pictures of both mammals and birds this is a more all rounded lens. Assuming that would be the only lens I own.
For instance 600 will be a great addition for anyone who owns a shorter lens - for instance 100-400 or a 300.
Another question: I notice many of your shots employ a ground level technique, which of course is good technique for compressing backgrounds. Did you notice any backgrounds in shots taken at different angles that you were less impressed by?
michal.narozny wrote:
BigBabyMoses06 wrote
Very, very nice!---------------------------------------------
Justin Stone wrote
Gorgeous. I asked in the "Lenses" topic, and I'll ask here too. If you only could own one, which and why?It is hard to tell. Depends on the subjects you shoot most often and lesnes you already have.
For the place where I live - the 400/f4.5. As I take pictures of both mammals and birds this is a more all rounded lens. Assuming that would be the only lens I own.
For instance 600 will be a great addition for anyone who owns a shorter lens - for instance 100-400 or a 300.
Sep 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
p.1 #7Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Erictator wrote:
Very nice, and thanks for sharing along with your experience.
Eric
Thansk ! A bit longer sotry is shared at sony.co.uk site. It was really a lot of fun shooting with those lesnes.
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Justin Stone wrote:
Thanks! I had hoped you would contextualize your reply some so thank you for that. I shoot a 100-400 4.5-5.6 and have for years. I often use it with a 1.4 for weight and pack savings over my 200-600. Having the new 600 in my mind would get that focal length back into my bag for certain applications.
Another question: I notice many of your shots employ a ground level technique, which of course is good technique for compressing backgrounds. Did you notice any backgrounds in shots taken at different angles that you were less impressed by?
Thank you very much
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Thank you. The answer in this topic is the same, haha
It is hard to tell. Depends on the subjects you shoot most often and lesnes you already have.
For the place where I live - the 400/f4.5. As I take pictures of both mammals and birds this is a more all rounded lens. Assuming that would be the only lens I own.
For instance 600 will be a great addition for anyone who owns a shorter lens - for instance 100-400 or a 300.
To be honest, we usually shoot migrating birds at ground level or close to it. Some of the gulls were shot kneeling. But by habbit now, we always get to the eye level or so. No matter the lens. Our first wildlife lens ever was 200-600. So we are used to that 600/6.3 aperture quite well. Such a lens of course requires better background control and you have to be aware of the angles and backgrounds. And of course these new lenses will never blur them like 400/2.8 or 600/4.0 does. But for sure it is doable to get nicely blurred backgrounds. The biggest advantages of these lenses are for sure weight (hello captain obvious! ) and superb optical performance. You get a full prime experience.
We have not done any comaprisons side by side with 200-600 but I was never fully happy even with 1.4x on a9mkI. I am guilty of pixel peeping. But these new lesnes worked really well with TCs.
Or how to say it the other way round - if you point 600/4 down you will get a background you will not be impressed by.
However, with these lenses it was way easier to get down to these low angles, stay there, hold the lense in a stable position.
Very nice, and thanks for sharing along with your experience.
Eric
Thansk ! A bit longer sotry is shared at sony.co.uk site. It was really a lot of fun shooting with those lesnes.
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Justin Stone wrote:
Thanks! I had hoped you would contextualize your reply some so thank you for that. I shoot a 100-400 4.5-5.6 and have for years. I often use it with a 1.4 for weight and pack savings over my 200-600. Having the new 600 in my mind would get that focal length back into my bag for certain applications.
Another question: I notice many of your shots employ a ground level technique, which of course is good technique for compressing backgrounds. Did you notice any backgrounds in shots taken at different angles that you were less impressed by?
michal.narozny wrote
BigBabyMoses06 wrote
Very, very nice!---------------------------------------------
Justin Stone wrote
Gorgeous. I asked in the "Lenses" topic, and I'll ask here too. If you only could own one, which and why?It is hard to tell. Depends on the subjects you shoot most often and lesnes you already have.
For the place where I live - the 400/f4.5. As I take pictures of both mammals and birds this is a more all rounded lens. Assuming that would be the only lens I own.
For instance 600 will be a great addition for anyone who owns a shorter lens - for instance 100-400 or a 300.
To be honest, we usually shoot migrating birds at ground level or close to it. Some of the gulls were shot kneeling. But by habbit now, we always get to the eye level or so. No matter the lens. Our first wildlife lens ever was 200-600. So we are used to that 600/6.3 aperture quite well. Such a lens of course requires better background control and you have to be aware of the angles and backgrounds. And of course these new lenses will never blur them like 400/2.8 or 600/4.0 does. But for sure it is doable to get nicely blurred backgrounds. The biggest advantages of these lenses are for sure weight (hello captain obvious!
) and superb optical performance. You get a full prime experience. We have not done any comaprisons side by side with 200-600 but I was never fully happy even with 1.4x on a9mkI. I am guilty of pixel peeping. But these new lesnes worked really well with TCs.
Or how to say it the other way round - if you point 600/4 down you will get a background you will not be impressed by.
However, with these lenses it was way easier to get down to these low angles, stay there, hold the lense in a stable position.
Sep 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
p.1 #8Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
A wonderful collection of work, Michal!
Douglas
Douglas
Sep 17, 2026 at 04:16 AM
p.1 #9Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
douter wrote:
A wonderful collection of work, Michal!
Douglas
Thanks Douglas ! We are still developing few shots.
A wonderful collection of work, Michal!
Douglas
Thanks Douglas ! We are still developing few shots.
Sep 22, 2026 at 09:11 AM
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p.1 #10Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Compositions and exposures are top notch. Are the first 2 heavy crops as they don't look sharp or detailed. The next few are still not that sharp and then the remaining images are crisp and detailed, the way I'd expect a top quality lens to perform.
Morris
Morris
Sep 22, 2026 at 09:31 AM
p.1 #11Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
morris wrote:
Compositions and exposures are top notch. Are the first 2 heavy crops as they don't look sharp or detailed. The next few are still not that sharp and then the remaining images are crisp and detailed, the way I'd expect a top quality lens to perform.
Morris
Thanks Morris. On the contrary - the first two are cropped just for slight composition changes. They were taken really close up - DOF is really thin. For instance #7 is also almost full frame. 13 is cropped quite a bit.
Compositions and exposures are top notch. Are the first 2 heavy crops as they don't look sharp or detailed. The next few are still not that sharp and then the remaining images are crisp and detailed, the way I'd expect a top quality lens to perform.
Morris
Thanks Morris. On the contrary - the first two are cropped just for slight composition changes. They were taken really close up - DOF is really thin. For instance #7 is also almost full frame. 13 is cropped quite a bit.
Sep 22, 2026 at 02:49 PM
p.1 #12Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
michal.narozny wrote:
MorrisThanks Morris. On the contrary - the first two are cropped just for slight composition changes. They were taken really close up - DOF is really thin. For instance #7 is also almost full frame. 13 is cropped quite a bit.
I'm wondering is a slow download prevented me from seeing the full details of the images as I see much more feather detail than earlier. This can happen with so many images in a single post and particularly as FM has been a bit slow lately.
Morris
morris wrote
Compositions and exposures are top notch. Are the first 2 heavy crops as they don't look sharp or detailed. The next few are still not that sharp and then the remaining images are crisp and detailed, the way I'd expect a top quality lens to perform.Morris
I'm wondering is a slow download prevented me from seeing the full details of the images as I see much more feather detail than earlier. This can happen with so many images in a single post and particularly as FM has been a bit slow lately.
Morris
Sep 22, 2026 at 03:36 PM
p.1 #13Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
They are hosted on my webpage.... The slow download may be my fault actually.
Sep 22, 2026 at 03:51 PM
p.1 #14Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
What an incredible set. Further down you go the better it got.
Sep 22, 2026 at 07:25 PM
p.1 #15Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Hi Michal, this is a fantastic set of photos. You were well chosen to test these new lenses.
Wing.
Wing.
Sep 22, 2026 at 09:21 PM
p.1 #16Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
Great collection of shots, variety and mood. Thanks for sharing.
Sep 23, 2026 at 04:25 AM
p.1 #17Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
newyork wrote:
What an incredible set. Further down you go the better it got.
Thank you We are still developing few files - they are not bad either I hope
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Odyssey1812 wrote:
Hi Michal, this is a fantastic set of photos. You were well chosen to test these new lenses.
Wing.
Thanks! that is really nice to hear.
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Ted ellis wrote:
Great collection of shots, variety and mood. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks ! We tried to haev a variety of different shots, altho all of them have one thing in common - they were shot at our seaside - in 60km radius from our home.
What an incredible set. Further down you go the better it got.
Thank you
We are still developing few files - they are not bad either I hope ---------------------------------------------
Odyssey1812 wrote:
Hi Michal, this is a fantastic set of photos. You were well chosen to test these new lenses.
Wing.
Thanks! that is really nice to hear.
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Ted ellis wrote:
Great collection of shots, variety and mood. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks ! We tried to haev a variety of different shots, altho all of them have one thing in common - they were shot at our seaside - in 60km radius from our home.
Sep 24, 2026 at 01:14 PM
p.1 #18Coastal wildlife - Baltic sea autumn migration. (Sony 400/f4.5GM and 600/f6.3GM)
#7 is, to me, the most stunning shot of this set.
Cheers, Joachim
Cheers, Joachim
Sep 25, 2026 at 05:03 PM