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I don’t have the link, but if you go on to YouTube and type in a1 setup, that video will come up showing it’s for action shooting.id love to see how to set up the evf in wysiwyg mode. Any chance you have a link to said video?
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I don’t have the link, but if you go on to YouTube and type in a1 setup, that video will come up showing it’s for action shooting.id love to see how to set up the evf in wysiwyg mode. Any chance you have a link to said video?
Great shots Hatch, looks like the A1 is working out well for you.
Found it. Very interesting. Thank youI don’t have the link, but if you go on to YouTube and type in a1 setup, that video will come up showing it’s for action shooting.
A number of posts I've read, people are shooting above 1/2500th a sec for BIF or you can (not always) end up with shots that look the birds have a "painted" look to them. I ran into this as well.
Here's one (click on the image for full size..SOOC) as an example. But, I don't know for sure what caused me to miss the entire series? The hawk was close, not a tiny dot, it was shot at 1/3200th a sec, hand-held and either mode 1 or 3 on the lens. The AF mode... I can't recall, It looks like maybe there is severe back focusing going on.. if you look at the right wing feathers? This wasn't all that challenging of a shot as it kept a pretty straight path for about 30-40 shots. I have hawk shots taken prior to these that are sharp and look great.
This "look" happened to me a lot... hundreds of images ruined. Now.. is it the lens? The camera? The lens, me, and the camera? I do know as soon as I tuned off OSS things improved as I mentioned before.
oof by hatch1921, on Flickr
Noise... the A1 is noisy even in the lower ISO range, at least my camera is... sounds like yours is as well. Compared to my D850, the D850 is cleaner in the lower ranges. That being said, the A1 appears to be better than the D850 when you get past ISO 3200 on up. I find myself having to do more steps in post to produce nice shots in the end. I never felt this way on the D850. That being said, I didn't like going past ISO 3200... I'll go higher on the A1.
The grip if you like grips, I always use one makes a difference for sure, a much better "feel" in the hands.
Your squirrel example is what is driving me nuts about this lens/combo. Up close, the 200-600 kills it with fine details even with mode 1 turned on....shoot something at distance and it's hit or miss.
Up close.. hand-held... mode 1 I think... and the fine details are great.
Sony A1 + 200-600 by hatch1921, on Flickr
I do think a large part of all of this is technique... I'm hoping with using the monopod and OSS off....and shooting subjects that are closer and larger in the frame, my images will improve. Atmospheric conditions play a part as well... at Bosque the temps swing from 30's on up this time of year and I think the cold ground and warming air played a part as well.
If this second trip mirrors trip one.. I'm selling the Sony gear (not smart enough to use it lol) and sticking with the D850/500pf combo. I'm hoping things improve and I don't end up selling.. I like the overall package and what it's capable of... again.... it might all just be me in the end.
Hatch
Bosque is a magical place. Perhaps next year