Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18554700
Yes Greentoe worked for me but I had to be a bit patient. I'll def. use them again.

OK this morning was not fit for man or beast. So cold I put the camera+lens outside to acclimate for a hour
before shooting.....so cold when I was done I put the camera+lens in a plastic zip loc with silica gel before
bringing back in----a joy you'll never enjoy Gene
Chose a slow shutter not only for the crap light/ISO but trying to get the snow streaking, instead got an expression
representing the weather well I think.

Also, first time using the a6500 with the 100400GM

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Excellent job conveying a sense of windy, cold, snowy, weather MM. That Jay definitely doesn't look happy to be out in it either. I'm a bit surprised that this was your first time using the a6500 + 100-400GM combo. I think AF tracking works well with it, certainly much better than when I had the a6300.

Here? The forecast calls for warm dry weather with a high of 84°

xpfloyd wrote in post #18553890
GM ordered, 24-70 this time. Going to give it a try as a single lens solution. Variability seems to be better than the 16-35 according to lens rentals Roger so hopefully I have better luck this time. Although big and bulky it’s weight is less than the 3 primes I usually carry in a shoulder bag.

Hi Eddie

After years of moving away from Zooms I'm slowly starting to add zooms again. This came in today. Need to spend some time this weekend testing it out.

Joe

am i right that the only budget tele we have is the 55-210 for the AF route?

ccp900 wrote in post #18554820
am i right that the only budget tele we have is the 55-210 for the AF route?

Does the 24-240 count as budget?

philodelphi wrote in post #18554832
Does the 24-240 count as budget?

lol...probably not at 1K USD hehehe

You can get one of them used for around $600... not too bad, right?

A male Costas hummer at the feeder this morning.

navydoc wrote in post #18554847
A male Costas hummer at the feeder this morning.

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Another beauty Gene! Mind a knock on the door and access to your hummer field? I can bring fresh
meat for the grill.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18554873
Another beauty Gene! Mind a knock on the door and access to your hummer field? I can bring fresh
meat for the grill.

Anytime! I'll fire up the BBQ .

"Lip smackin' good"

Miranda1 wrote in post #18554802
Hi Eddie

After years of moving away from Zooms I'm slowly starting to add zooms again. This came in today. Need to spend some time this weekend testing it out.

Joe

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Congratulations on your new precious!

navydoc wrote in post #18554887
Anytime! I'll fire up the BBQ .

"Lip smackin' good"

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Outstanding capture (not a bad sig either

Post some fun this morning with the a6500 I again braved the outer world---it has warmed up to 26F but
I still wore my ear muffs.
This time enjoying the a6500+1.4TC+100400GM. This shot at a 35mm effective 840 which reminds that I was grossly
amiss for not remembering I had the 6500 with me at Conowingo for the eagles (and if you recall I for got I had the filter
Travis sold me while at the Grand Tetons, there is a growing pattern here

Nothing flying here I can test BIF on but point to point AF (good light this afternoon) is very snappy. Best/fastest I could swing
the lens on target was shoulder before he flew so the eye is not quite what I'd prefer-

Better hit the eye on this one.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18554922
Post some fun this morning with the a6500 I again braved the outer world---it has warmed up to 26F but
I still wore my ear muffs.
This time enjoying the a6500+1.4TC+100400GM. This shot at a 35mm effective 840 which reminds that I was grossly
amiss for not remembering I had the 6500 with me at Conowingo for the eagles (and if you recall I for got I had the filter
Travis sold me while at the Grand Tetons, there is a growing pattern here

Nothing flying here I can test BIF on but point to point AF (good light this afternoon) is very snappy. Best/fastest I could swing
the lens on target was shoulder before he flew so the eye is not quite what I'd prefer-

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18554943
Better hit the eye on this one.

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Beautiful!

Last experiment of the day (my fingers are frozen)
a6500 + 2.0TC + FE100400GM
1200mm effective.
This bierd was way way off in the distance.
Now imagine my surprise to discover the a6500 has AF-C with the 2.0 and 100400.
Imagine my surprise to discover that in zone ALL auto-focus points are active with green
dancing squares (shame nothing moving to test on).
Only disappointment is the color/contrast which I can only minimally impact in post.
Still I didn't think the a6500 could AF with the 2.0TC?