Lightweight Photography

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 29, 201893 views5 comments

I have been searching for a lightweight system and may have found it, my current !DX 200-400 mm F4 combo weighs 5.164 kg which is quite a lot to hand hold.
So I thought that I would look into the Sony a9, I have bought the A9 100-200 combo this weighs only 2.068 kg, which is a considerable saving.
This is one of the first shots taken in not very good light, at Khwai Community reserve, Botswana.
I am quite happy with it as is my old worn out body.
Sony A9 with 100-400 F4 lens at 238 mm
F 6.3
ISO 1600
1/1000

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 29, 2018 at 9:34 AM

Looks good to me! Colors and details look very good to me. Also like the pose you caught the cat in. Looking forward to seeing more from your lightweight system. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on January 29, 2018 at 10:51 AM

This is a very nice image, and it appears quite sharp. I have heard criticism of the sharpness of these lightweight systems. Certainly doesn't seem to be the case here. Did you also acquire any lens with a 400mm reach? I wonder how that compares in terms of sharpness. My wife and I are interested in these systems too. I commented this morning that anyone who is younger than 65 wasn't born when I got my first camera (a Brownie Hawkeye!).
Chuck Bell
Russellville, AR

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 29, 2018 at 1:42 PM

And happy you should be. Excellent results. I especially like your timing in catching this graceful, active pose of another great cat!

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 29, 2018 at 2:10 PM

If this image is any indication, you have found a great camera/lens combo. Very sharp.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 3, 2018 at 5:17 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments.
More testing is required as is a review of the many other shots I took.

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