this was so helpful. beautiful images. thank you

While turning the lens - does one push toward camera, or pull away from camera?

Thank you ad infinitum

I know this was posted long ago but Thx for sharing, very easy to understand. You're awesome

Do you think 800mm f11 on a apsc camera without ibis like canon r50 can take some great pictures in normal day light than 150-600m gen-2 f6.3 crop in as 800mm. i want to try 800mm f11 on canon r50.

The national parks and eco lodges seem kind of overcomplicated. Can you tell me the national parks you visited, the proximity of those to the capital, and the proximity of those to your Eco lodge? Thanks (sorry for asking again).

Thanks! I received a bad k&f filter from amazon and it froze. I've had freezes before but, luckily, I got them off. This time no luck. Upset, you bet. Then I remembered I had just watched your video. I used the rubber band trick. Worked perfectly. Thanks so much!

Sharpest bird photos I have seen using the a9 iii

life saver. thank you!

Can this lens shoot at 120 FPS on the A9 III assuming enough light?

Thank you. YERY clear. I appreciate your time.

Very well done. Thank you! Interspersing still and video images was outstanding!

i like how you quickly skipped trying to put the lens hood the other way cause everyone here knows...it takes atleast about 20 mins of fidgeting to put the hood back on the other way XD

I find your video somewhat disturbing. I have reported it to the Park. Stay 2m from the animals please.

How about in front of Canon R10?(With an adapter ofc)?

rubber glove worked perfectly. thank you so much!

I just purchased this lens. So far, I find it takes amazing photos! You show some beautiful shots in your examples. I aim to get that good!!!

give me your facebook link, i will join with you

Is there and case for this Lense for travel

Hi Don ! I am confused between the a6600 and the a6700... I don't want to spend an extra 60,000 Rs for AI driven a6700. Will a6600 fulfill my wildlife purposes? I have a Tamron 150-500 and am currently using a6400 , which is annoying since no AF during video shooting.

I needed this video last month. I missed so much stuff. This is stunning. Great instructions.

Exited to watch this video. I have a trip planned for November, will that be a total waste for birding?

thanks. hopefully this will improve my shots

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19:56 where is that shot from

Great tips. Thanks

Super video and very informative , one question about the ambient light , with the Sony 200-600mm being F6.3 at the long end is that not restrictive at times in a rainforest environment when the 600F4 might be better ?

Thanks very much. Your very detailed. No in else said to go in and tap the specific map to get it working. Thanks

Thank you. This had been a nightmare until watching this. Top tip.

Wow, this is such a great in depth tutorial

Thank you so much for this video. I just got my lens today. I went to the lake Abba about some mallards. I thought for sure I was going to have track sharp images, but I was disappointed. I know it's me. I tried a higher iso for faster shutter. AV mode, manual mode. What do you shoot in for your bird and action shots, if you don't mind sharing? Thanks. Incredible clarity!

Thank you. I'm excited to use my new lens. I'm trying to find the quick release that you used in your video with the arm that you pulled up and put your foot in there, and locked it down. I can't seem to find that mechanism anywhere. I clicked on your ballhead link but it doesn't show the one with the arm that you have. Thank you

Great video all beautiful thanks for everything you’ve shared

Great video thanks for sharing

Thank you for a great review and the wonderful sample images!

Thanks, I was about to use a hammer in about 2 seconds.

great video and thanks for the directions as well. The Tetons are beautiful!

Nothing works with my filter. It stucked forever.. Only didn't try a thick rubber band yet, need to buy it

Hey Don, I've been thinking of investing in the Sony A6600 and the only thing turning me off is the 1/4000th of a second shutter speed. Do you think that it has been a problem in some cases? Also, for this trip, was the A6600 used? Thanks.

Hello, thank you very much for your video. I have a question, how do you get so close to the birds? I have been doing wildlife photography for 10 years, I have never managed to get so close to birds. Do you stay in hides with water points? If not, what is your technique? Thanks 🙏🏻

Omg!!! Thank you so much!!!

spend a while twisting by hand and with the rubber band it came off in a second, thank you

Hours of struggling and the rubber glove trick worked in 3 seconds. Thank you!

its definately an A+ for the pictures. thanks

Will the GPS on phone still show your location, offline, on the map you downloaded? Thanks.

Great video. However, if you need to use it for walking, like I do, you need IOS 17 on an iPhone.

Nice video and cool pics! Keep up the great work! :)

The rubber band option for the win!

Thanks for posting: The rubber glove worked for me!

I did it! Thx!