THREE Lessons in Wildlife Photography

[@geoffhui7328]

Nice video. Just a heads up - it looks like the front lens element of your 300mm lens with the TC attached is rubbing against your waist bag (at 8:17 onwards in the video). Over time, that could scratch your lens.

[@vergrachtr]

what program do you use to edit the photos and especially for the noise. What is the focus point that you use for these photos, did you also manage to take photos of these birds in flight? It was a nice video again, keep up the good work.

[@iShootWild]

Beautiful images! I noticed that your shutter speed was 1/1000 for both the handheld and tripod images. Do you turn off the stabilization when on the tripod? I shoot with the Sony 200-600mm and having hard time getting sharp images. So, I am trying different techniques and exploring the ways I can get sharp images.

[@tkNAT]

Hey, I would suggest you to turn the stabilization completely of when shooting from a tripod. Also what kind of animals or pictures in general you want to photograph? What are your settings for that?

[@iShootWild]

@tkNAT Thanks! I normally shoot stationary birds on tree branches and some slow moving ducks on a pond. I do not use a tripod. I use a monopod most of the time and sometimes handheld. On monopod, I normally keep the shutter speed between 1/500 to 1/1000 and auto ISO, F6.3 or F8, stabilization on all time. F8 gives me better images, but people keep saying that the Sony 200-600mm is tac sharp at 600mm F6.3. That's what I am trying to achieve.

[@tkNAT]

​@@iShootWild Thanks for the info! When I shoot handheld, I always use stabilization (some prefer to turn it off when shooting BIF) when shooting from a tripod, monopod, or anything else, you should turn it off. For stationary birds or ducks moving slowly in a pond, your shutter speed should be fine. However, if there's more action, you'll definitely need to bump it up. The Sony 200-600 is known for being a sharp lens, though sharpness can vary between individual copies. You can check the sharpness of your lens by taking test shots indoors with good light from a tripod, using a test chart or stationary objects. Make sure your ISO is as low as possible to avoid any noise, and make sure your stabilizations are off also set you camera to AF-S. Keep in mind that front or back focus issues can also occur. Another factor to consider is high ISO, but you might already be aware of that. Which camera body are you using?

[@iShootWild]

@@tkNAT I'm using the A7Riii. I also have the a6100, but have tried that yet. I will try your suggestions and thanks for taking the time to respond to me.

[@tkNAT]

@ No problem, i´m always glad to help. The A7RIII is a great body and should be able to produce sharp images in combination with your lens. Let me know what you came up with.

[@davidhoang3985]

You got all the bangers! 💯🤙

[@a97b18b]

What tripod and head are you using? Looking for a light weight “affordable “ set up

[@AhosanMasud]

Love From Bangladesh

[@zampination]

I saw what you did there!! Quick tip: I heard that you can stack the two teleconverters if you use an extension ring in between them. You may want to give that a try one day. You will lose infinity focus which doesn't matter if your subjects are close regardless and you'll get more magnification out of your set up and closer minimum focus distance. With such a sharp lens i would definitely give it a go one day

[@PetOnYoutube]

quality content

[@FitzMichael]

awesome

[@hbarwick1]

great info. Im thinking off upgrading from my sony a7iv to either new a7rv or used a1. I do wildlife and some landscape. what is your thoughts on which one

[@kz2682]

Wildlife A1 for moving targets. A7rv readout is slower.

[@spencerlee808]

If wildlife is priority then a1… if landscapes is priority then a7rv

[@Leo-jd2ny]

I would never let my 300mm lens dangle like that on the camera in the capture clip. That can't be good for the bayonet

[@Withalenius]

The Sony 300 2.8 is barely 1,5kg, basically the same weight as the original 70-200. So the mount will survive just fine😊

[@stuartblink]

@WithaleniusSony do say in the instructions for the 300mm f2.8 lens: “when carrying the camera with the lens, firmly grasp the body of the lens.” A 1.5kg lens will still put pressure on the lens mount. It’s sensible to carry all lenses that come with a lens collar, by the lens.

[@Withalenius]

@@stuartblink true, that’s mostly when you hold the camera horizontally, that will make a rotating force that isn’t too healthy for the lens mount. But when pointing down, it’s totally fine because it doesn’t experience the same stresses and tensions😊