If Mrs AFB found that she’d be telling me to get rid, not hold a light for me!
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Photo Of The Day June 2020
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When we walk along our boardwalk we never know who may be directly under our feet! GBH had been foraging out in the lake earlier with no luck, so decided to change locales and try for some of the smaller fish there, or maybe just have a salad for lunch, nibble on some of the vegetation....
He’s just hiding from the lady with the camera!
Hee, hee, AFB! You have a point there..... Even with the camera set to silent so as to not bother him, he can still see the huge grayish-white lens pointing in his direction.
The Structure
f 1.8 1/4694 ISO 57
Pixel 3a w/Moment 18mm
f 1.8 1/4694 ISO 57
Pixel 3a w/Moment 18mm
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Mrs Darmok found it romantic, if you can believe that.
If the lens isn’t black with a gold stripe it’s the wrong brand!
Sounds like my TamronIf the lens isn’t black with a gold stripe it’s the wrong brand!
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Hugh
If the lens isn’t black with a gold stripe it’s the wrong brand!
Y'know, after years of using many black Nikon lenses with a gold stripe, even large long ones, it really does still feel odd to me to now have a couple of lenses which are grayish-white! First the Bazooka and now the 100-400mm.... Apparently, like Canon, Sony chooses to make its longer lenses that light color rather than sticking with black, but I am not sure why -- need to look that up. Perhaps something to do with dealing with the heat and the sun, since often long lenses are used for hours during sporting events as well as when out shooting wildlife?
ETA: a quick search answered my question and I was correct. Seems that heat causes expansion of glass elements, and a light surface reflects sunlight, which helps keep the lens cooler. This can prevent the lens from overheating, which could affect the internal optics and thus image sharpness. So, clearly Sony has taken note of Canon's strategy with regard to its longer, heavier lenses and done much the same.
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I think he had just ‘teached his fellow swan’ a lesson on ‘how to behave correctly’.. Not sure, but I believe this looked like a top hierarcy swan in that group
Oh to have such clear skies and so little light pollution....love these nightscapes.
Grommet showing how it's done @ Pakarang Beach, near Khao Lak in Phang Nga, Thailand
Fujifilm X20: ISO 100, f 5 @ 1/950 sec
Fujifilm X20: ISO 100, f 5 @ 1/950 sec
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The big white Canon lenses with their red rings also really stood out well when next to Nikon(back when Nikon where 'the' brand).
Exactly! People in the stands, people watching a sports event on television, etc., were quickly able to recognize that four photographers out of x number of photographers were using big white lenses, so those lenses must be Canons, and, gee, they must be considered really good for professional sports shooting..... After a while the number of big white lenses increased rather significantly. Canon was no dummy with that strategy! Marketing 102.....
Now, Sony is getting into the game although I don't think there are many sports photographers who use mirrorless bodies and lenses yet, and I do wonder how many viewers would be able to discern the differences between a big white Canon lens and a big white Sony lens? Actually, I haven't taken the time myself to look at photos of Canon lenses that are roughly the same sizes as the current large prime Sony lenses, or the current larger zoom Sony lenses -- have been meaning to do that, though....
I liked the way the light was catching this giant daisy.
Sony is starting to get traction but people see big white as Canon so it might not work out too well for them. Sony's main issue will be that Canon and Nikon are coming out all guns with much better mount designs that are going to let them push out lenses that are better than before while also having a huge range of lenses to fall back on (including exotic lenses like the MPE-65, Tilt Shifts, and full ranges of super telephotos). Sony has some new lenses that git key areas but they still lack the ergonomics of a pro(pre gripped) body.
The A9II is a good camera and you can certainly see Sony has a head start in building mirrorless cameras and their sensors are really good, but they are competing against two giants that have just woken up and decided to throw everything and the kitchen sink at it.
Mirrorless seems strong for sports as you can face detect and little box lock-on AF your way to victory. But I don't think it is there for some forms of wildlife yet, I have spent a whole day peeping out the viewfinder to see if my target is there key and would not want to do that with a screen.
Another shot of the finch noshing on the suet cake we put out for him and his friends.
The last one from the site of the rolling stock stored on a random field as you approach Port Pirie from the highway. I feel this one to be the weakest of the lot, I only took the three compositions here on this night as I had been up since stupidly early & only captured three frames of each composition just in case.
[Technodribble] As my first foray into Astrophotography I learnt it is nowhere near as scary or daunting as I had been thinking! I was pleasantly surprised that an f/4 lens could capture clean images without excessive star movement too, but that is the benefit of the Sony full-frame sensor; it's no wonder that other camera manufacturers use them too! I'm glad I stuck with the a7III rather than going with any of the Sony R series cameras, the photosites are much smaller on them to accommodate the higher resolution & hence the lowlight advantage goes to my sensor. [/Technodribble]
Sony a7III, Sony 16-35mm f/4, Auto WB
16mm, ISO 8000, f/4, 15 seconds
[Technodribble] As my first foray into Astrophotography I learnt it is nowhere near as scary or daunting as I had been thinking! I was pleasantly surprised that an f/4 lens could capture clean images without excessive star movement too, but that is the benefit of the Sony full-frame sensor; it's no wonder that other camera manufacturers use them too! I'm glad I stuck with the a7III rather than going with any of the Sony R series cameras, the photosites are much smaller on them to accommodate the higher resolution & hence the lowlight advantage goes to my sensor. [/Technodribble]
Sony a7III, Sony 16-35mm f/4, Auto WB
16mm, ISO 8000, f/4, 15 seconds
That's what I have been thinking, too, that someone at home watching a sports event on TV who sees a white lens isn't going to immediately discern the differences between one white lens and another, and since Canon is already noted for their white lenses will assume that the photographer is shooting with a big white Canon lens, when in fact it might actually be a big white Sony lens. I have now looked at photos of Canon lenses and Sony lenses and for someone who is paying attention and looking for specific details, it will be apparent which lens is made by which manufacturer, but....how many people are going to be interested in such specifics? Canon is still going to be the manufacturer most identified with white lenses. Time will tell how all this plays out....
I agree that mirrorless can be very strong for sports as more and more photographers discover and realize it, but it still may take some time yet. Ditto for shooting wildlife.
As a very long-time (over about 40 years, I think) Nikon shooter I was intensely disappointed in Nikon's lineup of lenses both at launch of their Z system and as time has gone on. I am particularly interested in macro and there was no macro lens to be seen and available (and still isn't). "Just use the FTZ adapter," has been Nikon's answer and that of many loyal Nikon shooters, but that is not the way I want to shoot. I much prefer native lenses. So, as a result I am now shooting with Sony gear and am very happy with it so far. The current lineup of Sony FE lenses meets my needs and wants and I have been more than satisfied with the lenses I have so far. Actually, this has been good for me, too, switching to an entirely different system, as it has really made me think carefully about the genuine value each new lens can add to my shooting style and desired results, and I'm finding that having a few lenses which really will get some use on a more-or-less regular basis as opposed to a whole bag full of some which rarely see the light of day for months, maybe even years on end, is a very good thing.
I absolutely adore my A7R IV -- definitely the right choice for me from Day 1! Haven't used an A9 II as I don't shoot that many situations where capturing fast action is needed -- BIF, sports, etc. -- but everything I have read about that camera body sounds as though it is indeed a gem.
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