Al Giordano

Nice photos Bill. The 200-500 does a really good job of tracking.  Here is a shot with the D850 of an Osprey flying through the trees and locking focus.

I had sold my D810 and all my Precious Nikon Lenses for the lure of the mirrorless in the Sony platform. I hated it.  I hated the ergonomics, I hated the performance, I hated the lack of lens ...

Did you shoot this with DX Mode?   Your resolution is only 24mp and thus when you crop your pixels expand and get noisy.

Great job and I enjoyed the video very much. Small comment; I don't think the choice of the soundtrack matches the video. Something more ethereal probably would have been more appropriate!  ;-)

I am taking a different approach. If the camera was NOT submerged and was only hit with a wave, you may be able to salvage it. I have used Midwest Camera Repair for service in the past and they are ...

Unfortunately, the action happened so fast, I could not adjust aperture and shot it wide open ;-(  I was in Shutter speed mode.

Great points.  I am using the same; 9-Point Group for BIF with AF-C. Admittedly I'm a novice with the lens and need to work on my technique, but I am much more comfortable knowing others have the ...

Not really at me, but across my field of view (east/west), but close to the shoreline, for example. It's funny you should mention the 80-400, because I thought about purchasing that instead.  In ...

I've had this lens for a week and did a wildlife shoot yesterday and took 500 shots. I had a challenge with focus speed with this lens. Is it my copy? I adjusted the limiter, and also adjusted to ...

I think you should be looking at 85mm and above for a portrait lens.   Longer focal lengths are much more flattering to the face.  It has been proven time and time again.  Please check out Youtube ...

I have quite a bit of off camera flash photography experience. I can't answer your SB-5000 question, but when I switched to the 850, I switched from my SB910's to GODOX/Flashpoint system which is ...

I use a JJC Eyepiece Eyecup Eye Cup Viewfinder for my 850.  It does not impact the viewfinder as it has clear glass, but it protects and shields the viewfinder from side sun and glare; especially ...

are a big part of my photography.  I had a Nikon D810 with all the glass and sold into the Mirrorless hype and got a Sony.  My photography pretty much came to a halt.  I just was not inspired by ...

Your shot appears to be in a wide open flat terrain...How much wind was there?   Could be enough to buffet the tripod and camera.

This Bud's for you....

I did it and I regret it.

Very Nice shots and thanks for bringing our attention to this lens.   Have you tried using extension tubes with the Sony and this lens?   How close did you get to that Black Widow....very brave!  LOL