AZheaven

Besides most of the lenses mentioned, would be nice for Sony to be more competitive with their lens warranties. 1 year for Sony vs 3 (?) for Sigma and 6 for Tamron.

If you can swing it, the A9/200-600 combo is hard to beat. Or wait to see what a new A7IV brings to the table when it's released eventually. Consider joining the Sony Alpha Wildlife Shooters ...

At least a 36mp sensor if not more. Better rear screen and A7RIV EVF. Don't care if the rear screen can do gymnastics. Grip like the 4th generation. Real time tracking would be nice. Or at least ...

I have the Tamron 70-180. It's nice and sharp throughout the range. Just took a hand held image of Comet NEOWISE this morning!

Yeah, rumors are just rumors for sure. I have several months to wait before I choose a proper wildlife lens. Then at least I could have more choices before deciding. Weight will be a factor for me ...

@PLSutterbug. Maybe he was one that believed the only ones to praise the Z6 & 7 from the get go... Nikon ambassadors!! Nothing wrong for trading up for better! Now where's my Sony A7IV?!

"Picture Rock". My version. Headwaters of the Upper Verde River outside Paulden, AZ. Quite a few petroglyphs in this area.

I tried that on my Sony 24-105 and even with peaking my images were out of focus!

2 years into Sony. My 1 and only lens for that time has been the 24-105 f4. Wasn't interested in the newly released Tamron at that time I switched from Nikon. Had the Sigma 24-70 f2.8 been out I ...

This might help... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxiTjDeQUL0

My eyes are not what they used to be. Wish Voightlander had AF. And my thought process is basically the same, for the money the Voightlander would be a nicer option.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with current tech are not lenses made lighter nowadays? Like the Sony 400 f2.8 & 600 f4 vs the competition from Nikon and Canon. And the Sony 200-600 is lighter than ...

That's a great question!! The Sigma 150-600 Sport weighs in at 6.30 lbs. The contemporary version is just over 4lbs. And as you know the Sony 200-600 is 4.65lbs. The Tamron 150-600 G2 is 4.40lbs. ...

Also a rumor was floating around that Sony was going to add a 36mp lower rez option to the RIV. But that's a several month old rumor. Which leads me to wonder if the new, again rumored, A7IV comes ...

My first copy was very sharp. Crazy sharp! I downloaded the photos and they had that WOW factor. Then I was notified that my lenses serial number was part of the recall. So I sent it back and ...

This guy runs the Sony Alpha Wildlfe Shooters Facebook Page. I know several people that own the RIV and love it. One even shoots jpegs only. You may find the grip on the RIV a little better that ...

I missed that rumor! I was having a tough time in recovering from a knee replacement during that time. I'll read the link. But this was the one I was talking about. https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/ ...

@Dystopia. I go on SAR's website just for the laughs in the comment section!

Exactly. Tamron has a no copy agreement with Sony I was told. I stated earlier a rumor was floating around of a possible 200-400 f4. I googled Tamron and 200-400 f4 and it turns out they made one ...

To funny! Not sure if Craig watches our local PBS station but they recently had a show about birding in AZ. Spent a good part of the show talking about southern AZ, and the Casa de San Pedro was ...