Shunted

Leftover set of "City Slickers":

Hrm, do you not think it could be Melanerpes formicivorus? I know very little about birds, but that was the closest match I could find by Googling the range and matching pictures.

A few recent photos. I can't match the bird photos of others, but the bird itself here is pretty cool looking.

How the heck do you shoot something like this?

Critiques appreciated!

Had to get pretty much a few inches away from the car for the first, and it still doesn't look that close up!

Playing around with the 70-300 this weekend. Debating whether to upgrade to the 100-400...

Really cool! How did you learn to do this? What software did you use?

As someone who shoots primarily landscapes I'm not seeing the huge upgrade over my R4..

+1, along with focus bracketing and a global shutter. Don't care about more resolution, but better ISO performance, DR and tracking is always welcome.

Couple shots from this week. Still trying to learn how to get the most from the 12mm. Feels like when you get that wide it's hard to capture any detail in anything. Wish I'd gone with a faster ...

Maybe it was just bad luck? It did flop around, maybe I used too much pressure or something. Honestly I'm not sure but I would definitely suggest to make sure the sensor is locked before ...

I screwed up my first A7 III by cleaning it wrong. Half the time when turning it on I'd get some generic error message, I believe bc the IBIS was messed up. Ended up getting it repaired for a few ...

Any rumors around a likely price point? I wonder how it will compare to the SEL35F18F.

A couple recent shots, everything handheld since it wasn't feasible to lug a tripod around here. Critiques welcome.

This was with Zone tracking to grab the bird out of the sky, then I would pan to keep it in frame. This worked well enough but sometimes the camera would get confused when the bird flew across the ...

Here are a couple shots I got yesterday with my A7R4 and the 70-300. Not pin sharp if you pixel peep, but not bad. The extension really isn't bad compared to other options. I primarily got the ...

I was using this lens yesterday, had a hard time tracking BIF against an ocean backdrop. Would an A9 do better or would I be better off switching the lens to the 100-400? Switching which would ...