Shooting Coastal Birds with SONY A7RIV and 200-600 lens in UAQ

I head out to a coastal location in Um Al Quwain, UAE to shoot video and photographs of wading shorebirds with the Sony A7RIV paired with the 200-600 G lens with Ruan Davey.
This video is aimed at newish birding enthusiasts who might be considering to upgrade to this more affordable and versatile combo, (as compared to say the A1 with a prime lens or the newly released Sony A7RV)….I show what this camera and lens combo are capable of in terms of video and photographs of birds.
Throughout the day, the weather conditions were changing...overcast and cloudy, then some light rain and later full sunshine...and it was interesting to see how the camera was able to cope with these changing conditions.
I discuss a few ways to get more reach by getting closer to the birds and by cropping in using APS-C mode or in post.
This is not a detailed technical review of either the camera or the lens and is not aimed at seasoned professionals.
I’ve shot on Sony cameras for many years but only recently purchased the A7RIV and 200-600 in May of 2022 and love it so far!
I was able to identify and shoot 16 species of birds in a single day at this location. I’ve included some of my pics as well as my settings, all of which were shot on the A7RIV camera.
Hope you may find it interesting!
My Photo and Video Gear and where to buy them:
Sony A7RIV Camera. (Primary wildlife camera) amzn.to/3QsOT2C
Sony ZVE10 Camera. (Studio, B Roll and vlogging camera) amzn.to/4bkYrF4
Sony FE 70-200 F2.8 GM OSS II Lens amzn.to/3QpgDFd
Sony FE 200-600 F5.6-6.3 G Lens amzn.to/4bj8SZC
Sony 11mm 1.8 Lens. amzn.to/3QtHrEA
Tamron F2.8/ 28-75 Lens. amzn.to/4dq7m9P
GoPro Hero 9 Camera. amzn.to/3Wrtsmq
IPhone 11
DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone
Sony vlogging handgrip and tripod. amzn.to/4bjw0XY
GoPro the Handler Floating Handgrip
Gopro ACMPM-001 Crocodile Clip
Miliboo Tripod with Fluid head
Benro T560 Tripod
Manfrotto Tripod
Joby GorillaPod
My Video Editing Tools:
Ipad Pro
MacBook M1 - Pro
My Video and Photo Editing Software:
LumaFusion 2.4 on IOS
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Adobe Photoshop
Canva
My Music:
StoryBlocks on LumaFusion 2.4
Epidemic Sound
My Studio Lighting:
Andoer Softbox light set

[@lydiad9658]

Very interesting, informative and enjoyable to watch. Thank you!

[@ruanatfuturevisionroom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@deniseockhuizen1517]

Wow!!...Very awesome tips!!...thanks Ruan for sharing you beautiful hobby!!..its amazing how you can capture the flying birds!!❤

[@ruanatfuturevisionroom]

My pleasure!

[@mdhasiburrahman134]

Great video. Please make some more.

[@ruanatfuturevisionroom]

Thanks for the feedback, will do!

[@hozo101]

Awesome videos! Quick question, did you have any focusing issues with the a7riv and 200-600? I had a hit rate of about 50% or less. Sold it and bought the 100-400GM much better. Was it a bad copy? Thinking of purchasing it again….🤔