Great video. I have got the same setup as you, but still nervous about exploring manual mode...I really need to bite the bullet so to speak and go for it.
Enjoyed the video very much . Lovely images. Thank you . Am still deciding whether to upgrade to 6700 from 6600. As much as I love the RX10 IV, I doubt if it would have fared very well at all in that test. If Sony doesn’t bring out a Mark V next year it never will. Happy New Year to you and Tommy. Did you lock him in for that test ? 😂
@@sjm.photos I’m becoming more interested in acquiring the A6700 now, thanks to your videos. I have the 70-350mm and think it would make a good pairing .
Do you have experience of using the 100-400 GM with this camera bud? If so, whats your thoughts as a make shift 150-600 without the bulk of the 200-600 with a FF body
@@sjm.photos ye I used to own it but sold it for my 70-200 2.8 mkii and grabbed 2x tc for it. Thinking of selling that combo now and going back to the 100-400 with a 6700 as an 'out in the car' wildlife setup. Just concerned sony drop a mkii not long after i buy it lol
the a6700 generally mechanical because even though the read out speed on the a6700 is pretty good for a normal sensor you will probably get issues in silent mode.
I also use Sony a6700 and my budget is very limited I want to choose a lens I am between 70-200 f2.8 / 200-600 which one do you think I should choose please suggest :(
@@sjm.photos I appreciate your answer and taking the time, thank you very much. I have the Sony 85mm and the Sony 18-135mm. I am thinking about them next to each other. I am very undecided. What do you think, the 200-600 or the 70-200 f2.8? Which one would you choose?
Hi I actually "downgraded" from the A7IV to the A6700. The A6700 offered such reach and details that perched birds shots are so much sharper! Also, for perched birds, my A7iv usually likes to focus at the background while the A6700 has improved AF to find a small perched bird in front of a busy canopy. However, I got a issue, although the eye af works superbly to find the eye, I find that some of the shots are soft despite finding the eye and showing a green square. A burst of a few shots will have a few softer shots but generally, I can still find one that is tack sharp. I recall that the A7iv (which I already sold) is more "confident" once it gets the eye (although it seldom does). Do you face the same problem? If so any suggestions how to improve on this?
even though it has all the tech it still needs you sometime to choos the correct af area to help it. the a6700 is awesome but like all cameras we still have control of it so we need to imput sometimes. i set my lens side button to toggle between af areas so i can go from zone to small spot when shooting through small branches etc
My last outing I had trouble with the focus. I used Auto Focus on tracking focus and I was trying to get a pic of a flying osprey. I would start to see the bird but really blurry and then it would go completely out of focus. I don't know why this was happening. Do you have any ideas? The sky was blue with no clouds so nothing else for the autofocus to grab on to.
@@cgd1125 did you have it in wide or zone or centre? Because it will hit a target easier in wide or zone if an open space like sky easier than spot or centre
@@cgd1125 its a case of choosing the correct af area for the job, i think that may have been the issue next time try afc wide and see if you get good results
You should do a comparison of same shots using the Sony RX10M4
Great video. I have got the same setup as you, but still nervous about exploring manual mode...I really need to bite the bullet so to speak and go for it.
once you get there you will see how much better you controlling the situation is compared to a computer guessing what you want
Enjoyed the video very much . Lovely images. Thank you . Am still deciding whether to upgrade to 6700 from 6600. As much as I love the RX10 IV, I doubt if it would have fared very well at all in that test. If Sony doesn’t bring out a Mark V next year it never will. Happy New Year to you and Tommy. Did you lock him in for that test ? 😂
He was asleep for that one lol 😂
@@sjm.photos I’m becoming more interested in acquiring the A6700 now, thanks to your videos. I have the 70-350mm and think it would make a good pairing .
@@PamAmiet would give you about 525mm equivalent on the a6700.
Do you have experience of using the 100-400 GM with this camera bud? If so, whats your thoughts as a make shift 150-600 without the bulk of the 200-600 with a FF body
Not on the a6700 but owned it and used on my a1 great lens light and fast af
@@sjm.photos ye I used to own it but sold it for my 70-200 2.8 mkii and grabbed 2x tc for it. Thinking of selling that combo now and going back to the 100-400 with a 6700 as an 'out in the car' wildlife setup. Just concerned sony drop a mkii not long after i buy it lol
What shutter do use for flying birds ? Mechanical or electronic?
Thanks ❤
the a6700 generally mechanical because even though the read out speed on the a6700 is pretty good for a normal sensor you will probably get issues in silent mode.
I also use Sony a6700 and my budget is very limited I want to choose a lens I am between 70-200 f2.8 / 200-600 which one do you think I should choose please suggest :(
both lenses good but limitations both ways the 200-600 is great for wildlife etc but 70-200 great for portraits
@@sjm.photos I appreciate your answer and taking the time, thank you very much. I have the Sony 85mm and the Sony 18-135mm. I am thinking about them next to each other. I am very undecided. What do you think, the 200-600 or the 70-200 f2.8? Which one would you choose?
Hi I actually "downgraded" from the A7IV to the A6700. The A6700 offered such reach and details that perched birds shots are so much sharper! Also, for perched birds, my A7iv usually likes to focus at the background while the A6700 has improved AF to find a small perched bird in front of a busy canopy. However, I got a issue, although the eye af works superbly to find the eye, I find that some of the shots are soft despite finding the eye and showing a green square. A burst of a few shots will have a few softer shots but generally, I can still find one that is tack sharp. I recall that the A7iv (which I already sold) is more "confident" once it gets the eye (although it seldom does). Do you face the same problem? If so any suggestions how to improve on this?
even though it has all the tech it still needs you sometime to choos the correct af area to help it. the a6700 is awesome but like all cameras we still have control of it so we need to imput sometimes. i set my lens side button to toggle between af areas so i can go from zone to small spot when shooting through small branches etc
Did you make any progress with this?
Superb images. How would an A6700 with the 70-350 compare?
Next time i see nic i will see as he has the lens
Yo tengo esa combinación y genial, respeto al 200/600 gano en casi todo menos en distancia focal naturalmente, fue una gran compra.
Great images Stu
Hi, can you show the raw in iso 10.000 format? no editing
all depends on the light available so 10k in the dark will be noisy. in daylight its a lot less noisy
My last outing I had trouble with the focus. I used Auto Focus on tracking focus and I was trying to get a pic of a flying osprey. I would start to see the bird but really blurry and then it would go completely out of focus. I don't know why this was happening. Do you have any ideas? The sky was blue with no clouds so nothing else for the autofocus to grab on to.
Which lens did you use?
@@sjm.photos I'm using the Sigma 150-600 sport. First time this happened.
@@cgd1125 did you have it in wide or zone or centre? Because it will hit a target easier in wide or zone if an open space like sky easier than spot or centre
@@sjm.photos I had the last one for tracking. I noticed the square in the bottom right side but it didn't move.
@@cgd1125 its a case of choosing the correct af area for the job, i think that may have been the issue next time try afc wide and see if you get good results
I can’t get sharp photos with this lens and my Sony a6700: arghhhhhhhh and I’m not a doughnut
firmware all upto date?
Lol that lens i guess its not a kit lens :)
@@djenk12345 200/600 its not a gmaster. Theres no such thing as a kit lens that big of a zoom lens