Field test of Sony’s 200-600mm lens for wildlife photography
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2019
- I was given a pre-release version of this new lens and Sony sponsored a trip so I could really put it through its paces!
Lens
- UK: wibl.co/2IalA2d
- US: wibl.co/2KcSpxJ
Camera Body
- UK: wibl.co/2X9owoc
- US: wibl.co/2K9LHbR - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
Forget iso,shutter speeds etc, the hardest part of using this lens is getting it through the front door without the wife noticing .
just ordered… i’m trying to think of strategies of how to hide this large white bazooka from the wife..😅😅
Welcome to the episode of I can't afford to buy that!
I bought one
@@MsRobboc me too im so Happy
@@alejandroortiz4565 i also bought it
I'll gift you soon
@@subhankar1915 even if you lied it felt nice lol
I love the reaction of the duck at 8:00
Yeah, me too! Glad you spotted it :D
yeah, well spotted hahaha
Looks like bat man
like this 😋
That was nuts! Daffy duck nuts!
Can't believe you saw that. heh
Fantastic performance. Thank you.
I've owned my 200 - 600mm + SEL14TC for a month now, having part exchanged my 100 - 400mm G Master. No regrets, this new lens is excellent for wildlife photography. I find it handles better than the 100 - 400mm and zooming in and out is so fast. When used on my A9 (have yet to try it on my A7III) the AF is so fast and accurate. Top job Sony.
Sir I have plan for buy telephoto lense ,which is the best lens 200 -600 mm or 100-400 which is the best lens for this category?
@@vipint.v8065 200-600 is best for wildlife
@@kyleheaser1089 I bought 200 600 mm sony
How is/did the 200-600 work on the A7III? I’m looking to use this on the A73 platform. Thanks for any feedback!!!
@@vipint.v8065start with a 100-400. You’re gonna have a lot of trouble finding your subject if your first lens is a 200-600. The field of view is only 4 degrees at 600mm! That means if a bird moves even slightly it will be out of your shot.
Dude...I am in LOVE with the shots you captured. OMG! Magnificent! I cant wait to be able to afford a zoom lens. This is the kind of Photography I dream of doing. Thanks for sharing.
There are real life hacks you can use to obtain a better range out of your lenses without buying new lenses... If you got a a6xxx series camera body or a a7/a9 (where you can use the crop settings)... This will give you a lens range times 1.5...(the 200-600mm lens would become 300-900mm... A 90mm lens would become 135mm and so on) 👍
Great review and amazing images. thanks for great video
My favorite bird! Love all your work!
"not a good day for that fish" 😂🤣
Wish to have one of that lens 😍🤩
Thank you .... new to your channel ...enjoyed! Love wildlife photography ...would live to travel to these spots to capture wonderful shots. Out into nature
Right to the point. Great review and amazing images!
Thank you :)
Lovely pictures and amazing focus performance. Looking forward to see the sharpness of the lens is under better light conditions.
Thanks. I took some photos of a stone bridge and the sharpness seemed pretty good. You can download here if you want www.dropbox.com/sh/nugq5t7qm9brv85/AACqUWDYyxqCA8YqguzEpUi4a?dl=0
Excellent review Will. Facts and more facts that's what we like. Osprey shots were superb as it was a new combo for you well done.
Thank you Matthew
Love the way u be with the nature
The photos are really amazing.
Absolutely beautiful. I recently bought this Sony lens and use it for astrophotography. It rivals, and sometimes evens seems a little better, than a 10" telescope that I use, especially on the moon. Having the best of equipment is nice but being willing and knowing how to use these instruments properly is even more important. I think your work is magnificent.
That's interesting to hear that you get some astrographs from this lens. Is there any images or video that you made from this lens?
Thanks for sharing the experience.
@@TharuAhasa I don't think I have posted any on my UA-cam channel. I have posted a few pictures/videos with the Meade 10" scope. I also have the 2X Tele Converter but find that it does not add any better resolution to my pictures than the bare lens does. I suppose I should have known that when I bought it.
@@ElPasoTubeAmps Thanks for the reply.
wow..what a depth of field..
Loved the informational part about the bird.
Wow,
Superb photos
The photo was so amzing
Amazing footage.
The a9, nowadays, is PRACTICALLY almost perfect.
Absolutely incredible. And that lens is going to be a HOT seller.
That's very nice and highly creative, excellent job congrats
Just found your channel and I LOVE it!! Great videos dude 👍👍
thanks!
Excellent!
Lovely upload mate... good review of the equipment...
Outstand ... Loved it😍❤❤
Same
Love your bag😍
Thanks for sharing this video! U nailed all the shot, what focus point did u use?
Looks great!
Amazing shots
Congrats on getting a photo of the bird entering the water. In my location there are always trees in the background and I can't get the bird in focus until it clears the trees.
AWESOME LENS.
i am a fan of yours few years back on facebook. eventually your posts faded on my wall.luckly i found you in here...nice eye and gears you got. keep it going buddy..
Thank you and welcome :)
Super shots. Great test. Would look crazy on my a6400, but I'm still tempted.
U deserved more than my subscription sir 💯🔥
Thank you so much for this honest and unbiased review of the lens. I also felt the same way about the F number of the lens when it was released. Surely this is going to be a popular lens for Sony shooters given the pricing point, range, etc. But I personally wanted to see a GM grade lens offering the same reach as this 200-600mm lens. I photograph birds therefore an extra reach and faster aperture is something I always appreciate. I guess I will have to wait for Sony to release the much-anticipated APS-C flagship camera later this year to gain that reach, I guess. Oh, before I forget, your real use situation based review is far more useful, immersive, and interesting. Please keep on posting.
Thank you, I'm glad you found the review helpful. I will try to do more of them in the future.
It's funny, to me this 200-600mm felt more worthy of the GM label than the existing 100-400 GM because of the internal zoom. Hopefully next year they will release a solid 500mm f/5 or similar to fill the gap.
@@willbl 500 mm f/4 is in the lineup and will definitely release by early next year. I wish they released a 200-500 f/5.6 . That would have been awesome.
@@sadenb a third of a stop of light between 5.6 & 6.3.. so less weight ...who can complain about that
@@GilbertTV And less than a fifth of the price, an aspect overlooked in what was otherwise a cracking review.
Excellent sir .
That shot worth waiting that long !
Awesome clicks.
great footage !
Based on some of my research and the information in this well presented video. I am going to purchase this lens. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. I think you will love it... it's a fantastic lens :)
very interesting lens indeed, for most portrait style birdphotography this would work great for sony shooters for a quite reasonble price, since most shoot at f8 anyways especially if you use a flash rig.
Great video and lovely seeing ospreys in action!
What do you mean most or shoot at f8?
@@thraxberserker9960 well most portrait photographers are using a flash rig to get more light which means they are looking for a highly detailed photograph through out the photo and there for using a smaller aperture.
Photographing with say f4 gives you a shallow depth of field and there for not as detailed photo but you gain more light and it allows you to get a ”creative license” more easily.
Nice and helpful vid, mate. Thanks.
Wow man you inspiration to many people include me love your work keep it up
Thank you :)
Never seen your videos before now. So glad you got one of the first videos out for wildlife using the 200-600! I enjoyed it and it just locked in my purchase of it to replace my Sigma 150-600C I've been adapting. I love that lens but have been lusting over the thought of Sony creating something like this! Ironically my last bird shoot here in Texas was Ospreys on the Texas Louisianna border. It must be a sign!
Thank you Dennis. I think you will love it!
Its been a while since you uploaded. Glad to see you're still hard at work. Hope all is going well for you.👍
Excellent review BTW.
Thanks! I'm good thank you. Hope all is well with you!
@@willbl 👍👍
Seeing it's awsome, it was amazing ❤❤❤❤
Great video; thank you. Have you had a chance to use the 100-400GM? I'd love to know your thoughts on whether you'd choose that with a 1.4TC or the 200-600G if you could only have one in your kit. Thanks 😊
Doing a good job is not always about impressive innovation. Sometimes it is only about doing something with plain dedication. Well done.
Amen
Dream lens 🙌
Very nicely u have captured ths beauty
wow amazing
Amazing
Excellent review. The size, weight, price, and focal range of this lens add up to a very appealing piece of glass IMO. This could be a 'gateway drug' for novice photographers such as myself. F5.6-6.3 IMO is still pretty darn good considering all those factors. The versatility seems awesome. And with Sony's image sensors and focusing capabilities . . . dang.... I'm going to have to start saving some $. Thank you so much for a great real-world review . . . I enjoyed every minute of it. Cheers!
Thank you Eric
woww...!!
very good
Excellent review, TFS
Thank you
WoW Great shots 👍🇩🇪
Thanks for the excellent review. It really helped me decide in what direction to go. We have lots of Osprey in San Diego. I was wondering what Focus Area you used on the A9 in this situation to get such a high rate of keepers?
I am also interested in the focus settings...
Make sure you have the latest a9 firmware. There is Tracking + Flexible Spot mode which will focus initially on whatever your focus point is over and then keep tracking it as long as you hold the shutter half down, even if it moves away from the selected point.
Up there with the Best Wildlife photographers in the World, only 9.6k subs why, AMAZING
thanks :)
Wow amazing. Love from Indonesia
Nice video. I am pondering over switching to mirrorless from Nikon SLR and these videos are very helpful. A question: could you please let me know the name of the background music track that starts playing around the 9:00 minute mark and plays till the end of the video ? Thanks.
Outstanding pic
Love this lens. Can't believe it's only $2k. Great review.
thanks
"Only 2k" still hurts to hear lol
Hi
@@willbl hai
@@Dwightmare yeah
That's so cool
I searched about beginner cameras and this shit is like blown up my mind
Awesome intro!! Just subbed looking forward to watching more :)
I agree
Amazing🔥🔥
I love this lens... attach with a9 is superb...
nice, would you have a link for a full definition raw of one of the picture of this shooting series? not the best of course, but just to see what the picture looks like at 25600 iso 1/2000s , thanks ;)
Superb clicks sir
Editing was really good
May I ask what sort of focus settings you used for this session?
Great informative video. What's the bag you are using for this shooting?
How are you focusing that fast and keep the focus perfect?
Nice work
Gnarly to have tiny camera on a ginormous lens. So cool. U have to be so patient to capter nature. Amazing. Envy you.
Its not a tiny camera dude .
Excellent review. Thanks. Yes, an all the way f5.6, or not to mention a f/4, would've been ideal, but for an affordable combination in addition of less weight and size, for the majoritie of us, it's like a dream come true system.
F4 zoom with 200-600mm … please Chuck Norris. Here are normal People talking that can’t carry the Hubble Telescope.
I trying to find out what's it like on the a7riv
Very intriguing video. Nicely done. Quick question if you can answer it: How do you keep your battery from becoming exhausted in the cold? I have taken my Sony A6000 up in the mountains, and the battery seems to go decently quick when I'm shooting in freezing temperatures (-5C to 0C, for example)
Amazing work! Ospreys catching a fish would be dream footage for us to grab! Hoping to head off to see them in Wales in July (and filming an episode for our channel showing our experience). Hopefully our little 300mm lens does the job! haha
Thanks and good luck!
@@willbl thanks a lot! :)
Hello, Do you think that with this lens we can take pictures of correct sports at night ... in a properly lit stadium, I want to associate it with an a7iii or an a7riii.? Thank you
Nice 😍
I really loved your video
Which camera you are using for vlogs
And to which camera this new lens is connected
What focus mode were you using? You mention center point focus but was it with lock?
Great review and photos Will, thanks very much!
thanks
Wow, great job, the amount of production that went into the video... all those angles. Is 1/2000th really necessary to freeze the bird? I'd be looking for any way to bring the ISO down if possible. Still looked great though.
Thanks!
At 200mm, the shutter speed could be slower, but at 600mm, when the subject fills the frame, then subject movement translate to very rapid movement across the sensor. As a general rule, I prefer noise to motion blur... noise can be improved in post but there is not at lot that can be done to fix motion blur.
@@willbl yesss
Hi what camera are using to make this video
Great pics! Which autofocus mode are you using most often with setup like this?
In this case, Continuous AF. For focus area I had Tracking + Flexible spot selected. This will first lock on to the subject your focus point is over and then continue to track that subject around the frame for as long as you hold the shutter button half down. Make sure you have the latest firmware installed.
good job dude
Awesome
2:10-2:22 which camera did u used to film this and how do u make it so stable?
What a bold move to check your bag...
Looks like you've been to rothiemurchus hide. Been there a few years ago and shot with a 7DII and a canon 100-400 (version II). Theses super-zoom lenses usually have one more disadvantage: the focus is very slow, compared to primes but also compared to some zooms (like the canon 100-400 II). Do you think the lens would have been fast enough to focus on the osprey before it hits the water? To track the ospreys when they take off is not that difficult, as they usually take some seconds to get out of the water, but they come in very fast.
geographer ix hi there geographer ... how’d your 100-400 perform at Aviemore osprey hide? I’m going there soon with my 80d and can not decide on what damn lens to bring ! Was there enough light that early for the zoom lens or would a 300 f4 be better !? Thanks ...& sorry dude for chatting on your UA-cam comments 🙏🏻
@@johnnyc613 Hi, the 100-400 should be good. Its af is faster, I would prefer that one.
Is it safe not to bring along your gears in cabin?
Do not trust the luggage crew... They throw all over
I will slap you if you put your gear on the bottom of the plane ✈️ are you crazy
@@TrapBoiFuse561 hahahahaha. true
Suresh Singh he crazy
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I want to see 200-600mm lens with FS5 mark II. Want to see video focusing of this lens with this combination
Hey, could you post a video shooting moon with your lens?
Sony needs to release more sensitive sensors for the A9 so that one can pump up the ISO
Great video and shots, how does this lens compare to the sigma 150-600mm C ? Curious if you've tried adapting it on the Sonys?
Thanks. I haven't tried that sigma but I have tried adapting Canon prime telephotos which usually focus very fast and they don't even come close to the focus performance of native lenses.
Yes. This is, I think, one of the more interesting questions. The Sigma is now under half the cost even with the MC-11 adapter, even new. It's pretty sharp. Obviously the native Sony will autofocus faster and better, but just how much faster and better, especially on the cheaper a6 and a7 Sony bodies?
Just loved your video and presentation!! Excellent job... good live demo with pics.. very helpful! Subd to ur channel with a 🛎!! ! Post some more videos about this lens... cheers !
Thank you :)
@@willbl come to Bandhavgarh national park it's superb
@@willbl India
Nice review! Question, what did you use here for your videos? 👍🏼
An action cam for some shots and the a6400 the higher quality ones
Wow nice shots, how do you even focus in such a short time? Or do you use some kind of auto focus?