Been using my A9 with the 200-600mm on birds in flight and pretty well all your settings are what I have managed in this time to work out. I Wish it had been around when I first got mine. Super job for anyone just getting this great camera..Regards from over the pond.. subscribed....
You are correct! I received incorrect information about this from a Sony artisan but never stopped to check it with my a9. I just shot in crop mode on my a9 and it is 10 MP. Thanks for catching this! It is still too low for me though as two MP doesn't make a whole lot of difference. I never shoot it in crop mode anyway, but rather, look for ways to creatively crop in post.
As of late, I have not been using tracking or what they used to call "Lock-on" modes. I have been using standard continuous AF with wide and zone. The a9II is pretty much identical to the a9 when it comes to focus. There is nothing wrong with tracking and sometimes I will still use it, but I seem to have had better luck within the last year using "the dancing green lights" as I like to call them. Hopefully that helps and glad you asked.
Good info for new photographers, except the recommendation for using back button focus. I would strongly advise any photographer using a newer mirrorless camera to stay away from that option because it’s more of a hindrance than anything useful.
It is completely a personal preference as far as back button goes. I have used it for so many years that It is just something I will continue to use as long as cameras support it.
Been using my A9 with the 200-600mm on birds in flight and pretty well all your settings are what I have managed in this time to work out. I Wish it had been around when I first got mine. Super job for anyone just getting this great camera..Regards from over the pond.. subscribed....
Hard to beat the a9 and 200 to 600 combo. It is a real game changer for sure.
Thanks for the help Im 85 and glad you took your time.
Thanks William! Glad I could help.
I think about getting the Canon r6 ii or Sony A9. What do you think which is better for bif.
Sony a9 would blow it out of the water.
@@MatthewCuda so you would choose the a9?
The A9 being 24Mp in crop mode would make it 10.66Mp, no? It's not reduced to 8Mp.
You are correct! I received incorrect information about this from a Sony artisan but never stopped to check it with my a9. I just shot in crop mode on my a9 and it is 10 MP. Thanks for catching this!
It is still too low for me though as two MP doesn't make a whole lot of difference. I never shoot it in crop mode anyway, but rather, look for ways to creatively crop in post.
Matt do you still recommend tracking modes for bif with the a9ii?
As of late, I have not been using tracking or what they used to call "Lock-on" modes. I have been using standard continuous AF with wide and zone. The a9II is pretty much identical to the a9 when it comes to focus. There is nothing wrong with tracking and sometimes I will still use it, but I seem to have had better luck within the last year using "the dancing green lights" as I like to call them.
Hopefully that helps and glad you asked.
@@MatthewCuda thanks for the reply I wasn’t expecting it I don’t normally use the tracking modes more often I shoot zone or expand flexible
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@@MatthewCuda do you recommend the 1.4 teleconvertor for the 200-600 g?
Good info for new photographers, except the recommendation for using back button focus. I would strongly advise any photographer using a newer mirrorless camera to stay away from that option because it’s more of a hindrance than anything useful.
It is completely a personal preference as far as back button goes. I have used it for so many years that It is just something I will continue to use as long as cameras support it.
Im falling asleep here 😴
If you are falling asleep on this, you better not be a wildlife photographer, because it is all about patience.
@@MatthewCuda 😂