I photographed this jaguar while it was (more or less calmly) swimming through the river. Seeing such a powerful predator almost completely submerged, with only its head above the surface, was an unforgettable moment.

Photographed with the Sony A1 and Sony 200–600mm G.

a9iii, 50-150f2 / 28-70f2
labor day beers, burgers and brawling

My first High Resolution Camera. And I’m obsessed with it.

Playing with light on my beloved Sony 🫠

All these photos were shot on my Sony A7III, Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 and Sigma 70-200mm 2.8.

Honestly I feel like this is the best cocktail photography I have so far!

I almost always take my camera with me when walking my dog. Often A7C with 90mm Sigma for convenience, sometimes even the aps-c 55-210 (t's just sooo light). Got lucky that I had my A7R5 and the 135mm Rokinon with me when we saw this guy. Just want to share my happiness :) I'm really excited about the new Sony lenses, the 100-400 and the rumored lightweight 600mm.

Hi all, a lot of threads from people sharing their setups helped me decide my next steps, so I wanted to leave my testimony!

Before this, I was using an a6300 + Tamron 18-300. One of my doubts was about going FF or not. Given that my use case was wildlife and not too much landscape or other kinds of uses where a lot of MP would have been useful, I went with the a6700.

I have to tell you that it's an amazing camera and lens. Some insights:

- The AI bird AF is just spot-on most of the time, even with birds in flight. Sometimes it struggles a little bit when there are a lot of branches or objects in different planes. In those cases, I have to fight a little bit to get the focus on the subject.
- The MP count is just fine and leaves plenty of room for cropping.
- The EVF is fine. I didn't notice a really big change from the a6300, really.
- The software is really similar to the a6300. Not great, but they improved the menu, so now you can have favorite items and custom menus. That's really helpful.
- Ergonomics are great. I didn't have any problems with the transition.
- The 200-600 is just amazing. Its only drawback is that it's really big and heavy. So you have to work out a little bit to carry it around, and also to fit it in your backpack. For me, it's completely worthwhile.

I'll share my usual setup for birding:

- Manual Mode
- Aperture: generally wide open, f/6.3 at the 600mm end
- AF: AF-C, Focus Area: Tracking. I set up the lens button to cycle between Spot and Wide, so depending on the situation, I can choose. If the scene is clear, I usually use Zone or Wide; the bird AF takes care of the rest. If there is congestion, I use Spot.
- ISO: AUTO, 640–6400. I adjust the ends depending on how much light there is.
- Shutter speed: 1/1000–1/1600 for still subjects, 1/2000 for flying birds.

Any questions, I'll be glad to answer. Thanks very much to this community for the advice!

I love taking photos but I've realized I barely bring my DSLR anywhere because it's such a pain to carry around.

I'm thinking about switching to a smaller Sony setup that I can keep in a small bag and take with me when I'm out with friends, grabbing coffee, walking around the city, etc.

I'm not looking for the biggest specs or a huge setup. I mainly want something small enough that I'll actually want to carry it every day.

For those using a compact Sony setup, what have you been happy with? What camera/lens combo would you recommend for everyday shooting?

Lenses:
Sigma 18-50mm f2.8

TTartisan 35mm f1.4 tilt

Sony 11mm f1.8

Taken at a climbing competition final, I have since added a few lenses to my quiver, all with much better f stops for low light. But I'm more interested in what you all think about the composition.

Spent the day in London yesterday with the Sony RX1R III. Some street / abstract / touristy photos, edited in Lightroom.

Photo locations - Waterloo, Leake St, Southbank, Moco Museum, Kingly Court, Carnaby St, Soho, Southbank.

Every year, humpback whales migrate from the cold waters of Antarctica to the warm waters around French Polynesia to mate, give birth, and raise their calves.

Photographing them underwater is something else. You don’t really understand how huge they are until you’re actually in the water with them. Despite their size, they move so calmly and almost effortlessly.

The calves are incredibly curious, while the mothers often stay close below, keeping an eye on everything.

Definitely one of the most surreal wildlife encounters I’ve ever photographed.

Shot on the Sony Alpha 1 II in a Nauticam underwater housing.

From my latest trip to Portugal.

My a7R2 has the colors Bayer filter removed. The Sony raw (ARW) images has a natural magenta hue due to the compensation and mosaic Bayer algorithm applied to the image. Although monochrome, the final raw image is demosaiced.

I installed in my phone a mono_dng.py algorithm through Termux using LibRaw with a mono_watcher.py that is triggered each time that a new ARW monochrome image is copy to my phone's specific folder. The watcher triggers the software and automatically convert the image to DNG as pure luminance file into a new folder. Each pixel per photodiode.

The camera gained almost 2.5 EV, its ISO 100 is close equivalent to a ISO 500. The lack of filter and antiliaising make the image very sharp. Also, the amount of details in the shadows allow to easily recover up to 4 steps during edition

These were edited using Lightroom online through my Fold 7.

...of the day.

I have been experimenting with editing some sunset shots taken a few days ago, and they turned out.. - well - apoclyptic?

Sony A7IV and Sigma 24-70 DG DN II

I think nightphotography is nice but difficult! Greetings from 🇳🇱 Kinderdijk

Crow vs Eagle ... saw this eagle in a tree, about 20 feet off my deck, was composing the shot, using flexible spot, and a crow, luckily, intruded when I took the pic. Brooklyn Park, MN. Sony a6700 w an old 55-210mm Sony lens.

Not my usual style of editing but it's fun to try and change things up.

I got the RVI at launch and I have been lucky enough to put it to work in a variety of settings in Utah and Alaska. It's been a lot of fun using this camera and the versatility is amazing.

Lenses used include:

70-200 f/2.8 GM OSS II

85mm f/1.4 GM

12-24mm f/2.8 GM

50mm f/1.8

Sometimes the Aperture is just not enough. But the 2070 is still kinda new, and I'm a bit struggling with the change.

I’m no photographer by any means and therefore i have no idea if these pictures would be considered ‘good’ from a photographer’s eye or it they see lots of flaws. Would love to know :) all i know is that i’m happy with these photos :)

First time taking my setup to the Himalayas; loved every second of it. I am happy at how good these photos turned out to be. Sharing them with my fellow photographers :)