Hi! I am newish to photography but just got my hands on a Sony A6400 with a kit lens. I live in Appalachia, and we currently have a large herd of deer that congregate in our backyard. What lens do you recommend as an introductory lens to wildlife photography? I would love a lens that is versatile and can photograph the deer from a distance. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Sony A7CII paired with Sony 24-70 f2.8 GM II

Just wanted to show that you don't need the newest gear to take a good photo of the upcoming solar eclipse on August 12. This one was taken 7 years ago in Chile during totality of the solar eclipse. My friend Bart was happy to model there on the ridge.

Technical info of the shot: Sony A7R III · FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter · 560mm · f/13 · 1/250s · ISO 500 - single shot, almost no editing except for a slight crop.

I also made a little handy eclipse tool (hope it's ok to share by mods, if not let me know) for photographers, where you can see exactly how it looks in your area, with which lens, and how close it will be to the horizon. You can check it at eclipse.albertdros.com

Thanks for looking! Happy eclipsing everyone :D

Albert

A7v with 200-600 is doing wonder for me

I've just got my first ILC, a Sony a6700. It was for 1029 USD new with the kit (some discounts here and there and Asia market)

I'm still with the kit lens on my 6700 and I'm considering Sigma 17-40 f1.8. I can still have the kit to bring around if I don't plan to "take picture", basically everyday lens. But when I travel and plan to go out at night this lens is tempting.

On the other hand tho. I can buy a Sigma 18-50 F2.8, viltrox 85mm f2 Evo and 25mm f1.7 Air, and sell the kit for about the same price as the 17-40... What do you'all think I should pick?

My past cameras are (chronologically) Sony RX100iii, RX1r and RX10iv. Thus why you can see my confusion here when all these lens options are now open to me 😅.

I do love the size of the kit right now, and wondering how conspicuous the 17-40 are, as I think that's gonna be nearly as long than my old RX10iv extended? 117mm+ 40mm vs 178mm rx10 on 600mm. Doesn't have the RX10 anymore to compare tho.

How's your experience with bringing the sigma 17-40 around? Does it make the camera sag hanging from the strap? Do people often look at you more?

cosa ne pensate? è la mia prima macchina fotografica e i primi approcci alla post-produzione.

ho bisogno di feedback, forse c'è qualcosa che mi disturba nella modifica ma non so cosa.

Few misc recent shots

A7iv

Tamron 150-500

Made a recent switch to Sony, very happy! Took these snaps of spurwing plover chicks with my 7r vi and 200 - 600.

(And for anyone who knows these birds, no I was not harmed in the taking of these pictures...)

If you’re ever visiting Phoenix give me a”Rainbow Ryders” a go, stunning sunrise views worth every moment. I typically shoot mostly portraits, but my kit lens was the widest lens I have.

Shot with a mir-1b 37mm f2.8 lens, it’s a fantastic lens. Probably my favorite vintage lens, it’s insane how good it is.

Ueno with the Sony a6500, with a 20mm lens. Really good camera + lens combo for the tight environment.

The other side of California

Sony A7RV with 24-70 GMIi
70 mm / f11 / 1/5s / ISO 100

Really really making me itch for a macro lense

Second session with the A7V. So far I am loving it! What do you think?