Winterdune
Well-known member
Hi all,
I'm more a birder than a photographer but I particularly love the challenge of taking pictures of passerines in flight during migration. I currently use a Nikon D500 with the 300mm PF lens and a 1.4 converter. It's a beautiful walkabout setup and it only weighs 1.9kg for both camera and lens.
However I don't like the Nikon for video, I find the fixed prime lens somewhat limiting, and I'm not totally happy a number of other small things relating to the setup.
So I am seriously thinking about switching to the Sony for the flexibility of the 200-600 lens and the video possibilities of the A6600, but am a bit worried about a few things. Firstly, I last had an EVF camera a long time ago and I hated it compared to the optical viewfinder of a DSLR. So is the viewfinder adequate for quickly locating small fast birds in bushes these days? Secondly does the EVF black out when taking bursts? If so does this make tracking a fast flying finch or similar in flight too difficult? Thirdly how many shots can you take in a row before the buffer fills and you have to wait? And how long is the wait?
If anyone has made a similar switch and wishes to chime in with their answers to these questions, or any general comparative observations, I'd be super happy to hear from you (but please don't recommended I get an A9ii - that's way beyond my budget!).
Many thanks
Sean
I'm more a birder than a photographer but I particularly love the challenge of taking pictures of passerines in flight during migration. I currently use a Nikon D500 with the 300mm PF lens and a 1.4 converter. It's a beautiful walkabout setup and it only weighs 1.9kg for both camera and lens.
However I don't like the Nikon for video, I find the fixed prime lens somewhat limiting, and I'm not totally happy a number of other small things relating to the setup.
So I am seriously thinking about switching to the Sony for the flexibility of the 200-600 lens and the video possibilities of the A6600, but am a bit worried about a few things. Firstly, I last had an EVF camera a long time ago and I hated it compared to the optical viewfinder of a DSLR. So is the viewfinder adequate for quickly locating small fast birds in bushes these days? Secondly does the EVF black out when taking bursts? If so does this make tracking a fast flying finch or similar in flight too difficult? Thirdly how many shots can you take in a row before the buffer fills and you have to wait? And how long is the wait?
If anyone has made a similar switch and wishes to chime in with their answers to these questions, or any general comparative observations, I'd be super happy to hear from you (but please don't recommended I get an A9ii - that's way beyond my budget!).
Many thanks
Sean