Wildlife Photo News - About that Sony A9III, Canon RF 200-800 Lens and How to Protect Your Lenses!
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- On this episode of Wildlife Photo News we discuss the Canon RF 200-800 Lens, the new Sony Alpha A9III, and some tips on how to protect your lenses while out in the field. Also information on current and upcoming giveaways!
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00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Canon RF 24-105 2.8 L
01:24 - Canon RF 200-800 6.3-9
05:38 - Sony News - Alpha A9III
13:51 - My Thoughts on the A9III
18:15 - Protecting Your Lenses
21:05 - Rain and Muck Protection
24:42 - Dings and Scratch Protection
29:21 - Info on current and upcoming Giveaways
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I have a hard time getting excited about the global shutter. As you note, the Canon and Nikon flagships have found another way to avoid rolling shutter through faster readout speeds, without sacrificing low light performance and dynamic range as the global shutter does. And even when using a sensor with slow readout (e.g. the R7), it's easy to avoid rolling shutter by using either the mechanical shutter or first-curtain electronic shutter, which still deliver 15 fps, which is more than enough for me.
The thing is when you want faster bursts or just eliminate rolling shutter effects all together, global is the only answer. It's actually always been the end goal for mirrorless. It basically will mirror what a mechanical shutter does, expose all at same time, but be way faster between shots. It's just the future and nice to see someone get that out now,.
@@WILDALASKA I suspect you're right, but I guess it depends on the price paid in low-light performance and dynamic range, which hasn't been well documented in the reviews I've seen. Fingers crossed.
Think it was Sony that gave us those stacked sensors you speak of also, and I agree I have a stacked sensor it is sufficient, it is however a different story with high speed sync flash, so for hockey and Basketball, indoor arena sports will be a game changer
@@WILDALASKA you're right. It's the future.
@@wellingtoncrescent2480very true
Another excellent video Scott!! I used to use the Lens vPro lens covers but I have switched all my lenses to Rolan Pro. I find them better finished and they stand up and last much longer than the Lens Pro. Thanks for all the information and reviews that you do.
Thanks.I tried a Nolan a long time ago. Pretty good covers.
Thanks, Scott, for another informative video. Well done 🏆
Glad you enjoyed it
Scott, thanks for another great video. I think that global shutter technology will become standard in several professional and flagship cameras from Canon, Nikon, and Sony, over the next 2 to 3 years. It’s only a matter of time before the engineering challenges of creating a high resolution global shutter sensor will be overcome. The long-term benefits of the technology will spur wider availability and adoption, and hopefully, the prices will come down. The combination of AI technologies for autofocus, subject detection, tracking, and even autoexposure, combined with all the benefits of a high speed sensor will ultimately improve our ability to capture peak action and to create amazing images.
It's going to boil down to the amount of light the global shutters need plus the bandwidth to move that data. currently that's the bottleneck. 2-3 years would be great :)
Good video, the global shutter will be interesting to see in the wild and if Nikon and Canon follow with their own. I agree the low MP count for the price of the camera is 😕.
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I'm interested in the RF200-800, but i have not ordered one. I have the 100-500, which is my go-to lens, and the 800 f/11 for extra reach. I'm not sure how the 200-800 fits with my needs. Carry two big-ish zooms? I often don't bring the 800, but i don't want to carry just the 200-800 and give up the 100 to 200 range which I use frequently. Tough first-world problem, I guess.
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For nature photography, the Z9's sensor speed is sufficient. I don't think I would change to a sony system because of the global shutter in sony.
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Just Run that shutter!!!
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Scott, thanks for the video on protection of lens, my question is do you use uv type filters for the front protection of lenses?
No. I only user filters for effect or need like a CPL or VND. To protect the lens element, that's what the lens hood is for on our wildlife lenses. For shorter lenses, if im not shooting actively , the lens cap is on at al times. The UV filter will degrade your image as you are shooting through inferior glass of the uv.
I agree that lens hoods are better at protecting the front element of telephoto lenses from scratches and contaminants. Also the cost of 95mm+ diameter filters is very high. However, lens hoods on shorter wide angles do very little to protect that exposed front element, and it is very difficult to take photos thru lens caps. Lenses have come a long way since the days of film where a UV filter was used to cut the haze effect on film and reduce the need for cleaning a lens element which could ruin the coatings. I generally keep a UV filter on wider lenses to keep contaminants off the lens element during normal use or in harsh environments. There is allways a "But"... When I have a really good composition (that once in a lifetime shot) or situation where I have back-light then I will take off the filter.
@gyalbobhutia2825, If you don't see a difference in the images and you don't mind spending the money on quality filters then to each thier own. 😇
Thanks
I could be wrong, I could be very wrong, but I don't think global shutter will ever really anything but a short lived fad. I equate this with parallel and serial in the old days of computers. When I was in college we learned that parallel would always be faster than serial because you got all the bits at once, same as with a global shutter. The problem is the circuity to pull off parallel is extreme. You need one gate per bit. With parallel the circuits were big, the cables were huge. A cable for a 8 bit data stream used 25 pins. We are at the point where serial is so fast you would get laughed at if you told someone you wanted to build a new computer with parallel as the main IO option.
As long as the sensor can be read fast enough to prevent rolling shutter in most cases, like the R3 and Z9, there is no real need for a global shutter. The circuity is easier in a traditional readout of the sensor and it scales better.
The Sony A9III is going to be a great camera and I think sports photographers will really like it. I don't want it for wildlife though. The cost is too high for 24MP, for me. I rarely shoot at 30fps since even at 15fps I find very little difference frame to frame so wind up tossing most of the images anyway.
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Good info. But global shutter is the end goal and always has been for mirrorless. But with the rolling shutter speeds getting so fast, it's minimal on the jello effect.
While cool and useful technology…as with everything these days, where’s the skill? Shoot high speed video with crazy AUTO everything and then go back and choose a frame. Eh. For a person that must capture a moment no matter what, definitely cool. As far as using any skill and pushing yourself to be better as a photographer, dunno. Seems like we’re at the point where it’s a commodity and everyone that can afford something will be a “pro”. I guess my next statement should be “Get off my lawn”. lol. I just like a “little challenge” when shooting.
Ya im going to counter that argument. It still takes a LOT of skill to get a good image. Composition, exposure, right light, on and on. and hitting that turbo at the 'right' time' as the buffer will hit in 1 second. Hitting that exact moment even with 30-40fps is hard as you hit buffer in a second or 2 and 120fps. 1 sec. you better hit it right.
I get your point, but there is SOOOO much more too getting a better shot, these advancement sure do help though, but you have to know what you're doing to even use those tools to get a great shot.
@@WILDALASKAI don’t disagree. But it’s just video now and high speed video at that. There used to be a bit of skill needed to get the right moment captured. Been doing this (mainly a sports photojournalist) for going on 28yrs now. I love the new technology. But it certainly makes many photographers lazy and reliant on the gear instead of the skill and better yet, the challenge. Take care! I really want to make it to Alaska one day. Just can’t talk the family into it as they aren’t photo adventure type of travelers. Lol
I'm not interested in the new Sony. 120 fps isn't practical. 1/80000th shutter speed isn't useful, even if you could get enough light. Fast sensor readout is as good as instant readout.
the 120 is a turbo burst mode. So you can trigger 'when' needed. I can think if a lot of scenarios where this would be practical. Osprey diving on a fish..shoot 20-30 as it drops, the right before impact slam 120 fps.