I've owned my 200 - 600mm + SEL14TC for a month now, having part exchanged my 100 - 400mm G Master. No regrets, this new lens is excellent for wildlife photography. I find it handles better than the 100 - 400mm and zooming in and out is so fast. When used on my A9 (have yet to try it on my A7III) the AF is so fast and accurate. Top job Sony.
@@vipint.v8065start with a 100-400. You’re gonna have a lot of trouble finding your subject if your first lens is a 200-600. The field of view is only 4 degrees at 600mm! That means if a bird moves even slightly it will be out of your shot.
Thanks. I took some photos of a stone bridge and the sharpness seemed pretty good. You can download here if you want www.dropbox.com/sh/nugq5t7qm9brv85/AACqUWDYyxqCA8YqguzEpUi4a?dl=0
Absolutely beautiful. I recently bought this Sony lens and use it for astrophotography. It rivals, and sometimes evens seems a little better, than a 10" telescope that I use, especially on the moon. Having the best of equipment is nice but being willing and knowing how to use these instruments properly is even more important. I think your work is magnificent.
That's interesting to hear that you get some astrographs from this lens. Is there any images or video that you made from this lens? Thanks for sharing the experience.
@@TharuAhasa I don't think I have posted any on my RUclips channel. I have posted a few pictures/videos with the Meade 10" scope. I also have the 2X Tele Converter but find that it does not add any better resolution to my pictures than the bare lens does. I suppose I should have known that when I bought it.
Thank you .... new to your channel ...enjoyed! Love wildlife photography ...would live to travel to these spots to capture wonderful shots. Out into nature
Dude...I am in LOVE with the shots you captured. OMG! Magnificent! I cant wait to be able to afford a zoom lens. This is the kind of Photography I dream of doing. Thanks for sharing.
There are real life hacks you can use to obtain a better range out of your lenses without buying new lenses... If you got a a6xxx series camera body or a a7/a9 (where you can use the crop settings)... This will give you a lens range times 1.5...(the 200-600mm lens would become 300-900mm... A 90mm lens would become 135mm and so on) 👍
Thank you so much for this honest and unbiased review of the lens. I also felt the same way about the F number of the lens when it was released. Surely this is going to be a popular lens for Sony shooters given the pricing point, range, etc. But I personally wanted to see a GM grade lens offering the same reach as this 200-600mm lens. I photograph birds therefore an extra reach and faster aperture is something I always appreciate. I guess I will have to wait for Sony to release the much-anticipated APS-C flagship camera later this year to gain that reach, I guess. Oh, before I forget, your real use situation based review is far more useful, immersive, and interesting. Please keep on posting.
Thank you, I'm glad you found the review helpful. I will try to do more of them in the future. It's funny, to me this 200-600mm felt more worthy of the GM label than the existing 100-400 GM because of the internal zoom. Hopefully next year they will release a solid 500mm f/5 or similar to fill the gap.
@@willbl 500 mm f/4 is in the lineup and will definitely release by early next year. I wish they released a 200-500 f/5.6 . That would have been awesome.
i am a fan of yours few years back on facebook. eventually your posts faded on my wall.luckly i found you in here...nice eye and gears you got. keep it going buddy..
What Focus setting did you use? I like all pictures you took. I have A7R3 and 200-600mm I still can't find the best setting for bird photography. You doing very well. Can you please tell me what setting you used 🦅 pictures
Never seen your videos before now. So glad you got one of the first videos out for wildlife using the 200-600! I enjoyed it and it just locked in my purchase of it to replace my Sigma 150-600C I've been adapting. I love that lens but have been lusting over the thought of Sony creating something like this! Ironically my last bird shoot here in Texas was Ospreys on the Texas Louisianna border. It must be a sign!
Congrats on getting a photo of the bird entering the water. In my location there are always trees in the background and I can't get the bird in focus until it clears the trees.
Anthony Mak many of those “herds of you tubers” are renowned sports or wildlife photographers in their own right. Your comment isn’t worthy of a polite response.
stubones If there were renowned sports or wildlife photographers present that doesn’t automatically make them RUclipsrs. And even if some of them have RUclips channels, it doesn’t change the fact that videos made in 3 very forced situations won’t be nearly as good as seeing them using it for real. Which renowned photographers are you talking about? It’s pretty boring watching video after video showing more or less the same photos and I don’t care how famous the togs are. That sparrow with the caterpillar is world famous now, vying for the top spot with that American Oystercatcher on the beach. Yawn!
Excellent review. The size, weight, price, and focal range of this lens add up to a very appealing piece of glass IMO. This could be a 'gateway drug' for novice photographers such as myself. F5.6-6.3 IMO is still pretty darn good considering all those factors. The versatility seems awesome. And with Sony's image sensors and focusing capabilities . . . dang.... I'm going to have to start saving some $. Thank you so much for a great real-world review . . . I enjoyed every minute of it. Cheers!
Excellent review. Thanks. Yes, an all the way f5.6, or not to mention a f/4, would've been ideal, but for an affordable combination in addition of less weight and size, for the majoritie of us, it's like a dream come true system.
I appreciate Sony are sponsoring this video and obviously want their best body to show off the lens, but, us mere mortals would like to see the A6400 as its highly likely we'd be using that over an A9.
Amazing work! Ospreys catching a fish would be dream footage for us to grab! Hoping to head off to see them in Wales in July (and filming an episode for our channel showing our experience). Hopefully our little 300mm lens does the job! haha
very interesting lens indeed, for most portrait style birdphotography this would work great for sony shooters for a quite reasonble price, since most shoot at f8 anyways especially if you use a flash rig. Great video and lovely seeing ospreys in action!
@@thraxberserker9960 well most portrait photographers are using a flash rig to get more light which means they are looking for a highly detailed photograph through out the photo and there for using a smaller aperture. Photographing with say f4 gives you a shallow depth of field and there for not as detailed photo but you gain more light and it allows you to get a ”creative license” more easily.
I love this🥰💖 I just wanted to say that I'm studying big cats in the UK, and after 6 years someone has told me they saw a retriever sized looking animal but walked and moved differently to a dog, so I've been tracking and I have found evidence of footprints, I have been making videos about it on my channel if your interested😁
nice, would you have a link for a full definition raw of one of the picture of this shooting series? not the best of course, but just to see what the picture looks like at 25600 iso 1/2000s , thanks ;)
Nice overview Will. I would love to photograph those Ospreys in the Cairngorms, looks epic! I suppose Sony has produced this lens with enthusiast wildlife photographers in mind and to tempt people away from using the Sigma or Tamron alternatives. I photograph & film wildlife using my Nikon DSLR gear for now & have the Sigma 150-600mm on a DX body, but it is very challenging keeping the ISO down here in 'grey' Britain! I suppose that's where a 400mm F2.8 comes in very handy. It's interesting that Nikon also has the 300mm F4 PF & 500mm F5.6 PF lenses which are cheaper, smaller & lighter than their larger counterparts. And it is rumoured that they are about to announce a 600mm F5.6 PF lens which would be about half the length of the Nikkor 600mm F4, and a lot cheaper of course! I know many people use the D500 with the Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6 which seems a good combo for wildlife. I think mirrorless is the future but DSLR's aint dead yet, especially for wildlife/sports/action/press etc
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Forget iso,shutter speeds etc, the hardest part of using this lens is getting it through the front door without the wife noticing .
just ordered… i’m trying to think of strategies of how to hide this large white bazooka from the wife..😅😅
@@masculine1967maybe you can say it is a thermo Cup ? 😂
Welcome to the episode of I can't afford to buy that!
I bought one
@@MsRobboc me too im so Happy
@@alejandroortiz4565 i also bought it
I'll gift you soon
@@subhankar1915 even if you lied it felt nice lol
I love the reaction of the duck at 8:00
Yeah, me too! Glad you spotted it :D
yeah, well spotted hahaha
Looks like bat man
like this 😋
That was nuts! Daffy duck nuts!
Can't believe you saw that. heh
I've owned my 200 - 600mm + SEL14TC for a month now, having part exchanged my 100 - 400mm G Master. No regrets, this new lens is excellent for wildlife photography. I find it handles better than the 100 - 400mm and zooming in and out is so fast. When used on my A9 (have yet to try it on my A7III) the AF is so fast and accurate. Top job Sony.
Sir I have plan for buy telephoto lense ,which is the best lens 200 -600 mm or 100-400 which is the best lens for this category?
@@vipint.v8065 200-600 is best for wildlife
@@kyleheaser1089 I bought 200 600 mm sony
How is/did the 200-600 work on the A7III? I’m looking to use this on the A73 platform. Thanks for any feedback!!!
@@vipint.v8065start with a 100-400. You’re gonna have a lot of trouble finding your subject if your first lens is a 200-600. The field of view is only 4 degrees at 600mm! That means if a bird moves even slightly it will be out of your shot.
The photo was so amzing
"not a good day for that fish" 😂🤣
Wish to have one of that lens 😍🤩
The a9, nowadays, is PRACTICALLY almost perfect.
Absolutely incredible. And that lens is going to be a HOT seller.
Dream lens 🙌
That shot worth waiting that long !
Awesome clicks.
My favorite bird! Love all your work!
Lovely pictures and amazing focus performance. Looking forward to see the sharpness of the lens is under better light conditions.
Thanks. I took some photos of a stone bridge and the sharpness seemed pretty good. You can download here if you want www.dropbox.com/sh/nugq5t7qm9brv85/AACqUWDYyxqCA8YqguzEpUi4a?dl=0
Thanks for not showing us some highly edited photos which look unrealistic. Thanks for showing the true raw images straight out of camera. +respect
Absolutely beautiful. I recently bought this Sony lens and use it for astrophotography. It rivals, and sometimes evens seems a little better, than a 10" telescope that I use, especially on the moon. Having the best of equipment is nice but being willing and knowing how to use these instruments properly is even more important. I think your work is magnificent.
That's interesting to hear that you get some astrographs from this lens. Is there any images or video that you made from this lens?
Thanks for sharing the experience.
@@TharuAhasa I don't think I have posted any on my RUclips channel. I have posted a few pictures/videos with the Meade 10" scope. I also have the 2X Tele Converter but find that it does not add any better resolution to my pictures than the bare lens does. I suppose I should have known that when I bought it.
@@ElPasoTubeAmps Thanks for the reply.
Thank you .... new to your channel ...enjoyed! Love wildlife photography ...would live to travel to these spots to capture wonderful shots. Out into nature
Dude...I am in LOVE with the shots you captured. OMG! Magnificent! I cant wait to be able to afford a zoom lens. This is the kind of Photography I dream of doing. Thanks for sharing.
There are real life hacks you can use to obtain a better range out of your lenses without buying new lenses... If you got a a6xxx series camera body or a a7/a9 (where you can use the crop settings)... This will give you a lens range times 1.5...(the 200-600mm lens would become 300-900mm... A 90mm lens would become 135mm and so on) 👍
Excellent review Will. Facts and more facts that's what we like. Osprey shots were superb as it was a new combo for you well done.
Thank you Matthew
Thank you so much for this honest and unbiased review of the lens. I also felt the same way about the F number of the lens when it was released. Surely this is going to be a popular lens for Sony shooters given the pricing point, range, etc. But I personally wanted to see a GM grade lens offering the same reach as this 200-600mm lens. I photograph birds therefore an extra reach and faster aperture is something I always appreciate. I guess I will have to wait for Sony to release the much-anticipated APS-C flagship camera later this year to gain that reach, I guess. Oh, before I forget, your real use situation based review is far more useful, immersive, and interesting. Please keep on posting.
Thank you, I'm glad you found the review helpful. I will try to do more of them in the future.
It's funny, to me this 200-600mm felt more worthy of the GM label than the existing 100-400 GM because of the internal zoom. Hopefully next year they will release a solid 500mm f/5 or similar to fill the gap.
@@willbl 500 mm f/4 is in the lineup and will definitely release by early next year. I wish they released a 200-500 f/5.6 . That would have been awesome.
@@sadenb a third of a stop of light between 5.6 & 6.3.. so less weight ...who can complain about that
@@GilbertTV And less than a fifth of the price, an aspect overlooked in what was otherwise a cracking review.
i am a fan of yours few years back on facebook. eventually your posts faded on my wall.luckly i found you in here...nice eye and gears you got. keep it going buddy..
Thank you and welcome :)
Fantastic performance. Thank you.
Great review and amazing images. thanks for great video
Based on some of my research and the information in this well presented video. I am going to purchase this lens. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. I think you will love it... it's a fantastic lens :)
Very nicely u have captured ths beauty
Wow man you inspiration to many people include me love your work keep it up
Thank you :)
Loved the informational part about the bird.
What Focus setting did you use? I like all pictures you took. I have A7R3 and 200-600mm I still can't find the best setting for bird photography. You doing very well. Can you please tell me what setting you used 🦅 pictures
wow..what a depth of field..
Never seen your videos before now. So glad you got one of the first videos out for wildlife using the 200-600! I enjoyed it and it just locked in my purchase of it to replace my Sigma 150-600C I've been adapting. I love that lens but have been lusting over the thought of Sony creating something like this! Ironically my last bird shoot here in Texas was Ospreys on the Texas Louisianna border. It must be a sign!
Thank you Dennis. I think you will love it!
Doing a good job is not always about impressive innovation. Sometimes it is only about doing something with plain dedication. Well done.
Amen
Congrats on getting a photo of the bird entering the water. In my location there are always trees in the background and I can't get the bird in focus until it clears the trees.
Much better seeing it in the hands of a renowned wildlife pro tog in the wild rather than herds of RUclipsrs in 3 very forced situations. Nice one!
thanks
Anthony Mak many of those “herds of you tubers” are renowned sports or wildlife photographers in their own right. Your comment isn’t worthy of a polite response.
stubones If there were renowned sports or wildlife photographers present that doesn’t automatically make them RUclipsrs. And even if some of them have RUclips channels, it doesn’t change the fact that videos made in 3 very forced situations won’t be nearly as good as seeing them using it for real. Which renowned photographers are you talking about?
It’s pretty boring watching video after video showing more or less the same photos and I don’t care how famous the togs are. That sparrow with the caterpillar is world famous now, vying for the top spot with that American Oystercatcher on the beach. Yawn!
Amazing shots
Seeing it's awsome, it was amazing ❤❤❤❤
What a bold move to check your bag...
Super shots. Great test. Would look crazy on my a6400, but I'm still tempted.
Excellent review. The size, weight, price, and focal range of this lens add up to a very appealing piece of glass IMO. This could be a 'gateway drug' for novice photographers such as myself. F5.6-6.3 IMO is still pretty darn good considering all those factors. The versatility seems awesome. And with Sony's image sensors and focusing capabilities . . . dang.... I'm going to have to start saving some $. Thank you so much for a great real-world review . . . I enjoyed every minute of it. Cheers!
Thank you Eric
Love this lens. Can't believe it's only $2k. Great review.
thanks
"Only 2k" still hurts to hear lol
Hi
@@willbl hai
@@Dwightmare yeah
Up there with the Best Wildlife photographers in the World, only 9.6k subs why, AMAZING
thanks :)
I searched about beginner cameras and this shit is like blown up my mind
Love the way u be with the nature
wow amazing
Right to the point. Great review and amazing images!
Thank you :)
Editing was really good
Nice and helpful vid, mate. Thanks.
Just found your channel and I LOVE it!! Great videos dude 👍👍
thanks!
Looks great!
Your video convinced me. This is a fantastic lens / cam combo. You are a lucky boy, not only the right stuff, but also got the talent!
Wow, my first experience of your work and the videos.. The lens looks sharp and AF with the A9 is better than anything I have. Thank you!
Thanks!
Is it safe not to bring along your gears in cabin?
Do not trust the luggage crew... They throw all over
I will slap you if you put your gear on the bottom of the plane ✈️ are you crazy
@@TrapBoiFuse561 hahahahaha. true
Suresh Singh he crazy
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Excellent review. Thanks. Yes, an all the way f5.6, or not to mention a f/4, would've been ideal, but for an affordable combination in addition of less weight and size, for the majoritie of us, it's like a dream come true system.
F4 zoom with 200-600mm … please Chuck Norris. Here are normal People talking that can’t carry the Hubble Telescope.
That's very nice and highly creative, excellent job congrats
What camera 📷 do you have??
Gnarly to have tiny camera on a ginormous lens. So cool. U have to be so patient to capter nature. Amazing. Envy you.
Its not a tiny camera dude .
WoW Great shots 👍🇩🇪
Great review and photos Will, thanks very much!
thanks
woww...!!
very good
Outstanding pic
I appreciate Sony are sponsoring this video and obviously want their best body to show off the lens, but, us mere mortals would like to see the A6400 as its highly likely we'd be using that over an A9.
Wow amazing. Love from Indonesia
The photos are really amazing.
Thanks for the video. How long does it take you to edit/produce a video like this?
Amazing work! Ospreys catching a fish would be dream footage for us to grab! Hoping to head off to see them in Wales in July (and filming an episode for our channel showing our experience). Hopefully our little 300mm lens does the job! haha
Thanks and good luck!
@@willbl thanks a lot! :)
Amazing footage.
very interesting lens indeed, for most portrait style birdphotography this would work great for sony shooters for a quite reasonble price, since most shoot at f8 anyways especially if you use a flash rig.
Great video and lovely seeing ospreys in action!
What do you mean most or shoot at f8?
@@thraxberserker9960 well most portrait photographers are using a flash rig to get more light which means they are looking for a highly detailed photograph through out the photo and there for using a smaller aperture.
Photographing with say f4 gives you a shallow depth of field and there for not as detailed photo but you gain more light and it allows you to get a ”creative license” more easily.
great footage !
Love your bag😍
Nice work
Did you see the duck 🦆 with the tongue 👅 out ? That was funny lol 😝
Yeah😂
Thanks for making a great video! What backpack are you using?
Thanks. ATLAS ATHLETE
I love this lens... attach with a9 is superb...
Great informative video. What's the bag you are using for this shooting?
AWESOME LENS.
I love this🥰💖
I just wanted to say that I'm studying big cats in the UK, and after 6 years someone has told me they saw a retriever sized looking animal but walked and moved differently to a dog, so I've been tracking and I have found evidence of footprints, I have been making videos about it on my channel if your interested😁
Lovely upload mate... good review of the equipment...
As a new photographer, around 7 months now, this lens paired with my A7riiia is a fantastic combination!
Have you found any problems about tracking and focusing?
@@leoqi3440 no.
Superb clicks sir
good job dude
nice, would you have a link for a full definition raw of one of the picture of this shooting series? not the best of course, but just to see what the picture looks like at 25600 iso 1/2000s , thanks ;)
Wow,
Superb photos
Really big fan of u sir
Its been a while since you uploaded. Glad to see you're still hard at work. Hope all is going well for you.👍
Excellent review BTW.
Thanks! I'm good thank you. Hope all is well with you!
@@willbl 👍👍
Which of the 3 Stabilization-Modes did you use?
I really loved your video
Which camera you are using for vlogs
And to which camera this new lens is connected
I'm hoping they will release a GM version of this sometime soon.. so the price on this one will drop with it
25k ISO can't really grumble with the quality of those pics ❤
Use DXO Photolab with the deep prime denoising function to get rid of noise
Excellent sir .
Can we use use on canon d5
Excellent!
*Very cool video! But I bought a standard camera and filmed a truck that was in a nearby town :-))*
Outstand ... Loved it😍❤❤
Same
Excellent review, TFS
Thank you
Nice 😍
I trying to find out what's it like on the a7riv
Hi, i am using nikon d750 with tamron 600. I am unable to get sharp photos from a long distance. Is it possible to work something in auto mode?
Amazing
Nice overview Will. I would love to photograph those Ospreys in the Cairngorms, looks epic! I suppose Sony has produced this lens with enthusiast wildlife photographers in mind and to tempt people away from using the Sigma or Tamron alternatives. I photograph & film wildlife using my Nikon DSLR gear for now & have the Sigma 150-600mm on a DX body, but it is very challenging keeping the ISO down here in 'grey' Britain! I suppose that's where a 400mm F2.8 comes in very handy. It's interesting that Nikon also has the 300mm F4 PF & 500mm F5.6 PF lenses which are cheaper, smaller & lighter than their larger counterparts. And it is rumoured that they are about to announce a 600mm F5.6 PF lens which would be about half the length of the Nikkor 600mm F4, and a lot cheaper of course! I know many people use the D500 with the Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6 which seems a good combo for wildlife. I think mirrorless is the future but DSLR's aint dead yet, especially for wildlife/sports/action/press etc
Thanks! Yeah, those PF lenses are really nice lenses.
I myself have the 500mm pf, is really a great lens. For wildlife I prefer a prime lens.
Great movie I have subscribed to your channel
thank you!
U deserved more than my subscription sir 💯🔥
Very nice video
Was that the Atlas Athlete or Adventure backpack?
Athlete
@@willbl Thank you.