According to many on DPR, it is impossible to photograph a swallow in flight with an A77.lonewolf16x9 wrote:Some people are even enjoying shooting Birds in Flight with the A77...
http://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/swallows-11 ... tml#982240
LOLredsim74 wrote:The big question for me of course is, African or European?
Both of my parents are English so fortunately I inherited the sense of humour.mikeriach wrote:A cracker. There are many Python fans around the world.
I responded to a similar jest on another forum to be shot down (no sense of humour!!!).
I find the EVF a little strange with a stroboscopic effect with fast wings and propellers but on the whole very happy with it.
Mike
I have enough problems tracking aircraft (with any camera) which should be a lot easier!redsim74 wrote:
I doubt I could track a Swallow with my A700 myself, unladen or not.
Good points. I am one of the (apparently very few) lucky ones who got the NEX-7 at the end of last year and I have barely used the LCD and would love to reverse it as I used to do on my old Canon G3. I use classic MF lenses pretty well exclusively (apart from the 16/2.8 ) and the ability to use magnified MF Assist in the EVF (by toggling the AF/MF button) is a huge improvement on having to use the LCD, as on the NEX-5. Another brilliant feature of the EVF for me is the ability to focus stopped down without suffering from light loss at smaller apertures. This means that the problem of focus shift on some very fast lenses is eliminated because what you see is what you get. I have to say that for my ageing eyes this EVF is absolutely brilliant in most conditions although some shading is needed in lateral sunlight. It may be heresy for some but I can't say I miss the OVF particularly although I shall hang on to my a900 for use at extreme focal lengths.David Kilpatrick wrote:Here's what is interesting about the A77 and A55 - I don't review any images, I also don't use the rear LCD, it remains folded away facing the camera. Essentially, my viewfinder images is also my 'preview' of exposure and framing and it's easy enough to tell the moment of exposure when the display briefly blacks out. So I'm basically back to working as if using film cameras.
The NEX-7 which has not arrived yet has the disadvantage that the rear screen can not be reversed (both for protection and lack of distraction) and the same mechanism means it also can't be used in the same range of orientations the SLT screens allow. I would say the NEX-7 is not a final version of its genre, and one with an improved rear screen to allow truly film-camera like shooting will in due course appear.
David
The last was taken at RAF Lossiemouth which is a superb place to photograph aircraft.Greg Beetham wrote:Great aircraft shots Mike, especially that last one.
Greg
The son of a guy I work with (family friend who I've known since I was a child) flies a Tornado for the 617.mikeriach wrote: They have 3 squadrons of Tornados based there of which this one belongs to 617 Squadron (The famous Dam Busters).
We'll have the same situation here soon, except it's the Conservatives making the cuts. The Royal Navy is mostly pedalos these days.redsim74 wrote:The son of a guy I work with (family friend who I've known since I was a child) flies a Tornado for the 617.mikeriach wrote: They have 3 squadrons of Tornados based there of which this one belongs to 617 Squadron (The famous Dam Busters).
A lot of Kiwi pilots now fly for the RAF, since the last Labour government virtually took our air force away. We can probably scrape together more Mustangs and Spitfires than strike jets.
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