Birds First test shots with Sony a1 and 1995 Minolta 400 4.5 a-mount on lea-5 in back garden

[spudhead]

Ok as title quick test with Minolta 400 4.5 1995 on lea5 in the garden, still needs a few tweeks

• ILCE-1
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-1
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-1
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

 

[AlphaWorld]

I think it’s working!

I think it misidentified that last one, though - pretty sure that’s not a bird…

Beautiful shots!

 

[spudhead]

I think it’s working!

I think it misidentified that last one, though - pretty sure that’s not a bird…

Beautiful shots!

Yep that bird was at 30 thousand feet or so

 

[Unframed Dave]

That's pretty impressive, how does it perform in poor light conditions?

 

[spudhead]

That's pretty impressive, how does it perform in poor light conditions?

So it was very good on a-mount Dave but It has been laid up for 3-4 years while I was using the a9 a7iii and since Sony lea-5 adaptor did not give us support for screw drive lenses on those bodies all my a-mount primes bar the 300 g 2.8 g mk1 ssm have been laid away . But I will test when I get chance and am sure it will be good same goes for the minolta 200 2.8 and 300 2.8 apo both tack sharp, the suprise was the Sigma 500 4.5 ex I tested a week or two back that was better than on a-mount I think

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Nice

 

[spudhead]

Nice

Thanks Kev

 

[iain clyne]

Nothing wrong with them.

 

[spudhead]

Nothing wrong with them.

thanks Iain for comment

 

[spudhead]

That looks like one heck of a deal. $900 US shipped from Japan.

Excellent condition, case, the whole ball of wax:

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If I were looking, I'd rather do this than the new Sony 300 or the Sigma 500.

I paid £ 1,600.00 a long time ago when demand for them on a-mount was high mine is mint case keys 95mm filter and drop in 42mm filters and lens coat etc

 

[Angus Cameron]

Hi Gary, those images look 1st class. How do you find the focus tracking/fps works out on your A1?

Angus.

 

[spudhead]

Hi Gary, those images look 1st class. How do you find the focus tracking/fps works out on your A1?

Angus.

Well I need to test more this is the first time out and I have only had the a1 for around a month and weather has been bad so I will update when I get chance Angus thanks for looking.