Full-Frame Sony FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS Image Thread

[Clide]

Just received the new 400-800mm. I do not normally like to post more than one photo. These are straight out of the A7R5, no crop or post process. Handheld, partly cloudy day and a lot of wind. I personally did not notice a difference in weight compared to the 200-600.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 800.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 1,113.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 591.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 800.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Tim Mayo]

Great shots! Good to hear that you didn't notice the weight difference. I'm definitely tempted to swap my 200-600 for this.

 

[Clide]

Great shots! Good to hear that you didn't notice the weight difference. I'm definitely tempted to swap my 200-600 for this.

Thanks, I cannot wait to pair this lens with the Sony A1 ii. If Sony ever chooses to release it!

 

[iamdlewis]

Thanks, I cannot wait to pair this lens with the Sony A1 ii. If Sony ever chooses to release it!

I haven't made a move for the 400-800 because I am still waiting on Amazon to start shipping orders. I have seen people saying that B&H has been shipping orders taken in late December and random small camera shops getting bodies in stock.

 

[Clide]

I haven't made a move for the 400-800 because I am still waiting on Amazon to start shipping orders. I have seen people saying that B&H has been shipping orders taken in late December and random small camera shops getting bodies in stock.

Thanks!

 

[THXGEEK]

I haven't made a move for the 400-800 because I am still waiting on Amazon to start shipping orders. I have seen people saying that B&H has been shipping orders taken in late December and random small camera shops getting bodies in stock.

I placed my order for the 400-800 from Amazon on March 15th. I just received an estimated shipping date of April 8th. We'll see.

I spoke with B&H the other day and they confirmed that Sony is currently releasing the A1 ii to some channels, but they expect much larger stock to be available in April/May. Again, we'll see.

 

[iamdlewis]

I placed my order for the 400-800 from Amazon on March 15th. I just received an estimated shipping date of April 8th. We'll see.

I spoke with B&H the other day and they confirmed that Sony is currently releasing the A1 ii to some channels, but they expect much larger stock to be available in April/May. Again, we'll see.

Amazon just sent me that they expect to ship my A1ii between April 15 and May 10

 

[Clide]

Went out this morning with the 400-800 mm. The weight is comparable to the 200-600. It is heavy when one needs to hold up at shoulder length for a period of time, same as the 200-600. I find it to be a fun lens to work with the additional stretch out to 800mm is very noticeable to me. Birds in flight photos are not sharp, and I relate that to poor technique on my part. The manual controls are smooth. I want the precapture! These photos were cropped and denoise.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 534.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 980.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[THXGEEK]

Amazon just sent me that they expect to ship my A1ii between April 15 and May 10

Great to hear!

I wish Amazon would open up a pre-order link for the A1 ii. I have been saving up my Amazon credits and want to apply them to this new camera.

(Oops! Sorry - didn't mean to hijack this thread!)

 

[AlphaWorld]

I'm not going to compete with Clide's images, but I took my shiny new 400-800mm out to Werribee Zoo today (I got the lens on Thursday) - Werribee has just opened their Elephant Trail (having moved a herd of elephants from Melbourne Zoo not long ago) - the elephants have had time to settle into their spacious new areas.

Saturday was heavily overcast, and I may post a shot or two from Saturday - maybe I can claim I was trying the lens out under simulated UK lighting conditions?

Today we had some light cloud but ample sunshine. A fair bit of wind, which I hoped would encourage birds in flight.

First shot, however, is a simple one:

a gorilla enjoying a light breakfast of lettuce (A9 III with the 400-800mm G at 800mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 1600) - image scaled to 2000 pixels wide.

and now cropping a 2000 pixel square from the image to assess sharpness:

I'd say that the eye AF did its job, and that the lens is sharp at 800mm.

The lens is a bit heavier than the 200-600, but I can shoot it handheld (that was part of the objective this weekend - how readily could I use the lens handheld). I do struggle to use it shooting birds overhead - my grip starts to tremble almost immediately. It's no more trouble to carry from place to place, though. The tripod foot is a convenient handle . I have a Peak Design Slide strap attached to the lugs on the lens (they are on the tripod collar).

 

[AlphaWorld]

Here's an image of something in flight (there was an air show going on not far from the zoo)

Shot at 800mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 640

I know I'm supposed to use a slower shutter speed to show the blades in motion, but I was aiming to photograph birds Even at 1/2000, though the blades do show a little bit of blur. No rolling shutter though (A9 III).

 

[AlphaWorld]

The only bird I have for you - this is an Orange Bellied Parrot (part of a breeding programme at Werribee Zoo). This image was shot through foliage (you can see one of the branches in the shot) in an aviary.

Shot with the 400-800mm at 785mm, f/8, ISO 8000 (no de-noise applied), 1/2000.

Cropped to 3700 pixels wide to get rid other pieces of foliage, then scaled to 2000 for this site.

The orange belly is just that small patch between its legs.