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Sal 70-200 Lens Picture Quality

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Beauchiefs8
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Sal 70-200 Lens Picture Quality

Kestrel at Lodge Moor 23Jan2017Crop.JPGI am not getting definition and picture quality I expected from Sony SAL 70-200. Example attached taken 1/640   f5  100 iso  On Ilce 6000

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Beauchiefs8
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Thanks, I'll try that I thought the L setting was for best resolution.

regards   Ian

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Beauchiefs8
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I already had the setting on Large 24,  Fine,  Not sure what else to try other than faster speed?

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Beauchiefs8
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Another example uncropped taken 1/800 F7.1 iSO 800 L 6000x4000 Fine, I think it is a focus problemWaxwing 2 uncropped.JPG

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MHFoto
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Why f/7??? Please use the 200mm Lens with f/4.
And you are still to far away from the bird. It is not a focus problem.
Is there a Zoo in your city? Go to the Zoo and test the Lens on objects they are closer to you. It is not possible to make a picture with 200mm focal lenght and 100m distance, crop over 90% of the image and get an sharp result.
You should go closer as possible.  

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MHFoto
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Let me show you something.

ILCE A7R cropmode 1,6 on (near the same image section like with the a6000)

ISO 400

F/4

Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec

Focal length: 200mm

Lens: Sony FE 70-200mm F/4 

Tripod: no tripod, freehand

Flash: no flash

Distance to the bird: 5 meter

 

papagai.jpg

 

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Beauchiefs8
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Thanks, my expectations for the lens are too high, I have had it for nearly 2 years and get good results from closer. I should perhaps have bought a different camera but have spent a lot of money on this system and will have to make do unless there are any longer lenses I could fit on the a6000.

Best regards   Ian

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MHFoto
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It is posible to conect othe rlenses to the sony system. There is an adapter from commlite E-Mount to EF for 50$.

With the adapte rit is possible to use the Tamron or Sigma 150-600mm on your cam. But a tripod an a gimble are absolutely neccesary. The lenses are big guys and they are heavy. As i know there are no other lenses from Sony with higher focal length. 

 

Tamron on a6000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCUOg9-7bg

 

Sigma 150-600 on a6000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxZnbPXmZYk

 

Commlite E-Mount EF Adapter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRgsSepyo4g