The Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G is supertelephoto zoom with a great balance of characteristics. It’s long enough for distant wildlife photography, yet portable enough to carry with you. It’s not the brightest telephoto out there, but f/6.3 still allows for reasonable photos in low light.
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With my backpack loaded with equipment, I entered the woods. Normally, there, I would be photographing roe deer. However, my goal this time was different: to photograph the Dog’s-Tooth-Violet (Erythronium dens-canis) so as to highlight the elegant shape and colorful nuances of this beautiful flower.
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The biggest photography news this week was undoubtedly the announcement of Nikon’s newest full-frame camera – the Z5 II. Thanks to the kindness of Nikon’s Czech branch, I got my hands on the country’s very first copy just hours after it landed in their office. More importantly, the next morning before sunrise, I was already in the woods with the camera, testing it on my favorite subjects. For the sake of authenticity, I’ll use a photo of the very first bird that landed on the Z5 II’s sensor as the illustration for this weekly roundup.
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This Friday, I set my alarm for the early hours to catch the peak of bird activity. I’ll admit, I was also very curious to see how the newest member of the Nikon cameras family – the Z5 II – would perform in the field. I still need to test a number of things more thoroughly before I can offer a fully objective opinion, but that will take a bit more time. In this article, I’d like to share my fresh first impressions of the Nikon Z5 II.
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In-body image stabilization, or IBIS, has become quite good at providing stabilization for photos at moderately low shutter speeds. But IBIS is not great for handheld video, and that’s where video gimbals come in. These handheld devices use much larger motors to provide additional stabilization, meaning much smoother video. I recently tested one of DJI’s latest gimbals, the DJI RS4 Mini, which is one of the less expensive options that still fits a full-size mirrorless camera. How did it perform?
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