very nice photo I see that you get around a bit...please keep-emmm coming
Some features of the Sony A7 II camera I got really excited about
Superb autofocus accuracy and speed afforded by the hybrid autofocus system, which uses 117 AF pixels to initiate AF at lightning speed, followed by precise contrast detect fine-tuning.
That means the cameras can use rangefinder-like phase detection to achieve focus much more quickly, up to 40 percent faster than the previous model, according to Sony. “Hunting” isn’t necessary; by examining the AF points, the camera knows instantly which direction to focus, and exactly how much of an adjustment to make. This superior phase detect AF can bring the cameras up to the level of premium dSLR cameras in terms of autofocus. Challenging subjects, such as birds in flight can be captured easily. An additional 25 contrast detection zones are also used as required in Sony’s Fast Hybrid system.
Five-axis image stabilization. Sony introduced 5-axis SteadyShot IS with the 24 MP in the a7 II camera
The a7 II has great low-light performance, which you’d expect from a full-frame camera with large pixels.
The a7 II–series cameras can be used with an astounding number of lenses from many different vendors.
But I'm still having problems getting the camera working to my satisfaction, sorry about tat
yeah they are pretty expensive though i'm getting x2, $200.00 Sony Bonus cashback...just might help
Tis my opinion otherwise disappointment follows as it takes quite good camera and lens to get that sought of bird photos, anything else most likely will leads to disappointment. ebay some times offers second hand mirrorless cameras, but just buying without giving thought to type lens and the cameras set-up isn't good either. I do because i enjoy it, its a hobby that I enjoy and I couldn't afford to buy another camera either....but did
“It is more necessary than ever before for Japan and Australia, as special strategic partners, to play a leading role for regional peace and prosperity, as we both share common values such as freedom, rule of law and democracy,” Abe said.
“We’ve confirmed our commitment to the rule of law, free trade, open markets in our region — the foundation upon which our prosperity, and that of billions of other people in our region, depends,” Turnbull added.
Incoming U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the Senate earlier in the week that he was in favor of blocking China’s access to artificial islands it is building in the South China Sea, and that U.S. allies in the region should provide backup in this task.
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said Tillerson was threatening to involve Australia in a war with China, describing his comments as “simply ludicrous.”
BOGOR, INDONESIA – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met south of Jakarta on Sunday, affirming coordination on maritime security amid tensions over China’s military buildup in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
During a joint news announcement at Bogor Palace, Abe pledged to promote bilateral cooperations in maritime security and the development of Indonesia’s remote islands, including the Natuna Islands on the southern edge of the South China Sea.
The two countries will also strengthen maritime cooperation with regard to the Indonesian Navy’s patrolling of areas in the vicinity of the Natuna Islands.
The communique specifically welcomed resolution 2334, passed by the UN Security Council last month, which declared the settlements violated international law and called on Israel to immediately cease all settlement activity.
Following the conference, Ms Bishop distanced the Australian government from the contents of the concluding statement, insisting the government did not necessarily agree with everything its diplomats had agreed to in Paris.
Turnbull government’s refusal to go along with most of the rest of the world over the UN resolution on Jewish settlements, Australia has emerged as one of Israel’s true friends.
took me more than two weeks researching what camera to replace the dead olympus om-d e-m1 camera.
I've currently listed 8,229 bird photos in the Bird folder in Picasa, numinous times i've gone through deleting not so good images, probably most days birding i'd take between 200 and 500 photos and might at best keep twenty images. So its fear to say i normally looking for bird species, mainly near here. I'm not sick of that yet, i enjoy poking around along country roads and out in the bush. Though i am really happy to photograph wild horse, fox, dear and whatever, and enjoy taking pictures of native wild flowers, most i seek out birds... So for that reason online searching and reading camera reviews i looked for modestly, middle the road priced camera that would at least capture birds and wildlife in the good old outdoors. That of course means I'm interested in capturing distant, often fast moving birds, that are often in shad, up in trees or flying high up in the sky.
DSL cameras in my opinion, are better suited for taking photos of scenes, groups of people, sunsets and panorama shots, not birds.
Considering all available options i i could find i have finally spent a penny on Sony, though i've still got a couple of reservations, mainly the camera detects smiles not eye detection, which i'm pretty sure i'd much prefer as i've not yet seen a bird with teeth. Another now that the camera has arrived the body part you hold camera steady with feels a bit small. Otherwise I'm pretty confident the camera and lens configuration should be pretty good. So i'm trying to say its a good idea to figure out what you expectations might be. Buying a DSL camera to take photos of birds i don't think be particularly rewarding. All cameras have really great aspects and probably more limitations. To my mind taking distant photos of wildlife (outside of a Zoo) most often requires good fast shooting camera coupled with a capable lens. The longer the lens is able to focus the better. Biggest short coming over long distant's presides hand shacking in delight is lack of light. Another really important aspect for long distant, hand held fast shooting is the camera's built in stability'
you need fast camera cards and auto focusing camera to capture fast moving objects like birds in flight.
these days most later cameras include video functions that require fast processors requiring fast write seeds to disk. Fastest card i'm now using is a 64gig card that has a .300 M/sec write speed, another one that i use has .280 M/sec, both enable the camera bursts to capture detail so fast our eyes don't even detect until we upload the images into computer. You might like to check type of SD card your camera can handle and consider getting a faster card so your camera burst speed improves then hold the shutter down...like machine gun....
i hope so Molly be about week before i can try it. Camera looks Ok, though cameras available grip is less than OM-D however it feels a lot more solid than the Olympus.
am pretty happy with the sunset i took last, but can't hold a candle to some excellent photos that have appeared on here over past couple day!!
maybe humming bird waiting for you to take photos, i recorded some bird sound making short movie then used free programs to separate the sound track and added to my bird dvd slideshow.
lot of butterflies ah! and big whale shark, think they see them off the west Australian coast to.
Perhaps its a really big file that might cause delay in uploading etc, i usually run my pictures by picasa export function which strips unnecessary data for online usually i resize to a 1024 pixel size image they are then less the 500-kb But Postimge accepts bigger files
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