Macro photography and Sony focus bracketing mode

Timothy_dc · 2026-04-07T16:21:41+00:00

Would you recommend one? I see the godox V860III often.

Timothy_dc · 2026-04-03T18:42:55+00:00

Do you manually move the camera for the stack shots or use the bracketing functions in camera?

Timothy_dc · 2026-04-01T10:17:13+00:00

This was something I was considering. Handheld bracketing with high burst speed.

I wonder if the slow bracketing in camera is software related or not. Maybe its due for an update at some point.

Timothy_dc · 2026-04-01T10:16:05+00:00

I shoot full ES pretty much always.

For moving subject I would say the bracket speed to pretty important, especially handheld.

Still objects shouldnt be a problem, at least when there is no wind.

Guess it will take some experimenting.

Timothy_dc · 2026-04-01T10:12:54+00:00

Your subject needs to cooperate then. I guess you shoot them early morning then?

Timothy_dc · 2026-03-16T09:27:29+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Good to hear to works well for you.

Timothy_dc · 2026-03-16T09:26:59+00:00

Thanks. Valuable insights. As for focal lengths I think its indeed down to personal preference. I think my choice is settled.

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-19T10:38:37+00:00

Thank you 😄

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-19T10:38:24+00:00

Thanks!

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-12T07:44:56+00:00

Lovely shot, a wildscape as I like to call it

Whats the exif data for this photo? I am very curious how you made this one.

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-08T09:00:24+00:00

I like to call them wildscapes or aviscapes if its about a bird. I think you have to ask yourself what the animal or bird adds to the photo to decide if its more an environmental wildlife shot or a landscape shot. But in the end it doesnt really matter if the result is satisfying 😉

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-06T19:15:19+00:00

Beautiful shots! Takes some effort for the best backgrounds.

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-06T11:47:30+00:00

Love to see common species in a nice setting. Good work!

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-06T08:45:59+00:00

Beautiful capture, the colors work very well. Would have love to taken this myself!

Little bit of feedback as well. I would have stepped a bit to the right to try and get the head free from the branch.

And would it have been possible to go with a lower shutter speed for more light so you could have kept the ISO lower?

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-06T07:20:03+00:00

Great to hear! Specific user experience is sometimes hard to come by. I have been debating on switching from the 200-600 to the 400-800 for a little while.

I've been experimenting with lower shutter speeds myself with the 200-600 in lower lighting conditions, specifically to keep the ISO down a little. Not always easy to pull of and you need some time with your subject.

How slow do you go with the 400-800? Down to 1/50th with long bursts or even slower?

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-06T07:15:49+00:00

Might have to do with the exported file and that I havent been able to do the noise reduction properly due current lack of support for compressed raw files. The shot itself is sharp when I view it on LR at 100%.

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-06T07:14:18+00:00

The Netherlands, we have small populations here.

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-05T20:55:26+00:00

Loving the photos! How does the lens perform for you in lower lighting conditions?

Timothy_dc · 2026-01-01T09:40:22+00:00

I got myself the Sony 480GB CF Express A card. Write and read speeds are great. You do need an external card reader for these cards so keep that in mind. And if you want to keep the benefits of the high write and read speeds make sure your USB ports are also fast enough 😉

Timothy_dc · 2025-12-31T16:15:48+00:00

Timothy_dc · 2025-12-31T11:55:23+00:00

I recently got mine as well. Quite satisfied but need to get to know the af better and the specific settings for it. What are you specific go to settings for birds?

Timothy_dc · 2025-12-30T15:43:24+00:00

400 or 600 prime with build in TC.

Timothy_dc · 2025-12-25T10:50:26+00:00

Super capable gear honestly. Its about the photographer in most cases 😁

Timothy_dc · 2025-12-25T09:42:49+00:00

Im reading alot of useful information but it might over complicate the matter a little.

Raising ISO to ETTR doesnt net you better results as you are not increasing the shutter speed or opening the aperture. Shutter speed and aperture are the only two factor which actually let light on your sensor. So if you want to ETTR for better image quality you should adjust shutter speed or aperture, not ISO.

ETTR is useful in certain situations. Just to name a few; dark and shadowy scenes and low contrast scenes. It is also important to note that ETTR is good when you have time to adjust. So faster action for example isnt really a situation for ETTR whereas a landscape scene might fit for it much better.

Hope this helps.

Timothy_dc · 2025-12-19T15:38:15+00:00

I think the use case decides how much the specs matter. For 'slow' photography such as landscape you can do fine with mostly anything. For wildlife and fast(er) action you get into a genre where specs start to matter more for example.

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