Hello

[Alphapixel]

Thanks for add. Got new lockdown hobby of bird photography following lockdown 1.0 last year using Nikon DSLR but found that birds getting spooked by noisy shutters when taking bird in flight shots. Finally took the plunge and tried Sony A9 and what a difference the silent electronic shutter made - birds no longer swerved sharply away from my camera when I press the shutter release trigger mid-flight. Pin sharp images and faster that any Nikon DSLR @ 20 fps - see attached one of my first few alpha shots of my favourite garden bird - the beautiful Jay. What can I say but "Happy Jays" .

• ILCE-9
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 571.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[Tim Mayo]

Welcome and thanks for joining up here John! You definitely made a great choice with the a9 for bird photography!