Birds Sony A9 III + 200-600 Low Light Burrowing Owl Test

[sswildlife]

Did a low light test with the Sony A9 III and 200-600 on this cooperative Burrowing Owl. Settings: 1/60s, ISO: 12800, f/6.3 @571mm, Handheld with Bag for support. I used Adobe LR's noise reduction software, but I try to use it in moderation to not oversmoothen details. I typically don't like shooting above ISO 6400, but occasionally the situation demands a higher ISO.

• ILCE-9M3
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 571.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[iamdlewis]

What does the unedited raw look like?

Low light isn't what it once was since this is an A1, unedited RAW, edited and finally denoised

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[Unframed Dave]

Turned out well.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

this cooperative Burrowing Owl

Beautiful portrait!