{"id":63948,"date":"2019-10-07T11:19:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T15:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=63948"},"modified":"2019-10-07T13:10:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T17:10:52","slug":"pushing-the-envelope-with-the-sony-a7r-iii-mirrorless-digital-camera-body-and-trying-a-new-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2019\/10\/07\/pushing-the-envelope-with-the-sony-a7r-iii-mirrorless-digital-camera-body-and-trying-a-new-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing the Envelope with the SONY a7r iii Mirrorless Digital Camera Body.  And trying a new approach &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>Walking, swimming, eating and sleeping well, and working hard.  Along with lots of NFL games and MLB playoff baseball thanks to TIVO. <\/p>\n<p>It was looking as if I had my Nikon 600 VR and my gripped D850 sold, but the buyer back out. If you are seriously interested, please shoot me an <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. My 500 PF and the rest are also available. <\/p>\n<h3>A New Approach<\/h3>\n<h2><strong>SONY a7r iii Mirrorless Digital Camera Body<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>I am offering a slightly used SONY a7r iii Mirrorless Digital camera body &#8212; the very one that made all of the great images in the last few blog posts as well as the one presented here today &#8212; for the very low price of $1998.00. The camera is in excellent plus condition. But for some tiny nicks and scratches on the base of the camera, it would be near mint; it has less than 12,000 actuations. The sale includes the original box and everything that came in it. Your purchase includes insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Others are invited to e-mail for shipping surcharge info. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact me via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\" >e-mail<\/a> or leave a message on my cell phone at 863-221-2372 (Eastern time zone). <\/p>\n<p><em>You&#8217;ve seen the images &#8230; Simply put, the a7r iii is a great camera body. It is selling new right now at B&#038;H for $2998.00 (with a $500 instant rebate &#8230;) and the new a7r iv is going for $3,498.00! You can save a very cool $500.00 by grabbing my a7r iii right now. <\/em> artie<\/p>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Money Saving Reminder<\/h3>\n<p>If you need a hot photo item that is out of stock at B&#038;H, would enjoy free overnight shipping, and would like a $50 discount on your first purchase over $1,000.00, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfords.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to order and enter the coupon code BIRDSASART at checkout. If you are looking to strike a deal on Canon, Nikon, or SONY gear (including the big telephotos) or on a multiple item order, contact Steve Elkins via <a href=\"mailto:Steve@bedfords.com\">e-mail<\/a> or on his cell at (479) 381-2592 (Eastern time) and be sure to mention your BIRDSASART coupon code and use it for your online order. <\/p>\n<p><center><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/Photography-Deals\/ci\/18560\/ipp\/48\/N\/4143096970\/view\/GRID?BI=6633&#038;KW=&#038;KBID=7226&#038;img=bestdeals-am.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/bestdeals-am.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bhphotovideo.com\/showban.asp?id=7226&#038;img=bestdeals-am.jpg\" border=0><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\n<p>Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of photographers whom I see in the field and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/content.php?s=52d51423c223b39bdca1765c6839ffc2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BPN<\/a>, are&#8211;out of ignorance&#8211;using the wrong gear especially when it comes to tripods and more especially, tripod heads&#8230; Please know that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. Those questions might deal with systems, camera bodies, accessories, and\/or lens choices and decisions.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created on one of our two North Seymour landings on July 23 on the 2019 Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime IPT. I used the handheld <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1333230-REG\/sony_sel100400gm_fe_100_400mm_f_4_5_5_6_gm.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/SO100400GM\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSO100400GM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony FE 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1222777-REG\/sony_sel14tc_fe_1_4x_teleconverter.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/SOTC14\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSOTC14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony FE 1.4x teleconverter<\/a> (at at 560mm) and the high mega-pixel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1369441-REG\/sony_ilce7rm2_b_alpha_a7r_iii_mirrorless.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/SOA7R3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xSOA7R3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony Alpha a7R III Mirrorless Digital camera body.<\/a> ISO 3200. Exposure determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear dial: 1\/160 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode. AWB at 5:48pm when a large cloudy covered the sun.   <\/p>\n<p>Flexible Spot (S) Continuous\/tracking AF was active at the moment of exposure. The selected AF point was placed on the gull&#8217;s left eye. Click on the image to enjoy a larger version. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Swallow-tailed Gull tight preening<strong<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=9734&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Pushing the Envelope with the SONY a7r iii <\/h3>\n<p>There is a pair of beautiful tame gulls courting on the rocks but they are strongly backlit. Then a big cloud covers the sun completely and allows me to get the perspective that I want. But we are headed back to the ship and need to be off the island by 6:00pm and the light level is very low. I don&#8217;t like the wide shot so I add the TC, set the aperture wide open, choose a shutter speed of 1\/160 sec (with some trepidation), and raise the ISO (to 3200) on the rear wheel until the faintest Zebras appear on the white patch above the bird&#8217;s bill. As one of the bird&#8217;s preens, I am quickly moving the AF point in an effort to keep it squarely on the gull&#8217;s left eye.  I made very few images and kept only two, but this frame was bingo!<\/p>\n<p>ISO 3200 with the a7r iii is as clean as a whistle. No noise reduction was needed. The Optical Stabilization System (OSS) allowed me to make a very sharp image at a focal length (560mm) that was three and a half times greater than the shutter speed (1\/160)! Not to mention that moving the AF point around the frame is an absolute pleasure with the a7r iii and that the AF is fast and accurate even with a TC. <\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Pushing the Envelope&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>From the very interesting Grammarist website <a href=\"https:\/\/grammarist.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To <em>push the envelope<\/em> means to extend the boundary of what is possible, to take a risk by going farther than others think is acceptable. The term <em>push the envelope<\/em> was popularized in the early 1980s, following the publication of the book The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. The book The Right Stuff chronicled American pilots who tested high-speed aircraft, including the early astronauts. Tom Wolfe quoted pilots using the term \u201cpushing the outside of the envelope\u201d to describe challenging speed records and other aerial feats. The envelope in question is the flight envelope, which includes all possible aircraft maneuvers. The idiom most probably originated among American pilots during World War II. After the publication of Wolfe\u2019s book, the term <em>push the envelope<\/em> migrated into everyday English to be used in a figurative sense.<\/p>\n<h3>If In Doubt &#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>If you are in doubt about using the BAA B&#038;H affiliate link correctly, you can always start your search by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/?BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Please note that the tracking is invisible. Web orders only. Please, however, remember to shoot me your receipt via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><center><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/Nikon\/ci\/9811\/N\/4288586282+4291315846\/view\/GRID?BI=6633&#038;KW=&#038;KBID=7226&#038;img=bh_nikon_14-728x90.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/bh_nikon_14-728x90.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bhphotovideo.com\/showban.asp?id=7226&#038;img=bh_nikon_14-728x90.jpg\" border=0><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Please Remember to use my Affiliate Links and to Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BAA Online Store<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n<p>To show your appreciation for my continuing efforts here, we ask, as always, that you get in the habit of using my B&#038;H affiliate links on the right side of the blog or Bedfords, for all of your photo and electronics purchases. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>, especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6 tripod head<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/plates-and-replacement-feet\/wimberley-arca-swiss-style-lens-plates\/\">Wimberley lens plates<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/digital-media\/\">Delkin flash cards and accessories<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/lenscoat-covers\/\">LensCoat stuff<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As always, we sell only what I have used, have tested, and can depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. And please remember that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>I would, of course, appreciate your using our B&#038;H affiliate links or Bedfords for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. <font color=red><strong>For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above, and for everything else in the new store, we, meaning BAA, would of course greatly appreciate your business. <\/strong><\/font> Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and those who will be visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<h3>Facebook<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to like and follow BAA on Facebook by clicking on the logo link upper right. <\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>In all blog posts and Bulletins, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or to leave a comment regarding any typos or errors. 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