I have a friend looking to purchase a used Sony a9 iii. If you have one in excellent or better condition sitting on a shelf somewhere doing nothing and would like to get a fair price for it, please get in touch with me via e-mail<\/a><\/center>. And if you<\/em><\/strong> are looking for a piece of used gear, do the same and LMK what gear you are seeking. <\/p>\n Multiple IPT veterans and long time BAA friend Pat Fishburne is offering a rarely used Sony a-1 (ILCE-1) mirrorless camera body in excellent plus condition for a BIRDS AS ART record low $3,298.00. This body has been updated to Firmware 3.00 that reportedly improves Bird Face-Eye tracking to levels attained by the a1-ii. The camera has my current a-1 set-up on it. The sale includes the current Buttons and Dials Guide and the Info Sheet, the original product box, one battery, the charger, the camera strap, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n Please contact Pat via e-mail<\/a><\/p>\n I used Sony a-1 bodies as my workhorse cameras for more than three years. They produce stunning 51MP files with vivid natural colors. The AF system is superb. They are rugged and dependable and 30 frames per second is nothing to sneeze at. With a brand new A-1 ii going for $6498.00, you can save an even $3200.00 by grabbing Pat’s nearly as good as new a- copy ASAP. Right now, B&H is offering a used Sony a-1 in 9+ condition for $$4,507.95 (here<\/a>). Prices of some used gear items are actually rising in anticipation of the tariff wars coming.<\/em><\/p>\n artie<\/p>\n I the last blog post, Robus MonoPodding With the Sony 400-800 G Lens<\/em> here<\/a>, the few folks who commented liked Image #2, Great Egret breeding plumage adult with stretched wing <\/em> best. Because of the elegance and the lovely reptilian green lores, I would have to agree. For me, Image #1, Great Egret breeding plumage adult with twig for nest<\/em>, was a very close second. <\/p>\n BTW, the stretched wing in the background of Image #2 did not<\/em><\/strong> belong to the subject bird; we are seeing the covert feathers on the dorsal surface of an egret wing. That stretched wing was the wing of the subject bird’s mate. <\/p>\n Photography for the last two mornings at ILE has been excellent. All nine of the record young cranes are doing fabulously well. On Tuesday, Anita North and I had a first-ever for me at ILE Solitary Sandpiper; I was thrilled to create a sharp image of the bird jumping forward at 1200mm off the BLUBB. On Wednesday, we concentrated on the super-cuddly orange colts at the north end of the North Field; they are getting larger every day. I went with the 400mm f\/2.8 hand held while sitting on the ground and was more than happy with what I got. Some of those images here soon. <\/p>\n I will be down to the lake early to see what’s around. Whatever you opt to do, I hope that you too opt to have a wonderful day. Do remember that happiness is a choice — Byron Katie, The Work.Com<\/a>. <\/p>\n Yesterday, I sent the updated BAA 300mm Lens Guide PDF to all on the list. If you did not receive yours, please shoot me an e-mail<\/a> and let me know. In addition, I began work on the BAA 400-800mm Lens Guide (free to all who use one of my two affiliate links to purchase; otherwise, $101.43 via PayPal to e-mail.<\/a>)<\/p>\n Right now, it is very difficult to get either a 400-800 or an a- ii. Be sure to use one of my two affiliate links to earn your free lens or camera guide. The latter includes my settings in the form of a .DAT file, instructions on getting that onto your camera, a Button and Dials Guide, and a detailed INFO sheet. <\/p>\n On Friday morning, older daughter Jennifer and younger daughter Alissa along with her younger son Idris will be joining Anita North and I for a very early morning sail on Lake Blue Cypress. After that, we head to Tampa for an afternoon at the North Tampa Rookery and Saturday morning at Fort DeSoto. From there, I head to Cape Coral for two days of In-the Field Instruction with longtime friend and student Pat Fishburne and the Burrowing Owls.<\/p>\n If an item \u2014 a Delkin flash card, or a tripod head \u2014 for example, that is available from B&H and\/or Bedfords, is also available in the BAA Online Store, it would be great, and greatly appreciated, if you would opt to purchase from us. We will match any price. Please remember also to use my B&H affiliate links or to earn 3% cash back at Bedfords by using the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout for your major gear purchases. Doing either often earns you free guides and\/or discounts. And always earns my great appreciation.<\/p>\n This image was created on 15 April (Fabulous Wednesday) by Anita North down by the lake near my home at Indian Lake Estates, FL. Seated on the sand beach left of the pier and working off the rear monitor with the camera held just inches above the ground, she used the hand held Sony FE 70-200mm f\/2.8 GM OSS II Lens<\/a> (at 148mm) and The Latest Greatest Sony Flagship Body, the a1 II Mirrorless Camera<\/a>. The exposure was determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear wheel — ISO 640: 1\/1000 second at f\/2.8 (wide open) in Manual mode. RawDigger<\/a> showed that the exposure was perfect. AWB at 7:40:02am on a cloudy morning. <\/p>\n Wide\/AF-C with Bird-Eye\/Face Detection performed perfectly. Click on the image to enjoy the larger, inexplicably sharper high-res version.<\/p>\nSony Alpha 1 (a-1) Mirrorless Camera Body<\/h3>\n
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