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I was watching PhotoRec TV videos on youtube, specifically Toby's vlogs from a recent safari trip. He has a canon 5dii and also a A7Rii. He had a canon mount sigma 150-600 C rigged up to his A7Rii via an adapter. He stated that whilst the auto focus wasn't as good as the Canon camera it was very usable and he was enjoying the combination due to the Sonys awesome picture quality. In all the videos I've watched so far I've not seen him use the Canon yet, so it must be good enough! I thought it an interesting concept, although I can't imagine using my A7ii as a wildlife camera. And any of you tried this combo? Or do any of you use the A7xx as a wildlife camera?
I tried the tamron 150-600 on the a7rii. Didn't work well with the first adapter but was much better when I got a different adapter. At times the af was decent. Managed to get a few birds in flight nailed. But it wasn't consistent enough to rely upon. Also that lens is huge and even bigger with an adapter mounted. So on the a7rii it felt very odd. But, it was a lot of fun to use. 600mm on a 42 mp sensor can get you some impressive shots. I'd recommend the combo for casual wildlife shooting - with a black rapid or similar attached to the the tripod collar of the lens.