So this weekend I picked up my new 400mm 2.8 and managed to get a small test with the A9 down at Dubai Autodrome.
Initial thoughts - wow, it's light.
Been shooting with the A9 since June last year and quickly fell in love with the system, but was waiting desperately some something to replace my Nikon 400/600mm. This really is a breath of fresh air, weighing less than half of my 600mm f/4 and considerably lighter than my old D4s.
The focus is fast, supremely fast, and so accurate. I don't tend to shoot more than 10fps, however I did some stuff at 20fps to see how well it tracked at such fast frame rates and it really didn't miss a beat. Tracking is fast and accurate, even with the cars travelling towards the camera and with headlights on.
I can't wait now for the season to kick back off in October and it will be so much easier to walk around Yes and Dubai during the 12h/24h races and F1 over three days without killing myself so much.
Now, Sony, all I want is a 200mm 1.8 or 2.0 to complete my perfect lens lineup.
Not got anything worthwhile to share yet (everything I was shooting was for Sony), but will share samples in due time.
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