{"id":1702,"date":"2018-02-11T16:09:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T04:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceoflight.net\/blog\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2018-02-16T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T23:47:58","slug":"test-sony-a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceoflight.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/test-sony-a9\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing the Sony a9 with Borg71FL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sony a9 + Borg71FL + Borg1.4x + Kenko2.0x (1120mm)
\nThe night before full moon<\/p>\n

For few days I was provided with a Sony a9 to test from Dunedin’s\u00a0Jonathan’s Photo Warehouse<\/a>. I wanted to test the a9 with the Lunar Eclipse. But with a huge cyclone storm approaching,\u00a0unfortunately,\u00a0the sky was full of rain clouds and the eclipse wasn’t visible.<\/p>\n

The Sony a9 was set up with a Telescope (Borg71FL + Borg1.4x + Kenko2.0x) to capture the moon. I also had a Canon 5DMKIV to shoot in wide angle along with the a9 for the night.<\/p>\n

During the evening, there was a huge fire in Dunedin. When I faced the other way from where the moon was supposed to rise, I was surprised to\u00a0see a large amount of smoke and helicopters trying to put the fire out. It was a record hot day in Dunedin and the wind was blowing strong. It was difficult for the fire to be put out and also for the tripod to hold the telescope steady.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"Sony a9 + Borg71FL + Borg1.4x + Kenko2.0x (1120mm)
\nFull frame with no cropping and no post editing\"\"Sony a9 + Borg71FL + Borg1.4x + Kenko2.0x
\nCropped at 100%
\nFire rescue helicopter \"\"
\nSony a9 + Borg71FL + Borg1.4x + Kenko2.0x
\nCropped at 200%
\nThe Lookout Point Fire station at the top of the other hill<\/p>\n

The a9 showed pretty impressive results with high resolution and nice dynamic range. It was quite amazing to see the letter of the Lookout Point Fire station placed on the hill far away with a lens having converters to achieve the focal length of 1120mm.<\/p>\n

These are also taken with the a9.
\n\"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

To see the circumstance this is a wider view of the location.\"\"5DMKIV + 70-200mm<\/p>\n

The Sony a9 was a very simple but reliable camera. It has dials and nobs and quick and easy to change the settings and potentials to assign the relevant\u00a0settings to the customizable buttons.
\nThe results of the images seemed surprisingly good in the dynamic range and the quality of the colours felt much more natural compared to the a7s series I’ve used before.<\/p>\n

For more about the fire, read this article in\u00a0Stuff.co.nz<\/a>\u00a0that used some of the photos.
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Special thanks to\u00a0Jonathan’s Photo Warehouse
\n<\/a>\u00a0(https:\/\/www.photowarehouse.co.nz\/store-locations\/dunedin-city-store\/)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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