Sony α7 V × FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS / FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS
From the fleeting moments of wild birds to the intricate details of insects. A POV journey into super-telephoto photography.

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▼FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS
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▼FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS
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How do you frame a bird about to take off?
How do you adjust settings based on the lighting and the subject's movement?

In this video, I paired the Sony α7 V with the FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS and FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS to photograph wild birds, insects, and plants.

Mixing both tripod and handheld shooting, I’ll share the joy of super-telephoto photography through my POV screen recordings and actual sample shots.

I’ll walk you through AF tracking during bird take-offs and bathing, selecting focus areas based on the number and position of birds, and adjusting shutter speed and ISO while monitoring brightness and action. I explain exactly what I'm looking at and how I make decisions on the spot.

Discover the brightness and soft bokeh of the 400mm, and how the 600mm captures feathers, water droplets, and detailed eye patterns up close. Utilizing water reflections, bokeh balls, and foreground blur, I'll introduce the unique scenery captured by each lens.

Between searching for birds, I also aimed my lenses at butterflies, dragonflies, and tiny insects at my feet. By switching to Insect Recognition AF and aiming for the eyes with a small focus area, I discovered the fun of shooting usually overlooked subjects with a super-telephoto lens.

I also talk about the challenge of finding subjects with a 600mm, the pure impact when you finally spot them, and the handling experience of using both lenses in the field.

The weight of the lenses is approx. 994g for the 400mm and 995g for the 600mm (*1). Both are under 1kg without the tripod mount, making them the world's lightest (*2) in their respective classes of G Master super-telephoto prime lenses.

From on-the-spot decisions to the final sample shots, please enjoy this super-telephoto experience with the α7 V and these two lenses until the very end!

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[Notes]
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(*1) Weights exclude the tripod mount.
(*2) As of September 2026 PR release, based on Sony research.
400mm: Among interchangeable super-telephoto lenses for 35mm full-frame format digital cameras with a focal length including 400mm and a maximum aperture of F4.5 or lower.
600mm: Among interchangeable super-telephoto lenses for 35mm full-frame format digital cameras with a focal length including 600mm and a maximum aperture of F6.3 or lower.

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[Chapters]
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00:00 Opening
00:50 Gear and shooting plan
01:05 AF tracking & framing for bird take-offs
03:28 AF performance in water splashes
04:20 Lighting conditions and shutter speed
06:52 Utilizing water reflections and bokeh balls
07:38 Photographing butterflies with Insect AF
08:43 Capturing feathers and water droplets at 600mm
09:04 The brightness and bokeh of the 400mm
10:56 Lowering ISO to reduce noise
13:23 Lighting expressions and choosing focus areas
16:03 Aiming for insect eyes with a small focus area
17:29 Encountering a dragonfly
18:47 The 600mm angle of view and foreground blur
19:59 My thoughts on using both lenses
21:34 Super-telephoto shots of insects and plants
22:44 Ending

Edited by: Yui Aoi
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