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Hi Glenn, thank you so much for your kind words. I have to say I am really finding out how difficult it is when you can't get out and take images at the minute. I am in the midst of changing camera systems and have been without a camera for over a week now, according to the law of sod I am constantly seeing image opportunities 😂 Interestingly there is a fascinating story associated with the thumbnail of this video that lead to me helping the police with there enquiries!! Maybe a story for another video!! Surface to say I will be back out as soon as my new gear turns up! All the best 👍👌

Hi Glenn, I just had a look at the video to see where I refer to the 6mp. The only instance I can see is on the first menu where the Jpeg line is showing 6mp. To be honest this is not really relevant because I always shoot in RAW. Shooting in RAW format means you can make changes to the file and it will not lose quality. However, if you shoot JPEG these will lose detail every time you edit them. They also add in camera sharpening which is what you might be seeing. RAW files don't do this which is important because when editing sharpening should be the last thing you do to an image and it should be sharpened depending on its use (online, print etc) Hope this helps! 👍

Being able to crop aggressively and still have usable images is a big advantage with this camera although in some situations the higher frames per second is useful on the A9 series. 👍

Cheers Lee, no news on the biscuit thief! Skye is fantastic and we may be moving up there within the next few years so I will be spoilt for choice! All I will say on the camera change is that I am currently camera and lens-less at the minute!! All the best mate👍👌

Cheers Scott, moving to Skye will be full of opportunities 📸 looking forward to the new camera system 👍🏽

Interesting! Looks like we have been contemplating some of the same issues! If only the Olympus 150-400 wasn't so expensive!! Thanks for watching!👍👌

A fantastic location and onevi do want to revisit. Here in the uk the best place to photograph them is on one of the cathedrals 👍👍

Thanks, always fantastic to visit Skye 👍

Thanks Bob, I am really over due a good landscape video. To be honest its difficult to fail on Skye!!!👌👍

Thanks Adrian, always great to spend time on Skye. Feel refreshed and ready for more photography adventures. Have a great weekend mate👍👍

Great suggestion! I will look to incorporate more of this going forward. One of the things to remember is that these cameras are highly customizable and what might work for me might not work for you. But giving viewers the opportunity to see how I do it is a good idea👌👍

@@scotttilleyphotography totally agree - for me it's understanding the rationale for the settings being chosen. I'm using shutter speed of 1/125 because.... I've set my aperture to f11 because.... I'm in Aperture priority because.... These are the pieces I am missing that would greatly help my photography skills (or so I think)

Hi, this is where I got mine from a good number of years ago. Last time I contacted him he was very busy but drop him a line! Cheers!👍 www.pwbelg.clara.net/mercury/12v/

@scotttilleyphotography ty for the reply. I did my first nights mothing with the Bucks recorder last night, I'm hooked already!

@@trekkietrek1774 Great stuff, I'm always amazed at the variety compared to butterflies. 👍👍

Cheers Keith, this was much harder than I expected! We must have done thirty hours plus up there. I am off to have a go at Lincoln Cathedral soon, I suspect this may be much easier!!🤞All the best mate!

Cheers Lee, have to say this was much more difficult that I anticipated! We must have done over thirty hours, but as it was stunning I shouldn't complain!😂😂I am going to try the same thing at Lincoln Cathedral which should be easier!🤞🤞 All the best mate!

@@scotttilleyphotography Is right Mate, stunning location where you were 📸 Best of luck at Lincoln Mate 📸

Certainly a debate to be had. Figures I heard was 10,000 to100,000 estimated. I also wonder how many are hit by vehicles, I would guess a lot more!

Thanks for watching. To be honest mine is set to medium as I haven't needed to take it higher. 👍👌

@@scotttilleyphotography Thanks for the reply! I'll give it a go. I'm using high, but I've noticed I've been having a hard time getting insect's eyes in focus. I'm using a shutter speed of 1/200 or more, auto ISO and f8-f11. Who knows maybe my hand are too shaky or I just need more practice.

Thanks Rob, I'm hoping for closer encounters at Lincoln👍

We spent three days up there Adrian and could have spent more. One of my favourite locations for watching the world go by. Thanks for watching mate, have a great weekend!👍🙏

Interesting! I will explore this on my next macro outing!👌

@@scotttilleyphotography You'll be delighted.

Thanks Andrew, I have just come back from a week trying to photograph peregrine on the Aberdeenshire coast. Extremely difficult and not the results I wanted but the experience far outweighed any images I had anticipated! All the best!👍👌🙏

Hi, for fast flying birds I tend to use the central area of focus points on continuous focus but for very fast birds like swift or hobby I will use all of the focus points on continuous auto focus. Hope that helps, and sorry for the delayed response, I have been away for a week. All the best!👍🙏

Thanks Rob, I will be joining you in the never ending rain from tomorrow! Off up to Aberdeenshire for a week!👌👍

Thanks Keith, I'm not sure what Sony has available in there systems to do the same. Something I need to take a look at! Thanks for watching mate👌👍

Can't think of anything better! Hopefully I'll have time to do just that this weekend👍

Thanks for watching! It certainly seems that way to me. Wildlife is either missing or well behind where it should be. Hopefully some improvement in the coming months!🤞👍

Glad it was helpful! I prefer to go the simple route where possible!!👌👍

Thank you David. Really lifted my mood seeing and photographing these wonderful roe deer. Hopefully the slump is over!!🤞👍

You're welcome👍

Sorry to hear that Mark but glad to find you are finding ways around it. I am currently looking at doing more sound recording of wildlife as well in my videos so if you are still keen to try something else while out in the countryside it's another option.👌👍

Thanks Lee, we all go through periods like this when nothing seems to be panning out. It's always good to take a look at what is really important and sometimes you do have to remind yourself why your getting up at silly o'clock. Keep on shooting mate👌👍

@@scotttilleyphotography Definitely Mate 👍🏽📸

Thanks Adrian, I can't remember a more difficult period this last few months. Hopefully I am out the other side as I've got some exciting stuff coming up soon! All the best mate!👌👍🙏

Thanks Ian. Pretty sure you will end up getting just as much if not more pleasure from your grand daughter in the years to come. I have some nice trips coming up over the next few months so hopefully with a better frame of mind I can make the most of it! All the best mate!👍👌

Thanks Keith, I think many of us have been struggling by the sound of it. I am hopeful I have broken my duck as I have trips to Aberdeenshire and Skye in the next two months so hopefully the wildlife and landscape photography gods will give me a break or two!! Hopefully you can get back on track as well mate!👍👌

Thanks for watching Sean. I think I have also embraced that situation big time. I find it much worse if I set my heart on photographing a certain subject especially when its hard work anyway. I tend to put my complete focus on that subject and will often discount other opportunities because of it. Much better to go out with no ideas in mind and accept what might come your way! Hopefully you can get back on track soon 👍👌

Thanks John, I am hopefully over it now. It's amazing what a single roe deer can do for your moral!!👍👍

Thanks Mark, I think it's when you have a run where even when you have done everything right outside influences then proceed to ruin your day! The number of times recently I have been set up with my subject in front of me only to have people appear in an obscure location with no rime or reason to why they should be there😂 The laughing emoji is also crying. Hopefully my roe deer encounter has broken the cycle! All the best mate👍👌

Thanks Richard, I think it's good to have a reality check every now and again to remind us what's important. But this last couple of months have been the worse I can remember. I am hopeful that I am now back on track and with trips to Aberdeenshire and Skye in the next two months it should be pretty exciting. All the best mate!🙏👍

Thanks Brian, nice to know it's not just me!! I can't ever remember it being this bad but going out with a defeatist attitude to start with really didn't help. Hopefully much more to come now. We've had a few swallows for a couple of weeks but not in numbers yet! 👌👍

I'm glad you found it useful Olly. A great time of year to have a go. May into June should see you get some success👍👍

Thanks, certainly agree that we all need to adapt. Just considering some adaptions of my own at the minute. For years I have had the viewfinder set up for my eyes but am just considering setting it to when I am wearing glasses because I can't see the LCD these days without glasses (only from a couple of metres away!😂) All the best👍

It's a great camera and is proficient at most disciplines. For me its always going to be my ability that holds me back rather than cameras at this price level.👌👍

@@scotttilleyphotography agreed! So far I only had camera's that were holding me back, this one just amazes me every time.

Hi, I don't have any difficulty for filming with it in low light but I agree that with most cameras of this age the autofocus in video is not up to the same level as for stills photography. I tend to manual focus some of the time for this reason. 👍

The A6400 is a great camera. Any lens such as the Tamron 150-600, Sigma 150-600, Sigma 100-400 or Sony 200-600 will work great as long as they are used on the correct settings.👍

@@scotttilleyphotography thank for replying back. I ended up buying a Sony a7iii. I have a lot to learn I plan on following you and watching all your content.

@@scotttilleyphotography how are these lens that you suggest for low light in the woods? I see some RUclips hunting videos that there afternoon videos or early morning videos are blurry and pixelated? I’m trying to avoid that. My camera is coming with a Sony 28-70mm zoom

Many thanks Rob👌👍

I am still using mine and it would certainly take a lot for me to switch for something else! A great lens👍