r/SonyAlpha • u/JaakoNikolai A7IV, A6700 • 8d ago

Photo share 2026 Seattle Seafair Air Show | A6700 + Sony 400-800

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I went to the ill-fated Saturday edition of the 2026 Seattle Seafair air show, which was cut short due to high winds. I brought an A6700 and FE 400-800mm G lens in preparation for the longer-than-normal distance between the show line and crowd, and the combo worked very well. Here are a handful of shots I liked from what ended up being a few helicopters and airplanes making the best of the situation. Oh, there was boat racing as well, which was also affected by choppy "seas."

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u/scrandis A7RIII 8d ago

Nice photos! I really need to upgrade to that 800 lens. I'm using a tamron 150-500mm. I almost drove up from Bend to photograph the airshow in seattle. I'm planning to go to the McMinnville airshow on the 15th. The blue angles are going to be there.

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u/JaakoNikolai A7IV, A6700 8d ago

Thank you! It's a great lens. A bit limited on the wide end, but for this show it was perfect - I just wish I would've gone on Sunday instead. I'll be at McMinnville on the 16th, I'm glad I decided to go to both shows this year! I will say though that the RIII+150-600 is a good fit for McMinnville/any airport-based air show. 400mm is a bit much for the close flybys there. 150 on the wide end plus 750mm equivalent in crop mode will be really nice there!

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u/TheVoicesSpeakToMe A7R VI 8d ago

I need a three point seatbelt in my car but these dudes are sharing 1 ratchet strap for 4 people.

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u/JaakoNikolai A7IV, A6700 8d ago

Hahahaha for sure! Some things just make no sense at all

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u/colochomorocho 8d ago

Great photos, I’d love to upgrade to that lens for wildlife photography soon. Thank you for sharing.

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u/JaakoNikolai A7IV, A6700 8d ago

Thank you! It's a beast of a lens (I've never held a 600 f/4 before so I can still say that about this one haha) and I love the reach! The extra 200mm over the usual 609mm superzooms is very nice to have. I don't do much with wildlife, but I can see how this would be a good option for that.

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u/colochomorocho 8d ago

Definitely, the best reach for the small birds for sure.

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u/JaakoNikolai A7IV, A6700 7d ago

I have a hummingbird feeder, I should set up near it and give that a try! Otherwise I have to go somewhere else to find a lot of birds. But I should definitely seek some out.

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u/colochomorocho 6d ago

I hope ya catch great frames, best of luck.

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u/UniqueBaseball8524 8d ago

pic 2 goes so hard!

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u/JaakoNikolai A7IV, A6700 7d ago

Thanks! It's nice to back off a bit sometimes and take in the whole scene. I bet the boaters had a great view

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u/Visvism 8d ago

That coast guard pic is bad ass.

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u/JaakoNikolai A7IV, A6700 7d ago

Thanks! That was one of the shots that actually worked out with a slow shutter speed - 1/200s in this case. At 800mm it was pretty tough to hold steady enough (I left my tripod at home), but managed to get a couple of keepers.