After doing a bit of studying the a6700’s menus, I tweaked a couple of settings and headed into the field yesterday afternoon and again this morning.

The shot below is a crop of a shot taken this morning from about 12-14 meters away. I ballparked focus on something nearby, pointed at my dragonfly friend, a tiny spot in the EVF, and AF quickly seized critical focus. It’s not a fluke. I did it several times, with all shots focused accurately.

Yesterday’s bird-chasing outing produced several OOF shots, which I first thought might be due to the focusing speed of the lens. After doing some tests, it appeared that the issue is more related to the low inertia of the ultra-light setup, in other words: my fault.

There was a rumble not long after the 70-350mm G was introduced that its OS didn’t mesh well with the a6500’s IBIS. So maybe there’s something there. But I’ll bet that a bit more concentration on my part will turn out a much better hit rate.

The much more significant upside is that Sony has done its part with these bodies to give photographers the best possible chance to get critically focused shots of a variety of subject matter. Yep, I’m a believer.

a6700/70-350mm G . . .