How Much Can You Crop Original 24MP Files From a Sony A9II ? - This Video Answers That Question
I've had many requests to push the limits on my Sony A9II camera files and see just how much I can crop those and still maintain a quality final shot. In this video I do just that. I take tons of 24MP files and crop the hell out of them to see if we can still produce a usable image from those crops. How much is too much? From 24MP to 10MP? From 24MP to 8MP? How about from 24MP to 3MP? See the cropping results by watching the video. Thanks for watching and for subscribing if you feel inclined to.
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Note: At 5:02 the bird shown there is a "Common yellowthroat" not a Yellow-throated Warbler.
Beautiful crops on your photos! Great examples for this tutorial, well done! Thank you! :)
You're very welcome...thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.
Your videos are always extremely valuable and educational. Thanks for posting these.
Hey, you are very welcome and I do appreciate that you take time to watch and comment.
Fantastic, sharp images ! Great examples..
Hey Ed, glad I could maybe help a bit. Got your other comments as well. Welcome to the channel!
Thank your, Daniel Mammatouser! Many plentiful harvests be yours, good doctor.
Very nice as always, Don… waiting for your next episodes on this topic 😀👍
Hey Ron, so nice to hear from you. I see you also want the crop video for the a6600...I'll work on that.
@@DonMammoserPhoto yes, would be nice😀 i have another question maybe you can have a look at that and talk about it in one of your videos: i heard that you can take stills from video with the a6600, have you tried it? I think it is only about 7 megapixel images. I do mainly wildlife video at the moment but i wonder if it is worthwhile having stills taken from video footage …thank you Don😀👍
Best video on this topic ever made. Thank u!
Hi Lynn, thanks! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment
Hello from Los Angeles. Thank you so much for sharing I have the same camera I love your images they very sharp
Hey, thanks for the kind comment, it is appreciated!
Wow, those pictures of the prairie chickens were beautiful!
Hi Martin, Thanks. They sure are a challenge but super fun when you get close enough. Appreciate you watching.
non ho mai visto foto cos'i belle.. bravissimo
Ciao Francesco, Grazie tante!
I use the clear image zoom on my A7riiia with my 200-600mm sometimes for moon pictures and they come out really nice.
Hi Martin, thanks for watching. Yeah, I have a video about the clear image zoom planned...just need to get more material. Stay tuned.
@@DonMammoserPhoto looking forward to it. 👍
Great information Don. Would this still work for the size needed in a coffee table book?
Hi Alton, sure, with a properly exposed and sharp image your print in such a book would look great at full MP and would still be ok cropped to a certain extent. I'd probably not crop much more than to about 8MP but even then it would probably be ok. I'd run a test with the final size needed before going to the final product.
As a hobbyist I crop a lot. I just post online and I see that a lot of my crops are in in kb range not mp! I just went from the A6600 to the A9 and am quite pleased with the results. Cropping is the only area the A6600 wins.
Hey Bryan, Thanks for the comment. I also have the a6600 and I'm pleased with it's ability to crop as well. Maybe I'll do a video on that camera cropping next.
@@DonMammoserPhoto yes , please do so Don😀👍
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This sensor is nice! I don’t know what Sony did to it, but it feels like the MP count js higher than 24.
Hi Anthony, I totally agree. My images are great even with quite a bit of cropping. Thanks for watching!
How did you get both video footage and the photo at the same time like in "flying birds" chapter? Was the bird a paid actor and it went back to catch fishes several times so you could take more shots?
Hi. Good question but no paid acting birds were used. The footage and stills look similar but there were separate and different birds catching fish that day. All told I'd say there were at least 15-20 Osprey over the course of the morning going for and catching fish. Come with me on my Florida birds tour and you can capture the action with us! donmammoserphoto.com/photo-tours/florida-birds-photo-tour/
Must say, I prefer the uncropped version in the most cases.
Hi Uno, yeah, depends on if you like the subject large in the frame or not. Thanks for your feedback and for taking the time to watch.