My preferred Sony gear for aviation photography would consist of the following:

Sony A1 + FE 200-600 f/5.6-6.3 + FE 400mm f/2.8 + FE 1.4x Extender + FE 2x Extender + FE 24-105 f/4 + FE 16-35 f/4 + Sony A7RV (second body)

Why this photography setup? I prefer to balance the sharpest yet lightest lenses I can carry for handheld photography. A 400mm f/2.8 with a 1.4x Teleconverter provides that balance and can fit in a carry-on baggage aboard aircraft. A 200-600mm zoom allows flexibility for a wide variety of focal lengths, especially at airshows where you are limited to where you will be allowed to photograph from. The 24-105mm provides you with the coverage you need to capture static aircraft, people as well as the landscape surrounding you. Lastly, the A1 is a high performance camera that has all the features you available to a camera, it’s small and perfect fits perfectly in the hand and has a 50mp. As a second body I would recommend either another A1 or the A7RV 61mp sensor camera for those incredibly high resolution that it is capable of rendering.

Sony Body + Lenses

  • Budget

    Sony a6700

    32 megapixels APS-C sensor, 15 frames per second mechanical, 4K video (60p), Full HD at up to 120 fps, Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization (up to 7 stops), 2.36 million dot OLED electronic viewfinder

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  • Intermediate

    Sony A7 iV

    24 megapixels Full-Frame sensor, 12 frames per second mechanical, 4K video (60p) 10-Bit Internal Video, C-Log 3, Full HD at up to 120 fps, Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization (up to 7 stops) 3.69 million dot OLED electronic viewfinder.

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  • Advanced

    Sony A7R V

    45 megapixels Full-Frame sensor, 12 frames per second mechanical, 8K 30p Raw, 4K 120 fps video 10-Bit Internal Video, C-Log 3, Full HD at up to 120 fps, Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization (up to 7 stops), 5.76 million dot OLED electronic viewfinder.

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  • Professional

    Sony A1

    50.1 megapixels Full-Frame Stacked BSI sensor, 30 fps (virtually no rolling shutter distortion, 8K 30p Raw, 4K 120 fps video, 10-Bit Internal Video, 9.44 million dot QXGA OLED electronic viewfinder, Pro-Grade body construction

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