I've used EVFs in low light conditions and ended up temporarily losing my night-vision in one eye, which is an odd feeling when trying to move around at night. You can try closing the offending eye, but then you lose depth perception if your used to stereo vision. So pros and cons really, but I'd rather look at an LCD display screen on a camera in such conditions and preserve equal vision in both eyes.
On the back screen? Arms length picture taking isn't for me, not with a compact and deffo not with DSLR or any larger camera
On the back screen? Arms length picture taking isn't for me, not with a compact and deffo not with DSLR or any larger camera
Mirrorless still aren’t there yet. I nearly made the swap recently by ditching all my Nikon gear for the A7riii and there were a few deal breakers for me. Size, there wasn’t enough room between the grip and lens. Also balance was wrong when using in portrait mode with the grip, the weight was too one sided. And lastly as good as the EVF is (and it is very good) there’s still a hint of a lag when panning. And before anyone comments about not having the camera set up properly to reduce EVF lag there was a Sony rep on hand to set it up
I’ve not tried the A9 to be fair, but that’s £4K and hardly going to appeal to the consumer
I think mirrorless will take over, and probably soon. But I don’t think DSLRs will suddenly be obsolete, I think it will take time for them to phase out.
It depends how and when you changed... I kept my FD kit (an A1 and two T90s) until the late 90s before buying and trying a used EOS 600 and kit type EF USM zoom. Realising they'd got autofocus pretty much sorted I sold the T90s and FD lenses while they were still fetching reasonable money, then chopped the 600 kit in for an EOS-3 and 2 USM IS zooms. Expensive at the time? Not when you think of the money I saved on the 'in between' cameras and lenses that I didn't buy as 'step upgrades', preferring to go in one big leap once I was happy they'd got things sorted with the 'new' EOS/EF system. I suspect I'm not alone in waiting and watching when new systems come in?
was that Tony's 1DXii ?
Where are you getting that info from? The D850 is rated to 1840 shots compared to 1200 on the D810
Where are you getting that info from? The D850 is rated to 1840 shots compared to 1200 on the D810
Where are you getting that info from? The D850 is rated to 1840 shots compared to 1200 on the D810
Thats really beyond silly now. Cameras with a power consuming evf Will always have a power battery life than ovf's but thats not the point. Whats important is if its enough to last you through Day.
It's on the dpreview web site.Have you a link to their Press Announcement? Or was it Canon rumours
The lenses are already here. That's why sony shooters use canon glass.
LOLZ.Tell you what, I'll give you £5 for them, and I'm robbing myself at that price! No one wants them now, see; I believe they're even charging people to get rid of them down at the local tip. That's the problem when news like that gets out, I'm a fool to myself I know, but I can't help being generous, it's a fault of mine. So there you go, a nice new fiver for the camera, card and reader, and you don't need to worry about getting stuck with them. Lovely jubbly!
Summary
Sony's A9 is a supremely confident full-frame camera that successfully takes on established high-end DSLRs for pro sports and event photography. It'll accurately focus almost anywhere on the frame and shoots long bursts of 24 Megapixel images at up to 20fps in complete silence, without any vibrations, and with no viewfinder blackout either. The silence in particular is invaluable for shooting discreetly at events and weddings, but also opens up shots at quieter sports too. The handling is so assured, it's easy to forget the A9 additionally sports built-in stabilisation, decent 4k video, 1080p at 120fps, and effective Wifi with Bluetooth. Sony also used the A9 to debut better controls and a much improved battery that banishes issues with older models. Sure, it's not perfect: there's no Picture Profiles for video, the touchscreen is underused, there's no built-in intervalometer or bulb timers, and the use of SD cards with only one slot that exploits UHS-II is under-specced compared to pro DSLRs. But overall the A9 remains a very impressive camera that even a year after launch still feels revolutionary. Pro sports and event shooters should consider it very seriously.
Not true, the Sony A9 can easily clock over 4000-8000 photos on a single battery.
https://www.cameralabs.com/sony-alpha-a9-review/
Summary....
1840 is the quoted figure with the EL-EN15a figure. However, more often than not you get quite a bit more than the quoted figure, especially if using continuous shooting.
You sure?
