The Amazing Sony A1/A7/A9/APS-C & Anything else welcome Mega Thread!

Mmmm I never saw/had any dust bunnies on my A7, did I miss any as my photos all looked OK?
 
Rizvan said:
Mmmm I never saw/had any dust bunnies on my A7, did I miss any as my photos all looked OK?
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To be fair I've only noticed on larger aperture numbers/longer exposures.

I had to do a bit of a clean up on this image.jpeg

The camera you sold me was fine, @Rizvan. My comment about 2nd hand cameras was re a Nikon.

2 weeks after I'd bought an a6000 I took the below shot. When I got home and put it on the computer it was quite soul destroying to see that there were huge dust spots on the image. I've done what I can in post to remove it, but it's been detramental to the final image.
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15xx for the 16-35 and 70-200 tempting but I'd be sleeping in the attic if I did it......
 
For the dust issue use a rocket blower ever lens change I've not had any since I adopted that regime, I've also got a lens pen and visible dust cleaning but unless its oil dribble sweat based the rocker does it... Don't use air duster in a can I did that and it spat some oily crap on sensor that took ages to get off...
 
The link you sent of swab do we need buy fluids for it

I've 1 for just won't budge with blower.
 
It comes with a small vial just wet each side of the brush and sweep left to right and back again. Also if you switch the camera on the sensor stays still otherwise 5axis kicks in.... But only do that if you need a little more pressure on to remove a stubborn one
 
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I won't bother just yet 1 dot shouldn't hurt but if it get worse I will. Have told camera place about it
 
I'm interested to understand other peoples' lens choices. What would be your ideal setup for the A7 series? Could be native, adapted, or some combo!
 
Which batteries would u go for?
 
jojo90 said:
I'm interested to understand other peoples' lens choices. What would be your ideal setup for the A7 series? Could be native, adapted, or some combo!
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Combo me,

Canon 24-70 F4 via metabones V4
Sigma 50mm f1.4 canon fit

Native I have 28mm F2, other than eye detection and the night light it's all kinds the same feel

Sigma is manual only
 
Batteries are a con don't waste ya cash,move never bought originals ever since my lumix, they all last same, maybe over the years but for 20 quid vs 40 get third party
 
For me on native I'd be thinking:

Wide : Zeiss Batis 25/2
35mm : None - I have the RX1R which, imho, has THE best 35mm lens ever made.
50(ish) : Probably the Sony 55 EDIT: Actually no, probably the Zeiss 50/2
85 : Zeiss
 
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Yah get the Lokia for the 50mm area....
You could get a metabones and get the 24-70 f2.8 who some say is the worlds best 24-70.
 
yep I use ex pro steve they are perfect for a7rii and a7ii also a7sii :-)
 
yeah I would go with the ex pro one mate they are awesome and I know they work well the other looks cheap tbh
 
No, it works fine and charges two barriers at the same time. It came with an in car adaptor cable too.

I've just checked and mine is branded ExPro but it's the exact same unit.
 
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The A7R is now getting very cheap at WEX, it's getting more and more tempting........
 
jojo90 said:
I'm interested to understand other peoples' lens choices. What would be your ideal setup for the A7 series? Could be native, adapted, or some combo!
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I don't have an A7 yet but buying this month (A7ii). Initially going for the kit lens and the 55 1.8, then the 25 and 85 Batis as they become more available and hopefully drop in price a little.

The kit lens will only really be used for video - the primes are the reason I'm buying this system.

I don't really use longer lenses much, so won't bother buying native. Instead I'll upgrade a few of the Missus's Canon lenses (she likes longer lenses) and use an adapter for myself.

I'd also like something 14-16mm and around 135mm, but I'm happy to wait until there's something on the market that I like (no hurry).
 
Zeiss are bringing out the Batis 18mm in April, the Batis 135mm will come after this I guess.
 
Betis 18mm HMMMMM wonder what that will cost lol
 
Is there ever a point when kit cost/performance outweighs the ability of the amateur photographer?

That is, those photographers who don't make money from their photography? We all like the idea of having the best kit available and shiny new toys but my question is whether there is a big enough difference in the end result to justify the cost?

Edit - Of course, a 1.4 prime will deliver a technically different result to a 3.5 kit lens but I mean the actual difference in results in relation to having the 'best' lenses.
 
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I took back the A7R with the LCD cracks today, the random thing is yesterday I had two large black lines running either side of the LCD. This morning when I woke up they've disappeared and it's now a 1mm line on the left hand side. Take it into LCE and now it's just a tiny dot.....! They believed me either way and offered a repair or refund. My gut tells me it's something to do with the cold, London was freezing yesterday and walking into a warm shop might have done 'something'. Repair 3-4 weeks :(.

So I took the refund and wandered to Jessops to buy an A7 II (LCE only had display stock, sorry but I'm not paying full price for a display model!!!).

Jessops then confused me as they had the A7R brand new for £850 (I paid £750 used). Unfortunately this was for the display model with god knows how many fingerprints on the sensor...

Couldn't decide so just bought the A7 II in the end on gut feel. Not sure if I will notice the resolution loss or not, time will tell. The A7 II felt better built (although I'm not sure I appreciate how large it is), better in the hand (although the A/S dials feel too recessed and sort of 'mushy'), but (imo) doesn't look as nice as the A7R.

What swayed it for me was the IBIS, I really appreciated that with manual glass on the OM-D as it helps with focus, and I'm using this mainly as a platform for legacy lenses.

Now I've got it home with a lens on I can really feel the extra weight... not sure I could carry this one handed round London all day like I did the A7R... anyway, need to spend time shooting with it :).
 
Have you considered using an index finger strap on your A7ii? I made my own from a length of double sided Velcro and a metal split loop. Obviously my A6000 is lighter but I find it gives enough support to stop me having to grip the camera as tightly.
 
Absolutely I think the main thing with photography of any point is to have fun once you do make money from it then it can still be fun sometimes i drive myself mad by going looking for tech specs pixel peeping etc but in my sad little world this is still fun.... when it is not fun I will walk away buy a leica rangefinder and be done with it ..... and to answer the above I think unless you showcase your work at silly sizes etc some kit is within 5% of each other I also believe in the right hands cheaper kit can surpass expensive ( there is a local photographer who comes to me for lessons despite buying a pentax 645z with 5 lenses and a canon 1dx with 3 primes yet its not the cameras that or lenses that are at fault ;-) )
 
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