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

So after a wedding my thoughts on the A9II:

-The grip is much better, very nice to use.
-The rear screen is so much better than the A7iii
-The AF is a beast, used some on real time autofocus and some on single point - going to take some getting used to. Sometimes a bit too good picking up faces in the frame I don't want to focus on.
-Being able to shoot at 1.4 on sunny days using the electronic shutter is a nice touch. I used the electronic shutter on all day until it came to grab the flashes. -Had some teething issues with the button setup but should have ironed that out now.

With all that said, would I paid £3800 for one, it's a definite no from me. Sure, it's better than the A7iii which is still a very capable camera. I've also now got to consider what replaces the other A7iii although using both together didn't really cause me any problems. Although it's more than likely I'll sell the ZVE10 and use the other A7iii as my family camera.
 
Could it be true?

New Sony A6700 and 70-200mm G lens rumors! | sonyalpharumors

https://youtu.be/GrV9F0adwDo Finally the Sony Blogger madness is over and we can focus on the soon to be announced new gear ;) Within the next 2 months there will be for sure a new Sony High End APS-C E-mount camera, a new 70-200mm G macro, and maybe another lens too! In the video above I explain
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Could Sony add a front control wheel to their evf on the left style cameras? Maybe they'll add one but take the back one off? If they do bring out an evf on the left style camera with an additional front control wheel a future FF one could maybe interest me but not if it has all the hobbles (for me) the A7c has.

Oh, and a new zoom lens too.
 
woof woof said:
Could it be true?

New Sony A6700 and 70-200mm G lens rumors! | sonyalpharumors

https://youtu.be/GrV9F0adwDo Finally the Sony Blogger madness is over and we can focus on the soon to be announced new gear ;) Within the next 2 months there will be for sure a new Sony High End APS-C E-mount camera, a new 70-200mm G macro, and maybe another lens too! In the video above I explain
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Could Sony add a front control wheel to their evf on the left style cameras? Maybe they'll add one but take the back one off? If they do bring out an evf on the left style camera with an additional front control wheel a future FF one could maybe interest me but not if it has all the hobbles (for me) the A7c has.

Oh, and a new zoom lens too.
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Hopefully it doesn't have a gimped Auto ISO too.
 
gilbouk said:
Lovely images from your holiday Toby. I loved my holiday there some years back. So many opportunities for beautiful photos.
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Thanks, yeah it's lovely we had a really nice time.
Icee said:
Toby, having changed from the A9ii to the A1 was it worth it?
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That's a very difficult one to answer as I don't think any of them are "worth" the extreme price tags they have, even when bought grey, but if you want them you have to pay it. This being said the A9ii and A1 are the best cameras I've had. I have definitely noticed the benefits of the A1 over the A9ii and for me they justify the change. One that I didn't think would be a big deal is the extra resolution, going from the A7RIV to the A9ii I didn't miss it that much, but since getting the A1 I have done more wildlife and the extra res really helps.

The bird eye AF is another big one, shooting birds now kinda feels like cheating :lol: The lack of lag when doing slow shutter pans is also a big one for me. Then there's the little things like the EVF, and the 1/2 stop extra DR. The 30fps is overkill for me, and 20fps is still overkill a lot of the time.

For me it's been 'worth' it, but I would guess for some they're not going to see much of an advantage.
 
snerkler said:
Thanks, yeah it's lovely we had a really nice time.

That's a very difficult one to answer as I don't think any of them are "worth" the extreme price tags they have, even when bought grey, but if you want them you have to pay it. This being said the A9ii and A1 are the best cameras I've had. I have definitely noticed the benefits of the A1 over the A9ii and for me they justify the change. One that I didn't think would be a big deal is the extra resolution, going from the A7RIV to the A9ii I didn't miss it that much, but since getting the A1 I have done more wildlife and the extra res really helps.

The bird eye AF is another big one, shooting birds now kinda feels like cheating :LOL: The lack of lag when doing slow shutter pans is also a big one for me. Then there's the little things like the EVF, and the 1/2 stop extra DR. The 30fps is overkill for me, and 20fps is still overkill a lot of the time.

For me it's been 'worth' it, but I would guess for some they're not going to see much of an advantage.
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I have the Birds Eye focus on the 7iv. I see the A1 as a combination of the best bits of the A7iv and the A9ii but can I justify the cost.
 
Icee said:
I have the Birds Eye focus on the 7iv. I see the A1 as a combination of the best bits of the A7iv and the A9ii but can I justify the cost.
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I'd add the A7R V in there too as it has the bigger higher res EVF and the higher res sensor, although not quite as high as the A7R V of course.
 
snerkler said:
I'd add the A7R V in there too as it has the bigger higher res EVF and the higher res sensor, although not quite as high as the A7R V of course.
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It’s caught my eye at £3k grey, must resist. Then again if it had a Leica badge it would be about £10k lol
 
imattersuk said:
It’s caught my eye at £3k grey, must resist. Then again if it had a Leica badge it would be about £10k lol
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I assume you mean the A7R V not the A1?
 
From the rumor site... A why I switched brands vid...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LXLkLaqEbU&t=665s


This interested me for two reasons. Firstly, the number of times she mentions loving Canon, not wanting to leave Canon and being emotionally attached to Canon. This is amazing and for me very difficult to relate to. Secondly, for all I know she may be a tiny lady but if she isn't just the size of that honking great Canon camera and lens.
 
This is not a lens I've ever thought about buying but they do have their fans.

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woof woof said:
This is not a lens I've ever thought about buying but they do have their fans.

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I'm surprised youve never had one! Known for the swirly bokeh, they are surprisingly sharp in the centre (even wide open), and amazingly in my case cover the whole GFX sensor with only slight soft vignetting
 
Mr Perceptive said:
I'm surprised youve never had one! Known for the swirly bokeh, they are surprisingly sharp in the centre (even wide open), and amazingly in my case cover the whole GFX sensor with only slight soft vignetting
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Two reasons.

I prefer 50mm to 55 and 58 is getting that bit longer and I think they're a bit too extreme.
 
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LeeRatters said:
This is the last of the Pen y Fan Brecon Beacons shots everyone!!!

Phew.... :) << Yeah, I heard ya! :rolleyes: :ROFLMAO:


*** by Lee, on Flickr


*** by Lee, on Flickr
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Very nice, I didn’t get a chance to try astro in the end as we didn’t have clear skies at night.
 
Well I've just pulled the trigger on a A1. A friend of mine only a few years older than me is in hospital in an induced coma with a 50/50 chance of coming out of it. It made me think life is too short so enjoy it while you can.
 
Icee said:
Well I've just pulled the trigger on a A1. A friend of mine only a few years older than me is in hospital in an induced coma with a 50/50 chance of coming out of it. It made me think life is too short so enjoy it while you can.
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Yup. Enjoy. And the old saying... You can't take it with you.

Hope your friend has the best possible outcome.

My next big buy will probably be another car as Mrs has her test next month and it's in an auto. I bought an Evoque thinking she'd drive it and she said she would and she has a XTrail which she left in Thailand which must be about the same size or maybe bigger, so all should be good? But. Once I got the Evoque she then announced she doesn't want to drive it and she now wants a small auto.

I don't mind buying another car but that'll be four and Mrs WW will pester me to sell at least one of the cars I have and I really want them all.
 
From the rumor site...

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Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens at PerGear. Preorders should be available very soon on Amazon too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJsuPA2rxsM
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£454 on the Pergear site.

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woof woof said:
From the rumor site...

New Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE promotional video | sonyalpharumors

Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens at PerGear. Preorders should be available very soon on Amazon too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJsuPA2rxsM
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com

£454 on the Pergear site.

www.pergear.com

Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 Lens for Leica, Sony and Nikon Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras

Viltrox 16mm F1.8 is a full-frame wide-angle autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount and Sony E-mount cameras, expand a wider viewing angle with full-frame. 16mm ultra-wide-angle and F1.8 ultra-large aperture to maintain excellent autofocus performance.12 Groups of 15 optical elements, built-in three...
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I find it really strange that they are open for preorders yet there is no information about the size and weight of the lens!
 
One from yesterday with the TTArtisan 50mm f2.

This path was widened by 3ft by the council a while back. They went down with a tractor fitted with cutting things each side and just smashed anything in the way cutting whole trees down and cutting bushes way back and then they tarmacked the path. I thought it was an act of utter vandalism but thankfully the bushes are recovering and it doesn't look as bad as it did when it'd first been done.

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woof woof said:
Yup. Enjoy. And the old saying... You can't take it with you.

Hope your friend has the best possible outcome.

My next big buy will probably be another car as Mrs has her test next month and it's in an auto. I bought an Evoque thinking she'd drive it and she said she would and she has a XTrail which she left in Thailand which must be about the same size or maybe bigger, so all should be good? But. Once I got the Evoque she then announced she doesn't want to drive it and she now wants a small auto.

I don't mind buying another car but that'll be four and Mrs WW will pester me to sell at least one of the cars I have and I really want them all.
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That’s a hard one.
 
Icee said:
Well I've just pulled the trigger on a A1. A friend of mine only a few years older than me is in hospital in an induced coma with a 50/50 chance of coming out of it. It made me think life is too short so enjoy it while you can.
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Makes you think doesn't it, hope they make a full recovery.
 
Icee said:
Well I've just pulled the trigger on a A1. A friend of mine only a few years older than me is in hospital in an induced coma with a 50/50 chance of coming out of it. It made me think life is too short so enjoy it while you can.
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I very much hope your friend is ok and I've had similar feelings myself, I was on the fence about buying a Sony A9 a few years back as it would be the most I've spent on a camera and would mean a change of system. My Dad was in hospital and we received bad news so I thought screw it, life's too short and ordered the A9 even though I'm not a very impulsive person. I'm glad I did as it's captured many amazing shots for me that I may not have managed to get otherwise and you can't go back in time to capture shots again.

Even after a few years it still amazes me what it can do as I was trying to get shots of the dog slamming in the water as he accelerated in for a swim but lazily had only taken the 100-400mm lens which I was shooting one handed at close range (to allow me throw the stick in) and was thinking it's probably just a waste of time but the camera has absolutely nailed so many of the shots, I can pick and choose. I was thinking years ago with my old Olympus E-3 and 50-200mm how many shots I took to get a handful I was happy with my of my first dog breaking the waves and pushing off into a loch.
 
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Faldrax said:
Which makes me wonder what damage might have been caused instead if the shutter was NOT closed, and the focused sunlight instead fell on the sensor?
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Probably not as much, as that’s pretty much what a camera does in operation. I’m guessing the thin plastic (?) shutter simply melted.
 
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