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

I am going to hold out for a GM versions of the 55mm and 135mm. :D

because there aren't already enough 50mm options? :p

I don't think there will be a GM 50-ish lens. That place is taken by the sony zeiss 50mm f/1.4 which is amazing.

Still holding out for a small fast 35mm f/1.8-2 lens.

May be I should just buy the FE28... hmm... idk
 
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because there aren't already enough 50mm options? :p

I don't think there will be a GM 50-ish lens. That place is taken by the sony zeiss 50mm f/1.4 which is amazing.

Still holding out for a small fast 35mm f/1.8-2 lens.

May be I should just buy the FE28... hmm... idk

Yes there is plenty of FE 50/55mm lens options but I also think a GM version would sell, 11-bladed, AF Hold Button, GM build and a bit of marketing :D
I could have bought a brand new Sony Zeiss 50mm f1.4 for £1100 incl cash back, its now back to the normal £1450 price tag! :o
 
Yes there is plenty of FE 50/55mm lens options but I also think a GM version would sell, 11-bladed, AF Hold Button, GM build and a bit of marketing :D
I could have bought a brand new Sony Zeiss 50mm f1.4 for £1100 incl cash back, its now back to the normal £1450 price tag! :eek:

how is that different to the current Sony zeiss? It has 11-bladed aperture and GM build. It doesn't have focus hold button but it does have an aperture ring on the lens plus option to de-click. Its as good as a GM version. I don't see what extra a GM version could add.
 
Nik filters and 100%.

I think that's nice from an old cheap manual lens and peaking :D

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Yes there is plenty of FE 50/55mm lens options but I also think a GM version would sell, 11-bladed, AF Hold Button, GM build and a bit of marketing :D
I could have bought a brand new Sony Zeiss 50mm f1.4 for £1100 incl cash back, its now back to the normal £1450 price tag! :o


The build quality on that zeiss 50 is top drawer. Can't see the plastic gm beating it. Just been in park cameras looking at one.
Also had a play with the a9 and 70-200. Wow...
 
What did you think to the A9 and 70-200 apart from "Wow" :D lol

It's just ridiculous. Insane. Sony have smashed it out of the park. I had my A7rii with me to test the difference in speed..
It's a lot faster than I need though so I'm in no rush for one.

Had the Fuji rep in there so also spent half hour with the gfx. What they have done with that is incredible too.. but perhaps that's for another thread.
 
It's just ridiculous. Insane. Sony have smashed it out of the park. I had my A7rii with me to test the difference in speed..
It's a lot faster than I need though so I'm in no rush for one.

Had the Fuji rep in there so also spent half hour with the gfx. What they have done with that is incredible too.. but perhaps that's for another thread.
was you in the london store?
 
It's just ridiculous. Insane. Sony have smashed it out of the park. I had my A7rii with me to test the difference in speed..
It's a lot faster than I need though so I'm in no rush for one.

Had the Fuji rep in there so also spent half hour with the gfx. What they have done with that is incredible too.. but perhaps that's for another thread.

Yeah its proper fast...... :D
Sony and Fuji are the ones to watch at present.... they seem to be pushing forwards.
 
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"What do you mean, your name is Anne?"

First serious(ish) session with the A7r, 55mm f1.8, 10mm extension tube and lots of flashes. Ambient lighting was a 60W spot, more-or-less overhead, and I found I had to shine a torch on the focus point to get the camera to lock focus. I know AF isn't the A7r strongest feature and the lens was set to f14 but I wasn't impressed.
 
FE55 isn't very good with extension tubes. At macro distances it looses a lot of sharpness, its not intended for this purpose by design. Even my chepo cosina 100mm macro performs lot better at macro distances.

(one of the reasons I sold my FE55 long back)
 
I'll have to try the 24-70mm f4 I just bought from Steelo then although I'm not unhappy with the results so far. My working distance with the 55mm is just where I need the tube for some shots but not for others so it is a bit of a faff. The 24-70mm focuses that bit closer so I might not need the tube. I really wanted to do the whole set with a single lens around the 55mm-60mm mark. I might have gone for something like a s/h D810 and 60mm Micro Nikkor if I hadn't such a large investment in Sony flashes and batteries......
 
Well perhaps you have the wrong lens for the job then...?

There is a 50mm macro lens on Sony too.
 
I'll have to try the 24-70mm f4 I just bought from Steelo then although I'm not unhappy with the results so far. My working distance with the 55mm is just where I need the tube for some shots but not for others so it is a bit of a faff. The 24-70mm focuses that bit closer so I might not need the tube. I really wanted to do the whole set with a single lens around the 55mm-60mm mark. I might have gone for something like a s/h D810 and 60mm Micro Nikkor if I hadn't such a large investment in Sony flashes and batteries......

As above, maybe you should buy a dedicated macro lens for your tabletop work? You don't need AF for macro either so I'd prefer something like an OM Zuiko 50/3.5 if you like that focal length or a Tamron 90mm if you want a bit longer.
 
As already mentioned I used cosina 100mm f/3.5 macro for my tabletop work. the OM 50mm 3.5 is very nice too :)
 
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Haha I walked into that one, I don't shoot much landscapes so was wondering if realistically 10-15 stops of DR was enough.
Always depends on the subject. Most studio shots like the image below don't need a huge dynamic range from the camera, as the light is totally controlled. A couple of images from stevelmx5 above are situations where more DR could be beneficial. The first image may have got more detail in the candelabra and the lights on the wall. Would it have made a huge difference to that image, maybe not, but why not want more DR! :confused: Outdoor images on bright days with dull or shaded foreground can push cameras to their limits of DR. Sunsets too could be enhanced by more DR. Some people use graduated filters to try and balance the exposures of some scenes, but sometimes that is not easily done. Some people take multiple bracketed images and merge. Some take multiple bracketed images and HDR. Why would anyone like to have to do that less often! :confused:

I don't understand why some people, unless they are purely a studio shooter would not need more DR sometimes. Unless one is only a studio photographer there must be situations where something in the scene is over exposed and there is little detail in the darker areas at the same time, why would someone not want that to happen less often! :confused:

This is not aimed at you, but sometimes when people on forums say an improved feature is not important, be that resolution, DR, Fps High ISO performance or whatever it may be because their current camera is not as good. ;) Obviously there are those which some features have no relevance to the images they take, but sometimes though, it may be because a new camera is deficient in an area or two, and they want to like the shiny new thing. ;) It is like the Canon users saying that virtually no improvement in the 6D replacement in DR after 5 years of development is not a bad thing. :confused: Why would anyone not want more DR even if you think you may never reach those limits! Shouldn't a FF camera sensor not be better than a similar megapixel crop sensors in every way? If I was buying FF I certainly would.

I waited 6 years for Nikon to improve the D300S in almost every way. The D7***s were not anywhere near being good enough replacements for me as they would have been only sensor improvements and losing other features. Thankfully the sensor improvements where huge added to all the other improved features. :D I was very close to switching systems and getting a 7DII for the overall improvement I wanted though after waiting so long. Thankfully Nikon came to their senses. ;)
 
Well perhaps you have the wrong lens for the job then...?

There is a 50mm macro lens on Sony too.
Yeah, I know what's available but I also know what I want and it's a little bit more than 50mm. I know from experience that 60mm gives the results I want so I was hoping that 55mm would be close enough.
 
Yeah, I know what's available but I also know what I want and it's a little bit more than 50mm. I know from experience that 60mm gives the results I want so I was hoping that 55mm would be close enough.

and you need all 36mp? i.e. can't crop a little?
 
Finally used the a7r2 and 35 ART again today and the afc doesn't cut it. Tried loads of different focus settings, same subject back and forth in good light and every shot in sequence was oof.... sigh. Granted it's not the easiest target at f1.4 but I expected at least a couple to be usable. Not sure if its worth buying native for similar results or just dumping the system. GUTTED.
 
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Finally used the a7r2 and 35 ART again today and the afc doesn't cut it. Tried loads of different focus settings, same subject back and forth in good light and every shot in sequence was oof.... sigh. Granted it's not the easiest target at f1.4 but I expected at least a couple to be usable. Not sure if its worth buying native for similar results or just dumping the system. GUTTED.

What's your subject?

Personally, I have had good experience as detailed in the previous page
 
What's your subject?

Personally, I have had good experience as detailed in the previous page

As a good test I get a kid to walk briskly/scoot toward me...... get first lock with afc then shoot the oncoming sequence.

I know it depends on a few things, aperture, light, adapted etc etc. I'm just comparing it to my previous setups and it failed... maybe it was the backlight fooling the AF but not certain.

I tried wide, zone, face detect and spot. None focused fast enough.
 
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As a good test I get a kid to walk/scoot toward me...... get first lock with afc then shoot the oncoming sequence.

I know it depends on a few things, aperture, light, adapted etc etc. I'm just comparing it to my previous setups and it failed... maybe it was the backlight fooling the AF but not certain.

Hmm.... Odd. I posted a sequence of pictures (it's on previous page) of a similar situation when subject approached me faster than a kid on a scooter. Most shots were in focus, I was surprised myself! I shot with FE85/1.8 @f2.

I haven't got experience with tracking using mc-11. May be native lens might be better.
 
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As a good test I get a kid to walk briskly/scoot toward me...... get first lock with afc then shoot the oncoming sequence.

I know it depends on a few things, aperture, light, adapted etc etc. I'm just comparing it to my previous setups and it failed... maybe it was the backlight fooling the AF but not certain.

I tried wide, zone, face detect and spot. None focused fast enough.
i did a similar scene but with a f1.2 85mm lens and most if not all where in focus. the female subject was walking fast towards me. Shot at wide AFC setting. not sure whats up? Can you post samples of your images?
 
Hmm.... Odd. I posted a sequence of pictures (it's on previous page) of a similar situation when subject approached me faster than a kid on a scooter. Most shots were in focus, I was surprised myself! I shot with FE85/1.8 @f2.

I haven't got experience with tracking using mc-11. May be native lens might be better.

Yeah could be native advantage or I can only think of the backlight screwing with the AF.
 
Finally used the a7r2 and 35 ART again today and the afc doesn't cut it. Tried loads of different focus settings, same subject back and forth in good light and every shot in sequence was oof.... sigh. Granted it's not the easiest target at f1.4 but I expected at least a couple to be usable. Not sure if its worth buying native for similar results or just dumping the system. GUTTED.
Seems like that lens has problems......LINK
 
Seems like that lens has problems......LINK

It's via on sensor af so definitely doesnt have issues... If it was via DSLR it may need af adjust but not with on sensor phase... plus it's spot on with static/slower subject.... this is camera/adapted/condition related.
 
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It's via on sensor af so definitely doesnt have issues... If it was via DSLR it may need af adjust but not with on sensor phase... plus it's spot on with static/slower subject.... this is camera/adapted/condition related.

When I used this combo it was a cracker for portraits/posed Shots. Like seriously impressive. Wouldn't use it for tracking though. Although some guys here will swear by it.
 
When I used this combo it was a cracker for portraits/posed Shots. Like seriously impressive. Wouldn't use it for tracking though. Although some guys here will swear by it.

Yeah posed stuff is seriously impressive... the sensor is the mutts.... afc pfft much better than previous A7 cameras but still well behind mid/top DSLR cameras.

I guess I need an a9 :D

I think I may try the fe85 as it looks decent and hope for the best, I won't write it off just yet I don't think.
 
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Yeah posed stuff is seriously impressive... the sensor is the mutts.... afc pfft much better than previous A7 cameras but still well behind mid/top DSLR cameras.

I guess I need an a9 :D

I think I may try the fe85 as it looks decent and hope for the best, I won't write it off just yet I don't think.

Wouldn't the 55 be a better alternative?
 
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