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

Long time LR user here - but have been considering trying something different for a while now, after hearing good things about Capture One. Has anyone else tried it?
 
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I own the summit strap & bought the new sling when it came out a few months back. Even solely using the A7 & 35/2.8 I found it uncomfortable and cutting on my neck. In comparison to other straps out there, I’d stick with the normal strap. (It isn’t that big, really..?)
 
ohms12 said:
I own the summit strap & bought the new sling when it came out a few months back. Even solely using the A7 & 35/2.8 I found it uncomfortable and cutting on my neck. In comparison to other straps out there, I’d stick with the normal strap. (It isn’t that big, really..?)
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Pretty much what Mrs Sprout told me when she came home tonight. It's probably because I haven't used a strap for about 4 years.
 
If it helps, most of the time I simply use the Peak Design Cuff with not much discomfort. In combination with the capture plates, it’s not a bad option, maybe?
 
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Any good? Is it heavy to go travelling with?
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Yeah it's absolutely brilliant. Not the smallest of Gimbals, I'd probably go for the smaller v2 for travel. For pro work definitely the Crane 2. Able to power the camera etc from the Crane 2
 
Firstly, apologies for bringing up a tired and old topic, but I wanted to get the views of people on here. Since moving from a dslr to the A7 I have become a bit of a wuss when it comes to how I treat my equipment when it comes to the weather. I didn’t used to have any hesitation about getting my camera wet, on dull days (those days where you can feel the damp and although it isn’t raining you end up wet) my 5D3 was be hung from my side in anticipation of seeing a shot. In more extreme weather I used the Optech rain covers. I wondered what everyone does about protecting their Sony, all the covers I see look as though they would be too big or cumbersome (not a fan of the ones with sleeves, too much messing about required. I like the look of the PD Shell but would prefer it if you didn’t have to virtually take it off exposing the camera to the weather to take the shot (might as well just use a holster case).
In emergency situations I carry a shower cap to cover it, but I would like something a little more permanent. Any ideas? Or should I just man up and stop worrying about it?
 
Well. took the plunge today. A7RIII + FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS and.. wait for it - Metabones V + Canon 24-70mm f2.8 after hearing not so good reviews about the Sony and also checking a few videos of how good Eye AF is within the canon on the A7RIII.

Hopefully get it by next week so I can put it through its paces.
 
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Firstly, apologies for bringing up a tired and old topic, but I wanted to get the views of people on here. Since moving from a dslr to the A7 I have become a bit of a wuss when it comes to how I treat my equipment when it comes to the weather. I didn’t used to have any hesitation about getting my camera wet, on dull days (those days where you can feel the damp and although it isn’t raining you end up wet) my 5D3 was be hung from my side in anticipation of seeing a shot. In more extreme weather I used the Optech rain covers. I wondered what everyone does about protecting their Sony, all the covers I see look as though they would be too big or cumbersome (not a fan of the ones with sleeves, too much messing about required. I like the look of the PD Shell but would prefer it if you didn’t have to virtually take it off exposing the camera to the weather to take the shot (might as well just use a holster case).
In emergency situations I carry a shower cap to cover it, but I would like something a little more permanent. Any ideas? Or should I just man up and stop worrying about it?
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I've never worried too much, I don't think there's an easy solution just bear in mind that the Sony bodies probably aren’t as weather proof as some of the more rugged DSLR bodies.
I’ve never had any issues though, I do have a waterproof cover that I bought years ago but I only use it if I know it’s going to be sitting in the rain on a tripod for any length of time.
 
razor777 said:
Well. took the plunge today. A7RIII + FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS and.. wait for it - Metabones V + Canon 24-70mm f2.8 after hearing not so good reviews about the Sony and also checking a few videos of how good Eye AF is within the canon on the A7RIII.

Hopefully get it by next week so I can put it through its paces.
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Nice setup! I have to say that price aside I think the Sony GM 24-70 f2.8 is fantastic, probably the best 24-70 I’d ever used but the Canon 24-70 f2.8 II looks very goof as well.
 
chrism_scotland said:
Nice setup! I have to say that price aside I think the Sony GM 24-70 f2.8 is fantastic, probably the best 24-70 I’d ever used but the Canon 24-70 f2.8 II looks very goof as well.
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I assume thats a typo and not for one minute that is what you really think of the Canon 24-70mm.. :LOL:
 
ChrisHeathcote said:
Firstly, apologies for bringing up a tired and old topic, but I wanted to get the views of people on here. Since moving from a dslr to the A7 I have become a bit of a wuss when it comes to how I treat my equipment when it comes to the weather. I didn’t used to have any hesitation about getting my camera wet, on dull days (those days where you can feel the damp and although it isn’t raining you end up wet) my 5D3 was be hung from my side in anticipation of seeing a shot. In more extreme weather I used the Optech rain covers. I wondered what everyone does about protecting their Sony, all the covers I see look as though they would be too big or cumbersome (not a fan of the ones with sleeves, too much messing about required. I like the look of the PD Shell but would prefer it if you didn’t have to virtually take it off exposing the camera to the weather to take the shot (might as well just use a holster case).
In emergency situations I carry a shower cap to cover it, but I would like something a little more permanent. Any ideas? Or should I just man up and stop worrying about it?
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No, I've recently bought one of THESE for when my camera is clipped to the rucksack
 
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Is anyone using APSC lenses on their Sony full frame cameras? Do they perform the exact same as if they were on a crop sensor body?
 
F/1.4 said:
Is anyone using APSC lenses on their Sony full frame cameras? Do they perform the exact same as if they were on a crop sensor body?
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Yes, you can either enable automatic crop mode so the camera crops the image to the lens coverage (e.g. a 50mm gives you 75mm field of view) or you leave it on full frame and have a black vignette around the edges. Some lenses like the Sigma 60/2.8 can have their rear baffle removed which gives them a larger sensor coverage though.
 
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stevelmx5 said:
Yes, you can either enable automatic crop mode so the camera crops the image to the lens coverage (e.g. a 50mm gives you 75mm field of view) or you leave it on full frame and have a black vignette around the edges.
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I was thinking of getting the 18-105 f4 for video as super 35 mode in 4k crops to apsc. Would this give me the same field of view or would it further crop the image ?

Thanks
 
F/1.4 said:
I was thinking of getting the 18-105 f4 for video as super 35 mode in 4k crops to apsc. Would this give me the same field of view or would it further crop the image ?

Thanks
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I've never used Super 35 mode (I have an A7 mk1) but this link suggests the size is a little larger than APS-C so you may still run into vignetting on crop lenses.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3860183
 
Riz_Guru said:
I doubt the Canon will focus as good as the native Sony lens. :)
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Hmm some tests indicate otherwise, plus there was a comparison between Canon and Sony glass for Sharpness and Sony won every category with the exception of 24-70mm Canon! Surprised me a bit and that will be my main goto lens.

In terms of EYE EF/AF - i thought this was interesting (A7RIII Metabones and 70-200mm Canon)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyUv8sHYQU


Worst case scenario is that I lose a couple of hundred quid when I drop the canon and get a Sony :)
 
razor777 said:
Hmm some tests indicate otherwise, plus there was a comparison between Canon and Sony glass for Sharpness and Sony won every category with the exception of 24-70mm Canon! Surprised me a bit and that will be my main goto lens.

In terms of EYE EF/AF - i thought this was interesting (A7RIII Metabones and 70-200mm Canon)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyUv8sHYQU


Worst case scenario is that I lose a couple of hundred quid when I drop the canon and get a Sony :)
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if you have a suite of canon glass why not wait for their mirrorless camera this year?
 
addicknchips said:
if you have a suite of canon glass why not wait for their mirrorless camera this year?
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Sorry no I meant I will sell the Canon 24-70mm and replace it with a Sony equivalent. I don't have any Canon glass. 24-70mm purchase (Canon) has been based on Sony/Canon comparisons under A7RIII.

Also, in terms of first interation Mirrorless for Canon.. er No. Maybe when they have their own MK3 out I will take a look. ;)
 
razor777 said:
Hmm some tests indicate otherwise, plus there was a comparison between Canon and Sony glass for Sharpness and Sony won every category with the exception of 24-70mm Canon! Surprised me a bit and that will be my main goto lens.

In terms of EYE EF/AF - i thought this was interesting (A7RIII Metabones and 70-200mm Canon)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyUv8sHYQU


Worst case scenario is that I lose a couple of hundred quid when I drop the canon and get a Sony :)
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Canon glass focuses a bit bad outside the centre of the screen
 
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Is anyone using APSC lenses on their Sony full frame cameras? Do they perform the exact same as if they were on a crop sensor body?
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I am using Sigma 60mm F/2.8 with removed baffle - It gives you almost 40Mpx on Sony A7R II - Well around 38Mpx.

Have abit of mixed feelings.
It is good. sharp, small and light.

Some examples when I was in Thailand end of 2016:
Big flooding in Pattaya by Kalin Kalpachev, on Flickr


Streets of Pattaya by Kalin Kalpachev, on Flickr


And now from a around a month - Sigma 16mm F/1.4 sometimes on the Sony A7R II

Well, here you get less - may be around 30 MPx - but I like the creativity of it, and gives you a lot new perspective (also even on full frame this is lens is sharp. Very sharp.

Liink - Sigma 16mm F/1.4 on a full frame Sony A7R II by Kalin Kalpachev, on Flickr



F/1.4 said:
I was thinking of getting the 18-105 f4 for video as super 35 mode in 4k crops to apsc. Would this give me the same field of view or would it further crop the image ?

Thanks
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I am using the Sony 18-105 F/4 G on Sony A7R II for video.
It works very good in Super 35 mode (4K) - I like the results, but I am planning to replace it with the Sigma 16mm for this. Which means that soon the Sony 18-105 will go to the classifieds section.

Hope it helps.

Regards,
Kalin
 
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redhed17 said:
The other thing for me is that they can be fickle. They have a recent history of stopping lines of cameras. Once they bpught Minolta they go DSLR, but then no, we'll try something different because we were having little effect on the big two, so SLT and the benefits compared to DSLR's, but then no, not really any more, we think mirrorless is the way to go. They seem to throw a load of formats out there to see what works, which is good from an innovation and survival of the fittest point of view, but not if you backed one of their casualties. ;)

They may innovate and have amazing products, but as cameras are not a huge part of their business, there is always something in the back of the mind that says if the numbers don't make sense, they can walk away like Samsung. How likely that is is anyone's guess, but a big company at the cutting edge of tech walked away from the camera market, so it is not as if it is unprecedented. Also supplying Sensors for the majority of competitors means they are making money from them too. The owners of Lexar got out of the memory card market because they were making more money in other parts of their business. Mmm, who does that sound like! ;)
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Some very good points here.

Samsung's cameras were amazing. I remember handling them at the Photography Show a few years ago, and I thought they were like they had been designed by an incredibly intelligent race of aliens who didn't know how things were "supposed" to be done here on earth. Things like being able to change the shutter speed or ISO using a ring on the lens, where it comes naturally to hand, instead of a dial on the camera.

But Samsung's marketing / product development process was / is mad. Or perhaps not mad, since it apparently works for them. The way it was explained to me by someone in Samsung's phone business is that Apple would spend a year researching whether 4.7" or 4.8" was the ideal screen size, whereas Samsung would just make essentially the same phone with 4.5", 5", 5.5" and 6" screens and see which ones sold. (And - this is critical - kill of the ones that don't sell, quickly.) I think they just weren't prepared to invest in the camera business for the long haul.

As you say, Sony do exhibit some of that same fickleness. One "comfort factor" you get when you buy into the Canon camera ecosystem is that you know they're in it for the long haul. Nikon are too, if they don't go bust. But Sony? Hard to say.
 
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