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

Riz_Guru said:
Come'on, he had it for what 2-3 weeks? You'd would have thought doing some research prior to buying it would have been a good move.
He didn't get on with it, fair enough but I am just trying to add balance to the discussion that you can't always write something off in 2-3 weeks, especially if you haven't built up your confidence levels to trust the kit. :)
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TBH I usually get to grips with a camera in a few days, and will know whether it's for me or not. I'm one of those geeks who goes through all the settings to see what it does too ;)

jonneymendoza said:
Took me a year to adjust to Sony
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Yeah, we all know you're a bit slow :sneaky::whistle::p
 
Riz_Guru said:
Any mention of other firmware updates? :)
Can you ask your friend to tell the sales rep's to stop spreading mis-information please! lol :D
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I'd also wager the A9 is easily capable of whatever the A7SIII is gonna be or at least very similar. They're definitely holding the hardware back video wise.
 
Riz_Guru said:
Yes I believe the 85mm f1,4 GM is slower to focus compared to the FE 85mm f1.8 and the Batis 85mm f1.8 lenses but you have to remember its having to move big chunks of glass inside. As present I think its the normal to expect slower focusing 1.2 / 1.4 lenses purely due to the internal glass which needs to be moved with the motors. :)
It's not bad to focus for the intended use / market the lens is aimed at.... which is portrait work.
Ff you need to use Eye-AF in AF-C mode on a fast moving subject then the only viable option is to shoot at 20 fps, it will get some keeps that way but will the majority will be out of focus. :)
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There isn't a huge difference between 1.4 and 1.8 so for me, it would make more sense to forego half a stop of light and actually get consistent keepers then instead of spray and prey. Of course, it's not a G lens so my mate's would all ridicule me but I could live with that..
 
Instead of the Adobe profile, I used Camera Vivid - then I tweaked WB, Exposure, Crop

35mm 1.4

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85mm 1.4

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Riz_Guru said:
Yes I believe the 85mm f1,4 GM is slower to focus compared to the FE 85mm f1.8 and the Batis 85mm f1.8 lenses but you have to remember its having to move big chunks of glass inside. As present I think its the normal to expect slower focusing 1.2 / 1.4 lenses purely due to the internal glass which needs to be moved with the motors. :)
It's not bad to focus for the intended use / market the lens is aimed at.... which is portrait work.
Ff you need to use Eye-AF in AF-C mode on a fast moving subject then the only viable option is to shoot at 20 fps, it will get some keeps that way but will the majority will be out of focus. :)
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Yes there will be limitations

But a dude shot outdoor volleyball in the bright sun with 85mm 1.4 - the photos rendered so lovely - with sharp subject with great isolation and bokeh.

So I wouldn't shy away from using it from action.
 
dancook said:
So I wouldn't shy away from using it from action.
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The most action my 85mm f1.4 GM has seen is photographing my lovely little ones :D But even then the rendering is outstanding.
 
JJ! said:
Not yet - waiting on paypal.

Lens paid for as had it on hold.
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Do you going for it. Guess you liked it [emoji1303]
 
woof woof said:
But didn't they buy an optical company?

I don't think all of the Sony lenses so far have been previously done and dusted but don't take my word as gospel, read the various reviews and blogs that say that they've been busy knocking out lenses suitable for use on higher resolution "FF" bodies. That's pretty new.
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yeah but not sure if they got any of their technical expertise in terms of people.

Not really... its not like canon and nikon lenses are slouches on high MP bodies atm
 
dancook said:
Instead of the Adobe profile, I used Camera Vivid - then I tweaked WB, Exposure, Crop

35mm 1.4

GT-Live-28March2018 (5 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr

GT-Live-28March2018 (29 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr

GT-Live-28March2018 (49 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr

85mm 1.4

GT-Live-28March2018 (18 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr

GT-Live-28March2018 (27 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr

GT-Live-28March2018 (31 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr

GT-Live-28March2018 (35 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr

GT-Live-28March2018 (53 of 64) by dancook1982, on Flickr
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Looks good. I've just been playing about with some Sony RAWs and I have to say that on the whole the camera profiles for the Sony aren't great. Adobe standard is far too magenta and too muted, camera standard is too greeny yellow and really messes up skin tones, and the others are similar. I did quickly create a profile that I liked though, and tbh I had to do the same with Nikon, although it wasn't quite as extreme. It just proves to me though that when we talk about skin tones etc etc of a camera if really does depend on the software and the profiles used (unless you shoot jpeg in which the profile can't be changed). It's a shame that you can't have a true RAW profile to work from rather than having to tweak a Lightroom profile, and I'm not sure exactly how these profiles work tbh. I had a go at selecting the adobe standard and tried tweaking all the different colours (hues, saturation, luminance as well as the primary colours and shadows in the calibration section), tweaking contrast, whites etc etc and there's no way I could make one profile look exactly like another (i.e. adobe standard to camera standard) so there's clearly some other software processes at play here.

(just to re-iterate this is for all manufacturers, not just Sony ;))

simonbarker said:
Indeed but we're all working on the assumption mirrorless is the future so I'm wondering what those who hate EVFs will do when Canon/Nikon make the switch?
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Yep, you're either going to have to get used to it or stay with old tech.
 
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JJ! said:
G master my friend - couldn't settle for poverty spec :ROFLMAO:
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:D lol even the poverty spec is a eye watering £1200 approx! :D lol
I think you'll like the G Master :) make sure you update the firmware to latest (05).
 
JJ! said:
G master my friend - couldn't settle for poverty spec :ROFLMAO:
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How much was it as surprise u didn’t go grey for that
 
So a a7riii being order when you can

70-200 g master

What next?
 
rookies said:
Was asking Justin. He won’t go D850.

My friend just got his this morning and he said he glad he had. Told him keep away from me lol
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D850 holds no interest for me - would never want anything bigger than the D750 TBH!
 
JJ! said:
Bank robbery?!

Errr... something to cover the rest! Either 28-70 or 35mm or who knows.
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What did you like about the a7riii over the a7iii only if you can remember lol
 
JJ! said:
D850 holds no interest for me - would never want anything bigger than the D750 TBH!
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D850 interests me, the future of XQD and what Nikon are doing next is enough for me not to pull the trigger, plus what I said about ideally just wanting one system. The D850 does feel good to use though.
 
rookies said:
What did you like about the a7riii over the a7iii only if you can remember lol
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Wanted to try a high res camera really! Price is good, the EVF is nice and its smaller than the D850!

Plus I thought it was time to give mirrorless a proper go. It's the future... apparantly!
 
How much was the usd lens pls
 
A7r3 is amazing i think i am the only person here who has it.

Anyone need any questions about it or any tests u want me to do?

I am shooting two models on sat so hit me up any thing you want me try in the camera .
 
JJ! said:
Wanted to try a high res camera really! Price is good, the EVF is nice and its smaller than the D850!

Plus I thought it was time to give mirrorless a proper go. It's the future... apparantly!
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jonneymendoza said:
A7r3 is amazing i think i am the only person here who has it.

Anyone need any questions about it or any tests u want me to do?
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Yes, can you loan it to me for a while please ;)
 
Riz_Guru said:
You got the FE 70-200mm f4, why do you need to know the price?
Are you looking to buy one?
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Interested to know as I have seen a used one and been offered a good deal meaning I wont lose a penny I paid for my 70-200 but thinking if I need to do it
 
Riz_Guru said:
You got the FE 70-200mm f4, why do you need to know the price?
Are you looking to buy one?
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Also trouble with you when you ask questions to get answer When I ask you just make it harder..
 
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