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

dancook said:
I see the 105!
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Definitely getting that, I don’t have a lens for that focal length, 100/2.8 isn’t the same. Who cares about the size, a part of me want to get it just so it look ridiculous on the A7.

shoshone said:
Don’t tell me Riz you kept them in a soundproof cupboard eh?
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Lol

Riz_Guru said:
I had the following powered by a Marantz NR1501 7.1 Amp.

B&W 602 s2
B&W 603 s2
B&W CC6 s2
B&W DS6 s2
B&A ASW80

If memory serves me right.
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I have the 602S2 as well, had them for years, no reason to upgrade, been through several amps but the speakers stays.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Definitely getting that, I don’t have a lens for that focal length, 100/2.8 isn’t the same. Who cares about the size, a part of me want to get it just so it look ridiculous on the A7.



Lol



I have the 602S2 as well, had them for years, no reason to upgrade, been through several amps but the speakers stays.
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Yeah I’ve had the 602s too. 685s are definitely nicer, for really not much extra cash, if you were ever considering.

Mine have equally been through several amps - currently running through a Beresford 2ch switching unit, so I’m able to use the same speakers to run my 7.1 Sony AV amp and at the same time, switch to my Arcam Stereo amp running the Pro-ject turntable. Works a treat, if that’s something that would be of use to you! [emoji4]

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yes I felt sorry for you and took it in to the courier ,enjoy it :D
 
dancook said:
New street lens :D
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Lol, not quite….

I have decided that I am going to get the Sigma 105/1.4 Art on the E-Mount and not Canon……Going to shoot people/portraits with it, so eye focus and with the size and weight, IBIS will help. It makes sense to get it on the E-Mount.

Sorry Canon, I feel like I am cheating.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Lol, not quite….

I have decided that I am going to get the Sigma 105/1.4 Art on the E-Mount and not Canon……Going to shoot people/portraits with it, so eye focus and with the size and weight, IBIS will help. It makes sense to get it on the E-Mount.

Sorry Canon, I feel like I am cheating.
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Err those would also work via mc11
 
nandbytes said:
we don't yet know the full difference in performance in mc-11 vs. native. I'd image native will provide better performance overall for AF
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Yes but that's not what he or I said. I said those functions will be available.
 
My Leather grip arrived today.

Aluminium base with a built in Arca Swiss compatible plate. Enough space for my fingers to go between the lens, even a 50/1.4, battery door opens, enough height for my pinky. Tile screen opens easily. The only downside is access to the micro USB and USB-C flap is a little restricted. I can get to the USB-C but not the micro USB. Not a problem as I can still charge via USB-C anyway. Not a design flaw as it was designed for the A9, not A7III, it just happens to fit.

Job done, pinky problem solved.

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twist said:
Yes but that's not what he or I said. I said those functions will be available.
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they will be but I imagine for his use case he'd want it to be 'native-like' rather than 'adapted-like' performance

edit: just as I thought, read Raymond's reply below :P
 
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snerkler said:
It doesn't matter how good they may be, I'd have to paint over the shiny black, or at least buy a sleeve ;)
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yeah those lenses sure are an eye-sore. I wish they'd hurry up and make mirrorless specific designed lenses especially wide angle ones
 
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Yay. My second Sony camera, A7mk2 arrived complete with nifty fifty.

My first was a DSC F717 (2002)
 
Raymond Lin said:
Lol, not quite….

I have decided that I am going to get the Sigma 105/1.4 Art on the E-Mount and not Canon……Going to shoot people/portraits with it, so eye focus and with the size and weight, IBIS will help. It makes sense to get it on the E-Mount.

Sorry Canon, I feel like I am cheating.
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I think I'll do the same too
 
Riz_Guru said:
I don't think it does.... Sony is becoming a top player in the professional photography segment.... the have done so much with the FE system since its launch of the Sony A7.
We are only on the 3rd generation of A7 series and look at where it is at with the A7 III.

:D
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Hold your horses. Look at images from the Commonwealth games where you can see all the cameras. How many Sony’s do you see? Look at the images of Ant leaving court yesterday, loads of cameras to be seen in all the images. No Sony.

I do think Sony are producing amazing stuff, and I would love to own another Sony. But they are not yet a top player in professional photography. At least in those two major pro segments.

Reading this forum you’d think no other cameras existed ;). I do think they will get there though.
 
Tom Green said:
Hold your horses. Look at images from the Commonwealth games where you can see all the cameras. How many Sony’s do you see? Look at the images of Ant leaving court yesterday, loads of cameras to be seen in all the images. No Sony.

I do think Sony are producing amazing stuff, and I would love to own another Sony. But they are not yet a top player in professional photography. At least in those two major pro segments.

Reading this forum you’d think no other cameras existed ;). I do think they will get there though.
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As i said this morning.

Sony are not there yet for Sports and wildlife photography in a professional sense.

For everything else, they are there and if you are not a pro, the 100-400 lens is good enough for wildlife and sports for many people.
 
Tom Green said:
Hold your horses. Look at images from the Commonwealth games where you can see all the cameras. How many Sony’s do you see? Look at the images of Ant leaving court yesterday, loads of cameras to be seen in all the images. No Sony.
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Obviously they're just waiting for their pre-orders to be shipped.
 
nandbytes said:
I have not owned a single camera body for that long :D

the one I have owned the longest is my current one (A7RII) which I have owned for 1.5 years :eek::eek::eek:
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Do you always sell them?

I kept my first film camera, best thing is I can put my latest Canon lenses on it.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Do you always sell them?

I kept my first film camera, best thing is I can put my latest Canon lenses on it.
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yup end up selling to swap or upgrade... though mind you I have not been buying gear as long as you. I got my first own DSLR just 5 years ago.
 
nandbytes said:
yup end up selling to swap or upgrade... though mind you I have not been buying gear as long as you. I got my first own DSLR just 5 years ago.
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I think I went through 5 years without buying a camera once, during either the 5D2 to 5D3 or 5D3 to 5D4 I didn't get any cameras, compact or otherwise. These damn long 5D life cycles…..
 
Raymond Lin said:
I think I went through 5 years without buying a camera once, during either the 5D2 to 5D3 or 5D3 to 5D4 I didn't get any cameras, compact or otherwise. These damn long 5D life cycles…..
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probably because you spent the time using your camera for photography and not worrying about gear, knobs, bells and whistles.
I sometimes find myself spending too much time with these things rather than photography (this forum doesn't help :p )
I have gotten better recently though, I have stopped swapping bodies generally speaking. i have no plans to upgrade my A7RII unless I come across a really good deal on A7RIII which is unlikely. I still swap lenses regularly though that is purely because I can't afford to keep many lenses and things I shoot changes.
 
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