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

saul01 said:
In terms of lenses for a crop sensor, I should be able to pick up the Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS Lens for around £400 (begging and grovling a favour) is this worth it?
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saul01 said:
Seeing from the above posts that all brands are spoken of Sony or Fuji?
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May be you mentioned it before what do you photograph? The choice and suggestion of camera and lens(es) would depend on that...
 
Raymond Lin said:
I keep flipping wanting the Samyang 35/2.8 and then realising it will never be used once I get the 34/1.4....and then thinking I can justify it for using it on holiday....then realise I’ve taken my 5D with 35L on almost every trip.......

I got a problem.
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you should just get a voigtlander 40mm f1.2 and use MF :D
 
saul01 said:
Thank you for these options.

I've also just found the A7ii with 28-70mm new for £1100. Can always buy the nifty at a later stage, hopefully a secondhand will crop up. BTW where did you see the A7 mint for £550?
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No problem, they are all good options at different budgets.

If you want to stretch that's also an option but if you think about, the a7ii will set you back an additional 400 quid just for ibis.

The a7 mk1 is just ridiculously good value. Apsc money for a ff.
 
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saul01 said:
Thank you for these options.

I've also just found the A7ii with 28-70mm new for £1100. Can always buy the nifty at a later stage, hopefully a secondhand will crop up. BTW where did you see the A7 mint for £550?
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Take a look at wexphotovideo or lcegroup or ?? (or the classified here)
 
nandbytes said:
May be you mentioned it before what do you photograph?
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Mainly portraits, people, my kids...general stuff. Nothing "studio" worthy
 
Just for the record are there any other brand lenses that are compatible with Sony? obviously an adapter will be needed.
 
saul01 said:
Just for the record are there any other brand lenses that are compatible with Sony? obviously an adapter will be needed.
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yeah pretty much any non-mirrorless lens :D (of course with varying degree of compatibility in terms of AF depending on body/adapter/lens combination)

and with a sony body you can even get AF with manual lenses if you buy the latest techart pro adapter :D ;)

p.s. adapting could be cheap but could also end up being expensive
 
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Raymond Lin said:
I keep flipping wanting the Samyang 35/2.8 and then realising it will never be used once I get the 34/1.4....and then thinking I can justify it for using it on holiday....then realise I’ve taken my 5D with 35L on almost every trip.......

I got a problem.
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If it helps any, just think of all the time you'll save not having to correct the colour of the Samyang to match the rest of your lenses.
 
saul01 said:
Just for the record are there any other brand lenses that are compatible with Sony? obviously an adapter will be needed.
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If you are okay with manual focus which is easy with a Sony then there are hundreds from every brand via a 10 pound dumb adapter.
 
saul01 said:
Just for the record are there any other brand lenses that are compatible with Sony? obviously an adapter will be needed.
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There are also a variety of 3rd party lenses which fit Sony E Mount without an adaptor, both manual and AF, and APS-C and FF.

And the number of different 'native' lenses avaiaible is growing. :)
 
saul01 said:
Thank you for these options.

I've also just found the A7ii with 28-70mm new for £1100. Can always buy the nifty at a later stage, hopefully a secondhand will crop up. BTW where did you see the A7 mint for £550?
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The A7 + kit lens occasionally comes up at £619 on amazing brand new. Happened twice last year.

A7ii + kit lens brand new £1100 is the max you should pay. I got brand new from Park for £1000 in December.
 
Took me a few years before i could do it though,not like these Riz and Jonny types lounging around all day with money to burn
and young too.:D
 
nandbytes said:
indeed :cool:
I'd definitely get one even if its half as good as the 12-24mm G (ok may be 3/4th as good :D )
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Haha..

I remember a while back when on A mount, getting the Minolta 17-35 then later the Sony 16-35 at x4 the price.
Sold the Minolta to a mate after testing them both, both concluding the Sony was only marginally better, mostly in the in the corners and better contrast, and my mate concluding the Sony wasn't worth the extra.
6 months later when I sold up, he bought the Sony, concluding he wanted the best lens, with selective memory obviously.

My conclusion is that if you have the cash, you'll buy the better lens regardless of VFM [emoji1]
 
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