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

Riz_Guru said:
Fair point doh :D
Time to start looking at a new MacBook Pro, hoping to grab a 2015 model before Apple discontinues them.
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I have late 2013 model and now a 2016 model. The 2016 model honestly sucks, I really miss the esc button and also only 4 USB-C posts is rubbish especially since one of them is taken up the charger. Also much prefer the old magnetic charger which was also safer.Apple have lost it with this one.

Also own a late 2015 27" iMac that I use for photo editing. I'd suggest this for photo editing instead of a small macbook pro
 
nandbytes said:
I have late 2013 model and now a 2016 model. The 2016 model honestly sucks, I really miss the esc button and also only 4 USB-C posts is rubbish especially since one of them is taken up the charger. Also much prefer the old magnetic charger which was also safer.Apple have lost it with this one.

Also own a late 2015 27" iMac that I use for photo editing. I'd suggest this for photo editing instead of a small macbook pro
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Space is bit of a issue hence need a MacBook Pro, however once we have moved I could get an external monitor to hook up to the MacBook Pro.
Your not the first person to prefer the older MacBook Pro version over the latest.
Seriously tempted to buy the 2015" 15" Macbook Pro with all the options ticked.......
 
jonneymendoza said:
I have posted tons of video tests and real world images taken on various canon glasses that all prove that it does the job on those scenarios i showed here.

I even showed a sigma 35mm 1.4 focus in darkness in CAF mode

The 85mm 1.2 also performs better on a sony then on a canon body, ie it locks on focus just as fast as in a canon body but has more accurate AF and EYE-AF to boot.

Seriously you and many here would do perfectly fine with adapted glasses.
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Have to agree, unless your doing something like sport or more "pro" stuff or maybe trying to shoot kids running around its fine...

southernjessie said:
What are the main factors interesting you guys about the new Tamron 28-75? Is it the combination of the price/size/weight? I know it's cheaper than the Sony 24-105 but that is wider, longer and has optical stabilisation. Or do you think the Tamron would have better IQ than the Sony? (I've never used a Tamron lens before so don't know what they are like)
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I'd expect IQ to be close, The newer Tamron glass has been excellent, size/price/weight and f2.8 attracting me, £700 v £1850 for the 24-70... will miss 24mm but I've got a 21mm for that!

OS I don't care about when the A7riii has IBIS
 
Riz_Guru said:
Space is bit of a issue hence need a MacBook Pro, however once we have moved I could get an external monitor to hook up to the MacBook Pro.
Your not the first person to prefer the older MacBook Pro version over the latest.
Seriously tempted to buy the 2015" 15" Macbook Pro with all the options ticked.......
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if the move is imminent then surely its better to holdout and buy an iMac. Also Monitor+MBP takes more space than an iMac, not to mention wires everywhere!
I use MBP for work but only because I use dual 27" monitors. If its one monitor I have to use for photo editing then it'd be an iMac.
 
nandbytes said:
if the move is imminent then surely its better to holdout and buy an iMac. Also Monitor+MBP takes more space than an iMac, not to mention wires everywhere!
I use MBP for work but only because I use dual 27" monitors. If its one monitor I have to use for photo editing then it'd be an iMac.
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Your talking sense..... could setup a desk in the spare bedroom for a iMac..... however if our little one gets in there bye bye iMac - smash! :D lol
 
stevelmx5 said:
Mainly because there isn't currently any other (affordable) workhorse F2.8 lens for FE. The GM lens very good but it's also £1800. The 24-105 is longer, F4 and still £1200. If the Tamron lens is a solid performer (I used to use their original 17-50 when I shot Canon crop and it was a very good all round lens) I think it will sell very well as lots of people, myself included, have been waiting for a genuine walkabout lens that's a realistic price for the majority of users.
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I had one too, I think it cost about £80 new and at the time I hadn't used a sharper zoom, actually I found it a bit too sharp for portraits :D

If they make a decent job of this one and if it's a good price I expect a few here will be buying one.
 
JJ! said:
I have always been a fan of 50mm focal length, but I do find it quite limiting if just wanting to take out 1 prime as its sometimes a bit long!

I need to actually give 35mm a proper go - I usually buy one then give up pretty quickly lol!
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I used to mainly use 50mm but I seem to have migrated to 35mm.
 
Not Sony but interesting....

I spotted this instant film Rollei on DPR...

https://www.dpreview.com/news/9122234525/rollei-returns-with-the-new-rolleiflex-instant-kamera-tlr

I can't see it being as popular as the Fuji ones but I think a few people might be mildly interested, until the novelty wears off. Some might stick with one I suppose and they do look nice :D

Direct link to the kickstarter page which has a little video on it...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rolleiinstantcamera/rolleiflextm-instant-kamera

I think my niece would love one :D
 
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woof woof said:
Not Sony but interesting....

I spotted this instant film Rollei on DPR...

https://www.dpreview.com/news/9122234525/rollei-returns-with-the-new-rolleiflex-instant-kamera-tlr

I can't see it being as popular as the Fuji ones but I think a few people might be mildly interested, until the novelty wears off. Some might stick with one I suppose and they do look nice :D

Direct link to the kickstarter page which has a little video on it...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rolleiinstantcamera/rolleiflextm-instant-kamera

I think my niece would love one :D
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It’s a Mint TL70 with a branding tie in with Rollei (that’s a brand owned by a holding company, not the proper camera company). It’s surpassed its funding in the first hour but seems to be from the majority of people who don’t get that it’s an existing camera with a new badge!

It’s actually a good Instax camera and certainly nicer to use than the Fuji versions (other than the Mini 90 that’s very good but now discontinued).
 
chrism_scotland said:
It really depends what your going to be shooting, for a lot of people the functionality/capability of an adapted Canon lens is more than enough for their use, certainly I've never had any issues but I tend to do things that are slower paced like landscapes, travel shooting, etc - not sport.
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So for portraits using off camera flash they would be okay? I generally shoot portraiture and people. Nothing fast at all
 
Just given Capture One Express Sony a quick trial, initial impressions are good.... very quick to pick things up coming from Adobe Lightroom and its pretty snappy even on my old MacBook Pro mid-2010.
I am still considering Affinity Photo on a iPad Pro thought rather than a MacBook Pro / iMac setup. :)
 
Close to getting A7iii. Can't afford a Sony 16-35, so was initially by thinking about getting MC11 and canon 17-40 f4 for landscapes and general wider stuff. Now wondering if a manual samyang 14mm and a 35mm f2.8 would be the way to go. Would I see appreciably better sharpness and IQ going the latter route?
 
i wentto the sony world photography exhibition and saw some great images there. highly recommend you go.

the biggest news is that they had a a7mk3 on display ;)
 
Diamonddec said:
Close to getting A7iii. Can't afford a Sony 16-35, so was initially by thinking about getting MC11 and canon 17-40 f4 for landscapes and general wider stuff. Now wondering if a manual samyang 14mm and a 35mm f2.8 would be the way to go. Would I see appreciably better sharpness and IQ going the latter route?
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Don't know if this helps? Can't find a 35mm f2.8 for either Canon or Samyang, but my god does that Canon 35mm f2 IS score some serious sharpness according to DXO :eek: I must admit, I find changing lenses whilst out doing landscapes a bit of a pain, especially if it's windy and there's dust and pollen blowing around.

https://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Comp...sus-35mm-F1.4-AS-UMC-Canon__794_0_365_0_358_0
 
Cheers Toby. Considering the mp of that canon camera, the dxo sharpness scores don't seem that impressive... Or am I reading it wrong?

I love relatively wide when doing landscapes so usually stick to one lens with my Fuji Xt1.. The samyang 12mm.

I'm going around in circles with lenses. Further down the road (autumn) I can see me getting the 70-200 f4, but for now on a limited initial budget of around £1k for a couple of lenses, I'm going back and forth with what to get. I'm set on the 85mm f1/8 which will do for my studio and outdoor portraits... And hopefully for some close up action stuff, but for the rest of my budget I was thinking about the previously stated options.

Then again, I wonder if I should just get a samyang 35mm f1.4 and work with that for all of my wider needs (and to also include portraits). There is a fear though that it won't be wide enough for me! ....Arghhhhh!

The thing is that I originally said that I wanted to strip back to a one body a two lens kit.... Now I'm looking at 4 lenses!... Bah!
 
Diamonddec said:
Cheers Toby. Considering the mp of that canon camera, the dxo sharpness scores don't seem that impressive... Or am I reading it wrong?

I love relatively wide when doing landscapes so usually stick to one lens with my Fuji Xt1.. The samyang 12mm.

I'm going around in circles with lenses. Further down the road (autumn) I can see me getting the 70-200 f4, but for now on a limited initial budget of around £1k for a couple of lenses, I'm going back and forth with what to get. I'm set on the 85mm f1/8 which will do for my studio and outdoor portraits... And hopefully for some close up action stuff, but for the rest of my budget I was thinking about the previously stated options.

Then again, I wonder if I should just get a samyang 35mm f1.4 and work with that for all of my wider needs (and to also include portraits). There is a fear though that it won't be wide enough for me! ....Arghhhhh!

The thing is that I originally said that I wanted to strip back to a one body a two lens kit.... Now I'm looking at 4 lenses!... Bah!
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28 and 85... under budget
 
snerkler said:
Don't know if this helps? Can't find a 35mm f2.8 for either Canon or Samyang, but my god does that Canon 35mm f2 IS score some serious sharpness according to DXO :eek: I must admit, I find changing lenses whilst out doing landscapes a bit of a pain, especially if it's windy and there's dust and pollen blowing around.

https://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Comp...sus-35mm-F1.4-AS-UMC-Canon__794_0_365_0_358_0
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Yeah it's a nice small sharp lens I wish Sony would provide for e-mount :(

But my Zeiss 35mm f1.4 is very nice too :D
 
twist said:
28 and 85... under budget
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Cheers for the suggestion. I'll have a look at that 28mm f2. I did briefly consider it but as it would also need to double up for portraits, I thought it might be too wide and introduce distortion. I was thinking that 35mm was probably the minimum that I could readily get away with for portraits.
 
I'm sure you know this, that it's camera to subject distance that introduces perspective distortion not focal length as such... So if you were to take a head and shoulders shot with an 85mm and then from the same distance take the shot with a 28mm neither shot would have much if any perspective distortion to complain about but the 28mm shot would include more of the subject and surroundings :D Take a tighter head and shoulders shot with 28mm and you're going to need to be careful :D
 
Diamonddec said:
Close to getting A7iii. Can't afford a Sony 16-35, so was initially by thinking about getting MC11 and canon 17-40 f4 for landscapes and general wider stuff. Now wondering if a manual samyang 14mm and a 35mm f2.8 would be the way to go. Would I see appreciably better sharpness and IQ going the latter route?
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I used a 17-40 on an A7ii a few years back and really pleased with it, especially considering the cost of one used - I'd buy it over the 14mm (unless you really need 14mm)
 
woof woof said:
I'm sure you know this, that it's camera to subject distance that introduces perspective distortion not focal length as such... So if you were to take a head and shoulders shot with an 85mm and then from the same distance take the shot with a 28mm neither shot would have much if any perspective distortion to complain about but the 28mm shot would include more of the subject and surroundings :D Take a tighter head and shoulders shot with 28mm and you're going to need to be careful :D
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Yeah, cheers. I got caught out a while back taking portraits in a tight cellar. I borrowed my mates 35mm 1.4 art and the model ended up with a cone head.... She wasn't best pleased.... And I was left embarrassed! Lol.
 
nandbytes said:
Yeah it's a nice small sharp lens I wish Sony would provide for e-mount :(

But my Zeiss 35mm f1.4 is very nice too :D
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That canon in E mount would be amazing.

It’s small. 2.0, sharp and has OSS.

And it costs less than the Sony Zeiss 35/2.8!
 
Diamonddec said:
Yeah, cheers. I got caught out a while back taking portraits in a tight cellar. I borrowed my mates 35mm 1.4 art and the model ended up with a cone head.... She wasn't best pleased.... And I was left embarrassed! Lol.
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Sorry to post that as I'm sure you know but there are those reading this who don't. I've spoken to some even quite experienced people who don't appear to understand perspective and also what happens when you use wider lenses on crop cameras.

Just another word on perspectives... one picture I took years ago was of a lady (my then GF) with nice legs :D so I shot with a wide lens from a low angle and of course her legs looked even more epic and she loved the picture :D As did everyone :D
 
woof woof said:
Sorry to post that as I'm sure you know but there are those reading this who don't. I've spoken to some even quite experienced people who don't appear to understand perspective and also what happens when you use wider lenses on crop cameras.

Just another word on perspectives... one picture I took years ago was of a lady (my then GF) with nice legs :D so I shot with a wide lens from a low angle and of course her legs looked even more epic and she loved the picture :D As did everyone :D
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Haha. No worries. Your post was very helpful, cheers.

Yep, that distortion can sometimes be used to great effect.
 
Diamonddec said:
Cheers Toby. Considering the mp of that canon camera, the dxo sharpness scores don't seem that impressive... Or am I reading it wrong?

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It's one of those lenses that's not optimised for high MP so if you check the scores with the 5D4 it doesn't alter much, on the A7iii I'd expect it to be pretty comparable with the 5D4 (less MP but a better and newer sensor). ON the 5D4 it's only one score lower than my Nikon 18-35mm G on the D750 and I'm always wowed with the detail on that lens tbh. I don't know how the 18-35mm fairs on my D850 as they've not done any testing with the D850 yet. Come on DXO pull your bloody finger out, the D850's been out for ages now :mad:
 
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