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Not yet, currently looking at my options.
The Amazing Sony A1/A7/A9/APS-C & Anything else welcome Mega Thread!
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Not yet, currently looking at my options.
Yup, but I may have one for sale too
IMO no point as its so cheap, its a decent lens and makes a very compact setup for days out.... plus fast silent AF for video.
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I took my A6000 to Florida along with the 16-50 (small, light, fast silent AF for video), 50/1.8 and a Samyang 12/2 and it was a perfect setup for walking up to 8 miles a day in 35 degrees! Kept the camera on a capture clip on my belt and the other 2 lenses and a couple of batteries/tabletop tripod in a small bag.
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I may go with the same, loved my 12/2 Samyang on my old Fuji
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my not so silent zoom
Are you happy with any kit? ;0)
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The Royal wedding was rather nice. wonder if the togger used sony gear 
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The Royal wedding was rather nice. wonder if the togger used sony gear
BBC news interviewed one of the Royal photographers, he was in military uniform, he had a Nikon D5.
Alexi Lubomirski is a Canon shooter I believe.
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aww thats a shame, the sony would have been amazing inside the church, silent shooting!
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I don't think there was any documentary wedding photographers that followed them from what I saw on TV. Lumbomirski is only there to shoot 6, just 6 formal photographs. Basically like a magazine spread of 6 images.
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o ok. i saw one snapshot on bbc online of them inside already. a close up shot.
i do wonder if you are correct and if so, is the reason because of how loud most camera's are?
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I think there are a lot of royal wedding photographers stationed at key spots that photographed them at different part of the ceremony and the day but didn't see any togs moving about with a camera.
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Speaking of Silent Shutter, I used that on Thursday and the couple asked me "I notice there is no sound coming out of that camera". I showed them and actually as it turns out, people, at least in photoshoot situations, like that shutter sound. The silence can be a little freaky.
my not so silent zoom
o rly, its far quieter than most.
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So I'm considering getting back into photography with the A7 iii. Just got some questions if anyone knows the answer to some/all of them?
Any ideas what he lead time from WEX is?
Any ideas when the Sigma 50mm ART will be available?
Will the MC11 work OK with the Canon 17-40mm that I already own?
What size SD card do people recommend? Should I definitely go for UHS-2?
Thanks.
Any ideas what he lead time from WEX is?
Any ideas when the Sigma 50mm ART will be available?
Will the MC11 work OK with the Canon 17-40mm that I already own?
What size SD card do people recommend? Should I definitely go for UHS-2?
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I am critical of most things
loud enough to get picked up in video
Sure youre using the 1650 pz?
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WEX, no idea.
Sigma 50, next few weeks I believe.
17-40, it should work ok.
Get the largest and fastest size you need and afford. I have 64-256G cards.
UHS-2 is worth it only if you shoot loads (like 40 shots) in a row.
Thanks. Or general availability at any place would be good to provide a general idea if you know? How long did it take for your one to arrive after ordering?
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I'm surprised by how negative some of the responses to the review have been, to me it looks like a perfectly good just not exceptional lens?
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I got mine on a whim at the photography show before most people soooooo I’m an bad example.
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Yeah I have had 3 of them, and kept the best copy.
Do you know any other e mount zooms that are as small, quiet and cost about 80-100 quid? The lens is very quiet ime.
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Just like me
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every manual zoom is quiet. The AF is quiet on 16-50mm also. The zooming is not so quiet.
18-55mm costs a little less but its not PZ.
I am planning to sell my A7iii next week as soon as I receive my A7Riii... If any one is interested...
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May be but depends on the price of course
Probably £1700. I will confirm when I put it up on the for sale page.
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I put the mc-11 adapter on my A7R3 with the Sigma 150-600C tonight and I’m not impressed, AF was problematic as was stabilisation.
I had bought the 100-400 thinking that the 1.4 tc from Sony would be a formality to obtain but no such luck. It doesn’t seem to be available anywhere in the world. 400mm is just too short for my purposes so until Sony manage to produce the TC I’ll have to try and get on with the Sigma.
I had bought the 100-400 thinking that the 1.4 tc from Sony would be a formality to obtain but no such luck. It doesn’t seem to be available anywhere in the world. 400mm is just too short for my purposes so until Sony manage to produce the TC I’ll have to try and get on with the Sigma.
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I'm very happy with my latest lens
The walk to the shops on a lovely hot sunny day...
It's sharp enough at 100%.
It's nice enough for a cheap old lens. Pound Shop solar lights
This might be my last Sony related buy for a while as I can't think of anything else I want. Maybe I'll get a nice compact AF 35mm f1.8/2 if one comes out.
The walk to the shops on a lovely hot sunny day...
It's sharp enough at 100%.
It's nice enough for a cheap old lens. Pound Shop solar lights
This might be my last Sony related buy for a while as I can't think of anything else I want. Maybe I'll get a nice compact AF 35mm f1.8/2 if one comes out.
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Im glad you agree with my initial comment then....
...fast silent AF for video. I never said the manual zoom wasn't noisy.... the lever zoom isnt to bad.
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yes the AF is silent but zooming is which kinda defeats the point of PZ doesn't it?
Its quite a nice lens especially on A7 series for 4k video in super35. hmm... may be I should just keep mine
yes the AF is silent but zooming is which kinda defeats the point of PZ doesn't it?
Its quite a nice lens especially on A7 series for 4k video in super35. hmm... may be I should just keep mine
What are you filming, studio documentaries? If you zoom that much in video you're doing it wrong anyway.
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You’ll always get the amateurs shooting pictures of their cats who think that buying anything other than the most expensive option will mean they won’t get the results they want.
Having watched a few reviews and looked at the output I think the Tamron looks like an excellent option at a price that’s more realistic.
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My brief experience with the PZ is you can’t zoom smoothly, so near on useless for video (unless you don’t zoom)
I keep forgetting I can zoom with it, I’m too used to primes.
No quite, you have multiple focal lengths, just because you have a zoom for video doesn't mean you zoom constantly while shooting the clip. It is pretty smooth, I just tried it again, I have the a5100 which has a more sensitive/smoother zoom lever at the shutter.
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I always just used it for what it is, a very small general purpose kit lens. It’s got middle of the road variable aperture and a reasonable APS-C zoom range. It’s never going to deliver shallow depth of field portraits or long tele photography but it’s a <£100 general purpose lens.
