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

Raymond Lin said:
By fine I mean there is the dock which you can fix with firmware updates at home.

I thought that’s obvious as I mentioned the dock in the same sentence?
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But the ef sigma lenses aren't native like the tamron.
 
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Riz_Guru said:
Lol that’s a wild statement, my mid-2010 Apple MacBook Pro is still running today, it’s outlasted any of my previous Windows based laptops by years!
Never had a issue updating my Sony bodies on the MacBook. :)
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My Dell M6400 is 10 years old this year, still going strong. Of course it'll die now I've said that... :D
 
Raymond Lin said:
I don’t need to read anything, my photos aren’t broken, why would I go look for things that aren’t broke?
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Your camera isn't unique. You asked what's broken. It doesn't matter if you don't use it, it's still effected.
 
twist said:
Your camera isn't unique. You asked what's broken. It doesn't matter if you don't use it, it's still effected.
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What is affected? I have not encountered any problems, why would I waste time looking for it?

If it aren’t broke, don’t fix it.
 
twist said:
I never said they weren't. I said your sigma is adapted and non native mount.
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You say that like I don’t know it?

Actually, I don’t have any Sigma FE mount lenses...and yes it’s a Canon Mount. Why are you keep telling me things I know...
 
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Anyone used the canon 135 f2 with a mc-11 ?
and if so is it near native AF speed for moving subjects ...think kids

on a A7III
 
david357 said:
Looks like I should skip the tamron and go for the sony 24-105, especially if the tamron needs to be at f4 or 5.6 to sharpen up the edges
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Going by the AP numbers it shows the Tamron is roughly the same corner sharpness as the Sony 24-105mm at the same apertures. Assuming they're correct, if sharpness is your concern you should probably stick with the Tamron.

The AF issues are worrying though, wish more people would post their results so we can see if it's a rare occurrence or more of a design flaw.
 
simonbarker said:
Going by the AP numbers it shows the Tamron is roughly the same corner sharpness as the Sony 24-105mm at the same apertures. Assuming they're correct, if sharpness is your concern you should probably stick with the Tamron.

The AF issues are worrying though, wish more people would post their results so we can see if it's a rare occurrence or more of a design flaw.
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The Tamron was my choice initially, but you are correct, the af issues are worrying and less likely to be resolved than any issues with a oem lens.
The issue did crop up a few times in the testing.
 
chrism_scotland said:
Think I’ll be cancelling the Tamron pre-order when there’s clearly some issues to be resolved with it, just wish the 24-105 was actually in stock somewhere!!!!
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I'll still keep my pre-order. You can always return it if it's faulty. I wouldn't really base my decision on one report. Also I find a lot of people are poor at testing lenses.

The 24-105mm looks to be a great lens but it's not f2.8 :p
Also tamron might fix the issue by firmware update which I suspect they'll do if people properly tested the issue and reported the bug. Just moaning on a forum won't really help anyone ;)
 
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Riz_Guru said:
Lol that’s a wild statement, my mid-2010 Apple MacBook Pro is still running today, it’s outlasted any of my previous Windows based laptops by years!
Never had a issue updating my Sony bodies on the MacBook. :)
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the new macs are the ones having update issues! o and keyboard issues too!
 
I've just bought some more old lenses :D

I've kept away from old Nikons in the past because I thought they were too expensive and I've also read that they're maybe not the best (sorry for any vintage Nikon lens fans out there) but I spotted a couple of pre Ai's at reasonable prices and as I've always fancied giving them a go and have read that they're amongst the best made lenses I couldn't resist. At the price what could go wrong :D
 
nandbytes said:
Also tamron might fix the issue by firmware update which I suspect they'll do if people properly tested the issue and reported the bug. Just moaning on a forum won't really help anyone ;)
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If there's AF problems I'm not waiting around for a firmware update which may or may not come, the market would be flooded with returns anyway so you'd save more money by just buying a return/used copy.

I'm on the fence at the moment, the person who reported front focusing seems to not be having the problem now but if the AF completely fails that's hard to ignore, I don't really want to pay twice as much for the Sony and its softer centre either though.

Again I keep thinking Sigma has messed up by not introducing a lens in this range.
 
nandbytes said:
I'll still keep my pre-order. You can always return it if it's faulty. I wouldn't really base my decision on one report. Also I find a lot of people are poor at testing lenses.

The 24-105mm looks to be a great lens but it's not f2.8 :p
Also tamron might fix the issue by firmware update which I suspect they'll do if people properly tested the issue and reported the bug. Just moaning on a forum won't really help anyone ;)
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I don't think its just one report though, been a few reports on other forums too and from actual buying users as apposed to YouTube videos.
I agree then 24-105mm f4 isn't a f2.8 lens however its a great lens across quite a few different aspects, clearly better than its rivals.
 
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nandbytes said:
I'll still keep my pre-order. You can always return it if it's faulty. I wouldn't really base my decision on one report. Also I find a lot of people are poor at testing lenses.

The 24-105mm looks to be a great lens but it's not f2.8 :p
Also tamron might fix the issue by firmware update which I suspect they'll do if people properly tested the issue and reported the bug. Just moaning on a forum won't really help anyone ;)
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Not just one report, one “published” report maybe but seeing some similar things coming from folks in the States who have already received the lens last week.
Will,wait before becoming a beta tester
 
chrism_scotland said:
Not just one report, one “published” report maybe but seeing some similar things coming from folks in the States who have already received the lens last week.
Will,wait before becoming a beta tester
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Probably off to Dubai towards the end of the year so will be taking my A7 III. I may opt for a Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G as a one lens solution, however could also take the Zeiss 35mm f2.8 and 55mm f1.8 as prime lenses as they are pretty small and light lenses. :)
 
Riz_Guru said:
Probably off to Dubai towards the end of the year so will be taking my A7 III. I may opt for a Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G as a one lens solution, however could also take the Zeiss 35mm f2.8 and 55mm f1.8 as prime lenses as they are pretty small and light lenses. :)
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Exactly the same travel kit that I use with my A7Riii. Covers all I need. St. Mary's lighthouse at Whitley Bay yesterday. The sun was actually out :)

St. Marys Lighthouse (1 of 1).jpg
 
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woof woof said:
I've just bought some more old lenses :D

I've kept away from old Nikons in the past because I thought they were too expensive and I've also read that they're maybe not the best (sorry for any vintage Nikon lens fans out there) but I spotted a couple of pre Ai's at reasonable prices and as I've always fancied giving them a go and have read that they're amongst the best made lenses I couldn't resist. At the price what could go wrong :D
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May have shared this before, link to a website, then click on 'lenses'; most comprehensive reviews of Nikon lenses I've ever seen

www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html
 
simonbarker said:
If there's AF problems I'm not waiting around for a firmware update which may or may not come, the market would be flooded with returns anyway so you'd save more money by just buying a return/used copy.

I'm on the fence at the moment, the person who reported front focusing seems to not be having the problem now but if the AF completely fails that's hard to ignore, I don't really want to pay twice as much for the Sony and its softer centre either though.

Again I keep thinking Sigma has messed up by not introducing a lens in this range.
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Hmmm... AF failure concerned me the most. The others i.e. the misfocuss issue I am not so sure about because there wasn't full details of their settings.
As I said there is 14 days return if it turns out to be a lemon. It'll probably be another month or so before I get it anyway because of the demand. I rather not cancel now and lose my spot in the line in case it turns out to be poor testing or in case tamron quickly acts and releases a FW update.

chrism_scotland said:
Not just one report, one “published” report maybe but seeing some similar things coming from folks in the States who have already received the lens last week.
Will,wait before becoming a beta tester
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I am waiting anyway because of low supply. If you cancel now you are in back of the line. With 14 days return policy just send it back if tamron hasn't fixed anything by the time you get it and test it. At the same time we don't know if every lens is affected either.

I am not one that pre-orders lens because I am the same I don't like being beta-tester. In fact this is the first piece of camera gear I have ever pre-ordered but its a lens I am really missing right now :(
 
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jonneymendoza said:
the new macs are the ones having update issues! o and keyboard issues too!
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Macs can have 101 issues and I'd still prefer them to Windows :p Windows 7 was great, 8 and 10 are horrendous imo.
 
nandbytes said:
Hmmm... AF failure concerned me the most. The others i.e. the misfocuss issue I am not so sure about because there wasn't full details of their settings.
As I said there is 14 days return if it turns out to be a lemon. It'll probably be another month or so before I get it anyway because of the demand. I rather not cancel now and lose my spot in the line in case it turns out to be poor testing or in case tamron quickly acts and releases a FW update.



I am waiting anyway because of low supply. If you cancel now you are in back of the line. With 14 days return policy just send it back if tamron hasn't fixed anything by the time you get it and test it. At the same time we don't know if every lens is affected either.

I am not one that pre-orders lens because I am the same I don't like being beta-tester. In fact this is the first piece of camera gear I have ever pre-ordered but its a lens I am really missing right now :(
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Think I'll leave my order as is for the moment too until I see some more reviews/tests. Was almost ready to cancel this morning as I still have the 24-70 f4 so I'm not desperate and it's not my most used lens anyway.

And while I'm here I'll put yet another image from Thursday night up.

Oban Sunset by barrysprout, on Flickr
 
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Is there an ETA on the initial batch of Tamron 28-75s?
 
ukaskew said:
Is there an ETA on the initial batch of Tamron 28-75s?
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It was supposed to be Friday (25th) I pre ordered within an hour of it being up at WEX though and haven’t heard anything, there were rumours about a delay to June but it’s shipping everywhere else so I’m not sure why we would get hit.
 
ukaskew said:
Is there an ETA on the initial batch of Tamron 28-75s?
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Reply from Wilkinson's:

"The lenses have arrived into the UK. We were promised last week that our full order would be fulfilled, but unfortunately far fewer lenses have arrived with the UK distributor than they expected, and as a result we are only being sent one lens.
This lens has been much more popular than Tamron expected and there is now a worldwide shortage as a result. I'm afraid that I can't get a date for the next arrival currently, but we are pushing to have our stock allocated as quickly as possible."

So your guess is as good as anyone's right now :P
 
Thanks guys, I've actually been rethinking my purchase of one anyway. I know it's easy to get swept up with quality, corner sharpness etc and I'll admit my FE 28-240mm rarely comes out to play, but for something like a family day out at the zoo it's such a practical tool. On my own I'd have a 55mm 1.8 and 100-400mm, but as a compromise on a family day where the kid is on my shoulders 80% of the time the 28-240mm kinda filled that hole quite nicely. I was planning on trading it in but I think it's a keeper as it's proved useful numerous times now...

DSC03130 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr

DSC03025 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
 
nandbytes said:
Reply from Wilkinson's:

"The lenses have arrived into the UK. We were promised last week that our full order would be fulfilled, but unfortunately far fewer lenses have arrived with the UK distributor than they expected, and as a result we are only being sent one lens.
This lens has been much more popular than Tamron expected and there is now a worldwide shortage as a result. I'm afraid that I can't get a date for the next arrival currently, but we are pushing to have our stock allocated as quickly as possible."

So your guess is as good as anyone's right now :p
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That seems odd, full order fulfilment to 1 lens in a week. So a distributor promises you something 1 week to delivering nothing the next with no ETA. I think Tamron are playing the hype game.
 
twist said:
I think Tamron are playing the hype game
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Which may bite them in the bum with people having more time to cancel pre-orders because of the initial reviews/reports.

I'm still on the fence but the longer I think about it the more I think I don't really need it anyway.
 
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