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

Im near sure on my A9 I was able to switch the mech shutter on and off with a custom button (efcs off)

Anyway other than in the menu of doing this on the A7III ?
 
F/1.4 said:
Im near sure on my A9 I was able to switch the mech shutter on and off with a custom button (efcs off)

Anyway other than in the menu of doing this on the A7III ?
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On my A7RII I can toggle between silent shooting and mechanical with custom button. But there isn't a quick access for EFCS. I believe it was introduced in A9 so would be surprised if it's not on A7III
 
Simes123 said:
I don’t know what thread Black rapid uses but there are 2x 3/8 threaded holes available - one on the base, and one on the vertical. There isn’t an Allen key slot that I can see, so in this respect it differs from the RRS version. However, it is tool-less in that the slide fixing screw has a coin slot. The main fixing screw is Allen only if that’s a factor, ie regularly needing to remove the L bracket entirely in the field.

I got mine from AliExpress. Took less than 2 weeks.
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Thanks again!
The Blackrapid screws into the plate mount hole of the camera, are the two extra holes the same size as the camera one?
No big deal with the allen key, i will keep it in the bag.
 
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Yeah it was definitely on my A9
nandbytes said:
On my A7RII I can toggle between silent shooting and mechanical with custom button. But there isn't a quick access for EFCS. I believe it was introduced in A9 so would be surprised if it's not on A7III
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Im surprised they havent added EFCS off when on faster shutter speeds as an option
 
As I've now have Sony, Canon and Fuji I have been thinking about what the future holds, which is the best, which do I like using the most, which I will actually use the most etc. Whilst having a good think about this, I check my email and I have two separate emails from MPB... One saying "Sell us your Canon gear" and the other "Sell us your Fuji gear"... It's a conspiracy!!! :D
 
If anyone is looking to get rid of a Sigma 19mm f2.8 DN, I've just put a wanted thread up. (y)
 
nandbytes said:
I don't understand why heft and metal is synonymous to build quality in the lens world. Plastic can be every bit as durable and strong.

To me feels like a solid well made lens. Not to mention better sealed than Sony :p
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I think it's a man thing and more specifically a man commenting on an area he knows little about thing, a bit like the guys on Top Gear declaring what's quality and what isn't by slamming doors and stroking the alcantara. It always makes me cringe.

Yes, "plastic" can be very tough. In the 70's I was fixing "plastic" industrial equipment and you could sit and hit it with a hammer all day long or run a truck over it with no effect and I'm sure that there are even better materials available today. Metal doesn't really give isolation from impact but other materials do, try hitting a metal product with delicate internals with a hammer and it'll be trash. Quality should be about selecting the right materials for the product and its use not a snap proclamation based on how heavy something is and harping back to when metal was used because there wasn't anything else but a lot of people and especially men like heavy metal toys, I tend to prefer precision and light controls.
 
jj_glos said:
As I've now have Sony, Canon and Fuji I have been thinking about what the future holds, which is the best, which do I like using the most, which I will actually use the most etc. Whilst having a good think about this, I check my email and I have two separate emails from MPB... One saying "Sell us your Canon gear" and the other "Sell us your Fuji gear"... It's a conspiracy!!! :D
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A lot of people see APS-C as the sweet spot of quality / bulk and weight but personally I have issues I can't get over with Fuji's marketing bs and Xtrans. Lovely looking cameras but I'd choose a Sony A6xxx every time.

TBH the newer APS-C cameras would be fine for me if it wasn't for the fact that I like compact primes and with them an A7 isn't significantly bigger than a top end APS-C plus I like using old film era lenses.
 
woof woof said:
A lot of people see APS-C as the sweet spot of quality / bulk and weight but personally I have issues I can't get over with Fuji's marketing bs and Xtrans. Lovely looking cameras but I'd choose a Sony A6xxx every time.

TBH the newer APS-C cameras would be fine for me if it wasn't for the fact that I like compact primes and with them an A7 isn't significantly bigger than a top end APS-C plus I like using old film era lenses.
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Yeah, I'm considering using manual lenses for something more compact. I'm not a fan of the Sony APS-C cameras or lens line up tbh. No matter what I'll at least keep the old X-T1 with 35mm. If the X-T3 rumour of having a stacked sensor proves true it's going to be hard for me to ignore.
 
Some interesting points there ^^^. The 100-400 is an absolute wonder, I'll be shooting the Festival of Speed and RIAT back to back with in a few weeks, I don't think people have believed me before when I said it simply does not miss focus (mine on a a7RII) but it does require a slightly different mindset with framing as he mentioned.

76MM by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
 
Thoughts... what’s the best quality small prime for the A9/A7RIII?

Looking for a day to day walk around so either 35/50mm.
 
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JohnBradbury said:
Thoughts... what’s the best quality small prime for the A9/A7RIII?

Looking for a day to day walk around so either 35/50mm.
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Hard to look past either the Sony 35mm f2.8 or the Samyang 35mm f2.8 - both basically the same size but the Samyang is a lot cheaper!
 
Zeiss 55mm 1.8 is my walkabout. Tiny and sharper than pretty much anything, although a 35 is probably the safer bet as walkabout.
 
First wedding with the A7iii done. A few quirks and things to get used to but all in all a great experience. It was a 'secret' humanist ceremony in a forest clearing with no amplification so silent shutter was a gift. Although, when I forgot to turn it off the couple (both photographers) were totally freaked out by the silence during portraits.

I'm glad to see that two batteries were enough for a 13 hour day. My wife decided to shoot one D750 and one sony because she still hadn't gotten used to it, but had more or less ditched the D750 halfway through the day. Will be having a look at the IQ and focusing on Monday but from the back of camera, they seemed good. My biggest concern will be the clock. I tried to sync all our cameras but without the second readout, the Sony is a crapshoot (you have to sit there with your phone and time each to the minute).

I shot with a 25/85 Batis, 35art, 55 and my nikon T/S. All worked great but I was most impressed by the 25 Batis. It's a wee gem of a lens - light, quick and sharp. Didn't notice any errant focusing with any lenses and the 85 Sony that my wife was using gave beautiful flare at sunset.

There was nothing that really frustrated me too much. I'm a BB focuser and did find myself hitting the REC button on 5 or 6 occasions - but that's because the D750 BButton is so badly placed, my muscle memory is causing me to overstretch. I might sugru the AF-ON button to make it a little more prominent. Blackout was actually good in silent mode, reassuring me that I had fired off a shot when my ears were telling me otherwise. I was a bit frustrated by the base shutter option when shooting Auto-ISO. There's no option between 1/250 and 1/125 regardless of lens. I used to set my D750 to 1/200 with the 85 and 1/160 with the 35mm. That's yet another 'please fix it with firmware' thing to add to my email to Sony.

All in all, I'm far from my comfort zone just yet but it was as easy as any complete system change could be, really.
 
decigallen said:
First wedding with the A7iii done. A few quirks and things to get used to but all in all a great experience. It was a 'secret' humanist ceremony in a forest clearing with no amplification so silent shutter was a gift. Although, when I forgot to turn it off the couple (both photographers) were totally freaked out by the silence during portraits.

I'm glad to see that two batteries were enough for a 13 hour day. My wife decided to shoot one D750 and one sony because she still hadn't gotten used to it, but had more or less ditched the D750 halfway through the day. Will be having a look at the IQ and focusing on Monday but from the back of camera, they seemed good. My biggest concern will be the clock. I tried to sync all our cameras but without the second readout, the Sony is a crapshoot (you have to sit there with your phone and time each to the minute).

I shot with a 25/85 Batis, 35art, 55 and my nikon T/S. All worked great but I was most impressed by the 25 Batis. It's a wee gem of a lens - light, quick and sharp. Didn't notice any errant focusing with any lenses and the 85 Sony that my wife was using gave beautiful flare at sunset.

There was nothing that really frustrated me too much. I'm a BB focuser and did find myself hitting the REC button on 5 or 6 occasions - but that's because the D750 BButton is so badly placed, my muscle memory is causing me to overstretch. I might sugru the AF-ON button to make it a little more prominent. Blackout was actually good in silent mode, reassuring me that I had fired off a shot when my ears were telling me otherwise. I was a bit frustrated by the base shutter option when shooting Auto-ISO. There's no option between 1/250 and 1/125 regardless of lens. I used to set my D750 to 1/200 with the 85 and 1/160 with the 35mm. That's yet another 'please fix it with firmware' thing to add to my email to Sony.

All in all, I'm far from my comfort zone just yet but it was as easy as any complete system change could be, really.
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do you have the new FE 35mm ART? How is the AF performance in AF-C especially?
 
decigallen said:
I was a bit frustrated by the base shutter option when shooting Auto-ISO. There's no option between 1/250 and 1/125 regardless of lens. I used to set my D750 to 1/200 with the 85 and 1/160 with the 35mm. That's yet another 'please fix it with firmware' thing to add to my email to Sony.
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I use Aperture priority with auto ISO until the light level causes the shutter speed to drop too low and then I switch to Manual and dial in the aperture and shutter speed I want again with auto ISO.

Is manual mode with dialled in aperture and shutter speed an option to overcome the lack of a setting between 1/125 and 1/250?
 
woof woof said:
I use Aperture priority with auto ISO until the light level causes the shutter speed to drop too low and then I switch to Manual and dial in the aperture and shutter speed I want again with auto ISO.

Is manual mode with dialled in aperture and shutter speed an option to overcome the lack of a setting between 1/125 and 1/250?
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That's what I ended up doing. It wasn't ideal but I'll get used to it.
 
Nice surprise on my early morning run today. A7RII and the ever present 55mm 1.8.

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To jump on the small prime question, what would people recommend for an APSC body. I recently got an A6500 and I’d like a small but nice lens to try and make it into not far off of a pocked camera. I’ve ordered the 35 1.8 to try
 
twist said:
Can register faces, bride whatever before the shoot and switch.
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Yeah I did that for bride and groom but my problem was during candids. I presumed it would prioritise the face closest to the focus point.
 
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