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

Indeed it Is the picture I wanted. They where zip lining down the pit straight and I wanted to freeze the helicopter blades.

So I'm baffled at what's happening here lol
woof woof said:
There's the blokes hanging from it, I wasn't there so I don't know what shutter speed would have frozen them but blurred the blades. Maybe Jonney will explain his choice or maybe there's no answer other than "that's the picture I (he) wanted" :D
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jonneymendoza said:
Indeed it Is the picture I wanted. They where zip lining down the pit straight and I wanted to freeze the helicopter blades.

So I'm baffled at what's happening here lol
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It looks weird when things that are supposed to moving aren't, like some of your f1 shots, the wheels aren't moving, so the car looks like its parked. Helicopter and plane rotors spin, the subject looks static and wrong otherwise, floating or falling.
 
True I guess.

If you check out the rest of my album.majority of the F1 car's show movement
twist said:
It looks weird when things that are supposed to moving aren't, like some of your f1 shots, the wheels aren't moving, so the car looks like its parked. Helicopter and plane rotors spin, the subject looks static and wrong otherwise, floating or falling.
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jonneymendoza said:
I don't understand? He asked why I shot at high speed.
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The point was that many people shoot planes/helicopters with a slightly slower shutter speed (and pan with them if required) to introduce more action into the image. Shooting at such a fast shutter speed freezes everything and has less impact.

This photographers' work has loads of excellent examples showing movement;

https://www.instagram.com/lloydhphoto

It was just an observation really and no style is right or wrong obviously.
 
stevelmx5 said:
The point was that many people shoot planes/helicopters with a slightly slower shutter speed (and pan with them if required) to introduce more action into the image. Shooting at such a fast shutter speed freezes everything and has less impact.

This photographers' work has loads of excellent examples showing movement;

https://www.instagram.com/lloydhphoto

It was just an observation really and no style is right or wrong obviously.
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been following this guy for a while. posts some cool stuff. think he was on this forum with the d500 at some point?
 
jonneymendoza said:
Indeed it Is the picture I wanted. They where zip lining down the pit straight and I wanted to freeze the helicopter blades.

So I'm baffled at what's happening here lol
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This is the internet. People you've never met who don't know your intentions and weren't there when the shot was taken obviously know better :D
 
Faldrax said:
The direct sale has the advantage of a range of formats, in case you don't have a Kindle (I use the pdf version personally), but if Kindle is what you want to red it on, then I'd agree, the Amazon route is preferable.
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As long as I could read it on my ipad, I wasn't too bothered about the format to be honest. Kindle app is free, but the author may get a better revenue if going direct rather than Amazon, so there is that to consider if one is feeling benevolent to a struggling author vs a retail giant. I'm just too cheap to pay more :)
 
twist said:
Sure Alan, because these things just magically float. :p
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But blurred rotors could have meant blurred blokes... choices choices… and only a very short time to decide what to go for.

Next time you've at an event featuring a similar scene you can make your own choice. As I said, if it was me and I had the time I'd have possibly shot a series of shots stepping through shutter speeds and picked "the best" later. And there's always someone clever enough could maybe add a bit of blur to the rotors post capture but maybe not make blurry blokes sharp.
 
woof woof said:
This is the internet. People you've never met who don't know your intentions and weren't there when the shot was taken obviously know better :D
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sometimes adding some form of description to the photos helps the audience understand.
 
woof woof said:
But blurred rotors could have meant blurred blokes... choices choices… and only a very short time to decide what to go for.

Next time you've at an event featuring a similar scene you can make your own choice. As I said, if it was me and I had the time I'd have possibly shot a series of shots stepping through shutter speeds and picked "the best" later. And there's always someone clever enough could maybe add a bit of blur to the rotors post capture but maybe not make blurry blokes sharp.
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Nope, the shutter speed at around 1/200 wouldve been more than enough, they are dead straight not swinging around like a pendulum.

I agree, a series wouldve been a good choice, I never said it wasn't.
 
woof woof said:
But blurred rotors could have meant blurred blokes... choices choices… and only a very short time to decide what to go for.

Next time you've at an event featuring a similar scene you can make your own choice. As I said, if it was me and I had the time I'd have possibly shot a series of shots stepping through shutter speeds and picked "the best" later. And there's always someone clever enough could maybe add a bit of blur to the rotors post capture but maybe not make blurry blokes sharp.
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Using the crew on the lines as an example, they probably wouldn't have been blurred at 1/250th. It's not like it was suggested he shot with a long exposure.
 
nandbytes said:
indeed very nice (y)

how does AF compare to sony zeiss?
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As you guessed it, not as good, but decent, better than Sammy, AFS not seeing the issue that dude had.... every time I heard the beep it locked perfectly.

Out of all 3 the the Sigma is the best for IQ.
 
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twist said:
As you guessed it, not as good, but decent, better than Sammy, AFS not seeing the issue that dude had.... every time I heard the beep it locked perfectly.

Out of all 3 the the Sigma is the best for IQ.
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How well does it af for video?
 
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