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

Dudewheresmybrain said:
How do the art lenses (50mm especially) compare to the apsc sigmas - 16 and 30 - in terms of AF performance
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i have used the sigma 30mm/1.4. Its a lens designed specifically for mirrorless and operates smoothly in all AF modes including video. ART lenses don't seem so good in video which is kinda testament to the fact that these are DSLR lenses hacked up to work for mirrorless.
 
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woof woof said:
Idiot.
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Amateur.
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nandbytes said:
Do you really believe everything you read on the internet? Or do you have any reliable references for you claim?

Google is a search engine not a reference :p
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Plenty of pretty extensive tests of the new i9 15inch MacBook Pro, suffering from processed over heating and as such performance throttling, so much so that under certain circumstances the cheaper i7 version is out performing it.

It’s only under extreme load, but then is exactly why you would by the i9 version
 
RPhotos said:
Plenty of pretty extensive tests of the new i9 15inch MacBook Pro, suffering from processed over heating and as such performance throttling, so much so that under certain circumstances the cheaper i7 version is out performing it.

It’s only under extreme load, but then is exactly why you would by the i9 version
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I refuse to upgrade my 2016 MBP to the stupid touchbar ones. You can’t take away the MagSafe port, sd card slot, USB and leave me with 1000 £40 dongles instead. P*ss off, Apple.
 
Have a wedding tomorrow,

I have the GM zooms and 1.4 primes..

Thinking about going 16-35 GM and 50mm 1.4 za.

I'm wondering about 35mm 1.4 vs the 16-35..

Anyone tried something similar, I know 35 and 85 is popular.
 
dancook said:
Have a wedding tomorrow,

I have the GM zooms and 1.4 primes..

Thinking about going 16-35 GM and 50mm 1.4 za.

I'm wondering about 35mm 1.4 vs the 16-35..

Anyone tried something similar, I know 35 and 85 is popular.
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35/85 all day long.

Wide angle comes out for :-

1 - a general room shot, like the chaos of the going ons in a room at bridal prep. To get the room of the reception in or ceremony. But I take that shot then put the 35mm back on.

You can use the 24mm range on the dance floor when the space is tight, that works.
 
ohms12 said:
Bought mine just before the touchbar ones came out. Figured it’d do me for the next 3-4yrs. Has AppleCare, should be fine!
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I have hit a wall with mine, its 2010 model that i maxed out the RAM and put in a SSD. Core 2 Duo, which now won't let me install the latest LR, it gives an error by Adobe app, and without the latest LR i can't open my RAW files on the Sony A73….which means the laptop is kinda useless on the go…..

It forced my hand to upgrade really but 8 years is a pretty solid run for a laptop. So if the next one can do that, £2000 is expensive, but it will even out over those years.
 
ohms12 said:
I refuse to upgrade my 2016 MBP to the stupid touchbar ones. You can’t take away the MagSafe port, sd card slot, USB and leave me with 1000 £40 dongles instead. P*ss off, Apple.
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To play devil's advocate, while I have an older MacBook Pro, I also have a small MacBook for travel. I really love that I can charge it off a battery pack and don't need to buy into apple chargers. I have one dongle (by Hootoo) and it covers everything (SD, HDMI, USB etc) should I need it.

Over the years I've always seen this happen loads. People went mental when they got rid of floppy disc drives. Then again when DVD drives disappeared. Headphone jacks etc etc... USB-C will soon be the norm.
 
USB C I have no issue with - it’s indeed the future, but not the current. Once everything starts switching over it’ll be a non issue. Removing the SD card slot, reducing port numbers and, for me, the biggest issue - magsafe, was the killer. And I hate the stupid butterfly keys, they’re terrible.
 
ohms12 said:
USB C I have no issue with - it’s indeed the future, but not the current. Once everything starts switching over it’ll be a non issue. Removing the SD card slot, reducing port numbers and, for me, the biggest issue - magsafe, was the killer. And I hate the stupid butterfly keys, they’re terrible.
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I don't understand why they remove the SD card slot, it's not like you can transfer files from the camera into the computer over wifi whilst it keeps connection using wifi to go online?! Bluetooth transfer of 128G of files? don't make me laugh.

It's not the space issue either, it's not int he 15" and even other people are following suit. I was annoyed with Apple I looked at RAZER and they doo have removed their SD card slots in their laptops, even their big 15.6" model, that thing is twice as thick as the MBP.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I don't understand why they remove the SD card slot, it's not like you can transfer files from the camera into the computer over wifi whilst it keeps connection using wifi to go online?! Bluetooth transfer of 128G of files? don't make me laugh.

It's not the space issue either, it's not int he 15" and even other people are following suit. I was annoyed with Apple I looked at RAZER and they doo have removed their SD card slots in their laptops, even their big 15.6" model, that thing is twice as thick as the MBP.
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I don’t understand it, either. I’d rather sacrifice 1mm of thickness for the sake of a useable laptop. Removing I/O and forcing users to purchase dongles just seems like a d*ck move. If you market your laptops to professionals, make it useable for them, no? I’m not sold on the trackpad taking up the entire surface where your palm would normally sit either - can anyone comment on how well palm rejection works?

Have you looked at Dell or Alienware?
 
ohms12 said:
I don’t understand it, either. I’d rather sacrifice 1mm of thickness for the sake of a useable laptop. Removing I/O and forcing users to purchase dongles just seems like a d*ck move. If you market your laptops to professionals, make it useable for them, no? I’m not sold on the trackpad taking up the entire surface where your palm would normally sit either - can anyone comment on how well palm rejection works?

Have you looked at Dell or Alienware?
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As much as I am fine with a windows machine, I rather not go back to one. The SD card inconvenience would be replace with other inconvenience using a windows machine amongst my other Apple products, the whole little ecosystem i got going.

So i will be getting a MBP under silent protest….whilst bending over and giving Apple my money….grrrrrrrrrrrr
 
Raymond Lin said:
As much as I am fine with a windows machine, I rather not go back to one. The SD card inconvenience would be replace with other inconvenience using a windows machine amongst my other Apple products, the whole little ecosystem i got going.

So i will be getting a MBP under silent protest….whilst bending over and giving Apple my money….grrrrrrrrrrrr
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mm, that’s fair enough. There’s literally no way I could go back to Windows. What do you use as your main editing machine?
 
ohms12 said:
mm, that’s fair enough. There’s literally no way I could go back to Windows. What do you use as your main editing machine?
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I have a last gen (or the one before that, its late 2012 ) iMac which I maxed out when I ordered it, i7, 32G of RAM, Fusion drive etc.

I can edit on it just fine, everything runs, never crashes so no need to upgrade for the sake of it.
 
Back on topic? I think I want the bigger A7R2 files back!

Loving everything about the A9, but I really miss those huge files so much I am considering looking for a swap for an A7R3!

Your thoughts would be appreciated Guys!
 
david357 said:
Back on topic? I think I want the bigger A7R2 files back!

Loving everything about the A9, but I really miss those huge files so much I am considering looking for a swap for an A7R3!

Your thoughts would be appreciated Guys!
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Do it. :D
Once you shoot with that 42mp sensor there is no going back :D
 
Ouch. Epic hangover. hope this doesn’t affect my creative mojo today.

Thinking of going to Cambridge (I’ve never been). Any recommendations photo-wise?
 
Hmmmm! … Should I blow the kids' inheritance on a 1972 Triumph Stag and join this exciting vintage club :wideyed:…

A7III with Sony 85mm f1.8 lens....

Vintage Club by CFC Photo, on Flickr

:D
 
addicknchips said:
Ouch. Epic hangover. hope this doesn’t affect my creative mojo today.

Thinking of going to Cambridge (I’ve never been). Any recommendations photo-wise?
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Bit late now but unless you want seas of tourists in shot my advice would be avoid weekends if possible currently, the iconic areas to shoot (Kings college, Queens rd (the backs) views of colleges/punting, mathematical bridge from Silver Street, Time Eater clock on Kind Parade Benet St corner etc) will be swamped. Hope you enjoyed if you went though.
 
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