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:pBut no his half brother is 1.4 that’s half of 2.8 ,what’s that got to do with biscuits ? Half man half biscuit is one being not half brothers,that’s 2
 
Joke wars!

Reminds me of the final scene of Spartacus when they all stand and say "I am Spartacus!"

We aren't that dramatic, we just say "It was MY joke!" :D

Somebody better post a picture or say something about camera or this'll go on all night...
 
woof woof said:
Joke wars!

Reminds me of the final scene of Spartacus when they all stand and say "I am Spartacus!"

We aren't that dramatic, we just say "It was MY joke!" :D

Somebody better post a picture or say something about camera or this'll go on all night...
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I don’t get the Spartacus joke either, :LOL:
 
My closest experience of that was skinheads versus skinheads Skegness bank holiday ‘71,we ran the derby lot over castle gardens :D
 
I hope any newbies reading this thread can follow it :D

Anyway...

I've been thinking about getting an A7III and I'm wondering how fast It is to focus. I have a couple of Panasonic MFT cameras that with a fast lens are incredibly fast, all I have to do is point the camera and press the shutter button and by the time it's depressed the camera has metered and focussed and it takes the shot. I don't suppose any A7III users have ever tried fast MFT kit and can compare the speed of the two systems? See here at about 5:30...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSddnkIz9s


I don't expect an A7 to be quite as fast as it has bigger and heavier glass to move about but if it could get somewhere near this responsiveness I could use an A7III in the same scenario I'd use MFT, especially with the electronic shutter for fast shooting. Any feedback from owners on responsiveness?
 
woof woof said:
I hope any newbies reading this thread can follow it :D

Anyway...

I've been thinking about getting an A7III and I'm wondering how fast It is to focus. I have a couple of Panasonic MFT cameras that with a fast lens are incredibly fast, all I have to do is point the camera and press the shutter button and by the time it's depressed the camera has metered and focussed and it takes the shot. I don't suppose any A7III users have ever tried fast MFT kit and can compare the speed of the two systems? See here at about 5:30...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSddnkIz9s


I don't expect an A7 to be quite as fast as it has bigger and heavier glass to move about but if it could get somewhere near this responsiveness I could use an A7III in the same scenario I'd use MFT, especially with the electronic shutter for fast shooting. Any feedback from owners on responsiveness?
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I think we’re talking milliseconds in terms of AF speed differences between most cameras these days, I very much doubt it will any difference in the real world. For example the D5’s AF system is better than my D850 and my previous D750 but I don’t recall a time when I’ve thought “damn if only my camera had focused 2 milliseconds faster” ;)
 
woof woof said:
Any feedback from owners on responsiveness?
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Hi, I have not got an A7iii, but poor AF performance of my A7R2 made me buy a Nikon D800 and a Nikkor 4/70-200 to take pictures of rallye cars (in motion) ... ---
 
woof woof said:
I hope any newbies reading this thread can follow it :D

Anyway...

I've been thinking about getting an A7III and I'm wondering how fast It is to focus. I have a couple of Panasonic MFT cameras that with a fast lens are incredibly fast, all I have to do is point the camera and press the shutter button and by the time it's depressed the camera has metered and focussed and it takes the shot. I don't suppose any A7III users have ever tried fast MFT kit and can compare the speed of the two systems? See here at about 5:30...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSddnkIz9s


I don't expect an A7 to be quite as fast as it has bigger and heavier glass to move about but if it could get somewhere near this responsiveness I could use an A7III in the same scenario I'd use MFT, especially with the electronic shutter for fast shooting. Any feedback from owners on responsiveness?
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The a7iii, 55 and 85 are ridiculously fast combos, they will track much better than any m43. Even the big sigma lenses lock very fast.
 
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SsSsSsSsSnake said:
My closest experience of that was skinheads versus skinheads Skegness bank holiday ‘71,we ran the derby lot over castle gardens :D
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I got caught in a riot in Amsterdam, I've never seen anything like it before or since and I can tell you that Dutch riot police have no sense of humour at all.
 
twist said:
The a7iii, 55 and 85 are ridiculously fast combos, they will track much better than any m43. Even the big sigma lenses lock very fast.
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Thanks for the vote of confidence :D 35 or 55mm would be ok for social use.
 
snerkler said:
I think we’re talking milliseconds in terms of AF speed differences between most cameras these days, I very much doubt it will any difference in the real world. For example the D5’s AF system is better than my D850 and my previous D750 but I don’t recall a time when I’ve thought “damn if only my camera had focused 2 milliseconds faster” ;)
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You think those cameras focus as fast as my GX80/GX9? I'd have thought that the bigger lenses would mean slower focusing.
 
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