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

I would love the A7iii purely for the AF, finding my A7R missing a lot of action now we have a little guy.
 
Riz_Guru said:
So the Sony A7 III isn’t good? Your right, it’s way better than good! :D lol
Sony has shown more forward progress in the last few years with the A7/9 series than both Nikon & Canon put together ;)
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It could be a lot better.
It's not way better than good. It's just about good.

I'd say otherwise. Nikon and canon show a lot more innovation in optics and other areas. Where's the PF lenses, where's the small 35mm f1.8 macro? Good customer support? I find lack of decent weatherseal on a £3.2k body as bad as lack of second card slot.
Optics, ergonomics, reliability are just as important
 
nandbytes said:
It could be a lot better.
It's not way better than good. It's just about good.

I'd say otherwise. Nikon and canon show a lot more innovation in optics and other areas. Where's the PF lenses, where's the small 35mm f1.8 macro? Good customer support? I find lack of decent weatherseal on a £3.2k body as bad as lack of second card slot.
Optics, ergonomics, reliability are just as important
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Enjoy your Nikon/Canon... :D
 
nandbytes said:
It could be a lot better.
It's not way better than good. It's just about good.

I'd say otherwise. Nikon and canon show a lot more innovation in optics and other areas. Where's the PF lenses, where's the small 35mm f1.8 macro? Good customer support? I find lack of decent weatherseal on a £3.2k body as bad as lack of second card slot.
Optics, ergonomics, reliability are just as important
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Have you got your Nikon yet? Optics? Sony's built an entire range in a very short time, reliability and Nikon ha ha.
 
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You should take a look at the technology which goes into the G Master lenses, Sony know a thing or two about optics too ;)
 
nandbytes said:
It could be a lot better.
It's not way better than good. It's just about good.

I'd say otherwise. Nikon and canon show a lot more innovation in optics and other areas. Where's the PF lenses, where's the small 35mm f1.8 macro? Good customer support? I find lack of decent weatherseal on a £3.2k body as bad as lack of second card slot.
Optics, ergonomics, reliability are just as important
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Why would anyone want a 35mm macro :D
 
I'd have one. It'd be good for general stuff including the odd flower shot.

I don't think I'd switch brands for lenses. The glaring hole in the Sony line up is the 35mm f1.8 but f2.8 is just enough to stop me switching plus I have a native mount mf 35mm f1.4.

Years ago I moved from aps-c to ff to use my Sigma 50 and 85mm f1.4's and 12-24mm on ff but I can't see me switching from Sony ff to Canikon just for the lens line up let alone for just one or two lenses.
 
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chrism_scotland said:
I think thats a bit unfair to be honest - most people who've bought a camera in the last 5 years will at least have handled or looked at mirrorless, its not for everyone.
Personally if I was doing purely landscape I'd buy a DSLR, night and day weather proofing over the Sony stuff (water straight into the battery compartment).

I would expect there will be a certain type of user who'll flock to it now that Canon and Nikon have release bodies though!
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It was a joke.

No more. No less.

Just a joke and only a joke. It did have a :D to identify it as such :D
 
redhed17 said:
Mirrorless cameras are everywhere in the media. :rolleyes: Newspaper articles, magazines, especially photo magazines, vloggers, on TV and have been hailed as the second coming for photography for the last 5-10 years, and if you believed the hype you would think the DSLR was already history. :eek: :thinking: People know, but they just may not think they are better. ;) :LOL:

I'm hoping for at least another DSLR to replace the one I have with obvious improvements (if they can significantly improve it ;)), but if it doesn't appear, it doesn't stop what I have from working and giving me picture quality in the various situations I take pics in. :D Thankfully my GAS days are gone. :) For now. :LOL:
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I switched to mirrorless for definate advantages and once I did I found even more.
 
First world problem...

I really wanted a 35mm 1.4 for my A7iii. At the moment I only have the 55mm 1.8 because I've only had the camera a few weeks. But, I'm drawn to the tamron 28-75 because it would be more versatile and I'd still get 35mm all be it at 2.8. I like to take portraits so that's why I originally wanted a 35mm 1.4.

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Andy82 said:
First world problem...

I really wanted a 35mm 1.4 for my A7iii. At the moment I only have the 55mm 1.8 because I've only had the camera a few weeks. But, I'm drawn to the tamron 28-75 because it would be more versatile and I'd still get 35mm all be it at 2.8. I like to take portraits so that's why I originally wanted a 35mm 1.4.

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There are 3 x 35/1.4 options ?
 
Andy82 said:
First world problem...

I really wanted a 35mm 1.4 for my A7iii. At the moment I only have the 55mm 1.8 because I've only had the camera a few weeks. But, I'm drawn to the tamron 28-75 because it would be more versatile and I'd still get 35mm all be it at 2.8. I like to take portraits so that's why I originally wanted a 35mm 1.4.

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35 f2.8 meh
 
Raymond Lin said:
There are 3 x 35/1.4 options ?
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[emoji1] Sorry. I want a 35mm 1.4. The tamron gives me the ability to shoot at 35mm 2.8. And the original reason I wanted a 35mm was for wider portrait shots. However, the tamron is more useful
 
Radiohead said:
I'm confused as well.

There's a 35/1.4 if you want it. You won't find a 35mm f1.4 on a zoom.
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It's a choice because I'd like something wider and I'm not made of money so it's one or the other for now. The tamron offers a selection of focal lengths. I don't know if I should buy a prime or the zoom
 
nandbytes said:
It could be a lot better.
It's not way better than good. It's just about good.

I'd say otherwise. Nikon and canon show a lot more innovation in optics and other areas. Where's the PF lenses, where's the small 35mm f1.8 macro? Good customer support? I find lack of decent weatherseal on a £3.2k body as bad as lack of second card slot.
Optics, ergonomics, reliability are just as important
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I was talking to a videographer last week who shoots a lot of powerboating. He's running A73's and they're regularly absolutely soaked. He hasn't had one issue with them.

For me it's less critical anyway. If it's that wet that I'm in danger of losing a camera to the rain I'm sure as hell not getting a bride and groom out in it. Nikon and Canon have had decades to develop lenses. Sony have done pretty well in the time they've had.
 
Andy82 said:
It's a choice because I'd like something wider and I'm not made of money so it's one or the other for now. The tamron offers a selection of focal lengths. I don't know if I should buy a prime or the zoom
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You mention portraits. I wouldn't pick a 35mm for portraiture unless it's environmental.
 
Radiohead said:
You mention portraits. I wouldn't pick a 35mm for portraiture unless it's environmental.
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Yeah, it would be for portraits with the idea of getting more of the environment in. I'll be picking up an 85mm for shots where I want to isolate the subject more.
 
Just seen a Canon R video where the shutter closes to protect the sensor when you're changing lens. Very clever and such a simple solution. The only thing I've really seen on Canikon that has outwitted Sony.
 
decigallen said:
Just seen a Canon R video where the shutter closes to protect the sensor when you're changing lens. Very clever and such a simple solution. The only thing I've really seen on Canikon that has outwitted Sony.
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This only happens when you turn off the camera first. It won't if you just take the lens off.

But yes, I am not sure why all other mirrorless don't lock the shutter down when the camera is off, DSLR does that, who thought the opposite is better just because you take away the mirror box?
 
Raymond Lin said:
This only happens when you turn off the camera first. It won't if you just take the lens off.

But yes, I am not sure why all other mirrorless don't lock the shutter down when the camera is off, DSLR does that, who thought the opposite is better just because you take away the mirror box?
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Do people not turn off the camera to change lens? I do [emoji16]
 
Raymond Lin said:
This only happens when you turn off the camera first. It won't if you just take the lens off.

But yes, I am not sure why all other mirrorless don't lock the shutter down when the camera is off, DSLR does that, who thought the opposite is better just because you take away the mirror box?
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I generally turn it off to change lens anyway. No idea why I do that but always have.
 
decigallen said:
Just seen a Canon R video where the shutter closes to protect the sensor when you're changing lens. Very clever and such a simple solution. The only thing I've really seen on Canikon that has outwitted Sony.
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So what happens to all the dust thats in the camera and the next time the shutter opens?
 
twist said:
So what happens to all the dust thats in the camera and the next time the shutter opens?
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It makes it less likely the sensor can get damaged when changing lenses. It won't stop dust getting on the sensor nor would it claim to, I expect.
 
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