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

F/1.4 said:
It changes all manner of settings on me lol. Bracketed WB, timers and all sorts
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I've not had the bracketed wb yet, have had bracketed exposures but spotted that one pretty quick, I have been tempted to build a little ring around it out of surgu to try and prevent these accidental knocks
 
F/1.4 said:
It changes all manner of settings on me lol. Bracketed WB, timers and all sorts
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Cant be the mode dial, its changing the D pad settings. Its clicking to activate then spinning. Turn off your D pad custom functions if its becoming an issue and assign to other buttons.
 
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Riz_Guru said:
You don’t need a monopod for that setup surely ;) hehe
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Actually yes u do. last week i diddnt use it and was fne but after using it today, its a HUGE difference. i can compose my shots far better and can shoot all day as i feel no weight at all
 
When out shooting today in the football pitches there were a few people using Sony A7's as well!

Sony is definetly getting more popular and recognisable here in London at least.

I have seen many out on the streets of central london too.
 
jonneymendoza said:
When out shooting today in the football pitches there were a few people using Sony A7's as well!

Sony is definetly getting more popular and recognisable here in London at least.

I have seen many out on the streets of central london too.
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It will take a good few years at the very least before we start seeing them at major events.
Sony need to announce the FE 300mm, 500mm and 600mm G Master lenses to start with, the Sony A9 II should address more shortcomings of the Sony bodies etc.
The Sony A9 is the first model in the A9 series, things can only get better.
 
jonneymendoza said:
When out shooting today in the football pitches there were a few people using Sony A7's as well!

Sony is definetly getting more popular and recognisable here in London at least.

I have seen many out on the streets of central london too.
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The photographer at the event I was at was using an A9 with 70-200 GM. He is also getting A7iii’s for his work.

Was really quite strange in the indoor equestrian arena as so used to hearing camera noises but there was me and him silent!
 
Riz_Guru said:
It will take a good few years at the very least before we start seeing them at major events.
Sony need to announce the FE 300mm, 500mm and 600mm G Master lenses to start with, the Sony A9 II should address more shortcomings of the Sony bodies etc.
The Sony A9 is the first model in the A9 series, things can only get better.
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It is quite interesting how Sony will further open the gap on Nikon/Canon with the A9II. As surely the A9II will come before any new revisions of the Z series or the EOS R.
 
T_J_G said:
It is quite interesting how Sony will further open the gap on Nikon/Canon with the A9II. As surely the A9II will come before any new revisions of the Z series or the EOS R.
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The A9 already feels a generation or 2 ahead. So the improvement of Canon and Nikon needs to be drastic, similar to what A72 to A73 has done to close the gap.
 
addicknchips said:
Unless you really need native af for your macro work you could save a few hundred quid by adapting glass.
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The money doesn’t matter to be honest. I don’t think I could be bothered with adapting lenses.
 
f/2.8 said:
:D

Sorry I didn’t mean it like that. It’s a work purchase so the money doesn’t really matter.
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I’ve not used the 90mm but had a look in the shop. Looks very nice and gets good reviews. Sony’s 50mm looks like the budget option and I’ve no idea what the new sigma is like - but 70mm is a bit short for macro imo.
 
So this weekend I picked up my new 400mm 2.8 and managed to get a small test with the A9 down at Dubai Autodrome.

Initial thoughts - wow, it's light.

Been shooting with the A9 since June last year and quickly fell in love with the system, but was waiting desperately some something to replace my Nikon 400/600mm. This really is a breath of fresh air, weighing less than half of my 600mm f/4 and considerably lighter than my old D4s.

The focus is fast, supremely fast, and so accurate. I don't tend to shoot more than 10fps, however I did some stuff at 20fps to see how well it tracked at such fast frame rates and it really didn't miss a beat. Tracking is fast and accurate, even with the cars travelling towards the camera and with headlights on.

I can't wait now for the season to kick back off in October and it will be so much easier to walk around Yes and Dubai during the 12h/24h races and F1 over three days without killing myself so much.

Now, Sony, all I want is a 200mm 1.8 or 2.0 to complete my perfect lens lineup.

Not got anything worthwhile to share yet (everything I was shooting was for Sony), but will share samples in due time.

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addicknchips said:
I’ve not used the 90mm but had a look in the shop. Looks very nice and gets good reviews. Sony’s 50mm looks like the budget option and I’ve no idea what the new sigma is like - but 70mm is a bit short for macro imo.
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Yeah to be honest I was thinking 90mm was a bit short.
 
Impspeed said:
So this weekend I picked up my new 400mm 2.8 and managed to get a small test with the A9 down at Dubai Autodrome.

Initial thoughts - wow, it's light.

Been shooting with the A9 since June last year and quickly fell in love with the system, but was waiting desperately some something to replace my Nikon 400/600mm. This really is a breath of fresh air, weighing less than half of my 600mm f/4 and considerably lighter than my old D4s.

The focus is fast, supremely fast, and so accurate. I don't tend to shoot more than 10fps, however I did some stuff at 20fps to see how well it tracked at such fast frame rates and it really didn't miss a beat. Tracking is fast and accurate, even with the cars travelling towards the camera and with headlights on.

I can't wait now for the season to kick back off in October and it will be so much easier to walk around Yes and Dubai during the 12h/24h races and F1 over three days without killing myself so much.

Now, Sony, all I want is a 200mm 1.8 or 2.0 to complete my perfect lens lineup.

Not got anything worthwhile to share yet (everything I was shooting was for Sony), but will share samples in due time.

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Wow, amazing comments and probably the first owner on here who has the FE 400mm f2.8 GM.
Is that a genuine Sony eye-cup you have for the A9? :)
 
Watching that guy from Ninedots doing his A7iii review, lots of useful info if you haven’t checked it out. Mainly aimed at wedding photographers though.
 
T_J_G said:
Watching that guy from Ninedots doing his A7iii review, lots of useful info if you haven’t checked it out. Mainly aimed at wedding photographers though.
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Already seen it, surprised he doesn’t use Eye-AF much, that’s one of the first things I missed when running the Fuji system before moving back to Sony.
There are quite a few YouTuber’s running Sony systems now.
 
Wow sensational
Impspeed said:
So this weekend I picked up my new 400mm 2.8 and managed to get a small test with the A9 down at Dubai Autodrome.

Initial thoughts - wow, it's light.

Been shooting with the A9 since June last year and quickly fell in love with the system, but was waiting desperately some something to replace my Nikon 400/600mm. This really is a breath of fresh air, weighing less than half of my 600mm f/4 and considerably lighter than my old D4s.

The focus is fast, supremely fast, and so accurate. I don't tend to shoot more than 10fps, however I did some stuff at 20fps to see how well it tracked at such fast frame rates and it really didn't miss a beat. Tracking is fast and accurate, even with the cars travelling towards the camera and with headlights on.

I can't wait now for the season to kick back off in October and it will be so much easier to walk around Yes and Dubai during the 12h/24h races and F1 over three days without killing myself so much.

Now, Sony, all I want is a 200mm 1.8 or 2.0 to complete my perfect lens lineup.

Not got anything worthwhile to share yet (everything I was shooting was for Sony), but will share samples in due time.

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chris malcolm said:
And the amazing Laowa 60mm f2.8 ultra (2X) macro lens. And the well regarded macro classic the Tamron 90mm. Need we go on? :)
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There's also the MF Voigtlander 60mm f2, not a true macro but it does get good reviews but if the 90mm is too short for f2.8's use then 60mm is too.
 
woof woof said:
Just a quick reminder of the Sony and Zeiss events/possible announcements coming up...

https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5...ember-18-expect-new-lenses-and/#disqus_thread

We live in interesting times :D
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I’m keen to see what Zeiss come out with their fixed lens full-frame camera....
I reckon it’ll have the following:-

A 35mm or 50mm f1.8 lens.
Full-frame Sony 50mp BSI sensor with IBIS
A fully weather sealed body with dual SD slots
A 5 million pixel EVF
Interesting times indeed. :)
 
Well adapted glass doesn't work very well on head on bikes!!! The latest EF 300 f2.8 IS L MKII just wouldn't track so need to start saving up for the 70-200 f2.8 first i guess.

Did result to a not very reliable way of pre focus again and was impressed with the detail of files even compared to my 1DX MKII.

Found eye A/F very hit and miss using Canon glass on the grid also but when it worked it was brilliant but when it didn't i just wouldn't regain focus for ages.

Still early days but may have to juggle some Canon glass around and replace with native Sony,will hire some for my final outing this season at Brands.

Few little quirks compared to the Fuji X-T2 as seem to keep adjusting the volume every time i scroll through images at the moment and the size of the single A/F point is bloody massive LOL.

Detail from the sensor is incredible and the colours are a lot better than i expected.

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