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

Raymond Lin said:
I was going to get that, but opted for the Sigma instead, extra stop and £300 less !

The Sony is likely to be double the Sigma.
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I'd agree, the Sony FE 24mm f1.4 GM isn't going to be cheap... the 16-35mm GM is a whopping £2299 :o
 
Raymond Lin said:
I was going to get that, but opted for the Sigma instead, extra stop and £300 less !

The Sony is likely to be double the Sigma.
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I have had most of the Art lenses at one time or another for Nikon, I still have a 20mm, 50mm and 85mm Art for Nikon and a 35mm Art for Sony so am ruling those out probably as I just fancy a change. Not that they are not spectacular because they are.
 
f/2.8 said:
I have had most of the Art lenses at one time or another for Nikon, I still have a 20mm, 50mm and 85mm Art for Nikon and a 35mm Art for Sony so am ruling those out probably as I just fancy a change. Not that they are not spectacular because they are.
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I tried adapting the Canon 24L not the Sony during dusk, the AF was soooo bad I went home and order the Sigma.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I tried adapting the Canon 24L not the Sony during dusk, the AF was soooo bad I went home and order the Sigma.
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The Siggy 24mm a very good lens.

I could just send my Siggy 20mm off to have the mount changed which was what I was thinking of doing originally before I started looking at what else was available. :D
 
woof woof said:
Time is the issue at the mo. Mrs WW has started a couple of courses which means I have to take her there and back three days a week and that and my caring mean I have precious little time to go for walks and take pictures. Until I get more time I can't see much point buying new kit.

I'm sat here on the pc now... but I can't go out.
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:rolleyes::whistle::whistle:
 
Radiohead said:
It’s not just about the acquisition of more kit chaps.

Time out with whatever you have is much more beneficial. Don’t buy anything new until you’ve absolutely rinsed what you have and know where it’s limiting you.
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This where I have gone terribly wrong..... :D
 
Dave Semmens said:
Not been out much with the Sony since I changed over from Nikon around 5 months ago, but enjoying using it.

I have shot it both from the tripod and hand held and find it easy to use. I find the menus and controls perfect for the shooting I do. To have 3 memory banks that save every customisation is absolutely fantastic and is a huge improvement on what I had on Nikon.

I need to get out more and hopefully autumn will get my photography juices flowing again :)

Here are a few of the shots from the last few months - some may have been posted elsewhere on the forum in the past.

Penmon Sunrise by Dave Semmens, on Flickr

Summer Harvest by Dave Semmens, on Flickr

Drifting by Dave Semmens, on Flickr

Harvest Light by Dave Semmens, on Flickr

Dave.
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Stunning stuff Dave. I got a 24-105 when I switched from Fuji a couple of months ago it's a very nice lens.
 
f/2.8 said:
What was nice was the 5 minutes it took to set it up the way I like rather than the 2 hours or so I spent faffing around with it when the last one arrived.
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Once you get used to the Sony GUI / Menu and setup your custom buttons, life gets easier.
 
f/2.8 said:
What was nice was the 5 minutes it took to set it up the way I like rather than the 2 hours or so I spent faffing around with it when the last one arrived.
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You can't export setting to SD card then import into another camera can you?
 
T_J_G said:
Just got back from Disneyland Paris, was happy with the performance of the A7.

A quick one, 85mm 1.8 @ ISO 5000

DLP by Tim G, on Flickr
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What a great image/capture, just shows how great Sony FF sensors are, even the original A7... ISO 5000 .... no sweat :)
 
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I just realised something there that you probably all knew but I didn't. These actually correct third party lenses as well as Sony lenses, that's pretty cool. Only noticed when I scrolled down to lens corrections in Lightroom and it said that a built in lens profile had been already applied.
 
Radiohead said:
It’s not just about the acquisition of more kit chaps.

Time out with whatever you have is much more beneficial. Don’t buy anything new until you’ve absolutely rinsed what you have and know where it’s limiting you.
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How about a lack of face detect, IS and the ability to reassign lens buttons... getting that lot may be worth £2k.
 
SsSsSsSsSnake said:
:rolleyes::whistle::whistle:
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I have a busy life but I heard a story a while ago about a guy who quit his city job and married a woman in I think Cornwall. He said "I used to have a Merc but it was always empty, now I have a Metro but it's always full." I've had a Merc but didn't rate it, anyway, I too quit my career and I'm married now and no matter how busy/stressed/tired I am I also have a much better life.
 
Radiohead said:
It’s not just about the acquisition of more kit chaps.

Time out with whatever you have is much more beneficial. Don’t buy anything new until you’ve absolutely rinsed what you have and know where it’s limiting you.
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I'll be back 2025 then (y)
 
woof woof said:
I have a busy life but I heard a story a while ago about a guy who quit his city job and married a woman in I think Cornwall. He said "I used to have a Merc but it was always empty, now I have a Metro but it's always full." I've had a Merc but didn't rate it, anyway, I too quit my career and I'm married now and no matter how busy/stressed/tired I am I also have a much better life.
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Never questioned that,just watching the A7iii gas ,see if it trump's the
a6000:D
 
f/2.8 said:
Don't think thats too bad to be honest, its supposed to be the lightest in its class. Apparently flare is a real issue though.
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It looks a great lens mmmmm dribble dribble :D
 
Riz_Guru said:
Sony FE 24mm f1.4 GM has landed folks! £1449.00 :)
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Sigma 24/1.4 is £649.

As much as my OCD wants me to get all Sony….I just don't use the 24mm THAT much to justify £800 difference.

£800 !

/says the guy who has a Canon 24/1.4 L mk2.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Anti flicker doesn't work 100%, I still see banding, lots of banding.

Mechanical is the sure way to get around it.
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Raymond thats not what im talking about lol

To combat banding you either use 1/100 in most instances or mech shutter.

Point your camera at leds etc and turn on / off anti flicker and see what I mean. Take a few shots
 
F/1.4 said:
Raymond thats not what im talking about lol

To combat banding you either use 1/100 in most instances or mech shutter.

Point your camera at leds etc and turn on / off anti flicker and see what I mean. Take a few shots
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It won't let me turn on anti flicker in Silent shooting?
 
Question, do you guys format in NTSC or PAL?

Does it matter for stills? I think that matters more for video, I notice you get a lot more shooting options in NTSC vs PAL.
 
Looking at the spec the 24mm is actually quite small, it'll be interesting to see it on the size comprison site.
 
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