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

twist said:
@T_J_G They can keep it. The cost is way to close to Sony gen 3 setup.
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From what I've seen, and I've watched many videos on the T3 at this stage, it is really only the quicker AF, tracking and the video features that better the T2. In fact, the last few reviews I watched show that the T2 is actually slightly better performing at higher ISO, above 3200. There's always a trade off, the T3 will lock focus quicker in low light. The XT2 is seriously tempting now at current used prices. With the latest FW updates it's a much better camera than when it was released
 
Eye AF - people rave about this but how does it actually work?

To explain myself; lets say you have a group of five people stood together - how does the camera know which persons eyes to focus on?
 
It will either pick the one that is the clearest.

Or you can register a face and it will pick that face out of the crowd, you can register multiple faces and rank them in order so if it cannot find face 1, it will find face 2 and so on.
 
twist said:
You can register different faces, set priorities.
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Thanks for the reply although I don't really understand the 'register different faces' - probably search youtube if anyone knows a video showing it in operation?

Cheers.
 
Fraser Euan White said:
Thanks for the reply although I don't really understand the 'register different faces' - probably search youtube if anyone knows a video showing it in operation?

Cheers.
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There is a option to "register" a face, you take a photo of say the bride, it will analyse the facial features, distance between eye to mouth etc and use that to calculate and compare to all others in a scene. Of course it can be fooled but in reality it is eerily accurate, like voodoo.

 
GreenNinja67 said:
From fisheye to 600mm FF equivalent.

So to change completely would be prohibitive.
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Well the UWA/fisheye end is easier/cheaper to cater for than the telephoto end. Depends on how much you are willing to spend on the telephoto end. There are some nice cheap consumer telezooms available in m43 unlike in e-mount
 
nandbytes said:
Well the UWA/fisheye end is easier/cheaper to cater for than the telephoto end. Depends on how much you are willing to spend on the telephoto end. There are some nice cheap consumer telezooms available in m43 unlike in e-mount
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To be honest I only bought the 75-300 (150-600 EFL) as it was £200 on the classifieds.

I don't really need that range I've only ever used it for compressing landscapes and in the studio (makes a surprisingly sharp portrait lens if you have the room)


Been looking at the A73 and A7R3 and really want one.

But I know it's just GAS and boredom and wanting to try something new and different.

During the past 5 years I've had a Nikon D7000, D700, Fuji X100, XT1, XT2, Nikon D750, Canon 6D and now the Olympus M5MK2.
All were great cameras (apart from the Fuji X-Trans bodies - Bloody worms and waxy skin).
 
Apart from not having eye AF and looking a complete dick ,I’m quite enjoying taking pictures with my iPad so might not go for the A7iii after all :D
 
GreenNinja67 said:
To be honest I only bought the 75-300 (150-600 EFL) as it was £200 on the classifieds.

I don't really need that range I've only ever used it for compressing landscapes and in the studio (makes a surprisingly sharp portrait lens if you have the room)


Been looking at the A73 and A7R3 and really want one.

But I know it's just GAS and boredom and wanting to try something new and different.

During the past 5 years I've had a Nikon D7000, D700, Fuji X100, XT1, XT2, Nikon D750, Canon 6D and now the Olympus M5MK2.
All were great cameras (apart from the Fuji X-Trans bodies - Bloody worms and waxy skin).
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Well I previously used an adapted canon 100-300mm (I got for £10 :D ) on my A7RIII for the odd times I needed extra range. In crop mode I got a decent 450mm FoV.

If you don't really need the it Tele end all that much you might be able make up a reasonably priced setup with Sony. But the body will cost you lot more then e-m5ii :(

Well if you are retired and you don't have any rent/mortgages and mouths to feed apart from your own and may be one other person what will you do with the money :D
You have probably worked hard all these years time enjoy the your retirement :D

Also not a big fan of xtrans
 
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[QUOTE="GreenNinja67, post: 8278733, member: 54831]
All were great cameras (apart from the Fuji X-Trans bodies - Bloody worms and waxy skin).[/QUOTE]

:eek::rolleyes:
 
nandbytes said:
Well I previously used an adapted canon 100-300mm (I got for £10 :D ) on my A7RIII for the odd times I needed extra range. In crop mode I got a decent 450mm FoV.

If you don't really need the it Tele end all that much you might be able make up a reasonably priced setup with Sony. But the body will cost you lot more then e-m5ii :(

Well if you are retired and you don't have any rent/mortgages and mouths to feed apart from your own and may be one other person what will you do with the money :D
You have probably worked hard all these years time enjoy the your retirement :D

Also not a big fan of xtrans
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Not retired yet (cheeky b****r)

Had a letter informing me of a pension I'd forgotten I'd paid into the other day and hope to get a few grand in January :-)
 
GreenNinja67 said:
Not retired yet (cheeky b****r)

Had a letter informing me of a pension I'd forgotten I'd paid into the other day and hope to get a few grand in January :)
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Oh sorry, when said you were getting pension money I imagined you were retired/retiring.
 
Flashing to and fro ,unable to make its mind up.meanwhile back at the ranch,hmmm your too young to get that one I think lol
 
f/2.8 said:
It is pretty damn sharp too. :D

If anyone fancies a cheaper option I have just put an 85 1.8 in the classifieds.
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if i wasn't going to Cannes next week id take that. if its still available (it won't be) when im back ill take it.
 
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