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

New Sony firmware update for A7/RIII.

One thing caught my attention - "When used with the LA-EA3 mount adaptor, all focus areas are supported.
Note : Focus Area options added : Zone, Expand Flexible Spot, and Lock-on AF.

Does that mean all options will also be supported when using a canon EF adapter? Adds almost all native like AF options.

Anyway will give it a try this evening...
 
nandbytes said:
New Sony firmware update for A7/RIII.

One thing caught my attention - "When used with the LA-EA3 mount adaptor, all focus areas are supported.
Note : Focus Area options added : Zone, Expand Flexible Spot, and Lock-on AF.

Does that mean all options will also be supported when using a canon EF adapter? Adds almost all native like AF options.

Anyway will give it a try this evening...
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Sony issued a new major firmware update for the Sony A7III (download here) and Sony A7rIII (download here).

A7III an A7rIII: Benefits and Improvements from the latest update
Support of “SEL400F28GM”and “SEL24F14GM”

  • Optimization of the optical image stabilization performance, and addition of a new image stabilization mode of the lens (Mode 3)(Only “SEL400F28GM”).
  • Addition of a Function Ring(Lens) to the menu.
    Note: For the SEL400F28GM lens, the APS-C S35/Full Frame Sel. setting is assignable to the Function Ring in addition to Power Focus.
  • Addition of [Aperture Drive in AF] setting in the menu.
    *Using the lens “SEL400F28GM” or “SEL24F14GM”, when [Silent priority] is selected, the sound emitted by the aperture drive will be reduced. This is useful in shooting conditions where camera.
    noise should be kept to a minimum. Note that Auto Focus may become slower when [Silent priority] is selected.
New features:

  • [AF Track Sens] can be assigned to a custom key.
  • When used with the LA-EA3 mount adaptor [link to product page], all focus areas are supported.
    Note : Focus Area options added : Zone, Expand Flexible Spot, and Lock-on AF.
    Bracket shooting is available during silent shooting when [File Format] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG] and [RAW File Type] is set to [Uncompressed].
Other improvements:

  • Improvement of the performance and the overall stability of the camera.
  • Better reproduction of the gradation of RAW pictures.
    Note: Imaging Edge software needs to be updated to benefit from the improvement in the RAW processing.
  • When shooting with a flash in an environment with flickering light sources, the stability of the exposure is improved.
  • Improvement of managing continuously shot images as a group.
    Please refer to the HelpGuide for updated function usage.
 
Well, just for a bit of balance one could say that Fuji have at times brought (arguably) poorly developed kit to market too soon with sub par focus and buggy feature missing firmware and that they've had a few reliability issues too.

I'm not being a Sony fan boy here, I'm just pointing out that all is not sweetness and light in either Sony or Fuji land.
 
Riz_Guru said:
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Sony issued a new major firmware update for the Sony A7III (download here) and Sony A7rIII (download here).

A7III an A7rIII: Benefits and Improvements from the latest update
Support of “SEL400F28GM”and “SEL24F14GM”

  • Optimization of the optical image stabilization performance, and addition of a new image stabilization mode of the lens (Mode 3)(Only “SEL400F28GM”).
  • Addition of a Function Ring(Lens) to the menu.
    Note: For the SEL400F28GM lens, the APS-C S35/Full Frame Sel. setting is assignable to the Function Ring in addition to Power Focus.
  • Addition of [Aperture Drive in AF] setting in the menu.
    *Using the lens “SEL400F28GM” or “SEL24F14GM”, when [Silent priority] is selected, the sound emitted by the aperture drive will be reduced. This is useful in shooting conditions where camera.
    noise should be kept to a minimum. Note that Auto Focus may become slower when [Silent priority] is selected.
New features:

  • [AF Track Sens] can be assigned to a custom key.
  • When used with the LA-EA3 mount adaptor [link to product page], all focus areas are supported.
    Note : Focus Area options added : Zone, Expand Flexible Spot, and Lock-on AF.
    Bracket shooting is available during silent shooting when [File Format] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG] and [RAW File Type] is set to [Uncompressed].
Other improvements:

  • Improvement of the performance and the overall stability of the camera.
  • Better reproduction of the gradation of RAW pictures.
    Note: Imaging Edge software needs to be updated to benefit from the improvement in the RAW processing.
  • When shooting with a flash in an environment with flickering light sources, the stability of the exposure is improved.
  • Improvement of managing continuously shot images as a group.
    Please refer to the HelpGuide for updated function usage.
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damm you beat me to it. i was going to post this too
 
I did a little project for myself of shots through windows, oh er, but not in a sneaky way as they're all from inside looking out.
 
With the new high end APS-C possibly on the way and the continued popularity of the A6xxx series I was thinking I should change the thread name to...

The Amazing Sony FF and APS-C / Anything Else Welcome Mega Thread!

Unless there are any objections.
 
woof woof said:
With the new high end APS-C possibly on the way and the continued popularity of the A6xxx series I was thinking I should change the thread name to...

The Amazing Sony FF and APS-C / Anything Else Welcome Mega Thread!

Unless there are any objections.
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How about Sony Alpha Owners Thread
 
twist said:
How about Sony Alpha Owners Thread
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Good but surely too mundane with no sense of drama and maybe "users" is more inclusive than "owners" as someone may be using one from work or maybe using their dads kit.

"The Amazing Sony Alpha Users Mega Thread!"?
 
The all singing, all dancing humdinger Sony Alpha Users Megatastic thread?
 
So the new update may stop nandbytes whining...

The update unlocks all focus area settings with the Metabones. Zone, Expanded flex spot, and Lock-on all work, and work well.

All focus areas also work now with the MC-11 + Canon.
 
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Barrysprout said:
But "users" immediately excludes @Riz_Guru but yet he owns more than most of us :D
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I forgot the cabinet fillers and gear fondlers.

So, "The Amazing All Singing, All Dancing Humdinger Sony Alpha Users, Cabinet Fillers and Gear Fondlers Megatastic Thread"?
 
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twist said:
So the new update may stop nandbytes whining...

The update unlocks all focus area settings with the Metabones. Zone, Expanded flex spot, and Lock-on all work, and work well.

All focus areas also work now with the MC-11 + Canon.
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That was the case from the last a9 update
 
twist said:
So the new update may stop nandbytes whining...

The update unlocks all focus area settings with the Metabones. Zone, Expanded flex spot, and Lock-on all work, and work well.

All focus areas also work now with the MC-11 + Canon.
Click to expand...
Yep just confirmed it.

Though that doesn't mean canon and/or Sony a-mount lensesb work as well as native lenses. Also they need to do a LA-EA3 adapter that'll focus Minolta lenses.

That'll stop me whining :p
 
Am I imaging things or does this firmware update finally fix the live view effect being ignored when using a TTL trigger?
 
Riz_Guru said:
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Sony issued a new major firmware update for the Sony A7III (download here) and Sony A7rIII (download here).

A7III an A7rIII: Benefits and Improvements from the latest update
Support of “SEL400F28GM”and “SEL24F14GM”

  • Optimization of the optical image stabilization performance, and addition of a new image stabilization mode of the lens (Mode 3)(Only “SEL400F28GM”).
  • Addition of a Function Ring(Lens) to the menu.
    Note: For the SEL400F28GM lens, the APS-C S35/Full Frame Sel. setting is assignable to the Function Ring in addition to Power Focus.
  • Addition of [Aperture Drive in AF] setting in the menu.
    *Using the lens “SEL400F28GM” or “SEL24F14GM”, when [Silent priority] is selected, the sound emitted by the aperture drive will be reduced. This is useful in shooting conditions where camera.
    noise should be kept to a minimum. Note that Auto Focus may become slower when [Silent priority] is selected.
New features:

  • [AF Track Sens] can be assigned to a custom key.
  • When used with the LA-EA3 mount adaptor [link to product page], all focus areas are supported.
    Note : Focus Area options added : Zone, Expand Flexible Spot, and Lock-on AF.
    Bracket shooting is available during silent shooting when [File Format] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG] and [RAW File Type] is set to [Uncompressed].
Other improvements:

  • Improvement of the performance and the overall stability of the camera.
  • Better reproduction of the gradation of RAW pictures.
    Note: Imaging Edge software needs to be updated to benefit from the improvement in the RAW processing.
  • When shooting with a flash in an environment with flickering light sources, the stability of the exposure is improved.
  • Improvement of managing continuously shot images as a group.
    Please refer to the HelpGuide for updated function usage.
Click to expand...

It's an EXE file, is there a Mac version?
 
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