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

PauBass said:
That's the downside with Godox, it's Windows only!

You can always use one those virtual machines or Bootcamp...I'm too thick for that so I annoy one of my friends borrowing his laptop every time I have to upgrade.
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I am doing that on Thursday….

I could VM it I guess, that's what my friend who works in IT tells me to do as he does that every day.
 
f/2.8 said:
Anyone any first hand experience of the 70-200 f/4?
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I've had the 70-200 f/4 for a while, very happy with it

Shots taken with the 70-200 f/4 on original A7
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addicknchips said:
used it on the a7ii and a7rii andi remember it being very sharp.
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ShrubMonkey said:
I've had the 70-200 f/4 for a while, very happy with it

Shot was taken with the 70-200 f/4 on original A7
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I am thinking of getting one I don't use a 70-200 much these days so the f/2.8 would be wasted on me.

What it like in low light?

Couple of reviews said it's soft at 200mm did you find that to be true?
 
f/2.8 said:
I am thinking of getting one I don't use a 70-200 much these days so the f/2.8 would be wasted on me.

What it like in low light?

Couple of reviews said it's soft at 200mm did you find that to be true?
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I can't recall using it truly low light situations (not want to push it that much with original A7 & A7r), will scan a few of my old images and see if I can find any examples.
 
f/2.8 said:
I am thinking of getting one I don't use a 70-200 much these days so the f/2.8 would be wasted on me.

What it like in low light?

Couple of reviews said it's soft at 200mm did you find that to be true?
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This is a relatively low light example, handheld on A7 aperture ƒ/4.5 focal length 81.0 mm shutter 1/40 ISO 6400
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Mostly use it in these conditions . . .
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PauBass said:
Yes, that's what I meant :)

Please, come back and explain how to do it when you find out.
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i know how to do it. did it before. just use oracle VM and then grab a licence key from amazon etc and then install windows setup on a usb key. plug it in and make sure your vm accepts usb connection. after that just create a new VM image and then slap on the usb stick and start installing windows 10 on the vm image
 
Radiohead said:
I will admit to being very interested in the new Batis 40mm. The FOV really appeals and I do like the look the Batis’s I have. I don’t shoot enough at 24mm to justify the 24GM.
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Same but for different reasons, half the weight, smaller size and the close focus would be especially useful. I'm having a hard time accepting the price for an f/2 lens though, especially as the bokeh has some odd qualities, although not really a problem for me it doesn't feel like a problem you should be having on a four figure 40mm lens.

If I didn't already have the Sony 50mm f/1.4 it would be a much easier decision!
 
Does anyone on here use Capture One Pro, worth it over Lightroom?
 
Livin The Dream said:
Really seems to be a mixed bag of opinions. CA is a bit of a pain but assume it's easily corrected, is it that bad? The rendering and AF are the big plus points which I'm tempted to have a gamble on.
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The CA is bad for a cheap lens, the zony is very expensive. I can't post samples till Friday evening. It's not always easily correctible. Obviously mostly on shiny or backlit.
 
I went on the Mersey Tunnel Tour last week and took along my A7 with just a Nikon 20/3.5 as I was expecting a lot of long tunnels and dark hallways. I also grabbed a couple of long exposures of the Albert Dock/Mann Island on the way back to the car (using a Manfrotto Pixi). I keep getting GAS and looking at different systems but the A7 sensor still delivers good results.

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Bit of a mixed bag of processing just playing around last night. The rest of the shots are here
 
f/2.8 said:
Anyone any first hand experience of the 70-200 f/4?
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I had mine for almost a year and I used it more than my other lenses so I upgraded to the 2.8 GM but I only got it as the 24-70 GM I got had issues with my A7Rii and it wasn’t a good copy. When I returned it to my local Sony store they would only exchange it despite the rep confirming there was an issue because it was used (won’t be going back there) and it was the only lens of interest that I didn’t have.
Is it worth twice the price? Yes and no, depends what you want and what you’re doing. The 2.8 is slightly better sharpness wise, better in low light and better bokeh but I’ve took some stunning shots with the F4. I doubt most people could split them if you put 10 prints together.
 
stevelmx5 said:
I went on the Mersey Tunnel Tour last week and took along my A7 with just a Nikon 20/3.5 as I was expecting a lot of long tunnels and dark hallways. I also grabbed a couple of long exposures of the Albert Dock/Mann Island on the way back to the car (using a Manfrotto Pixi). I keep getting GAS and looking at different systems but the A7 sensor still delivers good results.
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That last shot really does need to be viewed on Flickr to appreciate the detail. (y)
 
stevelmx5 said:
I went on the Mersey Tunnel Tour last week and took along my A7 with just a Nikon 20/3.5 as I was expecting a lot of long tunnels and dark hallways. I also grabbed a couple of long exposures of the Albert Dock/Mann Island on the way back to the car (using a Manfrotto Pixi). I keep getting GAS and looking at different systems but the A7 sensor still delivers good results.

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Liverpool Mersey Tunnel Tour by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr

Bit of a mixed bag of processing just playing around last night. The rest of the shots are here
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Like these (but being picky its Canning Dock not Albert Dock!!!) - Love the low angle on the last one, and the controlled exposure, nice to see the Liver clock not blown out!!!
 
Swiss Toni said:
That last shot really does need to be viewed on Flickr to appreciate the detail. (y)
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Thanks. This forum really does kill images!

Mr Perceptive said:
Like these (but being picky its Canning Dock not Albert Dock!!!) - Love the low angle on the last one, and the controlled exposure, nice to see the Liver clock not blown out!!!
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Not picky at all, although the Albert Dock is just to the left, and visible on a couple of other shots with the Pump House on the left ;0) Thanks, I really like the PIxi tripod for it's size and simplicity and can carry it in my pocket. The dynamic range, even on the MK1 sensor, is excellent so I could pull back shadows/highlights.
 
stevelmx5 said:
Thanks. This forum really does kill images!



Not picky at all, although the Albert Dock is just to the left, and visible on a couple of other shots with the Pump House on the left ;0) Thanks, I really like the PIxi tripod for it's size and simplicity and can carry it in my pocket. The dynamic range, even on the MK1 sensor, is excellent so I could pull back shadows/highlights.
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Its a great location for night time/blue hour photos and one I visit several times a year, always a new angle to be had.
 
So folks... going to be loaning a M4/3 system soon :o :D
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Its a great location for night time/blue hour photos and one I visit several times a year, always a new angle to be had.
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Definitely. I live 15 minutes from the City Centre but haven't been over there enough recently. The view out of the Liverpool Museum window is awesome;

A walk around Liverpool by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
 
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stevelmx5 said:
What's making you try out M4/3rds? I've been looking at alternative systems for a while (GAS) and haven't really considered it but might be missing something!
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Back to the old chestnut of size and weight....... its just something I want to try out, as a personal camera I think it would be good enough, for professional work I am not so sure.... no Eye-AF is a bummer although Face-Detect was super sticky.
I had a good play with the Olympus OMD E1 Mark II in store with some Pro lenses and its a pretty quick little body... felt good in the hands and some of the prime lenses are razor sharp too.
 
Riz_Guru said:
Back to the old chestnut of size and weight....... its just something I want to try out, as a personal camera I think it would be good enough, for professional work I am not so sure.... no Eye-AF is a bummer although Face-Detect was super sticky.
I had a good play with the Olympus OMD E1 Mark II in store with some Pro lenses and its a pretty quick little body... felt good in the hands and some of the prime lenses are razor sharp too.
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I was reading up on the EM1-ii earlier today. It does look like an excellent body and the lens selection is equally solid. My only concern was that even used bodies are over £1k so it's not necessarily a 'cheap' system. I'm tempted to try out a Fuji XT-2, mainly again due to the lens range.
 
Riz_Guru said:
Back to the old chestnut of size and weight....... its just something I want to try out, as a personal camera I think it would be good enough, for professional work I am not so sure.... no Eye-AF is a bummer although Face-Detect was super sticky.
I had a good play with the Olympus OMD E1 Mark II in store with some Pro lenses and its a pretty quick little body... felt good in the hands and some of the prime lenses are razor sharp too.
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Riz, as soon as you start putting on Pro lenses, the you'll end up with something as big as an A7III with a kit lens. Please stop buying stuff and start to use what you have.........

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stevelmx5 said:
Definitely. I live 15 minutes from the City Centre but haven't been over there enough recently. The view out of the New World Museum window is awesome;

A walk around Liverpool by Steve Lloyd, on Flickr
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Steve, I'm going to be picky again!! Thats the Liverpool Museum, The World Museum is next to the Library.

If you fancy a meet up one day, so you you can have a go with an X-T2, then give me a shout, I'm very busy until end of November but am relatively free after that!!

Not sure I can match the DR of an FF sensor, but I'm always willing to give it a bash


170821 Albert Dock 235.1 by David Yeoman, on Flickr
 
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