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

ShrubMonkey said:
I've spent months deciding on upgrading from my A7 & A7r and go with either an A7rII or A7III, having had the A7 since launch GAS pressure has been immense. But gone full circle for all their quirks and issues, can't justify the upgrade, so will keep them for as long as I can I reckon :)
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stevelmx5 said:
Sounds like where I am. I shoot more manual glass than AF (mainly because the combination of A7 and FE50 isn’t the fastest in anything other than good light) so would like IBIS. I could swap for an A7ii for IBIS but GAS and affordable lens options has got me looking at going back to an A6* body, so an A6500. At the same time I’ve also been looking at XT-1/2’s because their lens lineup looks better/affordable, but no IBIS. I’ve also considered chopping it all in for an X100F and stripping back but think I’d miss the flexibility!

I had a Panasonic GF1 ages ago and really liked the sensor/lenses so M4/3rds is still an option.

As it is, the first thing I need to do is clean my sensor!
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Same. I've had the A7 for many years now & happy with what it does (for what I do!) FE85/1.8 is staying. My old manual lenses are staying (I have 35mm film too). The cheap 28-70mm does okay for landscapes/hiking. I have the FE35/2.8 which I hardly use. I have the Voigtlander 40/1.4 which I use the most.

I liked the initial Batis40 rumours...... Not now though! The cost of the Batis is a fair wedge towards a used A7iii upgrade. Or I could chop the FE35 for the Samyang 35, add that to the Batis40 cash, sell the CV40/1.4 & FE28-70mm & pick up the Tamron 28-70mm & the Voigtlander E 40/1.2

My current thinking, is pick up the Voigtlander 40/1.2 in E mount when available. See how I get on with it, & then decide what route to take regarding the other 35/40mm's

A7&L Bracket - 575g
CV40/1.4 - 175g
FE35 - 120g
FE85/1.8 - 370g
FE28-70 - 295g

About 1500g all in. I like that see :)
 
LeeRatters said:
Same. I've had the A7 for many years now & happy with what it does (for what I do!) FE85/1.8 is staying. My old manual lenses are staying (I have 35mm film too). The cheap 28-70mm does okay for landscapes/hiking. I have the FE35/2.8 which I hardly use. I have the Voigtlander 40/1.4 which I use the most.

I liked the initial Batis40 rumours...... Not now though! The cost of the Batis is a fair wedge towards a used A7iii upgrade. Or I could chop the FE35 for the Samyang 35, add that to the Batis40 cash, sell the CV40/1.4 & FE28-70mm & pick up the Tamron 28-70mm & the Voigtlander E 40/1.2

My current thinking, is pick up the Voigtlander 40/1.2 in E mount when available. See how I get on with it, & then decide what route to take regarding the other 35/40mm's

A7&L Bracket - 575g
CV40/1.4 - 175g
FE35 - 120g
FE85/1.8 - 370g
FE28-70 - 295g

About 1500g all in. I like that see :)
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The A7iii on the classifieds has been soooo tempting, but I've resisted :D
 
Got the 100-400 today so I did a quick test (I say quick, couple of hours ha) against the 70-200 GM (same tests I did with the F4 vs 2.8 70-200s and the 1.4x TC)
From 100mm to 180mm using the same aperture, iso & shutter on the two I cant tell them apart, The 70-200 goes slightly soft at 200mm which gives the 100-400 the edge. Wide open at 100mm (2.8 vs 4.5) and 135mm (2.8 vs 5) the 100-400 just has the edge as I expected, the 70-200 goes slightly soft but its only in the corners so could be my dodgy set up :p

Now to waste a few more hours throwing the sigma 150-600 in to the mix :D​
 
ShrubMonkey said:
I've spent months deciding on upgrading from my A7 & A7r and go with either an A7rII or A7III, having had the A7 since launch GAS pressure has been immense. But gone full circle for all their quirks and issues, can't justify the upgrade, so will keep them for as long as I can I reckon :)
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I went from A6000 - A7ii - A7Rii - A7Riii and going from the A7ii to Rii wasn't much of a upgrade but going from the 2 to 3 was imo. I bought a back up A7 a few weeks ago and it felt alien to me. Made me realise how much the buttons / layout etc has changed.
 
redhed17 said:
Just seen this on DPReview, may be an widespread issue, may not.

Sony users are reporting issue using 128GB SanDisk Extreme SD cards with a7 III

Don't think I have seen it mentioned.
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Yeah seen this a few days ago it’s only cards that end in a certain serial number. SanDisk recently made some changes to those 95mb 128 GB extreme pro cards and they arent’t working In slot one on Sony bodies.

Funny too as they have dropped to all time low price of £39.99 on Amazon.

It was on the Sony rumour site the other day.
 
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LeeRatters said:
Same. I've had the A7 for many years now & happy with what it does (for what I do!) FE85/1.8 is staying. My old manual lenses are staying (I have 35mm film too). The cheap 28-70mm does okay for landscapes/hiking. I have the FE35/2.8 which I hardly use. I have the Voigtlander 40/1.4 which I use the most.

I liked the initial Batis40 rumours...... Not now though! The cost of the Batis is a fair wedge towards a used A7iii upgrade. Or I could chop the FE35 for the Samyang 35, add that to the Batis40 cash, sell the CV40/1.4 & FE28-70mm & pick up the Tamron 28-70mm & the Voigtlander E 40/1.2

My current thinking, is pick up the Voigtlander 40/1.2 in E mount when available. See how I get on with it, & then decide what route to take regarding the other 35/40mm's

A7&L Bracket - 575g
CV40/1.4 - 175g
FE35 - 120g
FE85/1.8 - 370g
FE28-70 - 295g

About 1500g all in. I like that see :)
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At the moment, my kit is;

A7
Sony FE50
Samyang 85/1.4
Voigtlander Nokt 40/1.4
Nikon 20/3.5
Om Zuiko 35/2.8
Om Zuiko 50/1.8
Om Zuiko 50/3.5 (macro)

Various selection of OM 35mm film kit, medium format film kit and a selection of large format Chroma’s!

If I go back to an A6* body I’d probably keep the Voigtlander and sell the A7, FE50, Samyang and Nikon. I’d then probably pick up a 50/1.8E (again), Samyang 12/2 (again!) and maybe the FE85 for something longer.

My main issue with sticking with Sony is the lack of constant 2.8 walkabout. While I like using primes, there are times where a solid walkabout would be useful. This then gets be looking at Fuji (16-55) or Canon again (possibly an M5 with EF-S lens to try something new, although I’m not 100% sure I like the handling).

At the end of the day, the results from my A7 are still as good as they were when I bought it 2 years ago. I think I’m also hanging on to the FF sensor rather than ‘downgrading’ in size, yet the results are clearly only marginally different in all but the most difficult situations.
 
stevelmx5 said:
At the moment, my kit is;

A7
Sony FE50
Samyang 85/1.4
Voigtlander Nokt 40/1.4
Nikon 20/3.5
Om Zuiko 35/2.8
Om Zuiko 50/1.8
Om Zuiko 50/3.5 (macro)

Various selection of OM 35mm film kit, medium format film kit and a selection of large format Chroma’s!

If I go back to an A6* body I’d probably keep the Voigtlander and sell the A7, FE50, Samyang and Nikon. I’d then probably pick up a 50/1.8E (again), Samyang 12/2 (again!) and maybe the FE85 for something longer.

My main issue with sticking with Sony is the lack of constant 2.8 walkabout. While I like using primes, there are times where a solid walkabout would be useful. This then gets be looking at Fuji (16-55) or Canon again (possibly an M5 with EF-S lens to try something new, although I’m not 100% sure I like the handling).

At the end of the day, the results from my A7 are still as good as they were when I bought it 2 years ago. I think I’m also hanging on to the FF sensor rather than ‘downgrading’ in size, yet the results are clearly only marginally different in all but the most difficult situations.
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Err tamron 2875 2.8, which costs less than the fuji 1655. Fuji lenses are not cheap.
 
f/2.8 said:
Yeah seen this a few days ago it’s only cards that end in a certain serial number. SanDisk recently made some changes to those 95mb 128 GB extreme pro cards and they arent’t working In slot one on Sony bodies.

Funny too as they have dropped to all time low price of £39.99 on Amazon.

It was on the Sony rumour site the other day.
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Trouble is I've seen quite a few fakes from amazon and had some myself so its not somewhere I would be buying my cards from.
 
stevelmx5 said:
At the moment, my kit is;

A7
Sony FE50
Samyang 85/1.4
Voigtlander Nokt 40/1.4
Nikon 20/3.5
Om Zuiko 35/2.8
Om Zuiko 50/1.8
Om Zuiko 50/3.5 (macro)

Various selection of OM 35mm film kit, medium format film kit and a selection of large format Chroma’s!

If I go back to an A6* body I’d probably keep the Voigtlander and sell the A7, FE50, Samyang and Nikon. I’d then probably pick up a 50/1.8E (again), Samyang 12/2 (again!) and maybe the FE85 for something longer.

My main issue with sticking with Sony is the lack of constant 2.8 walkabout. While I like using primes, there are times where a solid walkabout would be useful. This then gets be looking at Fuji (16-55) or Canon again (possibly an M5 with EF-S lens to try something new, although I’m not 100% sure I like the handling).

At the end of the day, the results from my A7 are still as good as they were when I bought it 2 years ago. I think I’m also hanging on to the FF sensor rather than ‘downgrading’ in size, yet the results are clearly only marginally different in all but the most difficult situations.
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Tamron 28-75/2.8?
 
twist said:
Err tamron 2875 2.8, which costs less than the fuji 1655. Fuji lenses are not cheap.
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The Tamron is definitely a possibility. My only concern is the relatively slow AF with the A7 meaning I’ll still be frustrated.

With regards to Fuji lenses, you’re right that the 16-55 is the same price (used) as the Tamron (new) so probably not a great example! The other primes in the Fuji range are cheaper than those equivalent Sony lenses though.

There’s also a certain amount of GAS involved too ;0). I know the A7 still delivers results I like.
 
Tatts said:
Trouble is I've seen quite a few fakes from amazon and had some myself so its not somewhere I would be buying my cards from.
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All the cards reported to SanDisk with this issue so far have been confirmed by SanDisk as being genuine.
 
stevelmx5 said:
The Tamron is definitely a possibility. My only concern is the relatively slow AF with the A7 meaning I’ll still be frustrated.

With regards to Fuji lenses, you’re right that the 16-55 is the same price (used) as the Tamron (new) so probably not a great example! The other primes in the Fuji range are cheaper than those equivalent Sony lenses though.

There’s also a certain amount of GAS involved too ;0). I know the A7 still delivers results I like.
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It'll be no more faster or slower than other native lenses. In fact it'll be better than your FE50/1.8
 
twist said:
Possibly an issue only for people using that specific card. I've not had any issue with 8/16/32 or 64gb cards from a bunch of brands since before or after updating.
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The article says it is a specific card in Slot 1. It also mentions that dany74m on Reddit said that they had been in touch with Sony and that they had recognised a problem and were working on a fix.

"DPReview contacted Sony regarding the issue. A spokesperson for the company kept it short and vague, saying "our team is currently investigating the claims." We will update this article if any new information becomes available."
 
stevelmx5 said:
The Tamron is definitely a possibility. My only concern is the relatively slow AF with the A7 meaning I’ll still be frustrated.

With regards to Fuji lenses, you’re right that the 16-55 is the same price (used) as the Tamron (new) so probably not a great example! The other primes in the Fuji range are cheaper than those equivalent Sony lenses though.

There’s also a certain amount of GAS involved too ;0). I know the A7 still delivers results I like.
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I'm not sure they are, I did the 35/50/85 equivalents on both systems a few days ago on the 3k thread and the Fuji line up was significantly more expensive. The xt1 isn't any faster than the a7 in terms of af.
 
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f/2.8 said:
Yeah seen this a few days ago it’s only cards that end in a certain serial number. SanDisk recently made some changes to those 95mb 128 GB extreme pro cards and they arent’t working In slot one on Sony bodies.

Funny too as they have dropped to all time low price of £39.99 on Amazon.

It was on the Sony rumour site the other day.
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Damm really?
 
twist said:
I'm not sure they are, I did the 35/50/85 equivalents on both systems a few days ago on the 3k thread and the Fuji line up was significantly more expensive. The xt1 isn't any faster than the a7 in terms of af.
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I’ve been looking at used prices of kit really, there’s definitely more Fuji kit around and at more reasonable prices but it’s just an option I’ve been looking at. With my sensible head it’s probably more just to be something different so I’d possibly regret it.

I’ve also seen similar AF performance reviews of the XT-1 recently that showed the same, which puts me into XT-2 area to see benefits, and XT-3 to get IBIS. At that point I may as well pay for an A7iii and stick with Sony.
 
ShrubMonkey said:
The A7iii on the classifieds has been soooo tempting, but I've resisted :D
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twist said:
Somebody should buy that, good price.
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I've looked at it but there's just no point me buying anything expensive as it's getting harder not easier to get any free time. I've thought about giving up even trying and just leaving the camera for holiday use but I need a hobby.
 
LeeRatters said:
My current thinking, is pick up the Voigtlander 40/1.2 in E mount when available. See how I get on with it, & then decide what route to take regarding the other 35/40mm's
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Why isn't it available? I had no trouble getting mine when they first came out. Have they had production issues or did I get in early and are they selling out now?
 
stevelmx5 said:
I’ve been looking at used prices of kit really, there’s definitely more Fuji kit around and at more reasonable prices but it’s just an option I’ve been looking at. With my sensible head it’s probably more just to be something different so I’d possibly regret it.

I’ve also seen similar AF performance reviews of the XT-1 recently that showed the same, which puts me into XT-2 area to see benefits, and XT-3 to get IBIS. At that point I may as well pay for an A7iii and stick with Sony.
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X-h1 will get you ibis (noisy ibis). Sadly the x-t3 doesn’t have it.
 
woof woof said:
I've looked at it but there's just no point me buying anything expensive as it's getting harder not easier to get any free time. I've thought about giving up even trying and just leaving the camera for holiday use but I need a hobby.
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My position too, I've not spent much time at all on my hobby this year, would be a waste getting A7III. Will keep my old gear and enjoy the few chances I get with my camera when I can
 
Think I might give the peak design another shot. Maybe just the normal slide this time for the 70-200.

Anyone tried attaching both lugs to the 70-200? I usually have my Black rapid mounted direct on to the lens as like the way it hangs. Wondering if the slide was also work the same.
 
stevelmx5 said:
Cheers, my mistake. In that case I’m even less sure of the benefits (other than new toys) of an XT-x body.
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Steve, just do what I do when I get an irresistible urge to buy a new toy... buy a cheap old manual lens for £20-£60. You'll have hours of fun deciding what to go for and finding a good one and you'll go through all the anticipation of waiting for it to arrive and the excitement of receiving it and using it for the first time and seeing the results and all for next to no money.
 
woof woof said:
Steve, just do what I do when I get an irresistible urge to buy a new toy... buy a cheap old manual lens for £20-£60. You'll have hours of fun deciding what to go for and finding a good one and you'll go through all the anticipation of waiting for it to arrive and the excitement of receiving it and using it for the first time and seeing the results and all for next to no money.
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It's not really next to no money when you end up with ten of each 35mm and 50mm lenses is it? :D
 
Livin The Dream said:
Want is a funny old thing. I’ve had zero gas for 3 years, then last week, I had a quick thought that my gear is getting old, and boom... it’s all for sale and I’m swapping systems. Wtf??!
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Tell me about it.

I was very settled with my Canon then saw Eye-AF and boom...

Thought I would get a body and then adapt it all...

BOOM, 2 bodies, 4 prime lenses and a flash inside 6 months, I spent like £10k!
 
Livin The Dream said:
Want is a funny old thing. I’ve had zero gas for 3 years, then last week, I had a quick thought that my gear is getting old, and boom... it’s all for sale and I’m swapping systems. Wtf??!
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GAS is a terrible disease ..... I tried my best :(
Can't wait to get my hands on the Sony FE 24mm f1.4 GM :D lol
 
Raymond Lin said:
Tell me about it.

I was very settled with my Canon then saw Eye-AF and boom...

Thought I would get a body and then adapt it all...

BOOM, 2 bodies, 4 prime lenses and a flash inside 6 months, I spent like £10k!
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Sell all of your Canon gear chap...before values drop.... :)
 
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