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

Fraser, I have the whole picture here it's pretty sharp on my screen to the point that I can see details in her shoes and zip at 100%. I really couldn't expect much more from a lens of this age.
 
woof woof said:
Fraser, I have the whole picture here it's pretty sharp on my screen to the point that I can see details in her shoes and zip at 100%. I really couldn't expect much more from a lens of this age.
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You should expect more from it Alan because the subject is very soft in the image posted - sorry
 
Fraser Euan White said:
You should expect more from it Alan because the subject is very soft in the image posted - sorry
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It isn't soft.

Hang on, I'll post 100% crops. If these are mangled a bit by the posting process I can't really do any more and they can't be max quality as that's too big for the forum at 1,000 wide.

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On my screen I see the foliage as being sharp, I can see texture in her wooly trousers and finer detail in her shoes and coat. It's maybe not as good in this thread but easily sharp enough at 100%. If you still think it's soft then I'm finished and whatever the issue is for you it's staying an issue :D
 
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woof woof said:
It isn't soft.

Hang on, I'll post 100% crops. If these are mangled a bit by the posting process I can't really do any more and they can't be max quality as that's too big for the forum at 1,000 wide.


On my screen I see the foliage as being sharp, I can see texture in her wooly trousers and finer detail in her shoes and coat. It's maybe not as good in this thread but easily sharp enough at 100%. If you still think it's soft then I'm finished and whatever the issue is for you it's staying an issue :D
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For whatever reason the full image on the forum looks nowhere near as sharp as the crops, probably getting buggered up by the internet gremlins somewhere along the line.
 
NewBeetle said:
For whatever reason the full image on the forum looks nowhere near as sharp as the crops, probably getting buggered up by the internet gremlins somewhere along the line.
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Well, I'm giving up saying it's sharp enough after this post :D

The whole image was saved as quality 8 from CS5, the crops I managed quality 11 (out of 12) and that stayed within the forum size limits. 12 was too big.

On my screen it's easily sharp enough and it meets my expectations, easily. The next time I take it out I'll try and take some subject BIG in the frame shots but anyway, I don't tend to buy these lenses for sharpness, they're more for character and a different look. If I want sharpness I'll use my Sony 55mm f1.8.
 
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woof woof said:
Well, I'm giving up saying it's sharp enough after this post :D

The whole image was saved as quality 8 from CS5, the crops I managed quality 11 (out of 12) and that stayed within the forum size limits. 12 was too big.

On my screen it's easily sharp enough and it meets my expectations, easily. The next time I take it out I'll try and take some subject BIG in the frame shots but anyway, I don't tend to buy these lenses for sharpness, they're more for character and a different look. If I want sharpness I'll use my Sony 55mm f1.8.
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It's 100% obvious it's sharp from the crops, anyone that says otherwise is blind haha
 
NewBeetle said:
It's 100% obvious it's sharp from the crops, anyone that says otherwise is blind haha
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Peeps are always welcome to come and see the shot on my screen.

I don't think I'll be printing this as A3 or anything like as nice as these old lenses are the harsh light behind Mrs WW has caused a lot of nasties around her black hair which are visible if you look very closely. As a characterful oldie worldie look environmental capture of her at that moment looking at the apples at the entrance to a place we like to walk it works for me.
 
jj_glos said:
Yeah I do the same, children even when sat down are still always moving. 1/125 is borderline so I'm always at least 1/250 as well. If they're running around then even higher as 1/250 is obviously to slow to stop that kind of motion. I've been able to drop the shutter speed as they get older :D
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Grandma would be easy then
 
Here's one such photo from yesterday - I put it down to the crap AF of the A73, the hands are sharp..

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T_J_G said:
UK A7III @ Amazon £1881
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Worth it for the uk plug ha. The Chinese/UK effort is a bit cobbled together.

Probably been said before, but the mini usb doesn’t fully insert properly. Thankfully I didn’t force it too much, odd. However, have a cheap double charger now so rarely, if ever, used.
 
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Nice shot, I was there not long ago and was lucky enough to catch an awesome sunset.

Banding? Yes I do have noticed that on my a7iii too, lots of it, something I did not have problems with on my previous D750.
I have not updated my firmware yet but I believe that was one of the things they were fixing?
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Updating the firmware and/or switching output to Adobe RGB seems to have done the trick. Banding is very minimal now.
 
Livin The Dream said:
Here's one such photo from yesterday - I put it down to the crap AF of the A73, the hands are sharp..
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It's a nice picture.

I think we worry a little too much sometimes.

I took a picture of Mrs WW a few weeks ago, not posed just took the picture without her knowing with face detect and her furthest eye is sharper than the nearest. I was really disappointed but when I printed it to fill an A4 it looks lovely and you can't see that her near eye is ever so slightly drifting out of the DoF. It's framed now :D
 
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And that’s all that matters, in the end. Chill men, it’s just a picture. We’ve all taken the odd snap that isn’t sharp enough but just passes from an emotional element.
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Dunno what people expect from a decades old lens manually focused at f2 with a subject at that distance, do peeps want to count her eyelashes in a picture posted on a forum 1,000 pixies across? Isn't gonna happen.

It is sharp on my screen though :D Not 55mm f1.8 sharp but easily good enough. I'll print it A4 this week.
 
woof woof said:
Nice.

I guessed 85mm f1.8 :D
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It's the Canon 85mm f1.8, it's not the best adapted lens performance wise but is okay in decent light (it really struggles in low light). If I ever decide what to do and stick with Sony I'll pick up the Sony 85mm f1.8, I'd like a 1.4 but the size I think I like better!

This was the sunset, I don't do landscape so this was from sitting on the bench and chilling :D


View from Haresfield Beacon by JJ_Glos/url], on Flickr

You can just make out the Severn bridges in the distance to left.
 
woof woof said:
Can you have enough bags? Probably not.

Think Tank Retrospective 30 review...

https://admiringlight.com/blog/review-think-tank-retrospective-30-v2-0/

It's got an A7 in it, one with a joystick.
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I’ve had a lot of bags. But my favourite of the last few years, for one body and a lens, has been the retrospective 7. But with the smaller body I must admit there’s a little play, not much, but... I’ve been looking at the Billingham Hadley small last couple of days. Might go on the xmas list.

I’ve had Billingham before and my only gripe is the fastenings. They’re more secure than the Velcro (it’s tough as boots though and you can use the silencers which is cool) think tank, but a bit faffy for absolute speed.

But, let’s be honest, the Billingham’s still look the part [emoji3]
 
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I have a Billingham Hadley digital, it's my second and I've never used either.

My most used bag is a cheap man bag from Thailand but I think I'd like a posh one, something like a Riker and an everyday one too for rainy muddy days, one big enough for a camera and maybe a lens but also snacks and water bottles.
 
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I like my Wotancraft Scout, it's borderline for the A9 with lenses\hood mounted but is well used with my Fuji gear. I've been using a slimmer hood on the Sigma 50mm f1.4 so it's a nicer fit, but that didn't go so well with the sun glare today!


Jennie by JJ_Glos, on Flickr

Big flare on the bottom right :D


Jennie by JJ_Glos, on Flickr
 
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Hi Julian,

it is nice to see some of the pics from the Prescott hill climb - great photos along with these - nice to see my company being advertised on cars as well ;-)
 
So who uses lock-on AF? Only playing indoors yesterday but found that the locked point can jump around at times. Thought flexible spot would be more localised but still the same? Any suggestions? In theory the whole tracking in this way could completely change the way I shoot, doing away with BBF for a start.
 
Livin The Dream said:
I’ve had a lot of bags. But my favourite of the last few years, for one body and a lens, has been the retrospective 7. But with the smaller body I must admit there’s a little play, not much, but... I’ve been looking at the Billingham Hadley small last couple of days. Might go on the xmas list.

I’ve had Billingham before and my only gripe is the fastenings. They’re more secure than the Velcro (it’s tough as boots though and you can use the silencers which is cool) think tank, but a bit faffy for absolute speed.

But, let’s be honest, the Billingham’s still look the part [emoji3]
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Cheap lookey like are available here. https://uk.gearbest.com/camera-bags/pp_703116.html?wid=1433363
 
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