I was a big Plasma fan back in the days when Panasonic & Pioneer ruled.
I was a big Plasma fan back in the days when Panasonic & Pioneer ruled.
OLED is amazingly good, which one did you go for?
Great stuff..... and yes, the OLED blacks are amazingly good.
More on the troubled A7 saga... I've just had a nice email exchange with Fixation...
Me... "I have a Sony A7 which seems to have a problem and I’m hoping you can fix it for me. It seems to be front focusing. With a f1.8 lens and at close distances but beyond the minimum close focus distance it seems to be focusing anywhere between 5 and 20mm in front of the point I want in focus depending on the distances. It’s so predictable that I can compensate for it by aiming past the point I want to be the point of focus. It’s pretty obvious when taking pictures of flowers and leaves etc and I’ve tried a ruler at an angle indoors to confirm all this.
I’ve tried my 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8 lenses and all do the same. Manual focus is perfectly ok and focusing at a distance with AF seems ok but of course focus errors at a distance may be covered by the increased DoF.
I use manual lenses a lot so I only noticed this recently but just in case it gives you a clue I think it first happened after I left the camera without a battery in it for a week or so. When I turned the camera on it had lost it’s time, date and region. I’ve since done a reset and updated the firmware from 2 to 3.2 and it’s still front focusing."
Fixation... "Thank you for your email. It's a rather unusual problem as mirrorless cameras, where focus is calculated on the sensor itself, are largely free from the front/back focusing issues that can affect DSLRs, especially if the AF system is a contrast detection-only one as with your A7. By and large the fact that the internal battery has run flat at some point should not have affected the autofocus - if anything the fact that the issue occurs with all three FE lenses would normally point to the flange distance being ever so slightly off, which could in fact offset the focal plane at close distances (as you say, at longer distances or at infinity any minor focal plane misalignments would be hidden by the wider depth of field).
My only suggestion would be to send in the camera for a check, ideally with some of the test images you've taken stored on the memory card. We don't operate on a fixed-price basis and it's hard to offer an informed comment, much less a quote, without seeing and testing the camera first but as a rough ballpark, if it is a flange distance issue I reckon re-adjusting it would likely cost about £100-120 plus VAT - if any parts needed replacing (eg lens mount, lens contacts etc) these would be on top.
However, we do not charge for providing a free, no obligation estimate based on proper investigation.
More details on our service can be found..."
That's nice of them.
I've been doubting myself and wondering if I'm expecting too much of the AF but then I remember that I've had this camera 6 years and in that time I've taken a lot of close up pictures and haven't seen this anything like this before. As a double check I've just tried my Panasonic GX9 at f1.8 and although that's a x 2 crop camera it focuses a lot closer so I think it's a valid test and it's bang on.
My brain can't work out what could cause the flange to be at the wrong distance or what effect this would have as the focus is taken off the sensor so surely it'd cope with a minor offset but I suppose it's as good a theory as any. I might send it off and see what happens. I hope it doesn't come back No Fault Found.
This reminds me of something I used to fix... we had a whole shelf full of these things and no one could work out what the fault was caused by until clever clogs me fixed them all. To everyone else the duff component maybe couldn't have been more physically and electrically isolated from the fault and even I couldn't say exactly why it had the effect it did but sometimes you just have to fix the fault and not waste too much brain power on the theory
My thoughts too, time to buy a new body.... he's got his monies worth out of it
More on the troubled A7 saga... I've just had a nice email exchange with Fixation...
Me... "I have a Sony A7 which seems to have a problem and I’m hoping you can fix it for me. It seems to be front focusing. With a f1.8 lens and at close distances but beyond the minimum close focus distance it seems to be focusing anywhere between 5 and 20mm in front of the point I want in focus depending on the distances. It’s so predictable that I can compensate for it by aiming past the point I want to be the point of focus. It’s pretty obvious when taking pictures of flowers and leaves etc and I’ve tried a ruler at an angle indoors to confirm all this.
I’ve tried my 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8 lenses and all do the same. Manual focus is perfectly ok and focusing at a distance with AF seems ok but of course focus errors at a distance may be covered by the increased DoF.
I use manual lenses a lot so I only noticed this recently but just in case it gives you a clue I think it first happened after I left the camera without a battery in it for a week or so. When I turned the camera on it had lost it’s time, date and region. I’ve since done a reset and updated the firmware from 2 to 3.2 and it’s still front focusing."
Fixation... "Thank you for your email. It's a rather unusual problem as mirrorless cameras, where focus is calculated on the sensor itself, are largely free from the front/back focusing issues that can affect DSLRs, especially if the AF system is a contrast detection-only one as with your A7. By and large the fact that the internal battery has run flat at some point should not have affected the autofocus - if anything the fact that the issue occurs with all three FE lenses would normally point to the flange distance being ever so slightly off, which could in fact offset the focal plane at close distances (as you say, at longer distances or at infinity any minor focal plane misalignments would be hidden by the wider depth of field).
My only suggestion would be to send in the camera for a check, ideally with some of the test images you've taken stored on the memory card. We don't operate on a fixed-price basis and it's hard to offer an informed comment, much less a quote, without seeing and testing the camera first but as a rough ballpark, if it is a flange distance issue I reckon re-adjusting it would likely cost about £100-120 plus VAT - if any parts needed replacing (eg lens mount, lens contacts etc) these would be on top.
However, we do not charge for providing a free, no obligation estimate based on proper investigation.
More details on our service can be found..."
That's nice of them.
I've been doubting myself and wondering if I'm expecting too much of the AF but then I remember that I've had this camera 6 years and in that time I've taken a lot of close up pictures and haven't seen this anything like this before. As a double check I've just tried my Panasonic GX9 at f1.8 and although that's a x 2 crop camera it focuses a lot closer so I think it's a valid test and it's bang on.
My brain can't work out what could cause the flange to be at the wrong distance or what effect this would have as the focus is taken off the sensor so surely it'd cope with a minor offset but I suppose it's as good a theory as any. I might send it off and see what happens. I hope it doesn't come back No Fault Found.
This reminds me of something I used to fix... we had a whole shelf full of these things and no one could work out what the fault was caused by until clever clogs me fixed them all. To everyone else the duff component maybe couldn't have been more physically and electrically isolated from the fault and even I couldn't say exactly why it had the effect it did but sometimes you just have to fix the fault and not waste too much brain power on the theory
I use some of them not all
Nope not as far as I know.
The sony version the free express or ?
LR is pretty much only one out there that does most things I would want out a postprocessing software and does it acceptably well.
express?
Check the screws on the lens mount are tightMore on the troubled A7 saga... I've just had a nice email exchange with Fixation...
Me... "I have a Sony A7 which seems to have a problem and I’m hoping you can fix it for me. It seems to be front focusing. With a f1.8 lens and at close distances but beyond the minimum close focus distance it seems to be focusing anywhere between 5 and 20mm in front of the point I want in focus depending on the distances. It’s so predictable that I can compensate for it by aiming past the point I want to be the point of focus. It’s pretty obvious when taking pictures of flowers and leaves etc and I’ve tried a ruler at an angle indoors to confirm all this.
I’ve tried my 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8 lenses and all do the same. Manual focus is perfectly ok and focusing at a distance with AF seems ok but of course focus errors at a distance may be covered by the increased DoF.
I use manual lenses a lot so I only noticed this recently but just in case it gives you a clue I think it first happened after I left the camera without a battery in it for a week or so. When I turned the camera on it had lost it’s time, date and region. I’ve since done a reset and updated the firmware from 2 to 3.2 and it’s still front focusing."
Fixation... "Thank you for your email. It's a rather unusual problem as mirrorless cameras, where focus is calculated on the sensor itself, are largely free from the front/back focusing issues that can affect DSLRs, especially if the AF system is a contrast detection-only one as with your A7. By and large the fact that the internal battery has run flat at some point should not have affected the autofocus - if anything the fact that the issue occurs with all three FE lenses would normally point to the flange distance being ever so slightly off, which could in fact offset the focal plane at close distances (as you say, at longer distances or at infinity any minor focal plane misalignments would be hidden by the wider depth of field).
My only suggestion would be to send in the camera for a check, ideally with some of the test images you've taken stored on the memory card. We don't operate on a fixed-price basis and it's hard to offer an informed comment, much less a quote, without seeing and testing the camera first but as a rough ballpark, if it is a flange distance issue I reckon re-adjusting it would likely cost about £100-120 plus VAT - if any parts needed replacing (eg lens mount, lens contacts etc) these would be on top.
However, we do not charge for providing a free, no obligation estimate based on proper investigation.
More details on our service can be found..."
That's nice of them.
I've been doubting myself and wondering if I'm expecting too much of the AF but then I remember that I've had this camera 6 years and in that time I've taken a lot of close up pictures and haven't seen this anything like this before. As a double check I've just tried my Panasonic GX9 at f1.8 and although that's a x 2 crop camera it focuses a lot closer so I think it's a valid test and it's bang on.
My brain can't work out what could cause the flange to be at the wrong distance or what effect this would have as the focus is taken off the sensor so surely it'd cope with a minor offset but I suppose it's as good a theory as any. I might send it off and see what happens. I hope it doesn't come back No Fault Found.
This reminds me of something I used to fix... we had a whole shelf full of these things and no one could work out what the fault was caused by until clever clogs me fixed them all. To everyone else the duff component maybe couldn't have been more physically and electrically isolated from the fault and even I couldn't say exactly why it had the effect it did but sometimes you just have to fix the fault and not waste too much brain power on the theory
I’ve been impressed with the 70-200 f4. I don’t use it a lot as I have the 100-400 for wildlife so it’s mainly a lighter weight landscape option. That said I was trying to sell it as it didn’t seem to make sense have both but it feels too good to sell even if I dong use it that much.The Sony FE 70-200mm f4 G OSS is a stunningly good lens for the money.
Here are some early photos I took with it..... https://www.flickr.com/photos/rizvanhussain/albums/72157645949808315
Maybe @Diamonddec can tell you about his front focussing saga and how it was dealt with?More on the troubled A7 saga... I've just had a nice email exchange with Fixation...
Me... "I have a Sony A7 which seems to have a problem and I’m hoping you can fix it for me. It seems to be front focusing. With a f1.8 lens and at close distances but beyond the minimum close focus distance it seems to be focusing anywhere between 5 and 20mm in front of the point I want in focus depending on the distances. It’s so predictable that I can compensate for it by aiming past the point I want to be the point of focus. It’s pretty obvious when taking pictures of flowers and leaves etc and I’ve tried a ruler at an angle indoors to confirm all this.
I’ve tried my 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8 lenses and all do the same. Manual focus is perfectly ok and focusing at a distance with AF seems ok but of course focus errors at a distance may be covered by the increased DoF.
I use manual lenses a lot so I only noticed this recently but just in case it gives you a clue I think it first happened after I left the camera without a battery in it for a week or so. When I turned the camera on it had lost it’s time, date and region. I’ve since done a reset and updated the firmware from 2 to 3.2 and it’s still front focusing."
Fixation... "Thank you for your email. It's a rather unusual problem as mirrorless cameras, where focus is calculated on the sensor itself, are largely free from the front/back focusing issues that can affect DSLRs, especially if the AF system is a contrast detection-only one as with your A7. By and large the fact that the internal battery has run flat at some point should not have affected the autofocus - if anything the fact that the issue occurs with all three FE lenses would normally point to the flange distance being ever so slightly off, which could in fact offset the focal plane at close distances (as you say, at longer distances or at infinity any minor focal plane misalignments would be hidden by the wider depth of field).
My only suggestion would be to send in the camera for a check, ideally with some of the test images you've taken stored on the memory card. We don't operate on a fixed-price basis and it's hard to offer an informed comment, much less a quote, without seeing and testing the camera first but as a rough ballpark, if it is a flange distance issue I reckon re-adjusting it would likely cost about £100-120 plus VAT - if any parts needed replacing (eg lens mount, lens contacts etc) these would be on top.
However, we do not charge for providing a free, no obligation estimate based on proper investigation.
More details on our service can be found..."
That's nice of them.
I've been doubting myself and wondering if I'm expecting too much of the AF but then I remember that I've had this camera 6 years and in that time I've taken a lot of close up pictures and haven't seen this anything like this before. As a double check I've just tried my Panasonic GX9 at f1.8 and although that's a x 2 crop camera it focuses a lot closer so I think it's a valid test and it's bang on.
My brain can't work out what could cause the flange to be at the wrong distance or what effect this would have as the focus is taken off the sensor so surely it'd cope with a minor offset but I suppose it's as good a theory as any. I might send it off and see what happens. I hope it doesn't come back No Fault Found.
This reminds me of something I used to fix... we had a whole shelf full of these things and no one could work out what the fault was caused by until clever clogs me fixed them all. To everyone else the duff component maybe couldn't have been more physically and electrically isolated from the fault and even I couldn't say exactly why it had the effect it did but sometimes you just have to fix the fault and not waste too much brain power on the theory
Have stuck one of my A7III's in the classifieds not that it will sell on here. Nothing seems too
