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

Lucien said:
When I first looked at that it wasn’t much less than you can get new from E-Infinity but with their recent price surge it’s looking a lot better price now.
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Considering MPB is offering £400 for it, it's not a bad price.
 
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Took the dogs up local hills yesterday- no crowds there but did see 2 people about 1/4 mile away. Read how good the focus on A9 II and 24-105 was, but still surprised how accurate, must be over 95% in focus on our speedy labradoodle mongrel.
Was going to wait to see what the Tamron 70-180 was like but seem to have bought a used 70-200 F4 on eBay. New camera kit prices have shot up so don’t think the Tamron would be such a bargain now.
2 issues though. Even my Mrs will notice it’s a new lens unless I get a black sharpie and will need to isolate it for a few days I suppose
 
nog said:
Took the dogs up local hills yesterday- no crowds there but did see 2 people about 1/4 mile away. Read how good the focus on A9 II and 24-105 was, but still surprised how accurate, must be over 95% in focus on our speedy labradoodle mongrel.
Was going to wait to see what the Tamron 70-180 was like but seem to have bought a used 70-200 F4 on eBay. New camera kit prices have shot up so don’t think the Tamron would be such a bargain now.
2 issues though. Even my Mrs will notice it’s a new lens unless I get a black sharpie and will need to isolate it for a few days I suppose
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Tell her you did some arts and craft and painted your existing lens white ;)
 
Anyone else using the 200-600 A7R4 combo? Some subjects are no problem and it nails focus everytime, other times its a 90% miss rate. Took a good few shots of this tree creeper, this is the sharpest one. The others are all out of focus :( Seems quite a few threads are popping up elsewhere about it, might be time to buy an A9ii
Tree Creeper by liam tattersall, on Flickr
 
What focus points ? this is clearly a case for single point and should not miss 90%
Rob.
 
GyRob said:
What focus points ? this is clearly a case for single point and should not miss 90%
Rob.
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It seems almost everyone with this combo are having the same issues (its on a few other forums). I have tried a lot of different settings and all focus modes but like many others its not improved anything.
 
Tatts said:
It seems almost everyone with this combo are having the same issues (its on a few other forums). I have tried a lot of different settings and all focus modes but like many others its not improved anything.
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Try with a faster shutter speed, if its being reported widely, it could be a potential issue with the design. :(
 
Riz_Guru said:
Try with a faster shutter speed, if its being reported widely, it could be a potential issue with the design. :(
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I've tried all the way up to 1/2000 and its definitely not shutter speed :( It's not missed focus or front / back focus either as there isn't one area of the shot that is in focus. Annoying.
 
I would try a test on a static subject in good light, tripod mount and get 1/4000 sec I always do this to check my gear if your shots aren't sharp then there is a problem .
Rob.
Edit you posted first, try the above with single point CAF and Single af .
 
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Tatts said:
I've tried all the way up to 1/2000 and its definitely not shutter speed :( It's not missed focus or front / back focus either as there isn't one area of the shot that is in focus. Annoying.
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Warranty it, read of this combo issue to.
 
Tatts said:
Anyone else using the 200-600 A7R4 combo? Some subjects are no problem and it nails focus everytime, other times its a 90% miss rate. Took a good few shots of this tree creeper, this is the sharpest one. The others are all out of focus :( Seems quite a few threads are popping up elsewhere about it, might be time to buy an A9ii
Tree Creeper by liam tattersall, on Flickr
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Have you done the A7RIV firmware update from a couple of months ago?

It mentioned something to do with the 200-600. Do see a lot of people complaining about that combo though.
 
f/2.8 said:
Have you done the A7RIV firmware update from a couple of months ago?

It mentioned something to do with the 200-600. Do see a lot of people complaining about that combo though.
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Yes the body is updated
GyRob said:
I would try a test on a static subject in good light, tripod mount and get 1/4000 sec I always do this to check my gear if your shots aren't sharp then there is a problem .
Rob.
Edit you posted first, try the above with single point CAF and Single af .
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I've tried a tripod, single af, all focus modes etc :(
twist said:
Warranty it, read of this combo issue to.
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I have two copies and both are the same but they work perfect on a mk3 body.
 
Tatts said:
Yes the body is updated

I've tried a tripod, single af, all focus modes etc :(

I have two copies and both are the same but they work perfect on a mk3 body.
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The body, not the lens. I did read another guy had to also send lens and body together but it was perfect afterwards.
 
Help needed: Shy Sony owner ruined my camera

Well, sort of: the A7ii I bought from Camera Jungle arrived with the white Sony logo blacked out with what looks like biro/marker ink. Too shy, perhaps? Anyway, with the time to catch up on all the little jobs at home in the current situation, I want to remove the ink and make the white logo visible again. My first attempt with cotton buds and very mild soap got hardly anything off. And a bathroom cleaner solution didn't make any difference.

So - what solvents might I try that could dissolve the ink, but not Sony's white paint? (Nor the black paint on the body itself.)

Ideas, please! :)
 
goldtop said:
Help needed: Shy Sony owner ruined my camera

Well, sort of: the A7ii I bought from Camera Jungle arrived with the white Sony logo blacked out with what looks like biro/marker ink. Too shy, perhaps? Anyway, with the time to catch up on all the little jobs at home in the current situation, I want to remove the ink and make the white logo visible again. My first attempt with cotton buds and very mild soap got hardly anything off. And a bathroom cleaner solution didn't make any difference.

So - what solvents might I try that could dissolve the ink, but not Sony's white paint? (Nor the black paint on the body itself.)

Ideas, please! :)
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Go over with sharpie and wipe off.
 
goldtop said:
Help needed: Shy Sony owner ruined my camera

Well, sort of: the A7ii I bought from Camera Jungle arrived with the white Sony logo blacked out with what looks like biro/marker ink. Too shy, perhaps? Anyway, with the time to catch up on all the little jobs at home in the current situation, I want to remove the ink and make the white logo visible again. My first attempt with cotton buds and very mild soap got hardly anything off. And a bathroom cleaner solution didn't make any difference.

So - what solvents might I try that could dissolve the ink, but not Sony's white paint? (Nor the black paint on the body itself.)

Ideas, please! :)
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Have you tried an alcohol/medi wipe? WD-40 should also shift it, just a dab on some tissue or a Q-Tip
 
goldtop said:
Help needed: Shy Sony owner ruined my camera

Well, sort of: the A7ii I bought from Camera Jungle arrived with the white Sony logo blacked out with what looks like biro/marker ink. Too shy, perhaps? Anyway, with the time to catch up on all the little jobs at home in the current situation, I want to remove the ink and make the white logo visible again. My first attempt with cotton buds and very mild soap got hardly anything off. And a bathroom cleaner solution didn't make any difference.

So - what solvents might I try that could dissolve the ink, but not Sony's white paint? (Nor the black paint on the body itself.)

Ideas, please! :)
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Rubbing alcohol, IPA (not the drink). Test on bottom first to check it won't remove paint. 70% IPA injection swabs are very good and mild so won't remove paint.
 
goldtop said:
Help needed: Shy Sony owner ruined my camera

Well, sort of: the A7ii I bought from Camera Jungle arrived with the white Sony logo blacked out with what looks like biro/marker ink. Too shy, perhaps? Anyway, with the time to catch up on all the little jobs at home in the current situation, I want to remove the ink and make the white logo visible again. My first attempt with cotton buds and very mild soap got hardly anything off. And a bathroom cleaner solution didn't make any difference.

So - what solvents might I try that could dissolve the ink, but not Sony's white paint? (Nor the black paint on the body itself.)

Ideas, please! :)
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Or if your worried, buy the expensive genuine Sony LCD screen protector as it has the Sony logo on it ;)
 
White spirit is the most likely to be effective that you'll normally find at home. Otherwise use another sharpie of the same type on top & then wipe quickly.
 
jonneymendoza said:
Full lockdown. Looks like all our gear gunna collect dust like @Riz_Guru hehe
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Not me, thankfully managed to bag a contract for shooting clothes which will keep me busy for a couple of months. Will be the most boring, tedious job ever but will stick a few quid in my pocket to slightly limit the huge loss of income I have due to all weddings for the next few months at least being cancelled.

Never could have even imagined that I would be in a position where over a week or so I would lose over 25k worth of business.

We are living in the end times. :oops: :$
 
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f/2.8 said:
Not me, thankfully managed to bag a contract for shooting clothes which will keep me busy for a couple of months. Will be the most boring, tedious job ever but will stick a few quid in my pocket to slightly limit the huge loss of income I have due to all weddings for the next few months at least being cancelled.

Never could have even imagined that I would be in a position where over a week or so I would lose over 25k worth of business.

We are living in the end times. :oops: :$
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Scary stuff.
 
f/2.8 said:
Not me, thankfully managed to bag a contract for shooting clothes which will keep me busy for a couple of months. Will be the most boring, tedious job ever but will stick a few quid in my pocket to slightly limit the huge loss of income I have due to all weddings for the next few months at least being cancelled.

Never could have even imagined that I would be in a position where over a week or so I would lose over 25k worth of business.

We are living in the end times. :oops: :$
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well done for getting some work. Product photography may be dull, at least once they are set up you can rack through them quit easily.
 
Have a break,..... have a KitKat.

Last day of 'freedom' for a while, glad I made the effort to go up to Higger Tor to photograph the KitKat stones yesterday (yes I practiced the social distancing guidelines ;))


A7R02188 by TDG-77, on Flickr
 
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