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

snerkler said:
When I first got my A9ii shooting in silent shooting to know you were taking a shot a faint grey box almost the size of the frame would flash, however recently that faint grey box is much smaller and just around the AF point. Anyone know why this is/what setting I could have changed?
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Isn't it possible to get the camera to do a quiet (so only you can hear it) little electronic squeak when you take a picture?
 
woof woof said:
I usually think jumping from one perfectly good system to another is just gas madness but again good luck to those who do this and I have done it twice I suppose but on a lesser scale with less expense, Nikon SLR to Canon DSLR and on to mirrorless and in my case it was pretty painless.
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I was with canon 42 years but changed to Sony as they were so behind them with mirror less i had the a7r 1V then the a9mkII now the A1 don't regret it, the A1 is imho the best out there the R5 does seem to be very close but to late to interest me.

Rob.
 
GyRob said:
I was with canon 42 years but changed to Sony as they were so behind them with mirror less i had the a7r 1V then the a9mkII now the A1 don't regret it, the A1 is imho the best out there the R5 does seem to be very close but to late to interest me.

Rob.
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Not 42 but basically my entire DSLR (and a couple of years with SLR), same. And with the current prices, Sony is much better value for money.
 
The move from DSLR to mirrorless for me was initially about bulk and weight saving and being less noticeable when taking pictures but once I realised I wanted all the other stuff that comes with mirrorless there was no going back. I can see an easy case for going from DSLR to mirrorless but I do struggle to see the sense in going from Sony to Canon unless it's to use legacy lenses via an adapter. I say Sony to Canon as Sony have the biggest system so the Sony system makes the most sense to me. Sony to Nikon would take an equally long struggling think and some real and clear benefits for me to be interested. As always good luck to those who see an advantage and swap systems.
 
woof woof said:
I usually think jumping from one perfectly good system to another is just gas madness but again good luck to those who do this and I have done it twice I suppose but on a lesser scale with less expense, Nikon SLR to Canon DSLR and on to mirrorless and in my case it was pretty painless.
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I did look at the R5 as I have always liked Canon colours and it seemed a reasonable jump up from the A7R2, much better EVF, in camera focus stacking, better AF. Although I have alot of glass most of it is vintage so I could replace my adapter easily enough and last time I looked the lens prices seemed comparable if I was looking at GM lenses only. I only have 3 Sony lenses, so if I was going to do it, I guess the time would be now before I buy any more glass..
Its either that or wait for the A1 mark 2 so that the used A1 prices come down :)
 
Not that I want this to be a thing so this will be my only comment on colours... I had Canon DSLR's for about 10 years but they were earlier ones, 300D, 10D, 20D, 5D, and things may be different now but I didn't see anything special in the colours, nothing that put them above the Sony and Panasonic cameras I have now. Reviewers and bloggers have looked at this and some have suggested that people tend to be more likely to prefer Canon colours when they know a Canon camera took the picture with blind tests suggesting if anything that Sony colours are preferable. Maybe it's that people get used to a look, accurate or coloured by preference or not?

The main colour thing I do remember from back then was that Canon reds blew very easily but I expect there's been an improvement as Canon sensors have at least to some degree caught up with the rest.
 
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f/2.8 said:
Not sure if that is strictly true.

My local WEX got a delivery of 3 at launch and they sat about for ages, they were eventually sent back to Norfolk to fulfil other orders

They then got another 2 which also sat about for a while before being returned to Norfolk, my local WEX which is the only one in the country hasn't sold one yet and it's a very busy shop. :ROFLMAO:

On the flip side they are selling tons of Canon R5's which is far and away there most popular camera body at the moment, lots of people who shot Canon previously and jumped to Sony are now jumping back.

Can't speak for other vendors as I only know about WEX as I am in there every few days but according our local Sony rep WEX are only getting them into stock in batches of 2 or 3 at a time and that is the reason they are always showing on backorder. They don't expect to sell them in huge quantities.

I can't make my mind up if I want one yet or not. Lots of pluses and negatives in the mean time I have just bought another 2 x A9's to tide me over while I make my mind up.
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its still on "pre-order" at Wex too. May be not sure popular in NI.

its not really a competition against the R5 because its a different class body. Sony does not actually have a proper competitor for R5 yet.

would have jumped to canon R5 myself if it weren't for the lenses
 
MrMackyB said:
I did look at the R5 as I have always liked Canon colours and it seemed a reasonable jump up from the A7R2, much better EVF, in camera focus stacking, better AF. Although I have alot of glass most of it is vintage so I could replace my adapter easily enough and last time I looked the lens prices seemed comparable if I was looking at GM lenses only. I only have 3 Sony lenses, so if I was going to do it, I guess the time would be now before I buy any more glass..
Its either that or wait for the A1 mark 2 so that the used A1 prices come down :)
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R5 glass prices more that made up for A1's price for me :D
sony is still lacking some features like in camera focus stacking and bunch of other stuff the brands like Olympus, Panasonic and even canon are now providing. Sony doesn't even do focus bracketing. how hard could it be!

R5 IBIS is also way better than Sony.

there is definitely a lot of positives with Canon. Glass isn't one them though at the moment.
 
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woof woof said:
I usually think jumping from one perfectly good system to another is just gas madness but again good luck to those who do this and I have done it twice I suppose but on a lesser scale with less expense, Nikon SLR to Canon DSLR and on to mirrorless and in my case it was pretty painless.
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I like to try new things and never owned Canon, well apart from point and shoot film cameras. Oh, and the G7x briefly.
woof woof said:
Isn't it possible to get the camera to do a quiet (so only you can hear it) little electronic squeak when you take a picture?
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I prefer silent, but the larger box was easier to see for me.
nandbytes said:
R5 glass prices more that made up for A1's price for me :D
sony is still lacking some features like in camera focus stacking and bunch of other stuff the brands like Olympus, Panasonic and even canon are not provide. Sony doesn't even do focus bracketing. how hard could it be!

R5 IBIS is also way better than Sony.

there is definitely a lot of positives with Canon. Glass isn't one them though at the moment.
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I don't understand it either, I can only assume they just don't want to do it. It's like removing in camera sweep panorama, why would you do that? OK so it's not for everyone, but leave it there for those that do. Likewise focus stacking, and things like Olympus' live composite.
 
I have a 24-105, 16-35 F4 and the 55mm 1.8 so I could easily replace those, but Sony have a much larger ecosystem for lenses and quirkier focal lengths such as 40/65mm which I like. I do wish they would bring out focus stacking though, hopefully the increased competition will lead to them offering this in a future camera.
Im currently saving for some Batis lenses, that's another big plus on the Sony side.
 
I thought this was just a different view from the norm of a humbug travelling on Mum's back.
Sony A9ii and FE 200-600mm + 1.4 T/C

I’ve just bought the T/C for the second time (shouldn’t have sold it!) and am again surprised by the great quality.


Hitching a ride.jpg by Malcolm Fisher, on Flickr
 
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snerkler said:
I don't understand it either, I can only assume they just don't want to do it. It's like removing in camera sweep panorama, why would you do that? OK so it's not for everyone, but leave it there for those that do. Likewise focus stacking, and things like Olympus' live composite.
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Just don't think its on their priorities. They seem to get most of their feedback for features from their ambassadors. Perhaps they haven't got enough of them wanting these feature.
Live composite is such an awesome feature. Olympus is really so good when it comes to inbody features.
 
MrMackyB said:
I have a 24-105, 16-35 F4 and the 55mm 1.8 so I could easily replace those, but Sony have a much larger ecosystem for lenses and quirkier focal lengths such as 40/65mm which I like. I do wish they would bring out focus stacking though, hopefully the increased competition will lead to them offering this in a future camera.
Im currently saving for some Batis lenses, that's another big plus on the Sony side.
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Canon don't really have a 55mm f1.8 equivalent. both their 50mm options are slow to focus and while 50mm f1.2 will match for sharpness and IQ its going to be very expensive and big. of course you have f1.2 (then again the sony's 50mm f1.2 is faster/smoother focussing, smaller and sharper).

24-105mm can be easily replaced.
16-35mm f4 can be replaced by the newly announced 14-35mm f4 which i am kinda jealous off but it costs £1749!!
Also I didn't like how their 15-35mm f2.8 turned out in comparison to sony's 16-35GM. I hope that is not the case with 14-35mm but I'd wait for reviews.

For me there is really no replacement for 200-600mm, 35GM, sigma 85/1.4 DN and tamron 28-200mm (though I'd be happy with 24-105mm).
There is also no fast prime like 20G or 24GM or 14GM though I am sure they'll eventually show up.
apparently they plan on making 35mm f1.2 which is probably going to be too big and expensive for my liking.

so all in all the glass situation on RF mount is a no go for me.
 
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nandbytes said:
Just don't think its on their priorities. They seem to get most of their feedback for features from their ambassadors. Perhaps they haven't got enough of them wanting these feature.
Live composite is such an awesome feature. Olympus is really so good when it comes to inbody features.
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Live Composite and a class-leading IBIS would be big draws to get me back to Oly. However, I don’t think the m4/3 sensor would be good enough (dynamic range, resolution) for me any longer. But it’s the wide choice of 3rd party lenses which keep me with Sony - for now.
 
Stephen L said:
Live Composite and a class-leading IBIS would be big draws to get me back to Oly. However, I don’t think the m4/3 sensor would be good enough (dynamic range, resolution) for me any longer. But it’s the wide choice of 3rd party lenses which keep me with Sony - for now.
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i think some of these can be added via firmware like they did with intervalometer. And I hope they do instead of making people buy new bodies
of course not the class leading IBIS :ROFLMAO:
I have got a class leading tripod or two to make up for it.
 
nandbytes said:
I have got a class leading tripod or two to make up for it.
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I've got three of the beggars (or is it 4?) but I hate them with vengeance. If they could only float alongside me as I walk. Perhaps a Helium version? :rolleyes:
 
Stephen L said:
Live Composite and a class-leading IBIS would be big draws to get me back to Oly. However, I don’t think the m4/3 sensor would be good enough (dynamic range, resolution) for me any longer. But it’s the wide choice of 3rd party lenses which keep me with Sony - for now.
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This is the sole reason i still have my G9 and EM10 mk3 :)
 
Stephen L said:
I've got three of the beggars (or is it 4?) but I hate them with vengeance. If they could only float alongside me as I walk. Perhaps a Helium version? :rolleyes:
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Steve, Nand, what do you both use. I have Manfrotto Carbon and Ali the 90 ones, but my normal is a Corey Punked 3 legged thing... im looking at the Leo at the moment but still undecided. I want light and portable backpack size thing, with a nice included head, think Leo will be 290 ish
 
littleted said:
Steve, Nand, what do you both use. I have Manfrotto Carbon and Ali the 90 ones, but my normal is a Corey Punked 3 legged thing... im looking at the Leo at the moment but still undecided. I want light and portable backpack size thing, with a nice included head, think Leo will be 290 ish
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do you mean for travel/light weight?

I have feisol CT3342 and a gitzo lengede (similar to GK1545T)
 
I had a bit of an epiphany recently. I don't think I like zoom lenses. I bought a 24-105 a while ago and just can't seem to enjoy using it so I started to only use a Sigma 35 f2 and I'm loving taking pictures again. I'm not sure if it's the weight/handling or the mental process but it's just far more fun to use. I've decided to keep it on for another month before strapping the rather chunkier 50 ZA 1.4 on to see if it's the bulk that's bothersome.

Whatever it is, it's nice to have fun using the camera again
 
littleted said:
Steve, Nand, what do you both use. I have Manfrotto Carbon and Ali the 90 ones, but my normal is a Corey Punked 3 legged thing... im looking at the Leo at the moment but still undecided. I want light and portable backpack size thing, with a nice included head, think Leo will be 290 ish
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I've got a Manfrotto 190 Pro (aluminium version) and a Velbon something-or-other. I did have a Gitzo a number of years back, but it was way overkill for my needs. And a Benbo Trekker (octopus). But the one I take with me most (although I hardly use the thing) is a cheapo Rollei Compact Traveller No.1. Carbon-fibre, light, compact, inoffensive, and sufficient for my needs as I don't have any heavy kit. I seldom use a back-pack either as I only take out what lenses I think I'll need, and they are all small and light too. Most useful 'pod is a Smallrig table-top. Fits into my Peak Design sling bag along with all my lenses at a pinch, though as I say they don't all see daylight at the same time.
 
Cupotea said:
I had a bit of an epiphany recently. I don't think I like zoom lenses. I bought a 24-105 a while ago and just can't seem to enjoy using it so I started to only use a Sigma 35 f2 and I'm loving taking pictures again. I'm not sure if it's the weight/handling or the mental process but it's just far more fun to use. I've decided to keep it on for another month before strapping the rather chunkier 50 ZA 1.4 on to see if it's the bulk that's bothersome.

Whatever it is, it's nice to have fun using the camera again
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The only zoom I have is a Tamron 17-28. Oh, and the A7C's kit lens 28-60. I prefer primes, despite not being keen on changing lenses. Often it's better to go out with just one focal length and make that work.
 
3 zooms here 17-28mm, 28-200mm and 200-600mm :D
two primes - 35GM and 85DN
Tried buying my 3rd prime i.e. 14GM but both my copies had dust on the rear element so I decided to give GAS a rest.

and one prime lens on sale i.e. the samyang 45mm/1.8
 
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Guys looking for a Bag for the A7 100-400 and 24-105, i normally use a Lowe Pro sling, and want something similar but slightly larger as Sling wont take the 400... Any pointers. i dont want big bags i have them, but some sling affair. thanks
 
nandbytes said:
Canon don't really have a 55mm f1.8 equivalent. both their 50mm options are slow to focus and while 50mm f1.2 will match for sharpness and IQ its going to be very expensive and big. of course you have f1.2 (then again the sony's 50mm f1.2 is faster/smoother focussing, smaller and sharper).

24-105mm can be easily replaced.
16-35mm f4 can be replaced by the newly announced 14-35mm f4 which i am kinda jealous off but it costs £1749!!
Also I didn't like how their 15-35mm f2.8 turned out in comparison to sony's 16-35GM. I hope that is not the case with 14-35mm but I'd wait for reviews.

For me there is really no replacement for 200-600mm, 35GM, sigma 85/1.4 DN and tamron 28-200mm (though I'd be happy with 24-105mm).
There is also no fast prime like 20G or 24GM or 14GM though I am sure they'll eventually show up.
apparently they plan on making 35mm f1.2 which is probably going to be too big and expensive for my liking.

so all in all the glass situation on RF mount is a no go for me.
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Do we know the size and weight of the 14-35mm yet?
Stephen L said:
Live Composite and a class-leading IBIS would be big draws to get me back to Oly. However, I don’t think the m4/3 sensor would be good enough (dynamic range, resolution) for me any longer. But it’s the wide choice of 3rd party lenses which keep me with Sony - for now.
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I keep being tempted to go back to Olly due to the size and weight. Part of me regrets selling it.
Stephen L said:
I've got three of the beggars (or is it 4?) but I hate them with vengeance. If they could only float alongside me as I walk. Perhaps a Helium version? :rolleyes:
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I bought the 3-legged thing Brian as it folds small enough to fold into my backpack but I still find it a pain to use. If only they did IBIS good enough for 30s hand held shots ;)
 
Mike.P said:
Just got my A9 off Dave today, turned it on, took one look at the menu sytem and turned it off again. :eek:

Back in it's box now.
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What are you finding off putting about it?
 
And by coincidence, a couple of bridge scenes :D I don't think I've posted these before but if I have at least these are the never before posted final versions :D

A7 and Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 at f2 and then f8.

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Nikon 35mm f2.5.

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