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

Raymond Lin said:
Just came back from Singapore.

Here is my Ryker.

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Did the Ryker take you with it?
 
nandbytes said:
Yes that's right, aperture is a physical attribute of the lens and your exposure will still be based on f2.8. but you'll have a larger DoF (not necessarily a bad thing for street photography)
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Excellent. Thanks nandbytes. For night photography around town, I pretty much use f1.4 all the time which for the most part keeps my ISO acceptably low. I might get away with f2.8 for night time, but the ISO is going to be higher. If I get a really good light source, I'll probably get a decent ISO but I hate it going above 1600.
 
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Merlin5 said:
Thanks nandbytes. What he said was that 28mm and 35mm or FF equivalent of those lengths was the 'standard' for street photography, although tbh I doubt 28 is a significant difference from mine in terms of cropping. I think you're right, it might be a while before used ones appear so I might just just go ahead and get it as I really want one now.
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I've seen your photos on Flickr, I think the 16mm although wide works well for you, as you have some good images there. Only you know what you need or are missing
 
MrMackyB said:
I've seen your photos on Flickr, I think the 16mm although wide works well for you, as you have some good images there. Only you know what you need or are missing
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Thanks Martin. For the most part I've had shots with the 16mm with nice IQ, but there are some I have where I've heavily cropped and the IQ has suffered. I'll definitely continue using the 16mm but there are times where I can't get close enough and where zooming to over 30mm would really help to reduce the amount of cropping needed while keeping the image cleaner.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I really don't understand why that photo won't work...
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I think they've reduced the allowed file size.

I'm sure I used to be able to reduce pictures to 1,000 on the longest side and save them as quality 12 and they posted ok but now I often have to save them as quality 10.

So, maybe try reducing the file size.

PS.
I loved Singapore. One lovely memory was being first up their "mountain" easily beating my bragging marathon running BIL to the top.
 
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Merlin5 said:
I was at the Tate Modern yesterday and I met up with a street photographer from another photography forum...
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It's how you like to take pictures and the end result that matter, IMO, not what some other bloke thinks. Years back 28/35/50 used to be the classic length but back then few people had anything else, they probably had one lens and it was often a 28 or 50mm.
 
Anyone ordered an A7iv. It’s grabbed my attention. Particularly the shutter protection. I hate changing lenses when out.
 
Merlin5 said:
Yeah, that's very true Toby, it is more about what's normally used for this genre that has been tried and tested for the best results, rather than it having to be a certain focal length. I'm looking forward to getting a zoom lens. The only zoom I have is the Sony 70-350 which as amazing as it is, is hardly used. I've mostly worked with primes and I remember when I started photography how people said that primes make you work harder to get the composition because it forces you to move. That's a good thing. But now, a reasonably fast zoom lens at the focal lengths I'm more likely to use will be fun and give me some versatility.

Apologies if I've asked this before. At f2.8, I know the depth of field will be equivalent to full frame at f4.2. But regardless of depth of field, does it still let in the same amount of light as f2.8 on full frame?
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Just to expand on what Nandbytes says, the physical attributes of the lens don't change regardless of format, so a 16-50mm f2.8 lens will always be a 16-50mm f2.8 lens, therefore the light gathering will be equivalent to f2.8 across all mediums. The difference that we see in DOF is down to the crop factor. There are a few reasons FF tend to have better noise handling for a given aperture. 1) the sensor is physically bigger and so captures more light overall, even if the 'intensity' of the light is the same, 2) Assuming a similar mp count the pixels on the FF sensor are physically larger and so can capture more light, and 3) FF images are enlarged less than crop images, the more we crop the more we're enlarging the noise pattern making it more apparent.
 
f/2.8 said:
Less than £50 is quite a bargain can be stacked as well, I am now paid up until 2024.

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan 20GB: Photoshop + Lightroom | 1 Year | PC/Mac | Download : Amazon.co.uk: Software

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan 20GB: Photoshop + Lightroom | 1 Year | PC/Mac | Download : Amazon.co.uk: Software
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I've been thinking of giving this another ago as some of the tools seem better than my CS5. It wouldn't install on my last pc and I couldn't be bothered to find out why.
 
snerkler said:
Just to expand on what Nandbytes says, the physical attributes of the lens don't change regardless of format, so a 16-50mm f2.8 lens will always be a 16-50mm f2.8 lens, therefore the light gathering will be equivalent to f2.8 across all mediums. The difference that we see in DOF is down to the crop factor. There are a few reasons FF tend to have better noise handling for a given aperture. 1) the sensor is physically bigger and so captures more light overall, even if the 'intensity' of the light is the same, 2) Assuming a similar mp count the pixels on the FF sensor are physically larger and so can capture more light, and 3) FF images are enlarged less than crop images, the more we crop the more we're enlarging the noise pattern making it more apparent.
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One thing I accepted a while back is that the thought that the larger the sensor the better the image quality is largely true (usually/often and as long as the tech is about the same generation.) I found it therefore helps to apply the crop factor not just when thinking about DoF but also when thinking about overall image quality.
 
robj20 said:
Yes I got 8 of them last month, one you activate one there is a box to enter another code to extend it.
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Thanks for the information and the link.
I'll try it out. I've always got it on Amazon using the seasonal discounts.
 
nandbytes said:
Thanks for the information and the link.
I'll try it out. I've always got it on Amazon using the seasonal discounts.
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Same here, was posted on another forum so thought I'd give it ago. I'll just carry on using them now.
 
wookie6262 said:
Have you had any experience using this. Looks too good to be true but I suspect it is selling on Corporate Licences or similar if it passes Adobes licencing
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Yes like I said a few posts back I got 8 of them for 2 years worth.
 
snerkler said:
Just to expand on what Nandbytes says, the physical attributes of the lens don't change regardless of format, so a 16-50mm f2.8 lens will always be a 16-50mm f2.8 lens, therefore the light gathering will be equivalent to f2.8 across all mediums. The difference that we see in DOF is down to the crop factor. There are a few reasons FF tend to have better noise handling for a given aperture. 1) the sensor is physically bigger and so captures more light overall, even if the 'intensity' of the light is the same, 2) Assuming a similar mp count the pixels on the FF sensor are physically larger and so can capture more light, and 3) FF images are enlarged less than crop images, the more we crop the more we're enlarging the noise pattern making it more apparent.
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Thanks, great info. (y)
 
I've already watched this. Posting now as I don't know if it's been posted before and it seems to be a slow day here. Might be worth a watch if anyone is interested... I'm still mulling over either a 40 or 50mm f2.5 G as the 24mm has really impressed me.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhJna9P2bWI
 
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I called Cameraworld about the Sigma 18-50 f2.8 to see if they have any in their London shop. They're ordering one over from another branch so I can go and try it, probably tomorrow. £429. What do you reckon guys, buy it or wait for a used one? Lol, I want it but don't know if I'm being impatient. I don't need it urgently, although I'm looking forward to having that versatility. But you know what it's like, once there's a bit of gear on our minds, we want it yesterday. :D I suppose £429 is quite cheap for what that lens offers.
 
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Mike.P said:
Think you will be waiting months for a used one. You also get 3yr warranty with new.
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I think you're right Mike. Long warranty is useful too. Although I've had no issues with my Sigma lenses. Then again, only had those for 1 year so far.
 
Way back when I had Canon DSLR's a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 was quite a step up from any zoom I'd had before and I'd expect a modern f2.8 standard range zoom to be pretty good too :D

I have been telling myself that I should try and use the 12-35mm f2.8 I have for MFT but much prefer primes.

One thing with zooms, I think it's a good idea to think about perspective and position yourself for the perspective you want rather than standing in one place and zooming in and out, if you know what I mean :D
 
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woof woof said:
Way back when I had Canon DSLR's a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 was quite a step up from any zoom I'd had before and I'd expect a modern f2.8 standard range zoom to be pretty good too :D

I have been telling myself that I should try and use the 12-35mm f2.8 I have for MFT but much prefer primes.

One thing with zooms, I think it's a good idea to think about perspective and position yourself for the perspective you want rather than standing in one place and zooming in and out, if you know what I mean :D
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I agree with that, Alan. Working only with primes has given me some experience in positioning myself for composition.

Also, this photographer I met who let me try his zoom lens said to me not to zoom in and out randomly but to try and zoom to the marked numbers on the lens to get more familiar with specific focal lengths.
 
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