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

Think I might start changing a couple of our A7III's over too A7IV's my missus is loving the one she got when they launched and the autofocus seems much improved since the firmware update although she wasn't having anywhere near the issues that some were having even before the update.

Have just placed an order for one there to start the process.
 
One thing I'd have to decide is do I like tilty screens or fully articulated screens. Years ago when I had the Panny G1 I liked its fully articulated screen but I've since got used to the tilting screens the cameras I have now have. I suppose the ideal would be a screen that did it all.

Do you have a preference?
 
woof woof said:
One thing I'd have to decide is do I like tilty screens or fully articulated screens. Years ago when I had the Panny G1 I liked its fully articulated screen but I've since got used to the tilting screens the cameras I have now have. I suppose the ideal would be a screen that did it all.

Do you have a preference?
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I prefer the tilt rather than fully articulated but I am willing to live with it. Pluses and minuses with both, fully articulated is better for portrait but not as good for low down etc.Fully articulated is also prone to more problems have seen quite a few people breaking them already. Just have to live with cameras being built to suit the video guys now.

Really just jumping for the extra res and the real time a.f plus my older A7III's are hitting over 3 year old now and that is usually when I swop them out. We have a couple of newer A7III's as well but will swop the older ones out first.
 
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woof woof said:
One thing I'd have to decide is do I like tilty screens or fully articulated screens. Years ago when I had the Panny G1 I liked its fully articulated screen but I've since got used to the tilting screens the cameras I have now have. I suppose the ideal would be a screen that did it all.

Do you have a preference?
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If you're not into video and don't do selfies then I think tilt screens are better, I dislike that fully articulated are a two move process to tilt it, i.e. flip out then tilt.
 
snerkler said:
If you're not into video and don't do selfies then I think tilt screens are better, I dislike that fully articulated are a two move process to tilt it, i.e. flip out then tilt.
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I sometimes use mine for lowdown shooting when I don't want to lay down or sometimes for shooting from chest or waist height when I want the different perspective. Having the screen out to the side is a bit more awkward I suppose so I suppose I'm leaning more towards tilting rather than articulating.
 
I went to pay the papers and couldn't resist the discounted easter eggs and bunny. So we all got one :D

A7 and Voigtlander 40mm f1.2 at f1.2.

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As you can see, only £2 :D
 
Mike.P said:
@NewBeetle That owl is spectacular.
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Really made my day. Never had such a clear unobstructed opportunity for photos, the only other times I've seen a Tawny there has been lots of branches/undergrowth between us.
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
Great set but the owls are awesome...
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Thanks, I'll just add that I shot the first Owl shot at 1/250s 600mm handheld and the second one at 1/320s also handheld. Testament to the image stabilisation of the A7iii and 200-600 lens, I know I couldn't have shot this slow with my previous Sigma 150-600.
 
NewBeetle said:
Wonderful day yesterday at Leighton Moss RSPB

1. Tawny Owl

DSC00891-Edit-2-3 by Anthony Andrades, on Flickr

2: Cetti's Warbler

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3: Cetti's Warbler 2

DSC00852-Edit by Anthony Andrades, on Flickr

4: Chiffchaff

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5: Marsh Harrier vs Greylag Goose

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6: Tawny Owl 2

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What a great set of images.
The Cetti‘s very elusive - heard, but not that often seen.
Also - what a testament to the 200-600mm lens!
 
Fabulous set of images and like others have said the owl shot is a cracker. Was this down near the lower hide?
I’m really missing my LM visits due to a broken ankle…grrrr☹️
 
mulch said:
Fabulous set of images and like others have said the owl shot is a cracker. Was this down near the lower hide?
I’m really missing my LM visits due to a broken ankle…grrrr☹️
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Yes mate, the small clearing right before turning off the main path to lower hide. Hope your ankle heals quickly and you can get back
 
The rumor site says the Sony 24-70mm f2.8 II will be announced tomorrow.

Tomorrow (April 27) Sony will finally announce the new 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens | sonyalpharumors

Leaked image of the new 24-70mm GM II Only a few hours to go folks! On April 27 at 3pm London time Sony will announce the new 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens. I kindly invite you to follow the live blogging here on SAR. Moreover new announcements will follow soon. In may Sigma is expected
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That's nice.
 
Fuji Dave said:
Last price drop on the voigtlander 50mm, then it goes in the back of a cupboard.
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If you deffo want it to go and it doesn't sell here wont you give usual online buyers a try? I don't mean evil bay, more Ffordes or someone like that?
 
woof woof said:
If you deffo want it to go and it doesn't sell here wont you give usual online buyers a try? I don't mean evil bay, more Ffordes or someone like that?
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Might well try online after a while, as at the moment the lens is in the original box and put away.
 
woof woof said:
The rumor site says the Sony 24-70mm f2.8 II will be announced tomorrow.

Tomorrow (April 27) Sony will finally announce the new 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens | sonyalpharumors

Leaked image of the new 24-70mm GM II Only a few hours to go folks! On April 27 at 3pm London time Sony will announce the new 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens. I kindly invite you to follow the live blogging here on SAR. Moreover new announcements will follow soon. In may Sigma is expected
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com

That's nice.
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F8 in good light from the original 24-70GM did me nicely yesterday, but should f2.8 get a nice step up like the 70-200 II, I will be happy! shame it isn't going to be f2.0 :D

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"Leaked" picture of that 24-70mm...

New LEAKED images of the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens | sonyalpharumors

Preorders: USA: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. EU: Fotokoch DE. Calumet DE. Wex UK. The Japanese site digicame-info leaked the first images of the upcoming Sony FE24-70mm f/2.8 GMII. FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II - SEL2470GM2 - Minimum focusing distance: 21cm - Filter diameter: 82mm - Weight: 695g -...
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Do people see aperture rings on lenses like this or any other as being the deciding thing?
 
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woof woof said:
"Leaked" picture of that 24-70mm...

New LEAKED images of the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens | sonyalpharumors

Preorders: USA: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. EU: Fotokoch DE. Calumet DE. Wex UK. The Japanese site digicame-info leaked the first images of the upcoming Sony FE24-70mm f/2.8 GMII. FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II - SEL2470GM2 - Minimum focusing distance: 21cm - Filter diameter: 82mm - Weight: 695g -...
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Do people see aperture rings on lenses like this or any other as being the deciding thing?
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Yes it's a huge plus for me to have an aperture ring.
 
I think for me ease of use is the answer. None of my film era lenses are a problem and neither are my modern Voigtlanders as the aperture rings are all in the right place but with a bigger zoom I suppose my hand might not be in the right position to work an aperture ring which is closer to the camera easily.
 
woof woof said:
"Leaked" picture of that 24-70mm...

New LEAKED images of the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens | sonyalpharumors

Preorders: USA: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. EU: Fotokoch DE. Calumet DE. Wex UK. The Japanese site digicame-info leaked the first images of the upcoming Sony FE24-70mm f/2.8 GMII. FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II - SEL2470GM2 - Minimum focusing distance: 21cm - Filter diameter: 82mm - Weight: 695g -...
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Do people see aperture rings on lenses like this or any other as being the deciding thing?
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I never use them so it doesn't matter to me or not. I wish they'd go back to non fly by wire focus rings so we have the distance/range scale back on lenses.
 
snerkler said:
I never use them so it doesn't matter to me or not. I wish they'd go back to non fly by wire focus rings so we have the distance/range scale back on lenses.
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Yup but I don't think that'll happen.
 
We were going to go walking in the hills today as the weather forecast said it was going to be nice but it isn't, there's complete cloud cover, the sky is just a white grey nothingness and the light is just dead. We'll still go out but here's no real point taking a camera. I have about a zillion pictures taken on days like this so I don't need any more.
 
Rain on a bus windscreen (A65 / Tamron 16~300mm)...

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I've just been using my Sigma 85mm DG DN to analyse the difference between f1.4 and f1.8 and I've noticed that if I use burst shooting the focus often misses critical focus (static subject) whereas single shot seems to nail it the vast majority of time, has anyone else noticed this with the lens? (I use BBF AF-C)
 
snerkler said:
I've just been using my Sigma 85mm DG DN to analyse the difference between f1.4 and f1.8 and I've noticed that if I use burst shooting the focus often misses critical focus (static subject) whereas single shot seems to nail it the vast majority of time, has anyone else noticed this with the lens? (I use BBF AF-C)
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Nothing to do with the lens but the way the camera works.
At shallow DOF your best using AF-S obviously easier with static subjects.
 
robj20 said:
Nothing to do with the lens but the way the camera works.
At shallow DOF your best using AF-S obviously easier with static subjects.
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That hasn’t been my experience at all have no problem with focus using any of my f/1.4 lenses or the 50 f/1.2 in Af-C at 20 fps
 
robj20 said:
Nothing to do with the lens but the way the camera works.
At shallow DOF your best using AF-S obviously easier with static subjects.
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From my experience with Sony AF-C has usually been more reliable than AF-S but not with this lens, I'll just have to change the way I use with with static subjects. Hopefully it'll be reliable on the session day I have booked, I'll be using AF-C as people tend to move ;)

I'll get the dock to see if there's an update, I'm guessing you need the Sigma specific one and the Samyang dock won't work on Sigma lenses?
 
snerkler said:
From my experience with Sony AF-C has usually been more reliable than AF-S but not with this lens, I'll just have to change the way I use with with static subjects. Hopefully it'll be reliable on the session day I have booked, I'll be using AF-C as people tend to move ;)

I'll get the dock to see if there's an update, I'm guessing you need the Sigma specific one and the Samyang dock won't work on Sigma lenses?
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Lenses with slower AF may not keep up with the tiny fluctuations/corrections/calculations of the continuous autofocus
 
snerkler said:
From my experience with Sony AF-C has usually been more reliable than AF-S but not with this lens, I'll just have to change the way I use with with static subjects. Hopefully it'll be reliable on the session day I have booked, I'll be using AF-C as people tend to move ;)

I'll get the dock to see if there's an update, I'm guessing you need the Sigma specific one and the Samyang dock won't work on Sigma lenses?
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Looks like there's a camera update too, I'm still on version 2.0 and there's now 3.2
 
dancook said:
Lenses with slower AF may not keep up with the tiny fluctuations/corrections/calculations of the continuous autofocus
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Yeah, no matter how good they get I still don't find 3rd party are as good as the better Sony lenses.
 
dancook said:
Lenses with slower AF may not keep up with the tiny fluctuations/corrections/calculations of the continuous autofocus
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That's a good point.

Not that it affects me as my A7's AF focus is about as fast as MF :D
 
I suppose info and reviews of the Sony 24-70mm will come thick and fast. Size comparison...

"Sony 24-70mm GM II size comparison: It is by far(!) the world’s lightest zoom in its class!"​


Sony 24-70mm GM II size comparison: It is by far(!) the world’s lightest zoom in its class! | sonyalpharumors

Preorders: USA: BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. EU: Fotokoch DE. Calumet DE. Wex UK. A reader sent be this approximate size comparison between the older GM lens and the new version. What's certain is that with 695g of weight this is by far the lightest zoom lens in it's class. It's 110g lighter than...
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxG9fXG2_qk
 
snerkler said:
From my experience with Sony AF-C has usually been more reliable than AF-S but not with this lens, I'll just have to change the way I use with with static subjects. Hopefully it'll be reliable on the session day I have booked, I'll be using AF-C as people tend to move ;)

I'll get the dock to see if there's an update, I'm guessing you need the Sigma specific one and the Samyang dock won't work on Sigma lenses?
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Can’t you check Signa’s website to see if there is a firmware update available before you buy the dock?

Third party lenses will never be as capable in terms of a.f as oem. Surprised at that though as the 85 has a great rep. What’s it like at say 10fps? It won’t do the full 20fps maxes out at 15fps usually for third party lenses.

Maybe the fact it can’t do the full 20fps is causing some sort of issues, just a thought.
 
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