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

rob88 said:
Not sure I have attached these right. Better read the instructions!
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Very nice, well done :D One thing to possibly think about might be posting them here so people don't have to click on them.
 
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Fuji Dave said:
Lovely images of two beauties, our Susie who is a Jack Chi is a spit of your Bailey.
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They're not mine (unfortunately), both little beauties though.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Two "Cracking" wildlife captures Toby.
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Thanks George, I appreciate it. The irony is that I was at a Bird of Prey centre and this wild Kite stole the show :lol:
 
Interesting video:

 
gman said:
Interesting video:

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I’ve not watched the video (no sound) but reading the comments it seems the cameras perform better after a full reinstall of the software rather than a firmware update. Odd, I’d assume the original software is exactly the same as what was installed initially :thinking:
 
I've been playing with pictures, reediting, doing panos etc... Does anyone else find that doing the same pano more than once can give different results? Maybe it's just my old CS5 but I've just redone a pano which had a fault in it and the second doing fixed that fault but created another. I could fix it good enough for me but I just found the different results with the same files interesting.
 
woof woof said:
I've been playing with pictures, reediting, doing panos etc... Does anyone else find that doing the same pano more than once can give different results? Maybe it's just my old CS5 but I've just redone a pano which had a fault in it and the second doing fixed that fault but created another. I could fix it good enough for me but I just found the different results with the same files interesting.
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Long time since I’ve done one but I found that in the past too.
 
woof woof said:
I've been playing with pictures, reediting, doing panos etc... Does anyone else find that doing the same pano more than once can give different results? Maybe it's just my old CS5 but I've just redone a pano which had a fault in it and the second doing fixed that fault but created another. I could fix it good enough for me but I just found the different results with the same files interesting.
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Affinity seems to stitch panoramic images better than CS6 from my recent but limited testing!
 
Thanks guys.

Looks like if I do a pano and it has a fault it's worth doing again :D

This is one I was playing with, three Canon 300D pictures taken in 2004, two on one day and one on another. I just spotted they overlapped and thought I'd have a play. As they were taken on different days and different times of the day I had to fudge the sky.

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This was another one with pictures taken to pano with my A7 and 35mm f2.8 in 2019, just shots out of the window in Singapore. The fault in this one was a little easier to get around than the original.
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I have the mk1 cropped to remove most of the window frame and then printed and framed and it looks ok.
 
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This is an old posting on the rumor site... not sure how I ended up reading it today, I must have hit a link or something accidentally. I'll leave it here anyway...

Sigma primes coming...

Sigma will soon announce those new FE primes: 50mm f/1.2 and 50mm f/2.0 | sonyalpharumors

A reliable source told us that Sigma is going to launch two new FE primes sometimes in Q2 (April-June). The lenses will be: 50mm f1.2 DG DN Art (Almost same size as 35mm f1.2 DG DN Art) 50mm f2 DG DN Contemporary I series (Almost same size as 35mm f2 DG DN Art) I don't
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksU_8kJW6Rs


I suppose the 50mm f2 could potentially replace the Sony 55mm f1.8 I've been ignoring for years.

Anyway, it'll be interesting to see what they come out with a see the reviews.
 
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DPR say the latest A7iv firmware update hasn't fixed the reported eye focus issues....

www.dpreview.com

Sony a7 IV: firmware v1.01 doesn't change our conclusions

Firmware v1.01 for the Sony a7 IV promised an improvement in Eye AF performance but we're still finding that wide-aperture shots are fractionally front-focused.
www.dpreview.com www.dpreview.com

If this is true Sony seem to have had a hiccup somewhere.
 
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woof woof said:
DPR say the latest A7iv firmware update hasn't fixed the reported eye focus issues....

www.dpreview.com

Sony a7 IV: firmware v1.01 doesn't change our conclusions

Firmware v1.01 for the Sony a7 IV promised an improvement in Eye AF performance but we're still finding that wide-aperture shots are fractionally front-focused.
www.dpreview.com www.dpreview.com

If this is true Sony seem to have had a hiccup somewhere.
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I still find this very odd, I don’t understand how they can get it to work properly in other cameras but not this.
 
snerkler said:
I still find this very odd, I don’t understand how they can get it to work properly in other cameras but not this.
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In the comments people speculate that cameras like the A9 which they say are good at eye detect may have smaller focus points, larger focus points may be affected by overlapping eyelashes.

It's a theory and maybe even a possibility but if they've made the A7iv focus points larger... why? and if that's what they've done is it baked in on the sensor and can't be fixed through firmware? Who knows.
 
Evening all

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woof woof said:
In the comments people speculate that cameras like the A9 which they say are good at eye detect may have smaller focus points, larger focus points may be affected by overlapping eyelashes.

It's a theory and maybe even a possibility but if they've made the A7iv focus points larger... why? and if that's what they've done is it baked in on the sensor and can't be fixed through firmware? Who knows.
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Well as far as I know the A7iii works fine, and I doubt that it's the higher MP count as I've not seen similar issues reported with the A7RIV. I doubt the focus points are bigger as it has more focus points than the A7iii (753 vs 693) and therefore you'd expect them to be smaller.
 
snerkler said:
Well as far as I know the A7iii works fine, and I doubt that it's the higher MP count as I've not seen similar issues reported with the A7RIV. I doubt the focus points are bigger as it has more focus points than the A7iii (753 vs 693) and therefore you'd expect them to be smaller.
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I have no idea but it seems odd that Sony have brought out a new camera with an issue instead of being at the cutting edge, where they have been. It seems also odd that their firmware update doesn't seem to have fixed it. A bit of an own goal for Sony there, well actually two own goals and a bit of bad publicity or at least a loss of a bit of sheen on the various photography sites.
 
snerkler said:
I still find this very odd, I don’t understand how they can get it to work properly in other cameras but not this.
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My missus has had an A7IV since launch and not had any of the focus issues that has been reported and that was before the firmware update.

I have had one for a while although to be fair it's mostly my wife that uses it and not had any focus issues either.

A.F is as good as our A9 and A9ii's
 
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f/2.8 said:
My missus has had an A7IV since launch and not had any of the focus issues that has been reported and that was before the firmware update.

I have had one for a while although to be fair it's mostly my wife that uses it and not had any focus issues either.

A.F is as good as our A9 and A9ii's
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which would you say has the fastest af, does the extra mp on the a7iv make much difference for more aggressive cropping
 
mav said:
which would you say has the fastest af, does the extra mp on the a7iv make much difference for more aggressive cropping
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I would say they are on a par.

Yeah the extra MP does help in some situations.

The main downside of the A7IV is the flip screen lcd.

The A9 also has the advantage of being able to use the silent shutter in nearly every situation without banding.

Other than those 2 things I really like the A7IV.
 
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Probably wishful thinking but I was hoping the A9 stacked sensor technology would've had made it's way down the range by now. It's kinda strange that a 5 year old design has even now only been matched/beaten by the A1 for autofocus tracking, speed and fast readout. I was sure the advantages of the stacked sensor would've trickled down the range.
 
NewBeetle said:
Probably wishful thinking but I was hoping the A9 stacked sensor technology would've had made it's way down the range by now. It's kinda strange that a 5 year old design has even now only been matched/beaten by the A1 for autofocus tracking, speed and fast readout. I was sure the advantages of the stacked sensor would've trickled down the range.
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Maybe the competition isn't that strong yet? If Sony feel the pinch from Canon / Nikon perhaps they would trickle it down, unless it would put the cost up too much.

Other than that...

Changing from a class 4 to a class 10 memory card has really speeded up my creaking old A7 :D
 
f/2.8 said:
My missus has had an A7IV since launch and not had any of the focus issues that has been reported and that was before the firmware update.

I have had one for a while although to be fair it's mostly my wife that uses it and not had any focus issues either.

A.F is as good as our A9 and A9ii's
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Have you used them for anything other than weddings? Any wildlife etc?
 
woof woof said:
DPR say the latest A7iv firmware update hasn't fixed the reported eye focus issues....

www.dpreview.com

Sony a7 IV: firmware v1.01 doesn't change our conclusions

Firmware v1.01 for the Sony a7 IV promised an improvement in Eye AF performance but we're still finding that wide-aperture shots are fractionally front-focused.
www.dpreview.com www.dpreview.com

If this is true Sony seem to have had a hiccup somewhere.
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I had literally just decided to swap my A9 for an A7Riv and now I read this.


snerkler said:
I still find this very odd, I don’t understand how they can get it to work properly in other cameras but not this.
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My first thought as well. Come on Sony!


f/2.8 said:
My missus has had an A7IV since launch and not had any of the focus issues that has been reported and that was before the firmware update.

I have had one for a while although to be fair it's mostly my wife that uses it and not had any focus issues either.

A.F is as good as our A9 and A9ii's
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Oh, that's good to hear. More.....I need more reassurance...


f/2.8 said:
I would say they are on a par.

Yeah the extra MP does help in some situations.

The main downside of the A7IV is the flip screen lcd.

The A9 also has the advantage of being able to use the silent shutter in nearly every situation without banding.

Other than those 2 things I really like the A7IV.
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What's wrong with the flip screen?

I'm now back to being undecided. Damn.
 
Ordered the 35-150 2-2.8 from E-infin, should have ordered last week so I had it for my trip to the zoo next Friday but oh well, paired with the A7RIVA, should get some really nice shots.
 
gman said:
I had literally just decided to swap my A9 for an A7Riv and now I read this.




My first thought as well. Come on Sony!




Oh, that's good to hear. More.....I need more reassurance...




What's wrong with the flip screen?

I'm now back to being undecided. Damn.
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The AF issues in the video are for the A7IV not the A7RIV (y)
 
gman said:
What's wrong with the flip screen?

I'm now back to being undecided. Damn.
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I just dislike it as it doesn't shoot my shooting style, the screens on the older bodies make it easy to get down low. I also find the older screens better for reaching high.

For people who shoot video (I don't) I guess the new screen is useful.


Edit - Aggh just seen you thought thought the issue was with the A7RIV, it has the older screen, so no issue with that I have an A7RIV as well.

No, the a.f on the A7RIV is not as good as the A9, A9II or A1. Not even close.
 
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f/2.8 said:
I just dislike it as it doesn't shoot my shooting style, the screens on the older bodies make it easy to get down low. I also find the older screens better for reaching high.

For people who shoot video (I don't) I guess the new screen is useful.


Edit - Aggh just seen you thought thought the issue was with the A7RIV, it has the older screen, so no issue with that I have an A7RIV as well.

No, the a.f on the A7RIV is not as good as the A9, A9II or A1. Not even close.
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I don't like flippy screens as much either, my biggest issue is that you can't tilt them without first having to flip them out. I do wish Sony's flip screen flipped to 90 degrees in both directions though, I find that with overhead shooting the screen doesn't sometimes tilt as far as I'd like.
 
f/2.8 said:
I would say they are on a par.

Yeah the extra MP does help in some situations.

The main downside of the A7IV is the flip screen lcd.

The A9 also has the advantage of being able to use the silent shutter in nearly every situation without banding.

Other than those 2 things I really like the A7IV.
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I've always like the flippy screen on all the cameras I've owned - mainly Canon
Having it on my a7c makes it so much easier to compose low portrait format images.
Also being able to turn the screen inwards for protection is a bonus as well.
Bring it to all future Sony bodies I say :banana::exit:
 
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