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

woof woof said:
The thing that would worry me is it shattering under weight but I've never owned anything carbon fibre so I'm not up with modern capabilities. One thing that appeals to me about the good old metal and low tech Benbo tripod I have is that it feels like it could withstand a direct cruise missile strike whilst being more stable than the Manfrotto 055 it replaced.
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I have a Benbo and agree it feels indestructible. (y)

Tubes, of any material, are strongest along their length, weaker across their diameter.
 
myotis said:
I've had one of these for several years, which I carry with me when I have a camera, but not out specifically for photography (when I would be using a tripod or a two section 30mm tube Benbo monopod).

I use it as a walking pole, and when its collapsed it's short enough to sit across my "everyday" bag without sticking out much, which makes it good when moving amongst people.

For what I bought it for, it's excellent, and still looks and works like new (it gets used at least once a week, in all sorts of weather conditions, this week it was out in torrential rain) but if I was buying something as a dedicated photography monopod, it's not what I would buy.
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Thank you Graham.
 
GreenNinja67 said:
Tuesday was one of the hardest days of my life.

13 years ago, almost to the day, we collected an ex-stray GSD X Collie called Rosie from a rescue centre. She was on the last chance register and as soon as we met her we knew she was the dog for us.

She used to drink out of every puddle on a walk as, we believe, she didn't know where the next drink was coming from.
She settled in really quickly and soon learned that food and drink and cuddles would always be available. She learned to play with various toys including tennis balls and footballs (her favourite).

For 13 years we took her everywhere we went on holidays and days out. We didn't want for her to ever go into kennels again.

We called her calendar dog as she always knew Wednesdays and Saturdays were Jumbone treat night. I kid you not!

Our hearts are breaking as we have had to say goodbye to the sweetest, gentlest and most loving dog ever.

This house is empty without her at my feet.

So sleep well my darling Rosie. You can run free now without that pesky arthritis making each step so painful.

Until we meet again my beautiful baby bear.

Goodnight beautiful girl xxx


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2jKNeUi]Rosie at 13 by Terence Rees, on Flickr[/URL]
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Really sorry for your loss Terence, hope you feel better with time.
I know your post is little old but i only saw it now, and thought I'd give my condolences.
 
GreenNinja67 said:
Tuesday was one of the hardest days of my life.

13 years ago, almost to the day, we collected an ex-stray GSD X Collie called Rosie from a rescue centre. She was on the last chance register and as soon as we met her we knew she was the dog for us.

She used to drink out of every puddle on a walk as, we believe, she didn't know where the next drink was coming from.
She settled in really quickly and soon learned that food and drink and cuddles would always be available. She learned to play with various toys including tennis balls and footballs (her favourite).

For 13 years we took her everywhere we went on holidays and days out. We didn't want for her to ever go into kennels again.

We called her calendar dog as she always knew Wednesdays and Saturdays were Jumbone treat night. I kid you not!

Our hearts are breaking as we have had to say goodbye to the sweetest, gentlest and most loving dog ever.

This house is empty without her at my feet.

So sleep well my darling Rosie. You can run free now without that pesky arthritis making each step so painful.

Until we meet again my beautiful baby bear.

Goodnight beautiful girl xxx


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2jKNeUi]Rosie at 13 by Terence Rees, on Flickr[/URL]
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What a beautiful picture.
I'm so sorry for your loss. He looks like an awesome dog, and his loss will leave a gaping hole in your heart and your life.
We were devastated last year when we has to say goodbye to Ben, our 15 year old rescue Lurcher.
He spent a year in kennels before we found each other.
We gave him an amazing life, and he grew up with our grandchildren.
Time heals, but the memories never fade.
 
I spotted this in another place...


He seems to highlight flare and CA with the 55mm, I can't say that I've noticed flare to be a big problem with that lens but to be fair I haven't used it as much as my 35mm lenses. It's next up for some extended use.
 
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I’m struggling to decide what lens to get with a £300ish budget. I want a small compact lens that I can use when just out and about wanting to go light.

But also would be used for some equestrian portraits and photoshoots alongside the 70-200.

So far I have on my short list.. sony 50 1.8, Samyang 45mm 1.8, Samyang 35mm 1.8 or push the budget to a used Sony 35mm 1.8.

35mm might be better suited as a walk about lens but not ideal for the portrait stuff. Maybe the 45/50 options might be better. Think Sony will do a better 50 1.8 at some point?
 
JJ! said:
I’m struggling to decide what lens to get with a £300ish budget. I want a small compact lens that I can use when just out and about wanting to go light.

But also would be used for some equestrian portraits and photoshoots alongside the 70-200.

So far I have on my short list.. sony 50 1.8, Samyang 45mm 1.8, Samyang 35mm 1.8 or push the budget to a used Sony 35mm 1.8.

35mm might be better suited as a walk about lens but not ideal for the portrait stuff. Maybe the 45/50 options might be better. Think Sony will do a better 50 1.8 at some point?
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No sign of Sony bringing out a new 50mm f1.8 anytime soon, but surely they’ll bring one out one day. I doubt it’ll be £300 though.

The Samyang 45mm f1.8 is a nice little lens, doesn’t get much lighter than this.
 
Anyone used the A7iv for sports? I love my A9 but find myself doing more varied shooting these days.

I’m doing a bit more equestrian portrait work and been asked to do a few videos and the A7iv looks to just be a decent all rounder.

However, the silent shooting and black out free shooting is the thing I sort of fear losing!

I’m not too fussed about the FPS. I’m used to catching sports with the D750 and think that was 6.5. But as my type of shooting gets more varied and less sports focussed I am just wondering if the A7iv might tick more boxes whilst not offering the sports capabilities of the A9.

Anyone gone from an A9 to the A7iv?
 
JJ! said:
Anyone used the A7iv for sports? I love my A9 but find myself doing more varied shooting these days.

I’m doing a bit more equestrian portrait work and been asked to do a few videos and the A7iv looks to just be a decent all rounder.

However, the silent shooting and black out free shooting is the thing I sort of fear losing!

I’m not too fussed about the FPS. I’m used to catching sports with the D750 and think that was 6.5. But as my type of shooting gets more varied and less sports focussed I am just wondering if the A7iv might tick more boxes whilst not offering the sports capabilities of the A9.

Anyone gone from an A9 to the A7iv?
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We have both A9 is much better for anything that moves for me.

Not being able to use the electronic shutter much is also a huge drawback with the A7IV, for me anyway.

A7IV does have the better res, nicer colours S.O.O.C and has the flippy screen that some like but I hate.
 
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f/2.8 said:
We have both A9 is much better for anything that moves for me.

Not being able to use the electronic shutter much is also a huge drawback with the A7IV, for me anyway.

A7IV does have the better res, nicer colours S.O.O.C and has the flippy screen that some like but I hate.
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You would think Sony would see that there is a market for a baby A1. Less FPS, less resolution, lower spec video but the same type sensor and focussing
 
wookie6262 said:
You would think Sony would see that there is a market for a baby A1. Less FPS, less resolution, lower spec video but the same type sensor and focussing
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Is that not the A9 range?
 
JJ! said:
I’m struggling to decide what lens to get with a £300ish budget. I want a small compact lens that I can use when just out and about wanting to go light.

But also would be used for some equestrian portraits and photoshoots alongside the 70-200.

So far I have on my short list.. sony 50 1.8, Samyang 45mm 1.8, Samyang 35mm 1.8 or push the budget to a used Sony 35mm 1.8.

35mm might be better suited as a walk about lens but not ideal for the portrait stuff. Maybe the 45/50 options might be better. Think Sony will do a better 50 1.8 at some point?
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Another to add to the list could be the Sony 28mm f2. It's quite compact, light and fast to focus.
 
I went into Park Camera in Rathbone place over the weekend and walked out with an a7iii.

Have joined the mirrorless revolution coming from a D7100 which has travelled with me a fair bit. My kids are getting to the age where I cant keep up with their faces in focus.

Did try the Mk IV and the Nikon z6ii but couldn't stretch the cost that far
 
KieranS said:
I went into Park Camera in Rathbone place over the weekend and walked out with an a7iii.

Have joined the mirrorless revolution coming from a D7100 which has travelled with me a fair bit. My kids are getting to the age where I cant keep up with their faces in focus.

Did try the Mk IV and the Nikon z6ii but couldn't stretch the cost that far
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Welcome to the Sony universe :D I hope you like it :D What lens/lenses did you get?
 
JJ! said:
Anyone used the A7iv for sports? I love my A9 but find myself doing more varied shooting these days.

I’m doing a bit more equestrian portrait work and been asked to do a few videos and the A7iv looks to just be a decent all rounder.

However, the silent shooting and black out free shooting is the thing I sort of fear losing!

I’m not too fussed about the FPS. I’m used to catching sports with the D750 and think that was 6.5. But as my type of shooting gets more varied and less sports focussed I am just wondering if the A7iv might tick more boxes whilst not offering the sports capabilities of the A9.

Anyone gone from an A9 to the A7iv?
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I've been humming and hawing over a move from the A9 to the A7Riv for a while on here because I've always felt that the A9 images look very digital if that makes any sense? Especially for landscape stuff, Sometimes I can almost tell when seeing one that it's an A9, maybe it's the lower dynamic range or something. When I see A7Riv photos they look far more film like and this along with the resolution would give me some awesome big pano stitches.

But my primary shooting is my family and dog, so I need the AF speed as I figure it doesn't matter how great the A7Riv images may come out, it they aren't in focus then it's unrecoverable so I don't want to risk it - it would frustrate me like the days of when I had a Canon 5d classic. Also discussed on here that the A9 does seem to expose a little high, so easy to blow the highlights. I've found that shooting with exposure compensate to -1 EV helps a lot (I shoot in manual a lot but use the histogram) and allows me to get somewhere towards that "film" look with some, hmm, shall we say 'extended' editing lol as it's quite good at recovering the blacks.
 
woof woof said:
Welcome to the Sony universe :D I hope you like it :D What lens/lenses did you get?
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Picked up a Used Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 also from Park Camera

Been a long time since I used anything apart from a 35mm 1.8/f on the APS-C Nikon so just wanted a cheap walkabout for now and will see if lightroom data shows me favouring a certain focal lenth to invest in
 
gman said:
I've been humming and hawing over a move from the A9 to the A7Riv for a while on here because I've always felt that the A9 images look very digital if that makes any sense? Especially for landscape stuff, Sometimes I can almost tell when seeing one that it's an A9, maybe it's the lower dynamic range or something. When I see A7Riv photos they look far more film like and this along with the resolution would give me some awesome big pano stitches.

But my primary shooting is my family and dog, so I need the AF speed as I figure it doesn't matter how great the A7Riv images may come out, it they aren't in focus then it's unrecoverable so I don't want to risk it - it would frustrate me like the days of when I had a Canon 5d classic. Also discussed on here that the A9 does seem to expose a little high, so easy to blow the highlights. I've found that shooting with exposure compensate to -1 EV helps a lot (I shoot in manual a lot but use the histogram) and allows me to get somewhere towards that "film" look with some, hmm, shall we say 'extended' editing lol as it's quite good at recovering the blacks.
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The free version of ON1 19 effects FX is your friend for great film sims
 
Looking to trade out my wife’s A9 to another A7IV if anyones interested. Listed it in the classifieds
 
gman said:
I've been humming and hawing over a move from the A9 to the A7Riv for a while on here because I've always felt that the A9 images look very digital if that makes any sense? Especially for landscape stuff, Sometimes I can almost tell when seeing one that it's an A9, maybe it's the lower dynamic range or something. When I see A7Riv photos they look far more film like and this along with the resolution would give me some awesome big pano stitches.

But my primary shooting is my family and dog, so I need the AF speed as I figure it doesn't matter how great the A7Riv images may come out, it they aren't in focus then it's unrecoverable so I don't want to risk it - it would frustrate me like the days of when I had a Canon 5d classic. Also discussed on here that the A9 does seem to expose a little high, so easy to blow the highlights. I've found that shooting with exposure compensate to -1 EV helps a lot (I shoot in manual a lot but use the histogram) and allows me to get somewhere towards that "film" look with some, hmm, shall we say 'extended' editing lol as it's quite good at recovering the blacks.
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In terms of colour and “digital looking” my A9ii doesn’t look any different to my A7RIV I had. I guess there might be some teeny differences in colour in a test setting but by the time I’ve applied my preset I’ve not noticed anything jump out at me. I can’t see the A9 being any different.

There are reasons to change from the A9 to A7RIV (DR and res being a couple) but not for a digital vs film look, this will be far more down to the end user.
 
I’ve got A9 and A7riii and don’t see any real difference.
 
KieranS said:
Picked up a Used Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 also from Park Camera

Been a long time since I used anything apart from a 35mm 1.8/f on the APS-C Nikon so just wanted a cheap walkabout for now and will see if lightroom data shows me favouring a certain focal lenth to invest in
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I really liked the 24-70mm f4, one of the lighter lenses and for me produces very nice images.
 
Icee said:
I’ve got A9 and A7riii and don’t see any real difference.
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You would t they have the same gen colour science. You can see the difference with the newer bodies like the A7RIV, A7IV and the A1.
 
snerkler said:
In terms of colour and “digital looking” my A9ii doesn’t look any different to my A7RIV I had. I guess there might be some teeny differences in colour in a test setting but by the time I’ve applied my preset I’ve not noticed anything jump out at me. I can’t see the A9 being any different.

There are reasons to change from the A9 to A7RIV (DR and res being a couple) but not for a digital vs film look, this will be far more down to the end user.
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Maybe it's just been coincidences of the photos I've looked at because I've been searching again (mainly on Flickr) and there are some good landscape examples taken with the A9 and also some rather meh looking ones with the A7Riv.

Maybe as you say it's down to the end user and the kind who would choose the A7Riv and the kind who would choose the A9 and their respective editing skills for particular subjects?
 
Went to Cadwell for the BSB yesterday, wasn't my best day photography wise to say the least due to a combination of the weather, my lack of familiarity with the circuit, and simply just not 'feeling it' yesterday but here's the best of what I got

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A9_02713 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_02903 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_04163-Edit by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_04397 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_04479-Edit by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_03456-Edit by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_04624-Edit by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
 
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