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

Faldrax said:
Also on Amazon UK, both £359 for the 85, £379 for the 35

The APS-C 70-350 G is also discounted, down to £549
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I have the 35 and 85mm f1.8's and although I can point at issues with both of them I also think that they're pretty good enough for lots of people :D In fact, 35 and 85mm f1.8's might be all some prime users need :D
 
Same picture but with maybe better light.

Dog walker. A7 and Sony 35mm f1.8.

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Just stuff and frost.

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Stepped out of my comfort zone today, firstly going out with just a prime lens (Sony 35mm f1.8), secondly doing some street photography, lastly trying to be 'arty'. I discovered there's a reason I don't go out of my comfort zone :ROFLMAO:

Here's some of my efforts.

1.

A9_07302 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

2.

A9_07310 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

3.

A9_07372 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

4.

A9_07379 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_07395 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_07398 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_07407 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

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A9_07410 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
 
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Very nice :D but I might be tempted to straighten No.7 a bit. Or maybe I'm slouching :D
 
snerkler said:
Stepped out of my comfort zone today, firstly going out with just a prime lens (Sony 35mm f1.8), secondly doing some street photography, lastly trying to be 'arty'. I discovered there's a reason I don't go out of my comfort zone :ROFLMAO:

Here's some of my efforts.

1.

A9_07302 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

2.

A9_07310 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

3.

A9_07372 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

4.

A9_07379 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

5.

A9_07395 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

6.

A9_07398 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

7.

A9_07407 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr

8.

A9_07410 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
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Nothing wrong with those but be braver and get some people shots next time, doesn't look very busy where you went ? Much easier in London, nobody really cares about people pointing cameras.
 
snerkler said:
Thanks, it's now straight ;)
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I find that quite a few of my Sony pictures need straightening a tiny bit but not so much with my RF style Panasonic cameras.

I saw someone on the news yesterday and his camera was clearly at an angle so he either has the same issue as me, but worse, or was going for a Dutch angle shot.
 
imattersuk said:
Nothing wrong with those but be braver and get some people shots next time, doesn't look very busy where you went ? Much easier in London, nobody really cares about people pointing cameras.
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Thanks, to be honest I'm not a huge fan of just 'randoms' in the street, they need to be something special or different to grab my attention. That being said I was hoping to get people in the shadows/creating shadows but the sun wasn't high enough to create shadows around town. But no, I'm not confident to go up to people and ask to take their picture, or to stick a camera in someone's face without asking.

I did get this which I quite liked


A9_07409 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
 
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woof woof said:
I find that quite a few of my Sony pictures need straightening a tiny bit but not so much with my RF style Panasonic cameras.

I saw someone on the news yesterday and his camera was clearly at an angle so he either has the same issue as me, but worse, or was going for a Dutch angle shot.
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I find that, but I think it's the IBIS as you almost see if 'jump' after the shot, but maybe that's me being heavy handed pressing the shutter.
 
snerkler said:
Thanks, to be honest I'm not a huge fan of just 'randoms' in the street, they need to be something special or different to grab my attention. That being said I was hoping to get people in the shadows/creating shadows but the sun wasn't high enough to create shadows around town. But no, I'm not confident to go up to people and ask to take their picture, or to stick a camera in someone's face without asking.

I did get this which I quite liked


A9_07409 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
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You don't need to do either of those, it's a case of confidence and technique.

The shot you posted above is a good example of being bang in between whereas if you'd been further away and got a foot pointing up with heel down it would have been great.

Just before covid hit I was ready to start street photography workshops, had the trip advisor and viator accounts all set up then bang lockdown, thinking about revisiting the idea.

The smart car ruins this shot but I spotted him coming towards me last minute so had to just grab what I could, note the front foot, left hand and head position. That was with a Fuji X100V, zone focussing.

Street-1-8Oct21 by FusionX.Photo, on Flickr
 
imattersuk said:
You don't need to do either of those, it's a case of confidence and technique.

The shot you posted above is a good example of being bang in between whereas if you'd been further away and got a foot pointing up with heel down it would have been great.

Just before covid hit I was ready to start street photography workshops, had the trip advisor and viator accounts all set up then bang lockdown, thinking about revisiting the idea.

The smart car ruins this shot but I spotted him coming towards me last minute so had to just grab what I could, note the front foot, left hand and head position. That was with a Fuji X100V, zone focussing.

Street-1-8Oct21 by FusionX.Photo, on Flickr
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As I said, confidence I don't have. It may be easier as you said if you live somewhere like London where people don't bat an eyelid at people with cameras, but I am shy and self conscious and am not sure I'd be happy doing it even then.

The shot above wasn't initially framed with passers by but I saw them coming out of the corner of my eye and waited for them to pass the doorway. I did then stand back to get the whole body in but no-one else walked past.
 
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Bit too heavy to interest me.
 
snerkler said:
Thanks, to be honest I'm not a huge fan of just 'randoms' in the street, they need to be something special or different to grab my attention. That being said I was hoping to get people in the shadows/creating shadows but the sun wasn't high enough to create shadows around town. But no, I'm not confident to go up to people and ask to take their picture, or to stick a camera in someone's face without asking.

I did get this which I quite liked


A9_07409 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
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I prefer the lack of people. People are mostly boring to be, I much prefer interesting "things"
I like your photos, good effort.
 
snerkler said:
As I said, confidence I don't have. It may be easier as you said if you live somewhere like London where people don't bat an eyelid at people with cameras, but I am shy and self conscious and am not sure I'd be happy doing it even then.

The shot above wasn't initially framed with passers by but I saw them coming out of the corner of my eye and waited for them to pass the doorway. I did then stand back to get the whole body in but no-one else walked pas
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How did you process them ? They have a “Leica look” about them, nice tones.
 
robj20 said:
I prefer the lack of people. People are mostly boring to be, I much prefer interesting "things"
I like your photos, good effort.
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Thanks (y)
imattersuk said:
How did you process them ? They have a “Leica look” about them, nice tones.
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It’s a preset I made up, mainly used the calibration section at the bottom in Lightroom to get the colours then used curves to raise the blacks to give the ‘Matt’ look.
 
robj20 said:
I prefer the lack of people. People are mostly boring to be, I much prefer interesting "things"
I like your photos, good effort.
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Me too. These work well as studies of the town, fragments of scenes. People can bring interest, but often don't.
 
snerkler said:
Thanks, to be honest I'm not a huge fan of just 'randoms' in the street, they need to be something special or different to grab my attention. That being said I was hoping to get people in the shadows/creating shadows but the sun wasn't high enough to create shadows around town. But no, I'm not confident to go up to people and ask to take their picture, or to stick a camera in someone's face without asking.

I did get this which I quite liked


A9_07409 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
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Yeah, street isn't for everyone, it does sometimes require a bit of throwing caution to the wind. In the photo below, I kept walking as close to this guy as I could until he noticed me. Once he did, my oft used little trick is to keep on moving forward past my subject with the camera outstretched and staying in the same position. By keeping the camera stretched out in front of me (using the screen to compose), people just think I'm photographing something behind them. He thought I was photographing a plaque that was on the wall. :D (This wasn't with my Sony camera but I'd have taken the same shot with it).

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Time To Believe by Merlin 5, on Flickr
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LeeRatters said:
I didn't really think about this very well. If I did, I would have taken the Voigtlander 40/1.2E for those sunstars on the lights!!
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People seem to like round bokeh balls.

Maybe more lenses like some of the Voigtlanders which have angled aperture blades at some apertures and rounded ones at others would be the best thing.
 
woof woof said:
People seem to like round bokeh balls.

Maybe more lenses like some of the Voigtlanders which have angled aperture blades at some apertures and rounded ones at others would be the best thing.
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Yeah I don't really look at or for bokeh balls tbh. Just would have been nice with sunstars on the street lights rather than a glow.
 
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I don't know if it'll last or lay yet.
 
Merlin5 said:
Some bridge shots from yesterday with the a6600 kind of as the light was getting dimmer and dimmer. I like that there was some mist covering the top of the buildings. Bonus shakespeare shot, lol.


Waterloo Bridge 4 by Merlin 5, on Flickr


Waterloo Bridge 5 by Merlin 5, on Flickr



Shakespeare Globe by Merlin 5, on Flickr


Blackfriars Bridge by Merlin 5, on Flickr


Millennium Bridge 2 by Merlin 5, on Flickr
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Nice, the low cloud/mist does add something. The A6600 doesn't like higher ISOs does it :oops: :$
 
snerkler said:
Nice, the low cloud/mist does add something. The A6600 doesn't like higher ISOs does it :oops: :$
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Yeah, I had black and white in mind when I saw the fog but when I tried it, I preferred colour and the overall sort of blueyness of these shots. You're right, 3200 ISO and the noise shows! The Shakespeare Globe is 3200 and with Topaz DeNoise it cleaned up nicely. I didn't bother to do it to a couple of the bridge shots, but could have done.
 
LeeRatters said:
I am currently stood at the same spot as my SS Great Britain sunrise shot a page or so ago. Trying for night sky over Bristol. Must be crazy. Also have a film 30 minute exposure running with an upside down grad. Must be even crazier!
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LOL good luck, look forward to seeing what you get.
 
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Almost got the shot I was after with swans in flight today. I just didn't quite zoom out quickly enough to capture them as they flew past. Tremendous experience with the nearly white winter sky.

DSC07577 1 by Gilbo B, on Flickr
 
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