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

Raymond Lin said:
The question is how much….and what condition…and is it the original or the Gen A which has a nicer LCD, which wasn’t a big deal for me.

I might have bought the cheapest one on the market the other week at £900 but I think the previous owner was a wildlife tog who wore gloves and worn out all those edges with the abrasion.

13k shutter count, boxed for £900, down to £800 out of pocket as I had something to trade in. I think they are £1400 on grey market new so personally I think even if it’s a UK stock originally…if asking like £1200, which a lot of online stores sell their R3 at, is too high. As very unlikely they are still within warranty so you might as well get a grey market new one for that much.
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Not got a price yet.

But...

The a7riii doesn’t have a mark on it, screen protector since new etc. got the box and everything that came with it plus a SmallRig L Bracket
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The rumor guy is getting excited about the A7cII and A9III but is disappointed at the thought that the A7cII might have the same evf as the original.

RUMOR: Sony A7CII coming in 2023 | sonyalpharumors

This will come as a uprise to nobody, but a trusted source said it's highly likely the A7cII is going to be announced in 2023. A second new source (therefore unreliable for now!) added this info: We can expect A7C II next year. Sony already reserved some components from A7IV for "another camera"...
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com
 
As it's quiet...

I've been looking at a cheap Chinese lens with a wide aperture and some character which included susceptibility to flare. I have the TTArtisan 50mm f2, it's got a surprising amount of contrast and sharpness in the central area, very smeared corners and just about off the scale vignetting but I fancy something else.

A few pictures from that 50mm f2.

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100% from that. I hope the contrast, colour and sharpness survive posting.

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One showing some loss of contrast due to flare.

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For anyone interested in a Sony mount manual lens it is IMO worth playing with for £80 and it's tiny which possibly explains some of the optical properties.

I don't know if I'll get this new lens but it has got me interested.
 
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Looking for some lens advice forA7iv. I am wanting to do some more video work. This will be for mainly horse ridding and interviews with the riders/instructors.

I will not have a huge budget so was thinking of say a 35mm and some sort of zoom or maybe 2 primes.

What are people using for video work?
 
JJ! said:
Looking for some lens advice forA7iv. I am wanting to do some more video work. This will be for mainly horse ridding and interviews with the riders/instructors.

I will not have a huge budget so was thinking of say a 35mm and some sort of zoom or maybe 2 primes.

What are people using for video work?
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Philip Bloom uses the Sony 35/1.8 for his channel....a lot of youtubers uses the 24-70 GMii.
 
On the rumor sire... A humongous new Sigma 50mm f1.4.

LEAKED: Full size image of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 lens | sonyalpharumors

This is the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 E-mount lens. Specs have already been leaked weeks ago (summary in the video below). The lens will be announced on February 7. Note: I recorded this video hours before the launch of the Sigma teaser. The Feb 7 date I "rumored" in this video has now been officially
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com

Just... No.
 
woof woof said:
On the rumor sire... A humongous new Sigma 50mm f1.4.

LEAKED: Full size image of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 lens | sonyalpharumors

This is the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 E-mount lens. Specs have already been leaked weeks ago (summary in the video below). The lens will be announced on February 7. Note: I recorded this video hours before the launch of the Sigma teaser. The Feb 7 date I "rumored" in this video has now been officially
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com

Just... No.
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On that basis might as well just get the monster 40mm Art which is about 99.9% optically perfect and builds the biceps nicely too.
 
Just looked at DPR and front and centre is this A7Rv review from 31st Jan...

www.dpreview.com

Sony a7RV in-depth review

The a7R V is the fifth iteration of Sony's high-end, high-res full-frame mirrorless camera. The new 60MP Mark IV, gains advanced AF, focus stacking and a new rear screen arrangement. We think it excels at stills.
www.dpreview.com www.dpreview.com

It's interesting that they put the 24mm G on it as that lens seems to divide opinion or at best be largely ignored. I have one.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Philip Bloom uses the Sony 35/1.8 for his channel....a lot of youtubers uses the 24-70 GMii.
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Thanks. That’s a good start. 24-70 out of price range. 35mm might be first on the list.
 
woof woof said:
The rumor guy is getting excited about the A7cII and A9III but is disappointed at the thought that the A7cII might have the same evf as the original.

RUMOR: Sony A7CII coming in 2023 | sonyalpharumors

This will come as a uprise to nobody, but a trusted source said it's highly likely the A7cII is going to be announced in 2023. A second new source (therefore unreliable for now!) added this info: We can expect A7C II next year. Sony already reserved some components from A7IV for "another camera"...
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com
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I love my a7c
With the Tamron 17-28 + 28-200 lenses, for me its the ideal travel setup.
To have the a7iv sensor and the new menu system would be an excellent upgrade.
Just hope they add a port for attaching a remote this time ;)
 
mstphoto said:
I love my a7c
With the Tamron 17-28 + 28-200 lenses, for me its the ideal travel setup.
To have the a7iv sensor and the new menu system would be an excellent upgrade.
Just hope they add a port for attaching a remote this time ;)
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It just has too many issues for me including having to use the back thumbwheel, apparently constant EFCS and I still don't know what happens if you want to shoot faster than 1/4,000. Do you have to select the electronic shutter or does the camera switch automatically? I don't know. Plus the EVF apparently could be better. I have zero confidence that Sony will add another control wheel or allow other shutter options or sort any of the things that irk me but I can see how some love their A7c's.
 
From the rumor site.

All the 50mm's...

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50mm | B&H Photo Video

Shop B&H's in stock, large inventory for fast shipping, great service and everyday low prices on 50mm. For more info, please call 800-947-4415
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So if things work out I should have a bit of spare cash in the next few weeks - and I am thinking of switching from my old A-Mount A900 to the A7iv + LA-EA5, as that will give me full use of my collection of A-Mount glass - I would then gradually switch over to native equivalents as I can afford to.
I am hoping that by trading in a body and lens as part of the deal, I'll be able to afford 1 reasonable native lens as well as the body, and my thoughts are that the place I will see the biggest 'improvement' would be by trading in my Tamron 150-600 (mk 1) and getting a Sony 200-600 to replace it - I'm thinking AF speed / capability in particular, on a lens where that is particularly important.
What are peoples thoughts?
 
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So if things work out I should have a bit of spare cash in the next few weeks - and I am thinking of switching from my old A-Mount A900 to the A7iv + LA-EA5, as that will give me full use of my collection of A-Mount glass - I would then gradually switch over to native equivalents as I can afford to.
I am hoping that by trading in a body and lens as part of the deal, I'll be able to afford 1 reasonable native lens as well as the body, and my thoughts are that the place I will see the biggest 'improvement' would be by trading in my Tamron 150-600 (mk 1) and getting a Sony 200-600 to replace it - I'm thinking AF speed / capability in particular, on a lens where that is particularly important.
What are peoples thoughts?
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If wildlife is your main area then it sounds like a great start (y)
 
Faldrax said:
the place I will see the biggest 'improvement' would be by trading in my Tamron 150-600 (mk 1) and getting a Sony 200-600 to replace it - I'm thinking AF speed / capability in particular, on a lens where that is particularly important.
What are peoples thoughts?
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The 200-600mm lens is the single reason I bought into the Sony system and if you look at a lot of Canon shooters on Youtube they have done the same. I use mine less since getting the 100-400mm but will take it when I am soley going out to shoot wildlife and hopefully I will get to do some airshows with it this year as well.
 
Mike.P said:
The 200-600mm lens is the single reason I bought into the Sony system and if you look at a lot of Canon shooters on Youtube they have done the same. I use mine less since getting the 100-400mm but will take it when I am soley going out to shoot wildlife and hopefully I will get to do some airshows with it this year as well.
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Sony 200-600mm way outstrips the Tamron 150-600mm mk1 for AF consistency and accuracy. So far out of the Tamron 150-600mm mk1, Nikon 200-500mm and Canon 100-400mm MKII, the Sony is my firm favourite. The zoom is also a pleasure to use without the same resistance I was used to with the extending and retracting lenses above.
 
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Faldrax said:
So if things work out I should have a bit of spare cash in the next few weeks - and I am thinking of switching from my old A-Mount A900 to the A7iv + LA-EA5, as that will give me full use of my collection of A-Mount glass - I would then gradually switch over to native equivalents as I can afford to.
I am hoping that by trading in a body and lens as part of the deal, I'll be able to afford 1 reasonable native lens as well as the body, and my thoughts are that the place I will see the biggest 'improvement' would be by trading in my Tamron 150-600 (mk 1) and getting a Sony 200-600 to replace it - I'm thinking AF speed / capability in particular, on a lens where that is particularly important.
What are peoples thoughts?
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ive Just bought the a7iv. upgraded from the a7iii and use it with the 200-600 its a brilliant combo for wildlife it will be night amd day difference from the tamron
 
snerkler said:
If wildlife is your main area then it sounds like a great start (y)
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I shoot a variety of things, but I figured that for landscapes and portraits, then my adapted lenses will be fast enough, AF wise - it's when I'm shooting wildlife (or Motorsport / Aircraft) where the ability to quickly gain AF and track is most critical, that I would see the biggest jump in performance from upgrading the lens.
 
gman said:
The first photo really shows off the AF accuracy, but my favourite is actually the second photo. I like the visual layers in it and a wonderful calming atmosphere about it.
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Thanks - I wasn't sure if the harsh highlights might spoil the image but it seems to work with the silhouette of the swans swimming down the river
Faldrax said:
I shoot a variety of things, but I figured that for landscapes and portraits, then my adapted lenses will be fast enough, AF wise - it's when I'm shooting wildlife (or Motorsport / Aircraft) where the ability to quickly gain AF and track is most critical, that I would see the biggest jump in performance from upgrading the lens.
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I would say the initial AF acquisition of the A7IV and 200-600mm combo can be a bit a hit or miss but other members experience may vary. That's my only gripe with the combo - particularly with darker subjects or backlit situations the combo sometimes freezes with what seems like no attempt to acquire focus if focus is too far away from where it needs to be - and you can't grab the focus ring to help it without first toggling into MF and back again. I sometimes find focusing on something else before returning to the subject can help. I've yet to see if other bodies perform better, but there was a time when the A7RIV and the A7IV had issues which I think have been improved through firmware updates. Once you have acquired AF it's a completely different story though - if you keep the subject within the frame it won't let go!!

From the YouTube videos I've seen - it seems to be a common issue with mirrorless:

View: https://youtu.be/rCks9EZ7oTk
 
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gilbouk said:
Thanks - I wasn't sure if the harsh highlights might spoil the image but it seems to work with the silhouette of the swans swimming down the river
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The pictures all work well, well done :D
 
Last Singapore scenes.

Just after taking this a couple of military jets flew over very low, practicing for independence day celebrations I think.

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Boating to the shopping centre.

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Green spaces, high rise living, glittering centre towers and ships in the harbour beyond.

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Whilst waiting in a queue for ice creams I snapped this behind us.

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I enjoyed our holiday and thought it a fantastic place.
 
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woof woof said:
Last Singapore scenes.

Just after taking this a couple of military jets flew over very low, practicing for independence day celebrations I think.

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Boating to the shopping centre.

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Green spaces, high rise living, glittering centre towers and ships in the harbour beyond.

jWGu8q5.jpg


Whilst waiting in a queue for ice creams I snapped this behind us.

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I enjoyed our holiday and thought it a fantastic place.
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So many interesting locations. The building on the 2nd last photo in the background looked really unusual. And a river in a shopping centre?
 
gilbouk said:
So many interesting locations. The building on the 2nd last photo in the background looked really unusual. And a river in a shopping centre?
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Yes, there are many unusual buildings and locations and I'd recommend a visit if you get the chance. We did it on the cheap as my Chinese BIL his wife Mrs WW's sister live there so we stayed with them. Have to be honest and say that I'm not really into architecture or shopping but I did like their green spaces and visitor attractions, the Garden By The Bay, the Lion water fountain and their "Mountain" being amongst my favourites.

Oh and for the unattached I think Singapore must have one of the highest beautiful women to population ratios of the places I've been :D
 
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