I've got the A7 IV and briefly had the A9, only returned it as the seller had misdescribed it and have to say it beats the A7 IV hands down for AF tracking, I think you might still have some minor annoyances with the A7 IV, maybe, maybe not but the used A9's are so cheap now it's less of a gamble, you could get out of it again if you didn't get on with it without losing probably.
A9 is still absolutely a viable option, still beats many of the more recent cameras in terms of AF
Have a read here. Very interesting....
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To be fair most are very impressive, to get 90%+ tack sharp a few years ago would have been unbelievable, to get 95%+ should be good enough for anyone, and to get 100% useable is just mind boggling.Have a read here. Very interesting....
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Nicely done, the first one in particular. Looks crisp and good contrast, was this at a fence free spot?Had my first visit to Croft Circuit this year yesterday for the first car meeting of the year. It was a good opportunity to put my A7 IV and recently acquired Samyang lenses through their paces. I was pretty happy with what I came away with, although I do feel I've more than a little refinement to do on my settings to dial the AF in properly for this sort of stuff.
Anyway a few photos....
#1 Roadsports runner
#2 Club Enduro runner
#3 Cockpit detail
#4 Stormy race start
#5 Day finished?
#6 Waiting.....
#7 Exiting the chicane
#8 Entering the complex
Would certainly be interested to hear how others have their cameras set up for shooting fast moving things (I'm using an A7 IV).
Cheers,
Simon.
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I’m only looking on the phone but I assume this is one of the good ones as I can’t see any banding? Great timing in the shot btw.Came up against my old nemesis today, flickering LEDs. The A1 does a pretty good job but I would still say half the frames have some black from the lighting. It is a massive advantage being able to shoot electronic too and the A9iis were horrible with the back screens flashing like crazy when sitting next to me. Normally the anti flicker works fine but these particular lights seem to be so bad the camera can't work it out. Not an easy task as there are 6 are flicking away. Still came away with lots of decent shots but there were a few I missed and I would love to have a solution
This sounds like it could be what I was looking for, will have a look on the camera tomorrow.
Yep, tried them all but they still flickered and lost quite a few shots. It seems fine for a few hundred shots and then you lose a run of shots with the black bar increasing each frame before it sorts itself out. If you are focussing for a while before hitting the shutter it seems to work better. So the actual boxing is better than the moments you get after a fight where you react to what is going on. It is only this event I have issues with and generally it works very well. Here is one where it didn't work and that is from 9 images on the trot all of which have more black than image. Lots before and after that are fine.
I will have to check my cameras as I set one to be +0.3 as I usually dial that in anyway.
That’s weird that’s more than just banding, I don’t even know what that is. Almost looks like a flash sync type issue
That is what it is always like with these lights. No idea why but I can still get the shots I need even if it is a bit frustrating. Looking at the images again it does appear to be quite random and is not effecting as many images as I thought it had.That’s weird that’s more than just banding, I don’t even know what that is. Almost looks like a flash sync type issue
Interesting, if you find out what it is please do share.
Definitely the same ‘pattern’ as flash sync issues, just a question of why this would appear
Were all you shots at the same shutter speed?
Yep all at 1/1579.9Definitely the same ‘pattern’ as flash sync issues, just a question of why this would appear
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Nicely done, the first one in particular. Looks crisp and good contrast, was this at a fence free spot?
In terms of AF I have it set to single spot AF-C with BBF. I don’t use tracking mode as the AF point moves around and I find a static AF point helps me with panning because if the AF point stays in the same place it means I’ve panned at the right speed
I choose a static point which corresponds with a part of the object I am shooting to create the composition I am looking for. I then try to keep that point on the same part of the object as I pan and shoot in a high speed burst in the hope by panning was correct at one point. The old advice about having your feet pointed at the exit of the pan makes a difference too but looking at that first image you are already achieving great results.
Just had a loot though the rest of your shots from here, some great shots. That 135mm looks a lovely lens. Looks like you had some really great light at times, I know it's not nice when there's rain or a threat of if in the air but it can great great light when there's a gap in the clouds.Had my first visit to Croft Circuit this year yesterday for the first car meeting of the year. It was a good opportunity to put my A7 IV and recently acquired Samyang lenses through their paces. I was pretty happy with what I came away with, although I do feel I've more than a little refinement to do on my settings to dial the AF in properly for this sort of stuff.
Anyway a few photos....
#1 Roadsports runner
#2 Club Enduro runner
#3 Cockpit detail
#4 Stormy race start
#5 Day finished?
#6 Waiting.....
#7 Exiting the chicane
#8 Entering the complex
Would certainly be interested to hear how others have their cameras set up for shooting fast moving things (I'm using an A7 IV).
Cheers,
Simon.
The A7iv and LA-EA5 works with my old Minolta 85 f/1.4 (it's the only Minolta A-Mount lens I now have).
Cheers Toby. I’m really pleased with all 3 Samyang lenses, but that 135mm f1.8 is simply stellar .Just had a loot though the rest of your shots from here, some great shots. That 135mm looks a lovely lens. Looks like you had some really great light at times, I know it's not nice when there's rain or a threat of if in the air but it can great great light when there's a gap in the clouds.
I wish Donington had more open areas like this, MSV have really gone to town with the fencing and what's worse is they've now started putting a second barrier about 8ft away from the catch fencing meaning no chance of getting a clean shot. I know why they have to do it these days, but it doesn't make for good photography. There's only one place where you can get track level fence free shooting on the national circuit which I'll do again on Sunday but I'm going to try to find some different angles as I've done all the 'classic ones' and I need to do something different. Ideally I'd blag a press pass
I like spending time in the paddock too, which is why I really like going to the Masters and Historic days as you get full access, even being able to walk into the garages to have a look around (obviously you can't get into the pit line when racing's on).
Thats great news thanks for the info.
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I assume you’ve conisdered ditching the Canon and A9ii and getting an A1 instead as that also gives a 22mp crop body?
Will be really disappointed if they come out with "only" 26mp.
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They'll likely compete with the current market so I'd be surprised if it's less than 30mp. That being said on my kingfisher experience one of the togs had just bought the X-T5 and was cursing the file size so clearly not everyone is happy with the higher mp sensor
They'll likely compete with the current market so I'd be surprised if it's less than 30mp. That being said on my kingfisher experience one of the togs had just bought the X-T5 and was cursing the file size so clearly not everyone is happy with the higher mp sensor
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I'm trying different things in processing.
