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

dibbly dobbler said:
I don't know why to be honest... it could be the eye af not working properly (yes user error is a possibility but I've spent ages checking settings) or it could be the lens. I don't have anything else at the moment other than the 10-20 which is not ideal for double checking.

I've read a few accounts of people not being happy with the 70-350 so maybe my expectations were just too high - not fussed for trying another one.
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I'd go as far as saying that it's one of the best lenses I've owned.
Perhaps you are just unlucky and got a dodgy copy
 
It's so nice to see some colour in the garden:-

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A7Cii and vintage Hexanon 135mm @ f3.2
 
A cold picnic at Redcar beach and we sat with the wind in our faces. A7 and Sony 35mm f1.8. The close focus ability is nice.

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One last one. face detect worked for this as her face is big in the frame but the A7III is able to lock on long after the A7 fails to.

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I wonder what it'll be?

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I just received triple confirmation about a big Sony announcement happening soon. This is NOT for the successor to the A7IV camera.... this will be an epic lens ;) So I am going to drop the rumor tomorrow or after tomorrow at 3pm London time. I am currently on a short holiday trip with the
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I wont sleep tonight.
 
woof woof said:
I wonder what it'll be?

BIG Sony announcement soon with a never seen before lens! | sonyalpharumors

I just received triple confirmation about a big Sony announcement happening soon. This is NOT for the successor to the A7IV camera.... this will be an epic lens ;) So I am going to drop the rumor tomorrow or after tomorrow at 3pm London time. I am currently on a short holiday trip with the
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com

I wont sleep tonight.
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Something mundane no doubt.
 
woof woof said:
I wonder what it'll be?

BIG Sony announcement soon with a never seen before lens! | sonyalpharumors

I just received triple confirmation about a big Sony announcement happening soon. This is NOT for the successor to the A7IV camera.... this will be an epic lens ;) So I am going to drop the rumor tomorrow or after tomorrow at 3pm London time. I am currently on a short holiday trip with the
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com

I wont sleep tonight.
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All I want is a decent 50 f/1.8, an 85 f/1.2, a proper fish eye and a tilt shift. I doubt it will be any of those will probably be some competitor to the new Sigma 200mm f/1.8.
 
A few of us went to Exmoor on Friday night. I wanted to go somewhere with a chance to shoot an arch panorama as you know I've done a few of those in the past. I did shoot a24mm pano arch, and a 35mm straight Milky Way core, and an 85mm frame, and a Cygnus 35mm frame.....

But I think this is my favourite. No arch, no panoramic OR no core :ROFLMAO:


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mstphoto said:
I'd go as far as saying that it's one of the best lenses I've owned.
Perhaps you are just unlucky and got a dodgy copy
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It may just be me but I went out with my trusty RX10iv today and virtually every shot is sharp so I've really no idea why I can't get the 70-350 working. Disappointing but not the end of the world :)
 
LeeRatters said:
It says in that blurb, an EPIC lens...... I guess different people have different views of what epic might mean :ROFLMAO:
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The problem is he's a bit like the boy who cried wolf, how many times have we heard this only for it to be something boring.
 
LeeRatters said:
A few of us went to Exmoor on Friday night. I wanted to go somewhere with a chance to shoot an arch panorama as you know I've done a few of those in the past. I did shoot a24mm pano arch, and a 35mm straight Milky Way core, and an 85mm frame, and a Cygnus 35mm frame.....

But I think this is my favourite. No arch, no panoramic OR no core :ROFLMAO:


*** by Lee, on Flickr
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Superb (y)
 
f/2.8 said:
All I want is a decent 50 f/1.8, an 85 f/1.2, a proper fish eye and a tilt shift. I doubt it will be any of those will probably be some competitor to the new Sigma 200mm f/1.8.
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A small 50mm f1.8 would be nice. I used to want an 85mm f1.2 but I barely use 85mm these days so I'm not fussed. There is a lot of calling for one though.
 
snerkler said:
A small 50mm f1.8 would be nice. I used to want an 85mm f1.2 but I barely use 85mm these days so I'm not fussed. There is a lot of calling for one though.
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The new lens is a G.M so unfortunately definitely won’t be a 50 f/1.8. Have asked Sony for this a few times and the answer is always that they still sell the old one by the bucket loads. I dare say it would be impossible to make a new one and sell at less than treble the price if the old one.
 
f/2.8 said:
The new lens is a G.M so unfortunately definitely won’t be a 50 f/1.8. Have asked Sony for this a few times and the answer is always that they still sell the old one by the bucket loads. I dare say it would be impossible to make a new one and sell at less than treble the price if the old one.
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Odd that it still sells so well, I guess the majority of people don't do any research before they buy. I'm surprised they're making a "never seen before" lens a GM, I'd have thought they'd only do GM in tried and tested lenses :thinking:
 
snerkler said:
Odd that it still sells so well, I guess the majority of people don't do any research before they buy. I'm surprised they're making a "never seen before" lens a GM, I'd have thought they'd only do GM in tried and tested lenses :thinking:
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I would guess that they are mostly bought by first time buyers as they are so cheap.

The stupid hint thing the rumour guy does to trick you into going to Amazon and perhaps buying something via his affiliate link has a keyword of fast G.M lens.
 
snerkler said:
A small 50mm f1.8 would be nice. I used to want an 85mm f1.2 but I barely use 85mm these days so I'm not fussed. There is a lot of calling for one though.
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I used my Sammy 85 f1.4 the other weekend to take pictures of our great nephew and his family - reminded me what a nice portrait lens and focal length it is.
 
ancient_mariner said:
I used my Sammy 85 f1.4 the other weekend to take pictures of our great nephew and his family - reminded me what a nice portrait lens and focal length it is.
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I’ve been finding it too long for studio stuff, and I’m preferring 35mm and 50mm for dog photos these days. Maybe I’ll get back into 85mm one day.
 
ancient_mariner said:
I used my Sammy 85 f1.4 the other weekend to take pictures of our great nephew and his family - reminded me what a nice portrait lens and focal length it is.
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I use it (Mk II) a lot for after dark street stuff; it's a cracking lens.
 
saltireblue said:
I use it (Mk II) a lot for after dark street stuff; it's a cracking lens.
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ancient_mariner said:
I used my Sammy 85 f1.4 the other weekend to take pictures of our great nephew and his family - reminded me what a nice portrait lens and focal length it is.
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Also a mkii user. Really nice lens and 85mm is my most used prime. Use it for almost everything from portraits to landscapes.
Think I posted this in astro section - A3 comet
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But thinking of replacing it with 85GM. Even though its heavier.... can't make up my mind though
I went from Sony 85mm f1.8 to 85GM to samyang 85mm mk1 to sigma 85DN to Samyang 85mm mkii.
The sigma was optically the best one of the lot but because of the hood too much space in the bag.
 
nandbytes said:
Also a mkii user. Really nice lens and 85mm is my most used prime. Use it for almost everything from portraits to landscapes.
Think I posted this in astro section - A3 comet
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But thinking of replacing it with 85GM. Even though its heavier.... can't make up my mind though
I went from Sony 85mm f1.8 to 85GM to samyang 85mm mk1 to sigma 85DN to Samyang 85mm mkii.
The sigma was optically the best one of the lot but because of the hood too much space in the bag.
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That's great, where was this taken?
 
So the new lens is a 50-150 f/2 nice

4k though :oops: :$

A world’s first! Sony will soon announce the 50-150mm f/2.0 GM lens! | sonyalpharumors

https://youtu.be/Ei8XbzgbbTU According to three trusted sources, Sony will soon announce a new 50-150mm f/2.0 GM lens. Yes, folks, I didn't make a typo... this really is a constant aperture zoom of f/2.0! There has never been a lens like this in the history of photography, so I'm very excited to...
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dibbly dobbler said:
Well I'm getting shot of the 70-350 :(

I had it out today in the park - great light, settings correct, plenty of shutter speed, eye af locked on (allegedly anyway) etc etc - virtually no properly sharp shots, nothing anywhere near what I can get with the RX10iv. Fed up with it now.

Might get a Tamron 50-400, or else just use the A6700 for landscapes (with 10-20) and macro (90mm maybe) and stick with the RX10iv for wildlife as I am a pretty casual walkabout shooter anyway.

Just so this isn't purely a moan here's a shot I got with the A6700 and 70-350mm (not very good as it was a fair bit away - not blaming the lens for this one!). First one I have seen so quite exciting at the time :)


Greenshank by Mike Smith, on Flickr
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Try upping your shutter speeds to rule out motion blur 1/500 is on the low side
 
woof woof said:
I'd accept f2 or larger even if the iq suffered as it could at least be handy for emergency use.
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Yeah I'd agree, for a small pancake like z 40mm f2 the IQ is more than good enough
The corners aren't the best wide open and coma is terrible but I am not going to be shooting landscape at f2 or stars with it.
But i could get some nice portraits and background separation, use it in dark and street shots. all of which don't need much corner sharpness.
 
f/2.8 said:
So the new lens is a 50-150 f/2 nice

4k though :oops: :$

A world’s first! Sony will soon announce the 50-150mm f/2.0 GM lens! | sonyalpharumors

https://youtu.be/Ei8XbzgbbTU According to three trusted sources, Sony will soon announce a new 50-150mm f/2.0 GM lens. Yes, folks, I didn't make a typo... this really is a constant aperture zoom of f/2.0! There has never been a lens like this in the history of photography, so I'm very excited to...
www.sonyalpharumors.com www.sonyalpharumors.com
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OK, better than expected. Not a lens for my radar though even if it was cheaper.
 
snerkler said:
OK, better than expected. Not a lens for my radar though even if it was cheaper.
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I guess it could replace the 135 f/1.8 and maybe even a 70-200 for some but yeah I don't really use those focal lengths either.
 
f/2.8 said:
I guess it could replace the 135 f/1.8 and maybe even a 70-200 for some but yeah I don't really use those focal lengths either.
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I think with modern day sensors having the ability to crop like they do it could quite easily replace a 70-200mm, but not at £4k and not if it weighs 1.3kg+ for me. That’s one thing I love about the Sony 70-200mm GM II, it’s ‘only’ a touch over a kilo
 
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