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

snerkler said:
It's all about 35mm for me so I don't have these issues ;)
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I did fleetingly fit the Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 and then the 35mm f1.4. There was a lot of lens swapping but my sensor remained clean at minimum aperture :D

I'm still thinking of selling lenses but every time I decide to I think "Why am I thinking of selling this." I'm also thinking of trying to sell some watches as I have way too many and TBH since I built the Railmaster homage that's all I've worn. I did donate some to the church sale. I tend to end up with more stuff than I need and I think I should sell or donate stuff but then I think I don't need the money so why go through the hassle and selling stuff is a hassle and I might use whatever it is one day.
 
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The new Hasselblad X2D II looks very interesting, would certainly be something I'd be interested in if my 6 numbers came up ;)
 
Colour or B&W?

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snerkler said:
Colour or B&W?
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I'd normally say colour but it does look a bit flat to me. Depending on taste maybe the B&W one could be adjusted and look a little more interesting?

I think I might be tempted to crop away some of the empty ground and make it more of a 16:9 or something like that.
 
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woof woof said:
I'd normally say colour but it does look a bit flat to me. Depending on taste maybe the B&W one could be adjusted and look a little more interesting?

I think I might be tempted to crop away some of the empty ground and make it more of a 16:9 or something like that.
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Thanks, the purpose was to show the surroundings (y)
 
Final edit, cropped and red removed from the background. Thanks for the advice/thoughts (y)


A1_09861 by Toby Gunnee, on Flickr
 
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snerkler said:
Thanks, the purpose was to show the surroundings (y)
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It's all taste and opinion but I don't see any surrounding worth capturing or looking at in the empty area of road comprising approx. the bottom 50% of the shot. This is just down to opinion and taste and I do take a fair few pictures with little in some areas sometimes to stress emptiness but I don't think it quite works for that reason here. I do think the crop is a big improvement but I'd also crop some of the lower 50% of road out too. Just my HO and no offense intended.
 
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the_accidental said:
Boring? Maybe? I liked the orange of the shingle against the turquoise sea and something about the balance of it…. Samyang 75mm on Cii.

I had a square crop on insta, can’t decide if I like it better or not.
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I like the colours and textures and the wave helps a lot too. Well framed and taken :D
 
woof woof said:
It's all taste and opinion but I don't see any surrounding worth capturing or looking at in the empty area of road comprising approx. the bottom 50% of the shot. This is just down to opinion and taste and I do take a fair few pictures with little in some areas sometimes to stress emptiness but I don't think it quite works for that reason here. I do think the crop is a big improvement but I'd also crop some of the lower 50% of road out too. Just my HO and no offense intended.
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No offence taken, it's good to have critique thanks (y)
 
A minor, but entertainingly frustrating episode.

I have a Sony A6600, and wanted to buy a Sony LCD Screen Protector.

There doesn't seem to be anything specific for the A6600, but there is for the A6000 - which I think has the same sized screen https://centresdirect.co.uk/p-11986-sony-pcklm17-protect-semi-hard-sheet-for-ilce-6000.aspx

I emailed Sony to ask them a) which of their screen protectors I should use for the A6600, and b) was the A6000 suitable for the A6600.

They replied that the only correct one for the A6600 is this https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/compatibility.php?area=gb%E2%8C%A9=en&mdl=ILCE-6600&cat=38. I tried buying it from Sony, only to get a message to the effect that it is not available in the UK (and costs around £19 postage from USA [I can also get it from Japan on ebay - £20 postage). So I went back to the emails and pointed this out - and asked them what equivalent I should use in the UK - their response was that they didn't recommend 'third-party accessories' because they couldn't guarantee their 'correct functionality'. So I pointed out that I wasn't asking about third-party accessories - I was asking what part they recommended for someone in the UK. And furthermore - again asked specifically whether the part suiting the A6000 also did okay for the A6600 - and if not, why not.

They then wanted me to provide proof of purchase and a VAT receipt, plus retailer name, date, etc so that they could investigate the matter further!

I reminded them that I hadn't yet bought the part I was asking about, so had no proof of purchase - to which their response was that I had to provide this for the camera. I have asked them what on earth they need proof of purchase and a VAT receipt for a camera for, when my query is not about the camera.......

Meanwhile, I have purchased the A6000 screen protector for a nominal amount on ebay.
 
Bodian said:
A minor, but entertainingly frustrating episode.

I have a Sony A6600, and wanted to buy a Sony LCD Screen Protector.

There doesn't seem to be anything specific for the A6600, but there is for the A6000 - which I think has the same sized screen https://centresdirect.co.uk/p-11986-sony-pcklm17-protect-semi-hard-sheet-for-ilce-6000.aspx

I emailed Sony to ask them a) which of their screen protectors I should use for the A6600, and b) was the A6000 suitable for the A6600.

They replied that the only correct one for the A6600 is this https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/compatibility.php?area=gb%E2%8C%A9=en&mdl=ILCE-6600&cat=38. I tried buying it from Sony, only to get a message to the effect that it is not available in the UK (and costs around £19 postage from USA [I can also get it from Japan on ebay - £20 postage). So I went back to the emails and pointed this out - and asked them what equivalent I should use in the UK - their response was that they didn't recommend 'third-party accessories' because they couldn't guarantee their 'correct functionality'. So I pointed out that I wasn't asking about third-party accessories - I was asking what part they recommended for someone in the UK. And furthermore - again asked specifically whether the part suiting the A6000 also did okay for the A6600 - and if not, why not.

They then wanted me to provide proof of purchase and a VAT receipt, plus retailer name, date, etc so that they could investigate the matter further!

I reminded them that I hadn't yet bought the part I was asking about, so had no proof of purchase - to which their response was that I had to provide this for the camera. I have asked them what on earth they need proof of purchase and a VAT receipt for a camera for, when my query is not about the camera.......

Meanwhile, I have purchased the A6000 screen protector for a nominal amount on ebay.
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Sony customer support is awful, they don't listen to your needs and just have the same script for everything :headbang:

Looking on amazon it appears that the screen protector fits all A6xxx models.

 
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snerkler said:
Sony customer support is awful, they don't listen to your needs and just have the same script for everything :headbang:

Looking on amazon it appears that the screen protector fits all A6xxx models.

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The pro support is excellent not sure if its the same people or not but they are much better then Nikon in my experience.
 
I bought the Smallrig ones for my A6700 and I'm sure it's the same screen size.

Price is for 4 in the pack and simple to fit.

SMALLRIG A7IV ZV-E1 A7CII A7CR A6700 Screen Protector for Sony Alpha 7 IV/Alpha 7C II/Alpha 7CR/Alpha 6700/ZV-E1, Screen Protector Protective Film 0.4mm Ultra Thin Tempered Glass (Pack of 4) - 3750B : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Buy SMALLRIG A7IV ZV-E1 A7CII A7CR A6700 Screen Protector for Sony Alpha 7 IV/Alpha 7C II/Alpha 7CR/Alpha 6700/ZV-E1, Screen Protector Protective Film 0.4mm Ultra Thin Tempered Glass (Pack of 4) - 3750B at Amazon UK.
www.amazon.co.uk
 
f/2.8 said:
The pro support is excellent not sure if its the same people or not but they are much better then Nikon in my experience.
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I'm a mere peasant and only get the poor level support ;)
 
snerkler said:
Sony customer support is awful, they don't listen to your needs and just have the same script for everything :headbang:

Looking on amazon it appears that the screen protector fits all A6xxx models.

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I've only had one warranty repair and they were absolutely fine in terms of getting the camera back in decent time working well again. Their tracking wasn't great though
 
Bodian said:
A minor, but entertainingly frustrating episode.

I have a Sony A6600, and wanted to buy a Sony LCD Screen Protector.

There doesn't seem to be anything specific for the A6600, but there is for the A6000 - which I think has the same sized screen https://centresdirect.co.uk/p-11986-sony-pcklm17-protect-semi-hard-sheet-for-ilce-6000.aspx

I emailed Sony to ask them a) which of their screen protectors I should use for the A6600, and b) was the A6000 suitable for the A6600.

They replied that the only correct one for the A6600 is this https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/compatibility.php?area=gb%E2%8C%A9=en&mdl=ILCE-6600&cat=38. I tried buying it from Sony, only to get a message to the effect that it is not available in the UK (and costs around £19 postage from USA [I can also get it from Japan on ebay - £20 postage). So I went back to the emails and pointed this out - and asked them what equivalent I should use in the UK - their response was that they didn't recommend 'third-party accessories' because they couldn't guarantee their 'correct functionality'. So I pointed out that I wasn't asking about third-party accessories - I was asking what part they recommended for someone in the UK. And furthermore - again asked specifically whether the part suiting the A6000 also did okay for the A6600 - and if not, why not.

They then wanted me to provide proof of purchase and a VAT receipt, plus retailer name, date, etc so that they could investigate the matter further!

I reminded them that I hadn't yet bought the part I was asking about, so had no proof of purchase - to which their response was that I had to provide this for the camera. I have asked them what on earth they need proof of purchase and a VAT receipt for a camera for, when my query is not about the camera.......

Meanwhile, I have purchased the A6000 screen protector for a nominal amount on ebay.
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I think this is the way with a lot of things these days! It's so difficult at times to get a simple answer to a simple question.
 
wookie6262 said:
I've only had one warranty repair and they were absolutely fine in terms of getting the camera back in decent time working well again. Their tracking wasn't great though
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The repair centre are very good, it’s the people in between that aren’t, from my experiences anyway (y)
 
Hogboy said:
I'm pretty sure this is the one i got for the A6600 before i upgraded to the A6700 £6.39 for two.
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snerkler said:
Sony customer support is awful, they don't listen to your needs and just have the same script for everything :headbang:

Looking on amazon it appears that the screen protector fits all A6xxx models.

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mikeyb said:
I bought the Smallrig ones for my A6700 and I'm sure it's the same screen size.

Price is for 4 in the pack and simple to fit.

SMALLRIG A7IV ZV-E1 A7CII A7CR A6700 Screen Protector for Sony Alpha 7 IV/Alpha 7C II/Alpha 7CR/Alpha 6700/ZV-E1, Screen Protector Protective Film 0.4mm Ultra Thin Tempered Glass (Pack of 4) - 3750B : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Buy SMALLRIG A7IV ZV-E1 A7CII A7CR A6700 Screen Protector for Sony Alpha 7 IV/Alpha 7C II/Alpha 7CR/Alpha 6700/ZV-E1, Screen Protector Protective Film 0.4mm Ultra Thin Tempered Glass (Pack of 4) - 3750B at Amazon UK.
www.amazon.co.uk
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Many thanks.
 
snerkler said:
I'm a mere peasant and only get the poor level support ;)
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Pro support is free.

It’s just based on having the amount of bodies and lenses they request. A couple of bodies and some GM lenses is enough from memory.
 
f/2.8 said:
Pro support is free.

It’s just based on having the amount of bodies and lenses they request. A couple of bodies and some GM lenses is enough from memory.
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Maybe I should have tried to join when I had the A7RV, too late now as ‘just’ have the A1.
 
f/2.8 said:
Pro support is free.

It’s just based on having the amount of bodies and lenses they request. A couple of bodies and some GM lenses is enough from memory.
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You also need to prove you are 'Professional' - IE have paying customers

2. Professional status​

You must currently be operating as a professional photographer, providing customer invoices as a mandatory requirement of proof. Any documents that prove you work as a professional photographer, such as business registration documents, company statements, employee ID, and business cards should also be submitted. These will be jury-assessed to ensure that they meet the professional standard criteria. Assistants to professional photographers, part-timers and students are NOT qualified to apply.
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Faldrax said:
You also need to prove you are 'Professional' - IE have paying customers
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I remember that now, I thought there must have been a reason I didn’t look into it any further (y)
 
Faldrax said:
You also need to prove you are 'Professional' - IE have paying customers
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I don't remember them asking for anything over and above some serial numbers although to be fair it was a while back, although i suppose I gave my business email so would have been fairly obvious. I know lots of people who have pro support who aren't professional photographers maybe they gamed the system.
 
Anybody using one of these mini Godox TTL flashes?

iT30Pro C N S F O-Product-GODOX Photo Equipment Co.,Ltd.

ModeliT30Pro CiT30Pro NiT30Pro SiT30Pro FiT30Pro OGuide Number (1/1 step)Approx. GN15 (ISO 100, in meters)Flash Duration (t0.1)1/1000s~1/30000sGlobal Shutter Sync Shooting//Provided//Radio Wireless Global Shutter Sync//Provided//Exposure ControlExposure Control SystemE – TTL IIF – Auto FlashG –
www.godox.com

Couple of occasions where I could have done with one, and for the size and price seems great to keep in the bag.
 
JRJ said:
Anybody using one of these mini Godox TTL flashes?

iT30Pro C N S F O-Product-GODOX Photo Equipment Co.,Ltd.

ModeliT30Pro CiT30Pro NiT30Pro SiT30Pro FiT30Pro OGuide Number (1/1 step)Approx. GN15 (ISO 100, in meters)Flash Duration (t0.1)1/1000s~1/30000sGlobal Shutter Sync Shooting//Provided//Radio Wireless Global Shutter Sync//Provided//Exposure ControlExposure Control SystemE – TTL IIF – Auto FlashG –
www.godox.com

Couple of occasions where I could have done with one, and for the size and price seems great to keep in the bag.
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I like the idea of it being pocketable but without the ability to bounce I'd very rarely use it, and I'd question if it's powerful enough to use with modifiers.
 
I've bought something.

It isn't a car. It isn't a watch. It isn't a piece of HiFi. It's photo related. It's a while since I've bought anything photo related so I decided to spend some of those savings I've made by not buying stuff :D

Outgoing is a Panasonic zoom lens and a whole box full of film era primes and one modern MF prime. Every one of them is lovely and I will regret selling every one of them but they aren't being used so really they should go.
 
woof woof said:
I've bought something.

It isn't a car. It isn't a watch. It isn't a piece of HiFi. It's photo related. It's a while since I've bought anything photo related so I decided to spend some of those savings I've made by not buying stuff :D

Outgoing is a Panasonic zoom lens and a whole box full of film era primes and one modern MF prime. Every one of them is lovely and I will regret selling every one of them but they aren't being used so really they should go.
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Compact camera?
 
I had to buy on line as there are no camera related shops here other than Currys so I'll have to wait until it comes and then all will be revealed.
 
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