Interesting, I’d heard it mentioned before but never actually seen it. I’m going to have to do my own tests now
View: https://youtu.be/LQTarMu_y6Y
Are you sure, I know he shows turning the EFCS off but when he’s talking he always says electronic shutter and mechanical shutter and never states EFCS?
If you really think about that most cameras don't have mechanical shutters.
Yeah, I kind of meant enthusiast and above type cameras
Interesting. That's very weird as surely in silent mode you're using the same EFCS
I'd be really interested to know why. Obviously it's not going to affect my shooting, but it's one weird phenomena
No silent is full electronic. No shutter at all.Interesting. That's very weird as surely in silent mode you're using the same EFCS
Surely it needs an electronic form of a shutter to ‘open and close’ the sensor to light?
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Thanks, I’ve already read that. But the way I see it EFCS is the same ‘mechanism’ in both EFCS shooting and silent, i.e. the exposure is started electronically, the difference is the rear curtain where one is closed mechanically and one is closed electronically.This might help
Mechanical vs Electronic Shutter vs EFCS
Many cameras today let you choose between a mechanical shutter, electronic shutter, or EFCS. Picking the wrong one can harm your photos and image quality.
Colinton Tunnel by Simon Wootton, on Flickr
Thanks. Robin was a medium crop, blue tit was almost 1:1. They look better/sharper on Flickr imo.
They do, as always.....
Couple of birds from the garden this lunchtime. Not the best weather.
A9_00321-Edit by TDG-77, on Flickr
A9_00307-Edit by TDG-77, on Flickr
Thanks George
Discarded (1)-03507 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr
for looking., 
Nicely done. I like your B&W processing, I’m yet to find a way to process B&W’s that I’m happy with.Just a simple landscape type Snapograph taken a time or two ago at Dungeness Romney Marsh Kent UK of an old winch mechanism that was used for hauling the boats or catch up the beach and an old fisherman's hut. These are just two of the many things scattered about the beach that have just been Discarded & left behind. I've deliberately gone for a higher contrast gritty look for this snap to emphasize the rust & decay etc.
I'm also working on a personal project called Things Left Behind and this will be one of the shots included.
RX10M4, 1/680th @ F5.6, ISO-100, Tripod.
George.
Just a simple landscape type Snapograph taken a time or two ago at Dungeness Romney Marsh Kent UK of an old winch mechanism that was used for hauling the boats or catch up the beach and an old fisherman's hut. These are just two of the many things scattered about the beach that have just been Discarded & left behind. I've deliberately gone for a higher contrast gritty look for this snap to emphasize the rust & decay etc.
I'm also working on a personal project called Things Left Behind and this will be one of the shots included.
RX10M4, 1/680th @ F5.6, ISO-100, Tripod.
George.
Mickey by Simon Wootton, on Flickr
Nice.A wee wander with the family which now includes an A9 and 135GM. The 135 is a stunner and the A9 a much better walkaround camera than the A7r IV
Nice processing. I must get down there one time. It looks fascinatingJust a simple landscape type Snapograph taken a time or two ago at Dungeness Romney Marsh Kent UK of an old winch mechanism that was used for hauling the boats or catch up the beach and an old fisherman's hut. These are just two of the many things scattered about the beach that have just been Discarded & left behind. I've deliberately gone for a higher contrast gritty look for this snap to emphasize the rust & decay etc.
I'm also working on a personal project called Things Left Behind and this will be one of the shots included.
RX10M4, 1/680th @ F5.6, ISO-100, Tripod.
George.
Nice. I’ve often wondered if I can use a 135mm f1.8 instead of a 70-200mm f2.8 but I’m not sure if I’d miss the flexibility.A wee wander with the family which now includes an A9 and 135GM. The 135 is a stunner and the A9 a much better walkaround camera than the A7r IV
It is mostly down to file size. I wish you could shoot smaller raws on the A7r IV as the file sizes are too big for shots where I control the composition and where the subjects are.
IIRC you can shoot in smaller raw files with the R4 to keep the size down.
only in APS-C mode.
Storage is cheap but it slows the workflow and just isn't needed. The A9 is snappier in operation so just a bit more fun to shoot and it is a good bit better at higher iso's from what I have seen so far albeit stripping pixels out the A7R iv files does help with noise.I don't really get the file is too large thing tbh... storage is cheap enough these days. you get greater freedom to compose on a higher MP body if anything.
The one place where I can see A7RIV file size being a problem is for sports when you need to shoot a lot pictures in bursts but that's hardly "walkaround" shooting
I have nearly always used zooms and I am hoping the 135 will make me work a bit more with compositions and moving my feet. I bought a we Samyang 35mm F1.8 and I am going to take a single prime out and mix it up to work on my skills
Yeah just looked into it, I thought you had mRAW and sRAW but that must’ve been the Z7.
I’ve found the operation of the A9-II much snappier than the R4 too, although startup time could be better.
My issue is the shooting I do with such lenses a lot of the time I don’t really get the chance to ‘choose’ composition and/or how close I can get to the subject (thinking motorsports and sports venues).
My computer bogged down with the large files leading to a bit of frustration at times. I do prefer the flexibility of the extra MP though if I’ve got the rest of the gear to keep up with it. I’m hoping by the time I can afford the A1 I’ll have a new more powerful computerI don't really get the file is too large thing tbh... storage is cheap enough these days. you get greater freedom to compose on a higher MP body if anything.
The one place where I can see A7RIV file size being a problem is for sports when you need to shoot a lot pictures in bursts but that's hardly "walkaround" shooting
