Recent content by Sootchucker

Yes for me for a potential A7C III or A7CR II, I'd love to see the 4 way articulating screen (like the A7RV, A7V etc), an AF Joystick, an additional function button (probably on the front of the camera), and a change to the dual card format (I don't' mean two card slots), but the ability of the...

I really like my A7CR. Sure it has it's issues, but then don't all bodies, but as a 61mp full frame ultra lightweight and tiny EDC, it's pretty much unbeatable in my mind. I tend to couple mine with the Sony 20-70 F4 and the 16-35 PZ F4, to keep the bulk and weight as light as possible, and...

Maybe, depending on price / condition. Was this a UK sourced or grey (not that it really bother me anyway except for price). I think I would have to offload my Nikon Z9 body first. Been thinking long and hard about it for a while, and with me also have a Z8, I tend to pick that one up first...

I love my CR. Sure it has it's issues (single card slot, meh rear screen and viewfinder, and no AF joystick), but for the size and weight it's an absolute marvel and my go to travel body. I've even set up my Photo Memory settings to [1] Compressed Raw + Jpg Large - 60mp (FF) [2] Lossless...

TBH, I'd only tried the Nikon F mount 2x extender years ago, and that was pretty soft no matter what lens it was attached to. The MC-20 was the first 2x extender I'd used that actually gave very useable results, and I remain pretty impressed. Coupled with the Olympus 300mm F4 Pro, it's a fairly...

I have the A7CR and wear glasses. Like most others, I don't use the viewfinder that often but when I do, it's OK, it does the job, but it's not exactly the nicest. It's a bit small and low resolution and like you say with very little in the way of eye cup protection. However, due to the rear...

Oh, and the image of the juvenile Starling above was shot on the 180-600 with a 1.4X TC attached as well (hand held) at F10

My Z6 III is a very sharp camera.

I don't know if it's just me, but as I've been installing a new NAS and have been transferring all my images from the old one to the new one, it got me looking at some of my old images (especially all my holiday folders from the last 23 years, where each holiday has it's own folder). I don't...

I've just looked on line into Nikon and found this: "Nikon has been exceptionally quiet through the first half of 2026 because the company is navigating severe financial headwinds, integrating a massive cinema acquisition, and shifting its engineering roadmap away from rapid, iterative camera...

Anyone else think it's been an unusually quiet year so far for Nikon ? Whilst I guess they are quietly beavering away on things like the Z9 II, the only new hardware announced so far this year was MK II 70-200 F2.8 (just an update of an already great lens), and the consumer level 24-105 F4-F7.1...

I also have this lens but never tried it with a converter - maybe I'll have to get one as well ?

I'm thinking about for the first time treating my A7RV to a couple of CF-A cards (as I'd like the faster buffer clearing that they would offer). Trouble is the Sony, Lexar or Prograde ones are hideously expensive. Been therefore looking on Amazon, and there are a couple of brands that I've never...

Here's a question for all you technical people out there. On my Nikon Z8 & Z9, I can shoot 4K 120p in either full frame or ASP-C mode. However when in APS-C mode, the camera does a 1:1 pixel readout giving you an effective 2.3x crop from full frame. Whilst I know it's from a smaller part of...