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

Not always, depends on what you buy and how strong the £ is at the time.

with the 3 year warranty and probable cheaper price id wait for panamoz to get stock

I asked for a price on the A7RII a few days ago. DR were selling at £1639 Panamoz at £1600. I was offered a free 30MB/s SD card which isn't exactly ideal with the A7RII. They are still the same price today while Panamoz have dropped it to £1570.
 
Its a little big consider its only got a crop sensor inside it ;)
Have you pre-ordered yours? :D

Within reason the sensor size shouldn’t determine the size and design of a camera. Yes with a smaller sensor you can go smaller, but I’m sure this will handle mid to larger glass better than an em10 does.

Looks like it’s designed for the working photographer/videographer.
 
Within reason the sensor size shouldn’t determine the size and design of a camera. Yes with a smaller sensor you can go smaller, but I’m sure this will handle mid to larger glass better than an em10 does.

Looks like it’s designed for the working photographer/videographer.
Yes and for those lovely expensive MK lenses.
Fuji is really going from strength to strength..... great work.
 
Yes and for those lovely expensive MK lenses.
Fuji is really going from strength to strength..... great work.

They have released plenty of cameras, all bar the gfx are smaller than this. So there really is an option for every kind of shooter. Excluding fx lol
 
Anyone here using the Samyang 35mm 1.4 on E mount? I had one and sent it back due to a defect.

I'm thinking of buying another one and just seen they updated the firmware v02 that improved AF in low light. Has anyone got one that has this firmware on it?

Don't think you can update the lens via the camera body?
 
Anyone here using the Samyang 35mm 1.4 on E mount? I had one and sent it back due to a defect.

I'm thinking of buying another one and just seen they updated the firmware v02 that improved AF in low light. Has anyone got one that has this firmware on it?

Don't think you can update the lens via the camera body?

You’ll need to get the Samyang Lens station dock for the download.
 
You’ll need to get the Samyang Lens station dock for the download.
Id ideally like to buy one that's relatively new manufacture wise and hopefully get the v02 firmware.

Not sure what to do. As much as I like the 55 1.8 optically it's amazing it's abit meh in terms of focal length
 
Id ideally like to buy one that's relatively new manufacture wise and hopefully get the v02 firmware.

Not sure what to do. As much as I like the 55 1.8 optically it's amazing it's abit meh in terms of focal length

Selling the 55?
 
The Sony A9 beast is back in my hands, Sony have given it a full checkup too.
The repair was a lot more than just a new screw it seems. (See letter)
Unfortunately it was reset to factory defaults :(

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Why did they factory reset it? They diddnt in mine and just replaced the screws on the flash mount
Getting some other input on the A9 AF in mechanical mode, yes the EVF 'lags' or 'stutters' but it does not affect the AF performance :) which is good.
Nope the af is still the same
A mirrorless d850. Job done.
I don’t think the camera will be the issue. It’ll be playing catch up on the new glass mount
There is already a mirrorless d850. It's called the a7r3 hehe
Thoms been slating Nikon for a while yet they were America's top ilc manufacturer over the busiest period of 2017.

and

" the major Japanese store Map Camera just published their top selling cameras for January 2018:

  1. Nikon D850
  2. Sony α7R III
  3. Panasonic LUMIX G9 PRO
  4. Fujifilm X100F
  5. Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  6. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
  7. Olympus Tough TG-5
  8. Olympus PEN E-PL 8
  9. Fujifilm X-T2
  10. Fujifilm X-T20
The Nikon D850 was also their top selling camera for 2017 followed by the Sony a7r3.

... and The D850 continues to be out of stock in the US... obviously not selling well there.
I'm surprised at 6d2 being more popular than the 5d4!
 
Why did they factory reset it? They diddnt in mine and just replaced the screws on the flash mount
Didn’t your come back with the checklist and warranty work sheet?
They also replaced the hot-shoe PCB on mine :D
It was probably factory reset when they did the testing as usually they mount the body on a automated testing rig which talks to the body. :)
Did your go to Sony or one of their authorised dealerships for repair?
 
You can't update the Samyang lens on the body? Maybe I'm misreading that

How to update:



1) Download the firmware on your computer


2) Download the Samyang Lens Manager software on your computer


3) Connect Samyang Lens Station to your computer with the lens attached


4) Firmware will be automatically updated
 
Didn’t your come back with the checklist and warranty work sheet?
They also replaced the hot-shoe PCB on mine :D
It was probably factory reset when they did the testing as usually they mount the body on a automated testing rig which talks to the body. :)
Did your go to Sony or one of their authorised dealerships for repair?
Yea i went to fixation who are authorised repair centre in London and no checklist. Just fixed the hot shoe mount and they tested it
 
How to update:



1) Download the firmware on your computer


2) Download the Samyang Lens Manager software on your computer


3) Connect Samyang Lens Station to your computer with the lens attached


4) Firmware will be automatically updated
But you stated that you need a a7r2 and a9 to do the update?
 
You can't update the Samyang lens on the body?
No camera manufacturer is going to provide support in its cameras for third-party lenses. That's why all the third-party lens manufacturers (Sigma, Tamron, now Samyang) are coming out with these docking stations to allow lens firmware to be upgraded.
 
No camera manufacturer is going to provide support in its cameras for third-party lenses. That's why all the third-party lens manufacturers (Sigma, Tamron, now Samyang) are coming out with these docking stations to allow lens firmware to be upgraded.

Out of interest, What’s the process for updating the Fuji glass?
 
Are they selling those in the UK yet?

Yes they are for sale. I have had one for about a month now. A word of caution though. Should you try to update the Firmware using a Mac the Samyang software lens station software doesn't seem to work. Fortunately I have a second laptop running Windows and it worked just fine.
 
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Yes they are for sale. I have had one for about a month now. A word of caution though. Should you try to update the Firmware using a Mac the Samyang software lens station software doesn't seem to work. Fortunately I have a second laptop running Windows and it worked just fine.
Which places sell em?
 
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