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

Hello,

Looking to buy into the Sony system, not quite sure what to get. Have a budget of approx. £1,000, don't mind going down the used alley either.

Starting from scratch at the moment and therefore lens needs to be a decent all rounder.

I was thnking of the A7S as it's a FF with 4K video capabilities.
 
chrism_scotland said:
Not entirely sure, possibly the 200-500 f56 but may prefer something going from 100mm
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f56, aye? I can picture it now, off for a whole days shooting, only to come home to a folder full of photos like this...

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saul01 said:
Hello,

Looking to buy into the Sony system, not quite sure what to get. Have a budget of approx. £1,000, don't mind going down the used alley either.

Starting from scratch at the moment and therefore lens needs to be a decent all rounder.

I was thnking of the A7S as it's a FF with 4K video capabilities.
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I’ve just done the same thing.
A7II used from LCE. 400 clicks £799. Added the nifty fifty. £179, not the fastest thing to focus but good image quality.
I don’t do video though.
 
trevorbray said:
I’ve just done the same thing.
A7II used from LCE. 400 clicks £799. Added the nifty fifty. £179, not the fastest thing to focus but good image quality.
I don’t do video though.
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Same here, picked up the original A7 and the Sony 24-70 f4 for just over £1k.

I came from a NEX 7 which I sold.

I kept the E 16-50 Pancake lens which I occasionally use if I want the camera very small and light and want to take "snaps".. only 11MP APS-C but saves having a second NEX body. Video works well on the lens as it's a motorised zoom.
 
snerkler said:
The Sigma 100-400mm is very good. Should be ample reach for motorsport and is considerably lighter than the 200-500mm.
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Will take a look, last time I was out shooting (last year) the 200mm almost wasn't wide enough so having 100mm would be good.
 
dancook said:
that 16-35 is nice
16-35 by dancook1982, on Flickr
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Sure is... quality piece of glass.
Now that you've had Sony for a while, what do you think overall to the system, bodies and lenses?
Miss anything about the Leica / DSLR's you have used in the past?
Do you see yourself sticking with Sony long-term?
 
Riz_Guru said:
Sure is... quality piece of glass.
Now that you've had Sony for a while, what do you think overall to the system, bodies and lenses?
Miss anything about the Leica / DSLR's you have used in the past?
Do you see yourself sticking with Sony long-term?
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Carrying around 2 x gripped A9s this morning with 16-35 and 100-400 should get me back into shape...

I love having a versatile setup with little worry about having the right tool for the job. Having better flash support than the Leica is welcome too.

The Leica Q I kept, and I'm glad - because it's a more intimate tool, and over and above the M10 the AF lets me capture moments more quickly.

I feel like i will stick with this setup for a while, I wouldn't mind a higher MP camera like A7R4 for things like wildlife and macro.
 
springtide said:
Same here, picked up the original A7 and the Sony 24-70 f4 for just over £1k.

I came from a NEX 7 which I sold.

I kept the E 16-50 Pancake lens which I occasionally use if I want the camera very small and light and want to take "snaps".. only 11MP APS-C but saves having a second NEX body. Video works well on the lens as it's a motorised zoom.
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This is one of the kits I was looking into, barring trying to find a A7S body. Have you made any video recordings on this?
 
trevorbray said:
I’ve just done the same thing.
A7II used from LCE. 400 clicks £799. Added the nifty fifty. £179, not the fastest thing to focus but good image quality.
I don’t do video though.
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Didn't think of this combo. Is that a Sony nifty fifty?
 
Am I correct in thinking that the "FE" lenses are the full frame lenses?
 
saul01 said:
This is one of the kits I was looking into, barring trying to find a A7S body. Have you made any video recordings on this?
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I have made video recordings, mostly of the kids etc. I think for video you'd want image stabilisation as @twist mentioned, but some of my lenses have OSS (Optical Steady Shot)

Even the a7 is pretty good in low light, and focus was fine, probably better than my a900 was. I was amazed actually how good the school disco video I took came out considering he lighting. It's not 4k though - if that is an issue.

I bought the a7 because it was relatively cheap and is pretty flexible in terms of use. I'll be getting an a7iii when I can pick one up for £600 ;)
 
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springtide said:
I have made video recordings, mostly of the kids etc. I think for video you'd want image stabilisation as @twist mentioned, but some of my lenses have OSS (Optical Steady Shot)

Even the a7 is pretty good in low light, and focus was fine, probably better than my a900 was. I was amazed actually how good the school disco video I took came out considering he lighting. It's not 4k though - if that is an issue.

I bought the a7 because it was relatively cheap and is pretty flexible in terms of use. I'll be getting an a7iii when I can pick one up for £600 ;)
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The Sony full frames IBIS in video isn't that great, nowhere near as good as smaller formats. Lens OSS is better.

@saul01 Why do you need 4k?
 
twist said:
The Sony full frames IBIS in video isn't that great, nowhere near as good as smaller formats. Lens OSS is better.

@saul01 Why do you need 4k?
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I don't really need 4K, was trying to future proof myself.

After this purchase I can't see me upgrading for quite a while.
 
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