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

Any opinions on the Loxia 21mm on a A7R2.
Only downside is it is manual focus only which i have not tried before as all my previous camera`s lenses have been AF



I see Cameraworld have it at £1,099 at the minute which seems to be the cheapest.

Buy one, its a fantastic lens, easy to manual focus on the A7rii, super sharp with awesome sun-stars.
Probably my favourite FE mount lens and its the first time just now that I’ve not had one actually.
 
Had an impromptu walk yesterday evening around Entwistle reservoir.

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Must have walked around there 100 times and never seen it reflect like that!
 
I put the mc-11 adapter on my A7R3 with the Sigma 150-600C tonight and I’m not impressed, AF was problematic as was stabilisation.
I had bought the 100-400 thinking that the 1.4 tc from Sony would be a formality to obtain but no such luck. It doesn’t seem to be available anywhere in the world. 400mm is just too short for my purposes so until Sony manage to produce the TC I’ll have to try and get on with the Sigma.

Im using the S version 150 to 600 and so far its worked flawlessly, that was after updating the lens and fanning with the MC settings.
 
Still not set on what 85mm to get.

Sony 85/1.8
Zeiss 85/1.8
Sigma 84/1.4
G-Master 85/1.4

Pick of the bunch has to be the Sigma for a balance of price, IQ and aperture?
 
Still not set on what 85mm to get.

Sony 85/1.8
Zeiss 85/1.8
Sigma 84/1.4
G-Master 85/1.4

Pick of the bunch has to be the Sigma for a balance of price, IQ and aperture?

For £100-200 more you can pick up a used GM.

Perhaps pick Sony or batis 85/1.8 for far AF since you already have the canon 85/1.2 which has show AF.
 
I think it does :)
But of course tastes will differ.

The canon 85mm/1.2 is the best 85mm in terms of rendering.

It is and even now, after all these years I am still learning what is the best situation to use it in, it's not an easy lens to get the best out of because of it's focusing speed, bad CA and very shallow.
 
I don't even think the GM has the best IQ or bokeh of the 4.
The 85mm f1.4 GM is a pretty good lens however it depends what you want from a lens, for example the AF is slower than the Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8.
Personally I think the GM produces the best bokeh.
 
£3500 Sony a7iii + Lenses
So this is my budget... I've already got the camera + mc-11on order but still undecided about what lens to get.
Could do mc-11 with cheap Canon L or do budget native 50mm/85mm/ Tamron 28-75 2.8

Just looking for opinions about what you would get first??
 
£3500 Sony a7iii + Lenses
So this is my budget... I've already got the camera + mc-11on order but still undecided about what lens to get.
Could do mc-11 with cheap Canon L or do budget native 50mm/85mm/ Tamron 28-75 2.8

Just looking for opinions about what you would get first??

So what is your lens budget AFTER your camera and MC11 for lenses?
 
Astro, Portraits - indoor & out, macro, landscapes, weddings & events

To start with, I would put the £1700 towards a used Sony FE 24-70mm f2.8 GM or the new Tamrom 28-75mm f2.8, this should meet most of your requirements for now.
 
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£3500 Sony a7iii + Lenses
So this is my budget... I've already got the camera + mc-11on order but still undecided about what lens to get.
Could do mc-11 with cheap Canon L or do budget native 50mm/85mm/ Tamron 28-75 2.8

Just looking for opinions about what you would get first??
Why have you ordered the mc-11? Assume you already have a canon lens you are interested in using with it? If you let us know which one then makes it easier to give a view on other lenses to buy (and whether you want to use canon or want to use Sony native lenses)
 
Why have you ordered the mc-11? Assume you already have a canon lens you are interested in using with it? If you let us know which one then makes it easier to give a view on other lenses to buy (and whether you want to use canon or want to use Sony native lenses)

I have the Canon 50 1.4 & 24-105 f4 L mk1 / Sigma 70-200 2.8
 
Really tempted to just get the Sony to save money, small and has that button.

I've had all 4 of those lenses (the 85 art being canon and also had the 85mm 1.2 canon previously too)

in the end ... I kept the FE 1.8 lens.

Zeiss is nice but in terms of IQ its pretty much identical with the FE - so not worth the extra money unless you need the OSS

GM - great lens, but the AF is sloowwwwwwwwww

Sigma art - amazing, but HUGE

FE 1.8 - great price, great quality ... and nice and small :)

1.2 canon, really slow, really bad CA but has that dreamy effect you cant find anywhere else!
 
I've had all 4 of those lenses (the 85 art being canon and also had the 85mm 1.2 canon previously too)

in the end ... I kept the FE 1.8 lens.

Zeiss is nice but in terms of IQ its pretty much identical with the FE - so not worth the extra money unless you need the OSS

GM - great lens, but the AF is sloowwwwwwwwww

Sigma art - amazing, but HUGE

FE 1.8 - great price, great quality ... and nice and small :)

1.2 canon, really slow, really bad CA but has that dreamy effect you cant find anywhere else!

Very interesting findings.
How did you find the IQ comparison between the Sony 85mm f1.8 and the Sigma Art @ the f2 to f2.8 range?
 
Very interesting findings.
How did you find the IQ comparison between the Sony 85mm f1.8 and the Sigma Art @ the f2 to f2.8 range?

I didn't go to crazy depths and owned the canon lenses before I moved to sony, so I can only go off the old raw files I took back then. The sigma lens is very impressive but its just so big - which can be an issue. I can try and dig some out to compare but it may take me a while!

I have been impressed by the sharpness of teh FE around the 2 2.8 range though, even at 1.8 it has surprised me
 
I have the Canon 50 1.4 & 24-105 f4 L mk1 / Sigma 70-200 2.8

Use the Canon 24-105mm f/4 with the MC-11 and see how you like it, if you find it lacking in AF but an important lens then you can easily replace it with the FE 24-105mm, 28-75mm or 24-70 GM at a later date but if you're happy with how it works you've saved a good chunk of money. I'm willing to bet there will be a few used Tamron 28-75mm popping up from the crowd who expect it to be perfect.

Samyang 35mm f/2.8, Sony 55mm f/1.8 and Sony 85mm f/1.8 all spring to mind as good choices.
 
I'm just a photographer .. Astro, Portraits - indoor & out, macro, landscapes, weddings & events

The main bits you don't have covered are
- macro. If happy to use the mc11 I would suggest a canon fit sigma 105mm macro
- astro - something like a samyang 14mm f2.8

Then it probably leaves wedding and they depends on your style and whether professional (if this I would expect you'd know what you want) or as a hobby.

Either some fast primes or an f2.8 zoom
 
I've had all 4 of those lenses (the 85 art being canon and also had the 85mm 1.2 canon previously too)

in the end ... I kept the FE 1.8 lens.

Zeiss is nice but in terms of IQ its pretty much identical with the FE - so not worth the extra money unless you need the OSS

GM - great lens, but the AF is sloowwwwwwwwww

Sigma art - amazing, but HUGE

FE 1.8 - great price, great quality ... and nice and small :)

1.2 canon, really slow, really bad CA but has that dreamy effect you cant find anywhere else!

Thanks for that and it reaffirms what I suspect.

Save the money towards the Sigma 105 which has no alternative and if I’m going to get something regardless of size, might as well be that one.
 
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