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

For music, I have Mac with a Slave PC attached to it doing all the grunt work. Best of both worlds.

We use Graphi for the albums. I find their prices and deals way better. Often get 50% off albums etc

I do love the Mac but the pc horsepower for 4k Video is great.

We got our daughter a MBP and to be fair it's been no hassle at all
 
The CZ 35 is just like the size of the Canon.


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Yup, Nandbytes is correct, add about 20mm to all the others.

Is the sample wide open, theres no exif?
 
I also can't be 100% certain i am dead parallel to the all.

Its tricky at close distances, go outside shoot it from a few meters back. Different subjects also helps, can also try something at infinity.

This is what Im seeing when I rotate the RHS to the LHS to meet ups with the select image.

 
Its tricky at close distances, go outside shoot it from a few meters back. Different subjects also helps, can also try something at infinity.

This is what Im seeing when I rotate the RHS to the LHS to meet ups with the select image.


I can see what you are saying.

I will try again further away tomorrow, it's started raining now.

That said, shooting general photos it looks good, sharp and focuses accurately. CA however can be better and build quality is not as good as the 50/1.5 weirdly.
 
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I can see what you are saying.

I think it's fine, will try again further away tomorrow, it's started raining now.

That said, shooting general photos it looks good, sharp and focuses accurately. CA however can be better and build quality is not as good as the 50/1.5 weirdly.

In everyday shots its highly unlikely you'll notice, its only if you frame a group tight or manage to hit your target on that 1/4 RHS. Never seen CA as bad but fairly easy to manage. I found the AF really quick which is the major plus, the OOF areas are nice and smooth, it renders really nicely imo.

Its a nice lens just bloody annoying to pay top end money for dodgy QC and ultimately why I sent it back to try the incoming Sigma at a lot less money, I really hope they release a GM version and thats better.
 
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I can see what you are saying.

I will try again further away tomorrow, it's started raining now.

That said, shooting general photos it looks good, sharp and focuses accurately. CA however can be better and build quality is not as good as the 50/1.5 weirdly.
Looks like a keeper for me.
 
Managed to convince a friend to buy a A7iii today, quite easy coz he was itching to try something new I think, Canon lad.:angelic::sneaky:

He has a canon 7d2 and 100-400 and bought the a73 and 100-400 GM, nice.
 
Anyone want an A73?

Wilkinson site says pre-order but they had some in today and status hasn't been update so get in! The offer of £100 off is only on till midnight afaik.

So 1899 for a new body with 3 yr warranty and another 99 for an MC11 on top. Thats £100 less than anywhere else plus additional 2 yrs on the warranty. Still better than import.
 
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Wonder how Tamron lenses can be updated via the camera and Samyang lenses can't. Strange.

I hope this is the case with the Sigma Arts too if they ever need updates etc
 
Managed to convince a friend to buy a A7iii today, quite easy coz he was itching to try something new I think, Canon lad.:angelic::sneaky:

He has a canon 7d2 and 100-400 and bought the a73 and 100-400 GM, nice.
Question is.... will he like it..... :eek:
 
Wonder how Tamron lenses can be updated via the camera and Samyang lenses can't. Strange.

I hope this is the case with the Sigma Arts too if they ever need updates etc
Perhaps something to do with this..... ;)

amron Co., Ltd. (株式会社タムロン Kabushiki-gaisha Tamuron) is a Japanese company manufacturing photographic lenses, optical components and commercial/industrial-use optics. Tamron Headquarters is located in Saitama City in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan.

Sony Corporation maintains an 11.38% share hold in Tamron
 
Anyone want an A73?

Wilkinson site says pre-order but they had some in today and status hasn't been update so get in! The offer of £100 off is only on till midnight afaik.

So 1899 for a new body with 3 yr warranty and another 99 for an MC11 on top. Thats £100 less than anywhere else plus additional 2 yrs on the warranty. Still better than import.
That's a good price :)
 
Wonder how Tamron lenses can be updated via the camera and Samyang lenses can't. Strange.

I hope this is the case with the Sigma Arts too if they ever need updates etc

Because they can charge you 50 quid for a dock and may not have wanted to pay Sony for some sort of partnership/protocol. Sony has used Tamron designs in the past for lenses so they have history of working together like Zeiss.

Yeah, me to!
 
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In everyday shots its highly unlikely you'll notice, its only if you frame a group tight or manage to hit your target on that 1/4 RHS. Never seen CA as bad but fairly easy to manage. I found the AF really quick which is the major plus, the OOF areas are nice and smooth, it renders really nicely imo.

Its a nice lens just bloody annoying to pay top end money for dodgy QC and ultimately why I sent it back to try the incoming Sigma at a lot less money, I really hope they release a GM version and thats better.

Group shots typically will be at deeper DOF and further away, that shouldn't be a problem. Won't be shooting landscapes, and anything at night will be F/5.6 or something.

The bonus thing I guess is this Zeiss is light, it is the highest of the 35 between the Canon, it is also lighter than the 50 CZ and the Sigma 50. Actually it feels cheap due to the lack of weight!
 
Group shots typically will be at deeper DOF and further away, that shouldn't be a problem. Won't be shooting landscapes, and anything at night will be F/5.6 or something.

The bonus thing I guess is this Zeiss is light, it is the highest of the 35 between the Canon, it is also lighter than the 50 CZ and the Sigma 50. Actually it feels cheap due to the lack of weight!

Should be okay then, you could try send it back to Sony if you find its an issue but from what I understand theres not much point as they cant really fine adjust the SZ35.

It comes in 30g less than the 35 ART. The 50 ART is substantially heavier.

Heres an annoying thing for me, the Samyang is a better performer optically and thats £500. AF is slightly quicker with the SZ though.
 
You need Sony permission for such a thing I imagine.
Because they can charge you 50 quid for a dock and may not have wanted to pay Sony for some sort of partnership/protocol. Sony has used Tamron designs in the past for lenses so they have history of working together like Zeiss.

Yeah, me to!

I doubt tamron have to pay anything for it. That's the whole point of making it an open standard isn't it?
 
Should be okay then, you could try send it back to Sony if you find its an issue but from what I understand theres not much point as they cant really fine adjust the SZ35.

It comes in 30g less than the 35 ART. The 50 ART is substantially heavier.

Heres an annoying thing for me, the Samyang is a better performer optically and thats £500. AF is slightly quicker with the SZ though.

May be i am just used to the weight of the Canon, perhaps Sony will bring out a GM version but until then, this will have to do.

Now let's take some photos with it, that's the real test.
 
I doubt tamron have to pay anything for it. That's the whole point of making it an open standard isn't it?

Isnt that only for "basic" specifications though? Wether this is regarded as basic or advanced Im not entirely sure.
 
What makes the samyang optical better?
Should be okay then, you could try send it back to Sony if you find its an issue but from what I understand theres not much point as they cant really fine adjust the SZ35.

It comes in 30g less than the 35 ART. The 50 ART is substantially heavier.

Heres an annoying thing for me, the Samyang is a better performer optically and thats £500. AF is slightly quicker with the SZ though.
 
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