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

snerkler said:
Mine's been fine so far, although in terms of performance I can't say I've noticed much difference over my high speed SD cards. I thought transferring the files on to my computer would be noticeably faster, and whilst I've not done a side by side test I wasn't wowed by the transfer speed. Maybe it's limited by the card reader and/or USB-C port?
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These guys claim to have tested SD vs. CFA on A7IV

www.memorycard-lab.com

Ranking: Best Memory Cards for Sony Alpha 7 IV [CFexpress]

The Sony Alpha 7 IV has two memory card slots: One exclusively for SD memory cards with support for the fast UHS-II protocol and a second slot that accommo...
www.memorycard-lab.com
versus
www.memorycard-lab.com

Ranking: Best Memory Cards for Sony Alpha 7 IV [SDXC]

The Alpha 7 IV takes Sony's full-frame entry onto a new level – especially considering the much higher MSRP than before. The backside-illuminated 35mm sens...
www.memorycard-lab.com

At least on A7IV pergear apparently gives nearly twice the speed as of the kingston.
 
nandbytes said:
on my A7RV, it noticeably faster to clear the buffer than my kingston SD cards. with loseless compressed files its almost instantaneous. Of course I am only bursting at 8fps but even still its not instantaneous on SD cards.
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I found Kingston reliable but always seemed slow when I used to compare with Sandisk back in the day.
 
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Mike.P said:
I haven't bought anything lens/body related for nearly a year now but have sold absolutely loads. Getting the itch to spend some cash, a9 iii is tempting but so is the A1.
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I'd personally go with A1
Unless you are wanting the 1/80000 shutter and sync speed
 
dcash29 said:
I found Kingston reliable but always seemed slow when I used to compare with Sandisk back in the day.
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It's no slower or faster than other similarly spec'd UHS-II SD cards IME. I had ones from SanDisk, manfroto and lexar.
 
Mike.P said:
Me too and I never use primes.

I bought the 20mm 1.8, 35mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.8 when I got my first Sony body and can honestly say I have never even put them on the camera.
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I almost exclusively use primes. Zooms confuse me :D

I suppose my most used zooms are all MFT. In order of use... 45-150, 12-35mm, 100-400mm. I think primes just suit both how I want to use the kit and the pictures I want to take. The only thing that stops my buying the higher end primes like the 35mm f1.4 is the bulk and weight as I like compact and light kit.
 
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nandbytes said:
on my A7RV, it noticeably faster to clear the buffer than my kingston SD cards. with loseless compressed files its almost instantaneous. Of course I am only bursting at 8fps but even still its not instantaneous on SD cards.
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nandbytes said:
These guys claim to have tested SD vs. CFA on A7IV

www.memorycard-lab.com

Ranking: Best Memory Cards for Sony Alpha 7 IV [CFexpress]

The Sony Alpha 7 IV has two memory card slots: One exclusively for SD memory cards with support for the fast UHS-II protocol and a second slot that accommo...
www.memorycard-lab.com
versus
www.memorycard-lab.com

Ranking: Best Memory Cards for Sony Alpha 7 IV [SDXC]

The Alpha 7 IV takes Sony's full-frame entry onto a new level – especially considering the much higher MSRP than before. The backside-illuminated 35mm sens...
www.memorycard-lab.com

At least on A7IV pergear apparently gives nearly twice the speed as of the kingston.
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I’ve not done any burst shooting since having the cards, but the clearing of the buffer has never really been an issue since I can still use the camera whilst it’s clearing, I was hoping to see lightning fast transfer of files to the computer though. I’ll likely do a comparison test at some point ;)
 
nandbytes said:
if you need a zoom yes.
if you are ok with primes there is a sigma 500mm f5.6 on the cards and you can use 300mm GM with TCs and there are of course the 400mm f2.8 and 600m f4.

There are other options
Tamron 150-500mm f6.7 - too slow IMO
Sigma 60-600mm and 150-600mm - might be a good alternative to 200-600mm but overall still prefer the Sony for 1st party AF support, sharpness, internal zoom etc.
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Definitely a zoom, and £1200ish max so I think that rules out any primes!
 
T_J_G said:
Definitely a zoom, and £1200ish max so I think that rules out any primes!
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with that budget I guess 200-600mm is best option for 400mm+ reach.

The sigma 60-600mm I think costs a little more but the 10x zoom is pretty near. Though tbh I rarely use my 200-600mm lower than 400mm so its not really useful for me.

longer term you could look to swap 200-600mm for the sigma 500mm f5.6 if it comes in at around £2K (which means in a year or two it'll be available for your budget)
 
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snerkler said:
I’ve not done any burst shooting since having the cards, but the clearing of the buffer has never really been an issue since I can still use the camera whilst it’s clearing, I was hoping to see lightning fast transfer of files to the computer though. I’ll likely do a comparison test at some point ;)
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Ive just transferred 1196 lossless compressed using the pergear 260g and reader using normal usb. I copy and paste to a folder and it took 1min for the pc to prepare and 3 mins to transfer so 4 mins well 4 min 11 secs to complete.
USBc lightning port may be faster but i have no problem with that.
 
Mike.P said:
I haven't bought anything lens/body related for nearly a year now but have sold absolutely loads. Getting the itch to spend some cash, a9 iii is tempting but so is the A1.
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I thought about the A9MKIII but decided I wanted more MP than my A9. I shoot a lot of weddings and corporate events and love my 35 and 85 f1.4 primes. The ability at the tap of a button to go into APSC mode and still get 21mp files is extremely useful .
 
Bungieben said:
Ive just transferred 1196 lossless compressed using the pergear 260g and reader using normal usb. I copy and paste to a folder and it took 1min for the pc to prepare and 3 mins to transfer so 4 mins well 4 min 11 secs to complete.
USBc lightning port may be faster but i have no problem with that.
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I don’t know how many GB that relates to but from memory I can offload around 90Gb (maybe more) in that time from my SD cards. It’s got me curious now so I’ll do a test at some point ;)
 
Mike.P said:
Yes, I decided I needed some half decent primes, then carried on using zooms.

99% of what I shoot is wildlife so it's rare I use anything under 400mm though.
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My Sony 35mm f1.8 is next up to be mounted on my A7. I'm trying to rotate my lens choice and get around to using them more often.
 
So another video question on the A9 and getting head around exposure.

I have set it to manual mode. 1/50 shutter to double frame 25 frame rate.

In auto iso I can adjust exposure. In manual iso I can’t adjust exposure.

So just wondering what’s the best way to get exposure correct. Auto iso and adjust the exposure or manual iso and not be able to adjust exposure.

Or am I missing something?
 
JJ! said:
So another video question on the A9 and getting head around exposure.

I have set it to manual mode. 1/50 shutter to double frame 25 frame rate.

In auto iso I can adjust exposure. In manual iso I can’t adjust exposure.

So just wondering what’s the best way to get exposure correct. Auto iso and adjust the exposure or manual iso and not be able to adjust exposure.

Or am I missing something?
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I’m assuming we’re talking video here? Also when you say adjusting exposure are you referring to exposure compensation?

There is of course no exposure comp when everything is in manual as you are setting exposure, well, manually. Exp comp is there for auto/semi auto modes in case you don’t agree with the exposure the camera has given.
 
Any idea why e-infin no longer sell Signa lenses on the u.k version of the site. Yet they are available on the e.u version of the site?
 
f/2.8 said:
Any idea why e-infin no longer sell Signa lenses on the u.k version of the site. Yet they are available on the e.u version of the site?
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Nope, very strange.
 
f/2.8 said:
Any idea why e-infin no longer sell Signa lenses on the u.k version of the site. Yet they are available on the e.u version of the site?
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I noticed that myself i searched the Sigma 105mm and it showed up on there Europe site so i clicked to go uk and as you mention there’s none listed at all… Its been like that for a while no Sigma stuff.
 
Brand new A7RV, used once yesterday and looks like a pin has snapped off the lens contact unit. The camera no longer recognises any lenses. I'm pragmatic about it, been using Sony Alpha's for a long time now and its the first issue I've had.
 

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Throttle said:
I noticed that myself i searched the Sigma 105mm and it showed up on there Europe site so i clicked to go uk and as you mention there’s none listed at all… Its been like that for a while no Sigma stuff.
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Yes, I looked to get the Sigma 14-24 F2.8 DG DN from there, no joy, so ended up buying from SLR Hut, though I've not received it yet.
 
Santafe2000 said:
Brand new A7RV, used once yesterday and looks like a pin has snapped off the lens contact unit. The camera no longer recognises any lenses. I'm pragmatic about it, been using Sony Alpha's for a long time now and its the first issue I've had.
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But I have never heard of or know pins snapping across any brands.... going back to film days/bodies.

If you have only used it once, I assume its new. I'd ask for a replacement instead of warranty.
 
Santafe2000 said:
Yes, I looked to get the Sigma 14-24 F2.8 DG DN from there, no joy, so ended up buying from SLR Hut, though I've not received it yet.
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make sure you test this one for decentering. I tried two copies and both were decentered (2nd one worst than 1st).
So I personally just gave up on this lens, may be I was just really unlucky.
 
ancient_mariner said:
Looks like time to use the warranty.
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Grey goods, bought from Efinity so no UK warranty. I've always bought this way and I accept the risks. Efinity may take it back but I don't really want to wait months for it to be sorted. It will likely go to the Sony authorised repair centre in Manchester.
 
nandbytes said:
make sure you test this one for decentering. I tried two copies and both were decentered (2nd one worst than 1st).
So I personally just gave up on this lens, may be I was just really unlucky.
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I will thanks. Not heard of that issue at all before now.
 
Santafe2000 said:
Grey goods, bought from Efinity so no UK warranty. I've always bought this way and I accept the risks. Efinity may take it back but I don't really want to wait months for it to be sorted. It will likely go to the Sony authorised repair centre in Manchester.
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Just a thought - is it possible the pin is jammed in, rather than snapped off?
 
Santafe2000 said:
Grey goods, bought from Efinity so no UK warranty. I've always bought this way and I accept the risks. Efinity may take it back but I don't really want to wait months for it to be sorted. It will likely go to the Sony authorised repair centre in Manchester.
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Obviously up to you but I'd be exchanging it despite the time it takes, I'd worry if any of the other pins are faulty.
 
Well I got it completely wrong with the memory cards, to offload 19.96GB data onto my computer the Pergear CFExpress took 45s, whereas 19.92GB on the SD card took 1min 45s. The SD cards was 'only' my 250mb/s card rather than 300mb/s but clearly the CFExpress is much quicker. I don't know if my computer was having a bit of a moment last time though as it seemed noticeably quicker offloading the Pergear card today :thinking:
 
snerkler said:
Obviously up to you but I'd be exchanging it despite the time it takes, I'd worry if any of the other pins are faulty.
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Yes, I agree. I'll be having the whole lens contact unit renewed. Out of interest I did some shopping around and managed to find the part, which is £105.00. Just wanted to look in case I'm told there is a parts supply issue.

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