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

When you get time to play with it...

I'll be interested to know what happens when you exceed the max shutter speed with a wide aperture lens... I think I've read that you have to manually change to the electronic shutter or I suppose just use the electronic shutter all the time.
 
f/2.8 said:
Spent ages in WEX looking at different things and came home with this. It so much easier buying stuff for work. You just get what you need and away again.
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This is so true though, for work is a completely different mindset, different set of criteria. For personal stuff, a lot of the must haves for me goes out the window, which is why I got a bunch of Fuji stuff.
 
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Newly purchase Samdung 45mm won't work with the A7CII without doing a Beta firmware upgrade.
 
Recently here the light has just been so lifeless it's been pretty pointless taking a picture.
 
f/2.8 said:
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Newly purchase Samdung 45mm won't work with the A7CII without doing a Beta firmware upgrade.
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That's not great. I was considering the 45mm as a light alternative but I'll have to check it's compatible with the A1 first. I still have a samyang dock somewhere
woof woof said:
Recently here the light has just been so lifeless it's been pretty pointless taking a picture.
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Yep, my gear's collecting dust at the moment :(
 
snerkler said:
Yep, my gear's collecting dust at the moment :(
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I've been taking pictures as I like taking pictures. I often like processing them and looking at the finished result too but those I've taken in the past few days haven't been fun to look at and will probably all be deleted as I have enough dead light pictures already.

I might keep this one.

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woof woof said:
I've been taking pictures as I like taking pictures. I often like processing them and looking at the finished result too but those I've taken in the past few days haven't been fun to look at and will probably all be deleted as I have enough dead light pictures already.
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I was looking for an old photo and realised how many 'bad' photos I take along the way to get the good photos whereas now I get too focused on trying to get good photos and worrying too much about bad ones. I've been trying to make more effort to just use the camera and not worry so much about the quality of the photos and in particular just take the camera even if I don't think I'm going to use it as you never know.
 
JohnMcL7 said:
I was looking for an old photo and realised how many 'bad' photos I take along the way to get the good photos whereas now I get too focused on trying to get good photos and worrying too much about bad ones. I've been trying to make more effort to just use the camera and not worry so much about the quality of the photos and in particular just take the camera even if I don't think I'm going to use it as you never know.
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As we seem to get so few nice days here I like to see blue skies but I suppose if there's one thing I should do it's learn how to take pictures in poor light.
 
woof woof said:
As we seem to get so few nice days here I like to see blue skies but I suppose if there's one thing I should do it's learn how to take pictures in poor light.
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It's tricky, I was taking some shots of the dog on dark-ish winter mornings and I was getting usable shutter speeds but the photos are all flat and it's hard to bring out some of the detail. I was getting frustrated and then went onto the next set when the sun was out a bit and they just look miles better without any work, it's clearly quite a skill to be able to work with the photos in poorer lighting and make them look good. The strong low suns can be tricky as well even though it's giving decent light in one direction but it makes for very harsh shadows.
 
snerkler said:
That's not great. I was considering the 45mm as a light alternative but I'll have to check it's compatible with the A1 first. I still have a samyang dock somewhere
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Not sure about the A1, I didn’t see it mentioned. The lens shipped with firmware version 4 and it only arrived in from Samyang last week according to the supplier. You need version 7 to be able to use it on the A7cII, A9III and the A7RV.

Luckily a wedding video guy I know is lending me his lens station as I couldn’t get one delivered until the end of next week and nobody local has any stock.
 
Raymond Lin said:
This is so true though, for work is a completely different mindset, different set of criteria. For personal stuff, a lot of the must haves for me goes out the window, which is why I got a bunch of Fuji stuff.
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It’s definitely different spending your own money compared to spending what I would see as work’s money :).

I unexpectedly got more money trading in the Olympus gear than I had paid for it making the decision a bit easier.
 
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I never noticed before but now I've seen the bright reflection in the roof shown here I can't now unsee it.
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I can't decide whether it looks better toned down or gone altogether, any thoughts please?
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snerkler said:
I never noticed before but now I've seen the bright reflection in the roof shown here I can't now unsee it.
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I can't decide whether it looks better toned down or gone altogether, any thoughts please?
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This is not the brightest non-subject part by far, so really I wouldn't worry about it, and I am particularly fussy about bright highlights in my backgrounds, usually not allowing any at all.
 
LongLensPhotography said:
This is not the brightest non-subject part by far, so really I wouldn't worry about it, and I am particularly fussy about bright highlights in my backgrounds, usually not allowing any at all.
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Thanks.
 
JohnMcL7 said:
I was looking for an old photo and realised how many 'bad' photos I take along the way to get the good photos whereas now I get too focused on trying to get good photos and worrying too much about bad ones. I've been trying to make more effort to just use the camera and not worry so much about the quality of the photos and in particular just take the camera even if I don't think I'm going to use it as you never know.
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This is why I recently went down the X100f route. For general walkabout, non real photography times out & about. Just documenting. Snapshot'ing.... I still look for something in the image, but don't wait & put the full effort in.

The Sony gear I have been using for more dedicated time out for sunrise, landscapes etc
 
LeeRatters said:
This is why I recently went down the X100f route. For general walkabout, non real photography times out & about. Just documenting. Snapshot'ing.... I still look for something in the image, but don't wait & put the full effort in.

The Sony gear I have been using for more dedicated time out for sunrise, landscapes etc
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That’s why I’ve been looking at the Fuji X100, but I sometimes wonder if I’d be better with the Ricoh GRIII being that bit wider, and having a 35mm crop mode.

I also sometimes I think about just getting a pancake 35mm for my Sony as it’d be much cheaper ;)
 
snerkler said:
That’s why I’ve been looking at the Fuji X100, but I sometimes wonder if I’d be better with the Ricoh GRIII being that bit wider, and having a 35mm crop mode.

I also sometimes I think about just getting a pancake 35mm for my Sony as it’d be much cheaper ;)
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I sort of like the idea of the 40G tbh.

I know it's a 2/3rds weight saving but I just think I'd rather carry the additional 350g & have f/1.4 of the 35GM ;)
 
JohnMcL7 said:
It's tricky, I was taking some shots of the dog on dark-ish winter mornings and I was getting usable shutter speeds but the photos are all flat and it's hard to bring out some of the detail. I was getting frustrated and then went onto the next set when the sun was out a bit and they just look miles better without any work, it's clearly quite a skill to be able to work with the photos in poorer lighting and make them look good. The strong low suns can be tricky as well even though it's giving decent light in one direction but it makes for very harsh shadows.
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Yesterday I dropped Mrs WW off at college where she volunteers and I had three ours to myself. As the weather was so poor locally I thought it was pointless going to the park so I went for a drive to Southend and Whitby but the light was no better and it still wasn't when I picked her up and we went for a picnic. I usually take a camera when I go for a walk and even if the pictures are poor I suppose taking pictures gives me an excuse to look at things from different angles and distances as that's the sort of thing I do, if doing this without a camera I'd look even stranger.
 
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snerkler said:
That’s why I’ve been looking at the Fuji X100, but I sometimes wonder if I’d be better with the Ricoh GRIII being that bit wider, and having a 35mm crop mode.

I also sometimes I think about just getting a pancake 35mm for my Sony as it’d be much cheaper ;)
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I’m a big fan of the X100 series but if you think 35mm would be limiting then it’s not the camera for you - I’d struggle with the GR series as I hate working from rear screens, yes I know there is a viewfinder option available.

Another option would be a Leica Q series camera but that’s getting even less pocketable.

Personally I would think long and hard about a fixed focal length camera, I love them, but you have in the past wanted a lot some flexibility and probably suffer from FLA

FLA = Focal Length Anxiety
 
snerkler said:
That’s why I’ve been looking at the Fuji X100, but I sometimes wonder if I’d be better with the Ricoh GRIII being that bit wider, and having a 35mm crop mode.

I also sometimes I think about just getting a pancake 35mm for my Sony as it’d be much cheaper ;)
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I bought an X100s but if was faulty and had to go back so I got a X100f. I liked the old style look and controls, the quick start up, the quiet shutter and the EVF but the camera always felt clunky in use to me with some operational quirks too. I found the AF less snappy and accurate compared to MFT and the manual focus action is IMO just awful and I saw no image quality improvement over my newer MFT cameras so sadly the Fuji didn't get used. The A7 is just better... and my MFT cameras much more responsive.

"Pancake" lens wise the Sony 35mm f2.8 is still IMO a very good lens but it does exacerbate the sensor reflection issue on my A7 in 0.1% of my shots.

I do hope Sony make a FF camera with manual dials like the Fuji and Nikon offerings even if it may never get the fandom the Fuji inspires.
 
billgatese30 said:
I always thought of myself as working class until I visited south bank. ;)
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That's where my family is from. These days I wouldn't call it working class as sadly some people there have no intention of working.
 
Mr Perceptive said:
I’m a big fan of the X100 series but if you think 35mm would be limiting then it’s not the camera for you - I’d struggle with the GR series as I hate working from rear screens, yes I know there is a viewfinder option available.

Another option would be a Leica Q series camera but that’s getting even less pocketable.

Personally I would think long and hard about a fixed focal length camera, I love them, but you have in the past wanted a lot some flexibility and probably suffer from FLA

FLA = Focal Length Anxiety
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This has changed somewhat and I do on occasion go out with just the 35mm.

Leica’s well out of my price bracket ;)
 
LeeRatters said:
This is why I recently went down the X100f route. For general walkabout, non real photography times out & about. Just documenting. Snapshot'ing.... I still look for something in the image, but don't wait & put the full effort in.

The Sony gear I have been using for more dedicated time out for sunrise, landscapes etc
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I have a little RX1R which for a while I was using all the time but somehow it fell out of use and I have been trying to get back to that point but for some reason it's not clicking at the moment. I didn't like not having a zoom or interchangeable lenses initially but I was quickly used to it and in some ways I like not having a choice so no having to work out what lenses I think I might need.
 
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Have the firmware updated on the noodle maker 45mm and its now working grand. :cool:

A7CII and the wee 45mm I think will be perfect for what I wanted this for and still have the option of grabbing my proper lenses etc, if needed,

It is a pity the Batis 40mm has such dodgy A.F as 40mm is a focal length I really like. Can't see me buying anything else for this set up.
 
f/2.8 said:
I bought it used. There was a lot of things I like about it. The gear itself is great build quality and just feels nice to use. The A.F performance was very good.

I just have a problem with the images though which is obviously the most important thing. I haven’t 100% made by mind up yet was a bit of a spare of the moment decision buying it. Will see what WEX offer for it and make a call on it then.
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If you have had them less than 2 weeks and bought online then distance selling rules should mean you can return
 
f/2.8 said:
Have the firmware updated on the noodle maker 45mm and its now working grand. :cool:

A7CII and the wee 45mm I think will be perfect for what I wanted this for and still have the option of grabbing my proper lenses etc, if needed,

It is a pity the Batis 40mm has such dodgy A.F as 40mm is a focal length I really like. Can't see me buying anything else for this set up.
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get a proper Sigma ART 40mm f/1.4 and stop playing with noodles
 
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