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

Seen a video last night on the 50mm 1.8, and the guy was saying the lens had initially gotten horrible reviews but most of these were pre-A7III [mostly with the A7II, it had sluggish AF and was very noisey] - and that the lens was great on the A7III after FW updates to it. Surely if there's a FW update for the lens it gets it on the A7II too no? Is the II that much worse than the III for AF with older lenses?
 
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Cagey75 said:
Seen a video last night on the 50mm 1.8, and the guy was saying the lens had initially gotten horrible reviews but most of these were pre-A7III [mostly with the A7II, it had sluggish AF and was very noisey] - and that the lens was great on the A7III after FW updates to it. Surely if there's a FW update for the lens it gets it on the A7II too no? Is the II that much worse than the III for AF with older lenses?
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The 3 has a different and newer autofocus system to the second generation which had the same autofocus system as the original a7, so i would expect it to perform better and faster on all lenses. It could be a case that with the improvements so y were able to get that little bit more out of the lens than was previously possible
 
RPhotos said:
The 3 has a different and newer autofocus system to the second generation which had the same autofocus system as the original a7, so i would expect it to perform better and faster on all lenses. It could be a case that with the improvements so y were able to get that little bit more out of the lens than was previously possible
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Makes sense, couldn't figure if the guy meant just that or that the update for the lens itself only worked on the III, that wouldn't make sense
 
Anyone know of a decent value used LA-EA4 for sale? There were 2 last week (LCE & MBP) around £169, but both seem to have gone.
 
ancient_mariner said:
Anyone know of a decent value used LA-EA4 for sale? There were 2 last week (LCE & MBP) around £169, but both seem to have gone.
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It has retained its value surprisingly well. That's actually a good price for it.
Perhaps try your luck in the wanted forums?
 
This seemed a better place because it's of direct interest and I've never had success with the wanted forum.
 
rookies said:
Settings hmm be interested know your settings [emoji1303]
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95% in Aperture priority with Auto ISO. Body with 35mm set a 1/125th minimum and 85mm set at min 1/250th.

Custom button 1 APSC/25mm
Custom button 2 Playback
Custom Button 3 Silent shooting
Custom Button 4 Live View Display selection
Eye-AF on AEL button

E-front curtain off, anti flickr off. Also set so that camera doesn't fire unless two memory cards installed. RAW to both cards.
 
T_J_G said:
Settings all copied to the second body, what a chore!

A snap from Josh's first birthday:

Joshua's 1st Birthday by Tim G, on Flickr
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Lovely boy, looks really happy.
This is what a Josh (my son) looks like when they're 33! :love:
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A7RIII, Batis 85mm
 
At that price it'd be cheaper than film era 85's and could even be better quality.

Well soon know but I think $150 may be a bit optimistic. I think it'll cost more.
 
woof woof said:
At that price it'd be cheaper than film era 85's and could even be better quality.

Well soon know but I think $150 may be a bit optimistic. I think it'll cost more.
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Well the Canon AutoFocus 85mm f/1.8 Mieke can be had new for around £150 so I'm not sure they can charge too much.
 
NewBeetle said:
Well the Canon AutoFocus 85mm f/1.8 Mieke can be had new for around £150 so I'm not sure they can charge too much.
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ah, I didn't know that and if this MF one is that cheap or cheaper it may be a bit of a bargain, but who for?

85mm for me is more of a people shot length not a walk about length and for manual focus/zone/hyperfocal walk about stuff I'd pick a 35 or 50mm every time over an 85 but for someone shooting static portraits and the like this could be very interesting especially if it gives a nice look at f1.8-5 or so.

If it's acceptable and cheap it might compete very well against the legacy 85's that can go for around £200 or even more.
 
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woof woof said:
ah, I didn't know that and if this MF one is that cheap or cheaper it may be a bit of a bargain, but who for?

85mm for me is more of a people shot length not a walk about length and for manual focus/zone/hyperfocal walk about stuff I'd pick a 35 or 50mm every time over an 85 but for someone shooting static portraits and the like this could be very interesting especially if it gives a nice look at f1.8-5 or so.

If it's acceptable and cheap it might compete very well against the legacy 85's that can go for around £200 or even more.
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I used a lot of 50mm FF manual lenses on my APSC so I'm really comfortable with the 85mm now I'm using a FF body. I use it pretty much every genre, which is lucky as I only currently have the Sony 85 1.8 and Samyang 14mm 2.8 :D
 
NewBeetle said:
I used a lot of 50mm FF manual lenses on my APSC so I'm really comfortable with the 85mm now I'm using a FF body. I use it pretty much every genre, which is lucky as I only currently have the Sony 85 1.8 and Samyang 14mm 2.8 :D
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The Sony 1.8 is quite the lens, was testing with new body last night in a dim lounge and the AF speed really impressed me
 
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Have gone from not caring at all if Sony ever bring out a 35mm f/1.8 to desperately wanting them to do it, just so I don't have to read any more crying about it.
 
T_J_G said:
Not at all, and apologies if it came across in that way.

I'm just wondering your thoughts on it? I haven't noticed anything that I haven't liked in the few months I've owned the lens.
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It's capable of beautifully soft bokeh, but if the background is too busy it can look 'characterful' and almost with 'swirl' which I can understand some people are not keen on. It's a great lens, and I'm very happy with mine.
 
T_J_G said:
Not at all, and apologies if it came across in that way.

I'm just wondering your thoughts on it? I haven't noticed anything that I haven't liked in the few months I've owned the lens.
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just meant that the bokeh renders quite oval, cat eye like shapes.
i actually really like it when having a leafy background as im fond of that swirly bokeh effect.
 
The Sony is more like one of my old 85's for bokeh. It's more characterful than smooth and modern. I do like the size, weight and price but for bokeh I liked my Sigma f1.4 better.

The swirly look can work for some shots though.
 
woof woof said:
The Sony is more like one of my old 85's for bokeh. It's more characterful than smooth and modern. I do like the size, weight and price but for bokeh I liked my Sigma f1.4 better.

The swirly look can work for some shots though.
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Can't say I've noticed the swirly effect, but I'll scroll through my shots later and have a look.

addicknchips said:
anyone have a samyang 24mm they don't need?
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Nope, mine's staying in my bag :)
 
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