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

Are multiple aliens about to beam down?

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This appeals to me.

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As does this. Tree, because, feeling dreamy.

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Ah Ha!

Dustin Abbott says...

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Comparing the Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 to the Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VXD

A supertelephoto zoom lens is a fantastically versatile piece of equipment that can open up new creative opportunities in a wide variety of genres. Nowadays, there is a range of options available to photographers, and this excellent video compares two of the most intriguing lenses: the Sony FE...
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woof woof said:
Ah Ha!

Dustin Abbott says...

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Comparing the Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 to the Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VXD

A supertelephoto zoom lens is a fantastically versatile piece of equipment that can open up new creative opportunities in a wide variety of genres. Nowadays, there is a range of options available to photographers, and this excellent video compares two of the most intriguing lenses: the Sony FE...
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I know which I'll be keeping - 500mm is ok at the long end,but wildlife photographer like me need the reach of a 600mm :)

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f/2.8 said:
I had bought them long before that. Seen it being discussed on Facebook. While they discussed I bought. 2 of them already sold.:cool:
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WIll you be able to claim cashback on them all as I thought you can only get CB on a limited number?
 
snerkler said:
WIll you be able to claim cashback on them all as I thought you can only get CB on a limited number?
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On some of them I will I did them as as separate orders in other peoples names my wife, my mum etc. 2 I had to buy in my own name and I won’t get cash back on those as I have already maxed out the cash back for this year in my own name.
 
gman said:
lalalalalalala, oh Sony came out on top. Excellent article, well worth the read. :D
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I keep looking at the new 35 and 50mm lenses but they are bigger than the ones I have and I don't get a lot of chances to go anywhere to use them these days so... buy or don't bother... over and over again :D
 
Voigtlander 35mm f2 APO Lanthar review...

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"When a lens comes with a long list of assets and is practically devoid of flaws we always grant it our 'Editors' Choice' badge. We feel the Voigtlander fully deserves it."
 
woof woof said:
Voigtlander 35mm f2 APO Lanthar review...

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"When a lens comes with a long list of assets and is practically devoid of flaws we always grant it our 'Editors' Choice' badge. We feel the Voigtlander fully deserves it."
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I wish I hadn't been forced to sell my Voigtlanders (and Loxia). They were lovely lenses, both to handle, and in IQ. But my eyesight varies enough during the day, and day-by-day, enough to make manual focussing unreliable. It's all down to the onset of cataracts, apparently, but they're nowhere near bad enough to being recommended for surgery.
 
Stephen L said:
I wish I hadn't been forced to sell my Voigtlanders (and Loxia). They were lovely lenses, both to handle, and in IQ. But my eyesight varies enough during the day, and day-by-day, enough to make manual focussing unreliable. It's all down to the onset of cataracts, apparently, but they're nowhere near bad enough to being recommended for surgery.
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Oh dear. Sorry to read that.

I use my Voigtlanders more than anything else especially the 35mm f1.4. I tend to keep the Voigtlanders and film era lenses for the times I can take my time and the AF lenses for the times I want to be quicker.

I do keep looking at the Voigtlander 35mm f2 and 50mm f1.2 but don't think I can justify the cost of another unless I sell one of the ones I have.
 
LeeRatters said:
I'm very rarely a black & white person but these look great imo (y)

I've got a few things sorted on the Escort now (after debating a sale!) just in time for this weekend's sh!t weather forecast :rolleyes::ROFLMAO:
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Thanks :)
 
After years of Nikons where you could leave the camera on and the battery would still have charge a month later if it was in the bag I now forget to turn off the Sony's from time to time. The camera will drain the battery in short order and it also gets hot if it is in a bag as it is presumably trying to focus. Pre AF is turned off and the camera is set to go to sleep in a minute of no activity. Surely it is capable of going to sleep and waiting for a button press to make it wake up but I can't see a setting
 
wookie6262 said:
After years of Nikons where you could leave the camera on and the battery would still have charge a month later if it was in the bag I now forget to turn off the Sony's from time to time. The camera will drain the battery in short order and it also gets hot if it is in a bag as it is presumably trying to focus. Pre AF is turned off and the camera is set to go to sleep in a minute of no activity. Surely it is capable of going to sleep and waiting for a button press to make it wake up but I can't see a setting
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mine does go to sleep and it doesn't drain much battery. I have left it on in the bag few times in the past without much consequence.
 
Mine holds charge great when switched off. I'm almost always in AF-C as well so not sure if it could be that?
 
wookie6262 said:
Actually after further experimentation it needed IR Remote to be off and to be in Airplane mode. Working perfectly now
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That's odd, mine doesn't need to be in airplane mode :thinking:
 
wookie6262 said:
After years of Nikons where you could leave the camera on and the battery would still have charge a month later if it was in the bag I now forget to turn off the Sony's from time to time. The camera will drain the battery in short order and it also gets hot if it is in a bag as it is presumably trying to focus. Pre AF is turned off and the camera is set to go to sleep in a minute of no activity. Surely it is capable of going to sleep and waiting for a button press to make it wake up but I can't see a setting
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The A7C just doesn't seem to use any power, off or on. The A7R2, during the short period I had it, ate batteries faster than I could eat pork pies. Even off. On both new and old batteries. And it was a brand-new camera.
 
Stephen L said:
The A7C just doesn't seem to use any power, off or on. The A7R2, during the short period I had it, ate batteries faster than I could eat pork pies. Even off. On both new and old batteries. And it was a brand-new camera.
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Hadn’t realised you’d parted with the R2. What prompted that decision ?
 
trevorbray said:
Hadn’t realised you’d parted with the R2. What prompted that decision ?
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Partly batteries, partly the focussing, as even for landscapes I’ve got used to using AFC with flexible spot for “focus and recompose”. And strange though it seems I find the viewfinder on the A7C suits me more. Yes, it’s smaller, but it’s also clearer. Also the hump gets in the way in a small bag.
 
footman said:
I can't seem to stop messing around with things, I've taken the Samyang 135mm f2 that I'm using for astrophotography and stuck a Sony 1.4x TC on it just to see if it would work.
Unknown (as yet, will ask my gardening wife) blue flower in the garden. Samyang 135mm f2 @f4.5, 1/125th ISO400, A9,Sony 1.4x TC.
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Delphinium?

Cracking shot by the way. That lens appears to be a belter.
 
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