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woof woof said:
Another G lens coming?

Sony will announce a new G lens in February? | sonyalpharumors

Another sources told me that Sony is likely to release a new "G" lens in February. And it is related to this lens and this lens. What do you make out of this info? ;)
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I think I'd like to see a 28, 35 or 50mm F1.8 G of similar build and optical quality to the 20mm f1.8 G or a 28 or 35mm mini f2.5/f2.8 G. If it's anything else I doubt very much I'll be interested.

Anyone hoping for anything?
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It’s a zoom.
 
Actually a 16-50mm f4 would be great.
 
I was hoping for telephoto prime, 600mm f/5.6 or a 500mm maybe?
 
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f/2.8 said:
I am waiting for a 50mm f/1.8, have been for about 3 years :ROFLMAO: Have been trolling Sony on social media for ages about it and their rep.
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Hi all, on the subject of the 50mm f1.8 am I the only one that isn’t overly impressed with this lens? It’s sharp but the focus is really noisy and relatively slow and the purple fringing (excuse my lack of the correct terminology) in bright sunlight is really bad.
 
the only one that isn’t overly impressed with this lens
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No, I don't think so - the comments above are because it has such a bad rep people want a replacement.

The Zeiss 55 and the 50/2.5 mini G have good reviews/opinions.
 
Micro-four-thirds said:
Hi all, on the subject of the 50mm f1.8 am I the only one that isn’t overly impressed with this lens? It’s sharp but the focus is really noisy and relatively slow and the purple fringing (excuse my lack of the correct terminology) in bright sunlight is really bad
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It is trash
the_accidental said:
No, I don't think so - the comments above are because it has such a bad rep people want a replacement.

The Zeiss 55 and the 50/2.5 mini G have good reviews/opinions.
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Neither are a 50 f/1.8
 
f/2.8 said:
I am waiting for a 50mm f/1.8, have been for about 3 years :ROFLMAO: Have been trolling Sony on social media for ages about it and their rep.
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I've been thinking of selling my 55mm f1.8 and just doing without but if they do bring out a decent 50mm f1.8 I might well get one. I know they do a budget one now but I've stayed away as some have reported slow focusing and if that's the case I think it'd be pretty poor on my A7 as the 50mm macro was basically unusable on the A7.

I have been thinking of having quite a severe clear out as I have lenses I haven't used much at all, 35mm f2.8 hasn't been used since I got the 40mm f2.5 and 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8's get used very infrequently ditto the 28mm f2 and I might have used the 28-70mm about four times.
 
the_accidental said:
No, I don't think so - the comments above are because it has such a bad rep people want a replacement.

The Zeiss 55 and the 50/2.5 mini G have good reviews/opinions.
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I have the 55mm and at the time I got it I thought it was the best lens I'd ever used. I compared it to my Canon 50mm f2.5 "Macro" and I thought it was better than the Canon lens at every aperture the Canon could match. I've never got over the fact that it's 55mm not 50mm though.

I have the 40mm f2.5 G and I've read that the 50mm can't quite match the 40mm for resolution and contrast but is better for CA and flare resistance. I don't know if I really see the point in having 40 and 50mm f2.5 lenses though. If a new 50mm f1.8 came alone I would think about it.
 
Micro-four-thirds said:
Hi all, on the subject of the 50mm f1.8 am I the only one that isn’t overly impressed with this lens? It’s sharp but the focus is really noisy and relatively slow and the purple fringing (excuse my lack of the correct terminology) in bright sunlight is really bad.
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I actually forgot I bought this lens but similarly found the focus slow and noisy so just ended up not using it.
 
woof woof said:
I've been thinking of selling my 55mm f1.8 and just doing without but if they do bring out a decent 50mm f1.8 I might well get one. I know they do a budget one now but I've stayed away as some have reported slow focusing and if that's the case I think it'd be pretty poor on my A7 as the 50mm macro was basically unusable on the A7.

I have been thinking of having quite a severe clear out as I have lenses I haven't used much at all, 35mm f2.8 hasn't been used since I got the 40mm f2.5 and 35, 55 and 85mm f1.8's get used very infrequently ditto the 28mm f2 and I might have used the 28-70mm about four times.
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I would deffo buy a 50mm f/1.8 if one was available. Even if it was as good as the 35 f/1.8 and similar size I would get it.

Got rid of the 55 years ago. Have the 50 f/1.2 which is spectacular and the Samyang 45mm f1.8 which is fine for what it is. Would find room for a 50 f/1.8 if one was available though.

Have asked Sony for a 50 f/1.8 but while the old one continues to sell in large numbers they don’t seem interested.
 
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f/2.8 said:
Have asked Sony for a 50 f/1.8 but while the old one continues to sell in large numbers they don’t seem interested.
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A shame.

I want to keep this up as a hobby but time for photography has been limited for a few months now and I've started to look at all the little or even unused gear. I'll see it time frees up a bit as the days get longer and hopefully we get better weather.
 
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Bungieben said:
Sony A1 V3 firmware available
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Seems a decent update considering. That being said I doubt any of the new features will benefit me :LOL:
 
snerkler said:
Seems a decent update considering. That being said I doubt any of the new features will benefit me :LOL:
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Doesn’t seem that long ago this thread was full of people complaining about focus bracketing on the A1 and demanding Sony add it or they would be jumping ship. Even by some who didn’t even own the camera. :ROFLMAO:

For those there you go it’s there now I guess.
 
f/1.4 said:
Shooting up to 1/80000 at all apertures, wonder what the catch is IQ wise.
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It's for the A9 series that update, they're global shutter sensors so I'd not expect any problems there (I've worked extensively with sony global shutter sensor machine vision cameras).
 
f/1.4 said:
Shooting up to 1/80000 at all apertures, wonder what the catch is IQ wise.
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I was just going to say I missed this on the update list, but just seen the other replies saying it's for the A9 ;)

I've never actually hit the shutter speed limit yet, even shooting at f1.2.
 
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snerkler said:
I was just going to say I missed this on the update list, but just seen the other replies saying it's for the A9 ;)

I've never actually hit the shutter speed limit yet, even shooting at f1.2.
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I'm a bit surprised as even in dull light east Cleveland I can hit 1/8,000.
 
nog said:
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Yeah been using for about a year or more. No issues at all. Some of the more expensive CF-A cards are a bit faster read speed but then again they are more than twice the price.

Have quite a few of the these cards now and while buy more when I need them.

That is a great price for them.
 
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When I was mucking about at 1/32000 on a bright summer day I was surprised even wide open at F1.8 I was needing isos between 1000 and 1600.
 
f/2.8 said:
Yeah been using for about a year or more. No issues at all. Some of the more expensive CF-A cards are a bit faster read speed but then again they are more than twice the price.

Have quite a few of the these cards now and while buy more when I need them.

That is a great price for them.
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Really interesting. Was just about to go for the Sony 960gb - with £100 cashback and a bit if haggling, was looking at £400. But £140 for 2x 256gb is very attractive!
 
f/2.8 said:
Yeah been using for about a year or more. No issues at all. Some of the more expensive CF-A cards are a bit faster read speed but then again they are more than twice the price.

Have quite a few of the these cards now and while buy more when I need them.

That is a great price for them.
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Thanks, reviews for Pergear seem pretty good but always good to get confirmation from someone who uses them. Just ordered
Tricky01 said:
Really interesting. Was just about to go for the Sony 960gb - with £100 cashback and a bit if haggling, was looking at £400. But £140 for 2x 256gb is very attractive!
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Signed up for their newsletter and got a code for 8% off. Code was Pergear25, you might need to sign up to use code
 
I'm considering buying a lens second hand that was released early 2024. I've got two options:

Ebay seller: lots of engagement over messages, fully trust him. He bought it second hand from wex in 'as new' condition and is still the same. Comes boxed, but obviously no warranty.

Camera shop: graded 9/10, no box but comes with original front and rear caps and hood, as well as 6 month warranty. Have haggled on price to match eBay and also added in a 960gb sony card with £150 off too.

What would you do? Think it's a question of box and 'as new' vs 6 month warranty and 9/10.

Really on the fence on this one - please help me fall one way or the other!
 
Tricky01 said:
I'm considering buying a lens second hand that was released early 2024. I've got two options:

Ebay seller: lots of engagement over messages, fully trust him. He bought it second hand from wex in 'as new' condition and is still the same. Comes boxed, but obviously no warranty.

Camera shop: graded 9/10, no box but comes with original front and rear caps and hood, as well as 6 month warranty. Have haggled on price to match eBay and also added in a 960gb sony card with £150 off too.

What would you do? Think it's a question of box and 'as new' vs 6 month warranty and 9/10.

Really on the fence on this one - please help me fall one way or the other!
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Looks a good deal on the card, depends how much you want the 960gb card really versus two 256gb :).
Buying from eBay you have 30 days to return the goods if they are not as described, if a lens has a problem I’d say it was not as described. How likely is a newish lens to develop a fault, any reports about that particular lens.
 
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JohnMcL7 said:
When I was mucking about at 1/32000 on a bright summer day I was surprised even wide open at F1.8 I was needing isos between 1000 and 1600.
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Sounds about right - when I first got my 85 f/1.4 on my A900 (base ISO 200), I found I was slightly overexposed on a bright day wide open at max shutter of 1/8000, so you're in the same sort of overall exposure as that.
 
nog said:
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Anyone have experience using them? Thanks

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Pergear Standard 256GB CFexpress Type A Memory Card for Sony Alpha & FX Cameras

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Been using them for a while, no problems at all. I have the 880/400mb/s ones. Their card reader isn't great though, the card slot doesn't have a click lock and the card wobbles about a bit in the port and is not always recognised by my computer. Bought a Lexar one instead and that's much better.
 
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