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Any chance of Sony releasing a firmware that allows you to fire a strobe in electronic shutter?
Any chance of Sony releasing a firmware that allows you to fire a strobe in electronic shutter?
Anyone got any ideas or I may just be well out I have two Lastolite F400s could only send the signal at 1/200 to them but I am sure they do higher than that. Is it the a7r2 the issue or the lights?
Yes I figured they may go higher than 1/200 but they don't. Wonder if it was the camera or lights.Do you mean that the lights won't fire or that you've got a black band on the image? Most studio lights will simply fire whenever the camera triggers them but if you're shooting higher than your sync speed you'll get black bands.
You need a hss enabled flash and triggerYes I figured they may go higher than 1/200 but they don't. Wonder if it was the camera or lights.
Saltburn by the SeaA7 and Minolta 35mm f1.8 and added Nik filter fun...
Steve Huff raves about the hassleblad X1D.
This is part 3 of his review but if you're interested it links back to the others...
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2017/09/17/__trashed-2/
The Sony A9 takes a bit of a bashing here and comes in behind the X1D and an Oly MFT in terms of colour. I can't really comment on that beyond thinking that something could probably be done to make all three cameras look equally good if the user was willing to put in the time and effort.
I get his point about most people not needing this sort of quality and social media usage etc but I do think that I can usually see an advantage for my A7 at least on screen when I process the shots and the advantages include dynamic range and overall file quality. So FF is worth it for me even if there's no printing involved. Plus there's the fact that I can use old lenses on my A7 at their original FoV. That's a massive plus for me and as big a draw as the image quality gain over smaller formats.
I'm not sure that I fully understand the comment that the Sony is the most digital. This is a comment I've seen levelled at this or that camera before and I do wish people would be a bit more precise. As a one line throw away insult I suppose it works for some but not for me and I'd like clarification. If "digital" means clean files with smooth or good transitions of colour and contrast etc then why not just say it. If filmic means characterful things like grain and faults all over the place then just say that's what you want
Anyway, all food for thought
Is FF worth it? Yup. I think so but I don't think MF would be worth it for me.
I got bored
I'm not sure I understood what points he was trying to make.I got bored
Hence being bored. Thanks riz. Wasted nearly 20mins of my life lolI'm not sure I understood what points he was trying to make.
One point of the 35mm f2.8 is that it makes a very compact camera and lens package.
My A7 with 35mm f2.8 fits in the same small Lowepro bag that my MFT Panasonic GX80 and prime fit in and makes a great travel camera.
True, still considering it for that reason only.
However - the 50mm would provide me with a nice low light option, smaller than the 28-70mm but give me some additional reach.
Edit: Might consider the 35mm 2.8 + Oly 50mm 1.8 - best of both then!
Do you need all these Fls? Next you'll want a 70-200 because you're covering most bases. What do you shoot 90% of the time?
Kit changes again.
Bought the 16-35mm (about 90% of my shots are in this range) and have just sold my kit lens (28-70mm) as I use the 'standard' range very rarely and someone offered £205 for it.
Trying to decide what prime to get. Was looking at the Zeiss 35mm 2.8 - but not sure if there is much point now with having the 16-35.
Has anyone got or used the SEL50F18F - FE 50MM F1.8 - is it any good?
Nah, never been a telephoto shooter to be honest. Shoot between 16-35mm 90% of the time, which is why I have that lens. Do want a more compact walk around lens as well though.
I've been using the 16-35 most of the time lately. Be interested to know your thoughts on the 50mm, as I am thinking of adding one to sit between the 16-35 and the 85mm. Sometimes it would be good to have something for when the kids are playing. Have you tried the 55mm?
28 maybe?
I use a Sel5018F for the majority of my shots and find it an excellent lens. It focuses quickly, is quiet and is good wide open. There's an album of shots here;
https://flickr.com/photos/8476499@N02/sets/72157683225918122
Liking the colours, very Fuji like lol
I can think of one..lolIt takes a special kind of idiot to pay $2000 for a lens that produces images like this