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I assume you meant 22Mp.See your point re canvas & TV, I've currently got pics on both that have been shot with 22mb and they're all fine.
I assume you meant 22Mp.See your point re canvas & TV, I've currently got pics on both that have been shot with 22mb and they're all fine.
If you can afford the R, get the R. Make sure you can also afford expensive fast UHS-II cards also otherwise things will slow down and you won't like itAnnoyingly I'm down the middle with my requirements here! I do display pics on a large 4k TV and print as canvas', so the extra MP helps a lot. Likewise the better AF really appears, one of my pet hates is my number of throwaways due to missing the AF point!
The EVF - agreed not a deal breaker either way, but it is very noticeably better in the R. Argh - decisions decisions!
If you can afford the R, get the R. Make sure you can also afford expensive fast UHS-II cards also otherwise things will slow down and you won't like it
IMO you don't lose a huge lot in terms of AF. It's not like A7RIII AF or frame coverage is bad, just not entire frame.
I went with A7RIII but for me the resolution and pixel shift feature comes in handy.
I’m still reading up and thinking No rush for a decision as I need to sell some kit before I can purchase. I’m ignoring price as grey price is virtually the same, and over the lifetime I’ll have the camera it doesn’t really factor.
Mega pixels I’m also putting to one side, as I simply don’t think I’ll benefit from it.
That then comes down to better evf vs better af. Having more pics in focus is winning on that front.
I’m still reading up and thinking No rush for a decision as I need to sell some kit before I can purchase. I’m ignoring price as grey price is virtually the same, and over the lifetime I’ll have the camera it doesn’t really factor.
Mega pixels I’m also putting to one side, as I simply don’t think I’ll benefit from it.
That then comes down to better evf vs better af. Having more pics in focus is winning on that front.
A better evf won't improve your hit rate.
Then get the A7III
If you don't appreciate the pixels and pixel shift there is not must point in the getting the A7RIII. I wouldn't get the A7RIII for just the EVF alone.
Agreed
That’s the conclusion I’m reaching also
Thanks, that’s the best price I’ve seen. Not used them before, I’m presuming there a similar setup to digitalrev, so grey import with warranty provided by them.
Interesting that there lens prices don’t seem much cheaper than normal places
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Thanks, that’s the best price I’ve seen. Not used them before, I’m presuming there a similar setup to digitalrev, so grey import with warranty provided by them.
Interesting that there lens prices don’t seem much cheaper than normal places
Going by graphs on photonstophotos not a lot. About 1/3rd stop max.Whats the low light high ISO capability of the A7R3 compared to the A73?
It must be poorer with that bloody great 40 odd mp sensor?
What if you don't down sample.When downsampled maybe 1/3 to 1/2 stop at most.
You're probably standing too far back to see any difference in the noise (because the picture is sooooo big.)What if you don't down sample.
I'm surprised there's not much in it.
Not a deal breaker no but good to know.
I tried some astro the other night at Elan Valley with my M43 gear but it's really not cut out for it.
Well you'll probably get better results with m43 if you use their really fast lenses. But those cost a huge lot.
Having said that I have shot night sky successfully with f4 lenses on A7RII.
F1.8 an even f1.4 lenses can be very reasonable both new and especially on the used market but it'll depend on focal length. 17 and 25mm f1.8/f1.4 primes are IMO a bargain for what you get. The wider FoV wide aperture lenses are more expensive but cheaper than some of the FF 24mm f1.4's, the Oly 12mm f2 is IMO a bit of a bargain, maybe.
F3.5 is bit slow for m43.Using Livetime I was limited to 1600 ISO using a Samyang Fisheye at f3.5 so didn't expect much to be honest.
Those lenses are not so useful for astrophotography. You'll get better results with a 24mm f2.8 on a recent FF body than with a 12mm f2 on m43.
Panasonic 12mm f1.4 isn't exactly cheap and will only perform as well as a 24mm f2.8 lenses on FF which are cheaper.
I wouldn't buy m43 for astro stuff but if I already had m43 for shooting various other things and wanted to do astro also there are options to do so (and pretty well too).
They may not be so useful but there are quite a few nice examples on line. I suppose it hangs on what you think is a useful focal length. The point was that there are wide aperture options at pretty decent system costs not that you'll get quality that'll rival the more expensive FF body and lens system. As with other formats the wider you go in FoV and aperture the more expensive it's probably going to be.
But Terry already has MFT? Yes? So the question I'd be asking in their place is what can be done with MFT before getting my money out and going for a FF body and lens.
As I've often said, whenever I think the kit is limiting me I look at what others are doing with the same kit and I usually change my mind. For eg there are some really nice MFT 12mm f2 night sky shots out there. If Terry takes a look at what's possible with MFT and does the money sums and isn't happy either way then FF is always there as an option.
I hear what you're both saying but I didn't buy the M43 kit for astro.
I've had some success but I know it'll never compare to an FX sensor (I used my 6D and D750 for astro and enjoyed it)
Milky Way over Tintagel by Terence Rees, on Flickr
I've a pension payout coming and wondering if I can justify a Sony alongside the M43.
Currently tossing up my options.
Tried Fuji and thought it was okay but couldn't handle the artifacts.
Also Sony lenses are way more money than Olympus / Panasonic.
What lenses do you use?
What sd cards are you guys using on your a9 and a7iii cameras?
I have a couple of Lexar UHD-II 64G but because I shoot dual cards and one slot is gimped so majority of the time I just put in Sandisk UHS-I 95mb/s cards at 128G size mostly.
I do shoot to both slots too...not sure what you mean by one slot gimped?