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Can be had cheaper new grey so maybe that's why?I'm surprised that 50mm f1.2 hasn't been bought yet. I was very nearly tempted myself.
Can be had cheaper new grey so maybe that's why?I'm surprised that 50mm f1.2 hasn't been bought yet. I was very nearly tempted myself.
Yeah it's very cheap at einfinity, although i'd rather try to haggle a bit off at Panamoz for the 3 year warranty and pay a bit more.Can be had cheaper new grey so maybe that's why?
I've never bought from E-infinity but lenses do tend to be quite a bit cheaper than Panamoz when I've looked. I keep eyeing up the 20-70mm but so far have managed to resistYeah it's very cheap at einfinity, although i'd rather try to haggle a bit off at Panamoz for the 3 year warranty and pay a bit more.
I'd *love* it, but already turned down Kris's 85 ART because we're in a period of high expenditure.
I'm surprised that 50mm f1.2 hasn't been bought yet. I was very nearly tempted myself.
I would quite like to try one but have no real interest in anything under 400mm really, unless it's a macro. The 200-600mm is the only reason I decided to change over to Sony but would certainly move systems should something better come along at a sensible price (watching Nikon closely)
That's what puts me off, and unless comparing side by side I doubt I'd see the difference in subject isolation and background blur compared to f1.4My main interest in recent years has been 35/50 but what holds me back is that I like smaller less attention grabbing kit and the likes of the 50mm f1.2 whilst being relatively small in todays terms is still a big honker compared with some
Hmm you'll probably disagree as you obviously fancy the 20-70mm after eyeing her up constantly for a few weeks but you could keep the 16-35 f4, get shot of the 24-70 and 35 and replace with the Tamron 28-75 G2, it's superb, you've got everything covered from 16-560, one lens less for the bag.I've never bought from E-infinity but lenses do tend to be quite a bit cheaper than Panamoz when I've looked. I keep eyeing up the 20-70mm but so far have managed to resist
That's what puts me off, and unless comparing side by side I doubt I'd see the difference in subject isolation and background blur compared to f1.4
The 20-70mm would be a dog walking and travel lens so times when I’m only going out with one lens, 28mm isn’t wide enough. I’d actually prefer a 16-50mm or even 18-50mm over the 20-70mm but nobody seems to want to make oneHmm you'll probably disagree as you obviously fancy the 20-70mm after eyeing her up constantly for a few weeks but you could keep the 16-35 f4, get shot of the 24-70 and 35 and replace with the Tamron 28-75 G2, it's superb, you've got everything covered from 16-560, one lens less for the bag.
PS. Did I mention it's superb ?
Nothing yet, but I’m guessing they’re on American time so maybe it’ll get posted later, or maybe they’ve just forgottenSo no A9iii rumours or have I missed something.
Managed to get hold of the new Sigma 60-600mm DN lens last week, replaced various combinations to cover a similar range (200-600 waaaay too long for me at the long end, as nice as a combo as it made with the Tamron 28-200) and most recently the Tamron 70-180 and Sigma 100-400 (love that lens).
Anyhoo, absolute shocker of a day to be trying it out, torrential rain for 3 hours then constant 40mph+ winds, seems to be working well though, will get a more extensive work out at Goodwood this weekend. The main thing is that AF seems to be incredibly snappy on my a9, so I'm a happy bunny (oh and water resistance seems respectable!)
CC Howard's Day 2023 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
CC Howard's Day 2023 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
CC Howard's Day 2023 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
The shutter count will be an accurate count of the number of shutter activations - but on mirrorless cameras thus will often be completely different to the number of shots taken.Mbp told me that the reason they don't add shutter counts to their cameras is because shutter count software is inaccurate and unreliable, is that right? If so, how do I get an accurate shutter account on Sony cameras when buying pre-owned?
In terms of other subject recognition I’m not sure whether I’d ever use it, if I can’t focus on a car or a train etc myself then I think I should just give up :laugh:
Whilst it's not very nice shooting in bad weather it does add something special to the images as seen by the reflections and light trails in these imagesManaged to get hold of the new Sigma 60-600mm DN lens last week, replaced various combinations to cover a similar range (200-600 waaaay too long for me at the short end, as nice as a combo as it made with the Tamron 28-200) and most recently the Tamron 70-180 and Sigma 100-400 (love that lens).
Anyhoo, absolute shocker of a day to be trying it out, torrential rain for 3 hours then constant 40mph+ winds, seems to be working well though, will get a more extensive work out at Goodwood this weekend. The main thing is that AF seems to be incredibly snappy on my a9, so I'm a happy bunny (oh and water resistance seems respectable!)
CC Howard's Day 2023 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
CC Howard's Day 2023 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
CC Howard's Day 2023 by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
I take it shutter count only counts the mechanical shutter then? I wonder if it counts every time I turn the camera on and off as I have it set for the shutter to close when I turn the camera off?I guess the point with shutter life is that what value is that number now, due to the various ways of triggering the 'shutter' as described above? It's not likely to give any sort of accurate representation of how the camera has been used. You may as well look at grip wear or button shine first, and even then pretty much everything can be replaced (including the mechanical shutter!)
Quoted shutter life expectancy of modern Sony's is between 200k and 500k now. The usage of my a9s is roughly 100,000:1 in favour of the ES, so I'd presumably be somewhere in the billions of photos before I troubled the quoted mechanical shutter life!
I take it shutter count only counts the mechanical shutter then? I wonder if it counts every time I turn the camera on and off as I have it set for the shutter to close when I turn the camera off?
Not really worth waiting for, although not having the articulating screen will please you Tommy if true.
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If those people on Facebook don't think the A1 is a flagship product then it must be only worth about £2000. I'll take one off their hands for that.I made that same comment in a Facebook group when people kept moaning about the lack of firmware updates for the A1 and how it's no longer a flagship product . If you can't tell the difference between a train, car or insect or just don't know where the focus should be, then maybe think about doing something else.
Although I do think the subject recognition is great for those who just use Auto mode like my kids.
That would be fine by me as well.Yeah some obvious click bait then no info really will be glad of the non articulating screen though.
Also mentioned lacking video features which suits me as well.
I haven't used either, however from what I've read the Sigma is sharper (and at the time of review was the sharpest lens lenstip had ever tested) and it has a bit more working distance.Sigma 105mm macro vs Sony 90mm macro - talk to me
Sigma 105mm macro vs Sony 90mm macro - talk to me
I traded an Olympus camera in a while back with LCE which I pretty much exclusively used electronic shutter for over the couple of years I owned it . When they checked, it showed the camera had been ‘power cycled’ thousands of times, but had only taken just over 300 photographs .I take it shutter count only counts the mechanical shutter then? I wonder if it counts every time I turn the camera on and off as I have it set for the shutter to close when I turn the camera off?
I know this is not Sony related but I've just seen an ad for a new Monochrome Pentax and it got me wondering what the benefits are of this? Modern cameras can shoot in colour and monochrome, and also you have the ability to convert to monochrome in post so why would you have a monochrome only camera and narrow your options? Do monochrome cameras capture light differently or something meaning that they'll give a look that you will never achieve by processing a colour captured image?
I don't know if you saw my post a few days back, but I'm off to Donington for the BTCC on Sunday 23rd AprilPing if u go to Donington Snerk it’s about 2 hours from me so prob same as Caldwell I’ll try pop along
I'd guess you have the option of improved low light, or of much higher resolution - since you can either have a the same number of photocells, but each is a pixel (rather than a group being needed for colour), or have much larger photocells instead of a group of smaller photocells.I know this is not Sony related but I've just seen an ad for a new Monochrome Pentax and it got me wondering what the benefits are of this? Modern cameras can shoot in colour and monochrome, and also you have the ability to convert to monochrome in post so why would you have a monochrome only camera and narrow your options? Do monochrome cameras capture light differently or something meaning that they'll give a look that you will never achieve by processing a colour captured image?
Ahh, interestingI'd guess you have the option of improved low light, or of much higher resolution - since you can either have a the same number of photocells, but each is a pixel (rather than a group being needed for colour), or have much larger photocells instead of a group of smaller photocells.