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

Gold said:
Either keep the A7iii and wait until the A7ciii which is surely coming or temporarily switch for a A7iv which is a bit of a bargain.
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Waiting is probably the right thing to do but if a cIII comes along with the do it all screen I might want two :D
 
Gold said:
Either keep the A7iii and wait until the A7ciii which is surely coming or temporarily switch for a A7iv which is a bit of a bargain.
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A7IV has the rubbish flippy screen not the do it all screen.
 
My bad I guess just wait for a new A7c body although the flippy tilty screen might be reserved for the larger bodies.
 
Gold said:
My bad I guess just wait for a new A7c body although the flippy tilty screen might be reserved for the larger bodies.
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Sometimes I just like spending money on new toys :D But I suppose I can wait and I am waiting for some new non photography toys to arrive.
 
This 35mm f2.2 could be interesting.

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woof woof said:
This 35mm f2.2 could be interesting.

New images of the SG-image 35mm f/2.2 AF FE pancake lens | sonyalpharumors

A Chinese photographer is testing the newSG-image 35mm f/2.2 FE AF lens and he wrote: I quite like the third version of the engineering lens that Master Gu handcrafted; I take it with me almost everywhere. Not long ago, I went to the countryside for the winter solstice and even took some...
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Looks a good size, but there's no aperture ring which is a shame. Will be interesting to see the IQ though.
 
snerkler said:
Looks a good size, but there's no aperture ring which is a shame. Will be interesting to see the IQ though.
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I don't think the light gathering difference between the Sony 35mm f2.8 and 40mm f2.5 and this f2.2 matter to me. Dof wise at 35mm f2.2 gives a little bit more scope than f2.8 but against the Sony 40mm f2.5 the 40mm has the very slightly larger physical aperture but of course it's 40mm and not 35. I'll read and watch the reviews but probably stick with the Sony 40mm.
 
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A few shots from London with the new sigma 20-200mm
The sunstars are not as nice as the 20-70mm or my primes, sharpness is decent and the zoom ring rotating the wrong way is super annoying (till I get used to it)

All taken on Christmas morning
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and a pano
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Happy New Year guys.
 
1th January 2026. A New Year.

Who'll be the first to buy something? The race is on... but of course it's not just the buying, then comes the testing and analysing and comparing.
 
woof woof said:
1th January 2026. A New Year.

Who'll be the first to buy something? The race is on... but of course it's not just the buying, then comes the testing and analysing and comparing.
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I'm being tempted by the Epson 8550 printer so this could well be my first purchase of the New Year
Also, I bought Viltrox 14mm and was really pleased with the IQ so now I'm tempted to get the Viltrox 35mm - Decisions Decisions :thinking:
 
mstphoto said:
I'm being tempted by the Epson 8550 printer so this could well be my first purchase of the New Year
Also, I bought Viltrox 14mm and was really pleased with the IQ so now I'm tempted to get the Viltrox 35mm - Decisions Decisions :thinking:
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Which 35?? Lab f1.2 ?
Looks to be a great lens

Viltrox optics are fantastic but they seem a bit behind someone like sigma in terms of tech for minimising size and AF performance.

They remind of sigma in DSLR era, large but optically sharp lenses with minor AF issues.
 
woof woof said:
1th January 2026. A New Year.

Who'll be the first to buy something? The race is on... but of course it's not just the buying, then comes the testing and analysing and comparing.
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Nothing's on my radar, keep toying with the 24-70mm but I'm not sure how many studio shoots I plan on doing this year.
 
Any good compact 28, 35 or possibly even 50mm could tempt me and the closer to f2 or wider the more I could be tempted. Camera wise I suppose an A7cIII with a do it all back screen could tempt me.
 
nandbytes said:
Which 35?? Lab f1.2 ?
Looks to be a great lens

Viltrox optics are fantastic but they seem a bit behind someone like sigma in terms of tech for minimising size and AF performance.

They remind of sigma in DSLR era, large but optically sharp lenses with minor AF issues.
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It was the 35mm f1.7 but looking again it seems to be for the a6*** system so thats off the cards now :LOL:
 
pmac said:
Still debating over the 7v and 7rv.
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Me too, I was decided on the A7Cr but I’m thinking either A7V or RV for street now along with my Z8 for landscapes.

Both have their strong and weak points but they’re only like £300 apart.. makes the decision more difficult.

If they were £1000 apart it wouldn’t be so tricky.
 
Kieran_89 said:
Me too, I was decided on the A7Cr but I’m thinking either A7V or RV for street now along with my Z8 for landscapes.

Both have their strong and weak points but they’re only like £300 apart.. makes the decision more difficult.

If they were £1000 apart it wouldn’t be so tricky.
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Z8 for landscape rather than RV?
 
nog said:
Z8 for landscape rather than RV?
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I’ve already got the Z8 now but I find it too bulky for walking around doing street photography, so I was going to opt for the smaller Sony R body and use each body when necessary.
 
Kieran_89 said:
I’ve already got the Z8 now but I find it too bulky for walking around doing street photography, so I was going to opt for the smaller Sony R body and use each body when necessary.
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You could buy the Sony A7RV and use it for both street and landscape meaning you could sell the Z8 and save some pennies (y)
 
I bought 3 batteries for my Sony this morning if that counts :ROFLMAO:

Nappy New Year everyone
 
Kieran_89 said:
True but then I lose the option to use the 24-200 and the 180-600. :(
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there are (debatably better) alternatives on Sony for those also ;)
of course means you end up spending more money :(

Though these days I don't advice chasing gear. But its worth noting the design philosophy of brands....
Making small/light camera or lenses doesn't seem to be high up Nikon's priority
or for example making fast large f1.2 glass doesn't seem high up Sony's priority, or light teleprimes like Z400/4.5 or 600/6.3

For size I'd go with sony, and most lenses you can use easily on Nikon bodies too
 
Ok so let’s say I switch away from the Nikon Z8 and stick with one body, is the Tamron 28-200 better than the Nikon 24-200? Or is there something else I can try?

Luckily I haven’t invested a lot of money into Nikon Z so it’s easy for me to swap.

I’m also familiar with the Sony system and there’s a few GM’s I’m wanting to own again, 24/35/85.

Or I could just buy the adapter to use Sony glass on the Z8 and just stick to my original plan and pickup the A7V/RV along with the Z8.

Best of both worlds then, I get the IQ and handling from the Z8 and I also get the much lighter and discreet Sony body for when I feel like doing some street photography.
 
Kieran_89 said:
Ok so let’s say I switch away from the Nikon Z8 and stick with one body, is the Tamron 28-200 better than the Nikon 24-200? Or is there something else I can try?

Luckily I haven’t invested a lot of money into Nikon Z so it’s easy for me to swap.

I’m also familiar with the Sony system and there’s a few GM’s I’m wanting to own again, 24/35/85.

Or I could just buy the adapter to use Sony glass on the Z8 and just stick to my original plan and pickup the A7V/RV along with the Z8.

Best of both worlds then, I get the IQ and handling from the Z8 and I also get the much lighter and discreet Sony body for when I feel like doing some street photography.
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Three main options new sigma 20-200mm f3.5-6.3, new tamron 25-200mm f2.8-5.6, 28-200mm f2.8-5.6
There is a Sony 24-240mm which is quite bad.

Nikon's weak spot is 24mm especially in corners. Tamron 28-200mm was generally better in IQ than Nikon 24-200mm but didn't have that 24mm wide angle.
new Tamron 25-200mm which is better than 28-200mm will be sharper at wide angle and has f2.8 so it can stop down one stop to get advantage.

sigma 20-200mm is also sharper, not as sharp as tamron at wide end but you get 20mm end which is fair bit wider.
At long end Sigma seems sharpest of the bunch.

Tamron also has less distortion than both sigma and nikon.

While not 1st party lenses, overall tamron/sigma offerings are better than 1st party lenses from Sony (by a large margin) and nikon (by a smaller margin but in a meaningful way).

Personally i have tried 28-200mm and missed 24mm end. I had 20-70mm+tamron 50-300mm for a while. I recently got sigma 20-200mm which is now my only zoom.
My other lenses are Sony 16mm f1.8, sigma 35mm f1.2ii (replacing my 35GM which is in sales now), Samyang 85mm f1.4 ii and sigma 500mm f5.6
 
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Kieran_89 said:
Best of both worlds then, I get the IQ and handling from the Z8 and I also get the much lighter and discreet Sony body for when I feel like doing some street photography.
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I would argue the IQ of the A7RV is better than the Z8, so it's just the handling which if course is a very personal thing.
 
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nandbytes said:
Three main options new sigma 20-200mm f3.5-6.3, new tamron 25-200mm f2.8-5.6, 28-200mm f2.8-5.6
There is a Sony 24-240mm which is quite bad.

Nikon's weak spot is 24mm especially in corners. Tamron 28-200mm was generally better in IQ than Nikon 24-200mm but didn't have that 24mm wide angle.
new Tamron 25-200mm which is better than 28-200mm will be sharper at wide angle and has f2.8 so it can stop down one stop to get advantage.

sigma 20-200mm is also sharper, not as sharp as tamron at wide end but you get 20mm end which is fair bit wider.
At long end Sigma seems sharpest of the bunch.

Tamron also has less distortion than both sigma and nikon.

While not 1st party lenses, overall tamron/sigma offerings are better than 1st party lenses from Sony (by a large margin) and nikon (by a smaller margin but in a meaningful way).

Personally i have tried 28-200mm and missed 24mm end. I had 20-70mm+tamron 50-300mm for a while. I recently got sigma 20-200mm which is now my only zoom.
My other lenses are Sony 16mm f1.8, sigma 35mm f1.2ii (replacing my 35GM which is in sales now), Samyang 85mm f1.4 ii and sigma 500mm f5.6
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I’ve used the Sony 24-240 and wasn’t impressed so that’s out, I’ll have to look into the Sigma and Tamron versions and see which I prefer.

I do like the look of the Sigma 20-200 though, could be the winner.
 
snerkler said:
I would argue the IQ of the A7RV is better than the Z8, so it's just the handling which if course is a very personal thing.
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Once you get into the higher MP though, 45>61 unless you’re printing massive I personally can’t see much of a difference between the two.

I really do love the Z8 though and I don’t feel like I want to give it up in place of one Sony body.

We’re 3 years old now with the Sony A7Rv, are we likely to see a new body in 2026 or will it be 2027?
 
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