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Tokina AT-X 80-200mm f2.8

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xpfloyd wrote in post #17715974
Running the update just now. Wont be able to check the difference with LE noise today though

Eddie, can you run that test scenario on the FM thread? Lens cap on. 1 and 30 sec shots. Before and after firmware update. Push shadows. LENR off.

mystik610 wrote in post #17715977
random thought. Can you imagine the meltdown that would ensure if a7sII had uncompressed raw, and it wasn't announced to come to the a7rII?

I can only imagine. Haha

^sad I know but no meltdown with me. I don't even know the difference between all the raw possibilities.
I do know that I'm in the middle of processing a Milky Way timelapse and the 'regular' raw files are big enough
when processing 500 of them.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #17716000
^sad I know but no meltdown with me. I don't even know the difference between all the raw possibilities.
I do know that I'm in the middle of processing a Milky Way timelapse and the 'regular' raw files are big enough
when processing 500 of them.

Yeah the raw compression issue has never bothered me personally. I understand that it really is material to certain people, but it doesn't affect my photography at all. I'm glad its here though, if only because the issue has been blown so far out of proportion and I'm tired of hearing people harp on it for the sake of harping on it.

digital_AM wrote in post #17715988
Eddie, can you run that test scenario on the FM thread? Lens cap on. 1 and 30 sec shots. Before and after firmware update. Push shadows. LENR off.

Just saw this. Unfortunately I have already updated.

mystik610 wrote in post #17716007
Yeah the raw compression issue has never bothered me personally. I understand that it really is material to certain people, but it doesn't affect my photography at all. I'm glad its here though, if only because the issue has been blown so far out of proportion and I'm tired of hearing people harp on it for the sake of harping on it.

That's seriously the only reason I'm happy it's coming out... so sick of hearing people complain about it, it's seriously a non-issue IMO.

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Puckman wrote in post #17715915
Agreed. I like those symmetrical shots a lot.

Spent a day with my niece and nephew yesterday (respetively 3 years old and 2 months old). Got to put the eye-AF through its paces for the first time (in a serious fashion).
That tech alone is worth the price of admission on the Sony A7R II!

Got lots of keeper shots. Sadly, I forgot my speedlight, so had to compensate by shooting in AUTO ISO mode, which makes for a lot of shots at ISO 800-1600.
I found these look great viewed at web sizes, but I've never been a fan of seeing gain when things are blown up to 1:1 or even 1:2.
(No knock on Sony. I had the same issues with my 6D).
I'm someone who will shoot at ISO 100 pretty much 99% of the time.

Some samples.

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I've been shooting ISO 6400 this weekend, no damn choice but to use what I've got, but it looks like if I've got color calibrated right, I get really usable results.

of course my usable stuff may not be for you, but it was for the people I was shooting for. I really want the a7rii, shooting without IBIS is annoying as hell. The isos are higher than need to be, and I could use the iso performance.....

I pretty much shoot in auto iso all the time (apart from landscapes). Have done since the 5D3

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #17716015
That's seriously the only reason I'm happy it's coming out... so sick of hearing people complain about it, it's seriously a non-issue IMO.

People will just find something new to complain about. Like, the files are too big.

Charlie wrote in post #17716018
I've been shooting ISO 6400 this weekend, no damn choice but to use what I've got, but it looks like if I've got color calibrated right, I get really usable results.

of course my usable stuff may not be for you, but it was for the people I was shooting for. I really want the a7rii, shooting without IBIS is annoying as hell. The isos are

Yeah. High ISO is very useable. Nothing I would want to print, but otherwise just fine.


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Off-trail traipsing through the woods.

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The other goal of the trip besides bruins was the Milky Way. So we spent the night on the Appalachian Trail on Wayah Bald to run a timelapse and a star trail. You guys have heard me whine about the endless clouds in my area but this night was clear (and cold at 5300 feet). The only irritant was lots of planes, but not in this shot-

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Never liked the canon 17-40mm f4. Horrendous distortion all the way to 24mm ish.
Primes are my favourite toys. I only own a 70-200 as a zoom lens for my events work.
70% of the time I have a 35mm on 20% a 50mm and 10% a 24mm.
Suppose if you shoot a lot of action and want a go pro look, those lenses are pretty good for that particular look...otherwise a more standard focal length seems to tick my boxes.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #17716090
The other goal of the trip besides bruins was the Milky Way. So we spent the night on the Appalachian Trail on Wayah Bald to run a timelapse and a star trail. You guys have heard me whine about the endless clouds in my area but this night was clear (and cold at 5300 feet). The only irritant was lots of planes, but not in this shot-

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Very nice!