Sony A7x lounge

10 star imagery. Really captivating.

TMaG82 wrote in post #17958656
The X-Pro 2 is a very polarizing camera and one that will certainly get a lot of comments. In my opinion the hybrid finder isn't a practical in 2016 as it was in 2012. EVF technology has advanced to the point where it makes the OVF, especially because it's not a thru the lens view. With the 35 it's fine, but with longer lenses the EVF is better. The box gets small fast, the focus points doesn't seem as accurate and the small box in the corner isn't as easy to see because of the smaller size of the finder.

Lens wise and feature wise it's great. The AF joystick is amazing, something the Sony can definately use. Dual cards is great too. For my shooting style though, I realized now that I'm,more of a dial shooter than a manual exposure shooter.

Different strokes for different folks. I highlighted the advantages of an OVF several pages back. If I weren't on my phone I would go back and quote them for you, but I encourage you to look back at that post.

the ovf part of the xpro2 is basically rangefinder, and there's certainly an appeal to that in the same way people love leica. It wont work well with long lenses, but if your thing is street photos with classical 35/50mm FF equivalent, the rangefinder aspect should work very well for those scenarios. It's essentially a rangefinder on roids.

Catching up with my 52 week project. This is last weeks photo

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FWeB​iZ

One of my last shoots with the A7R II. So long buddy.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FTZj​fG

digital_AM wrote in post #17958891
It's near Fredericksburg if you're familiar with the area. The place is called Willow City Loop. It's a narrow 2 lane road stretching 13 miles over hills and ranches. Very scenic and in some years ripe with wild flowers this time of year.

Very nice Alfredo. I was out in the fullshear area yday....still very flat over there but lots of ranchlands and open fields filled with wildflowers. The Texas wildflowers are really special when they're in bloom. If I weren't lugging three kids around I would have pulled over to snap some photos.

thenextguy wrote in post #17959207
One of my last shoots with the A7R II. So long buddy.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FTZj​fG Mariah by Steve V, on Flickr

Its really a fantastic shot, and i dont want to Sound harsh as i simply couldnt do something like this with my skill level in portraits, but its a pitty that you cut off her feets. I remember an article about cutting peoples legs and arms off, and if i remember right he basically said to always cut people off where there are no joints. If you cut off the joints it looks very abrupt and disturbing. But like i said, its still a fantastic imagery!

davidfarina wrote in post #17959353
Its really a fantastic shot, and i dont want to Sound harsh as i simply couldnt do something like this with my skill level in portraits, but its a pitty that you cut off her feets. I remember an article about cutting peoples legs and arms off, and if i remember right he basically said to always cut people off where there are no joints. If you cut off the joints it looks very abrupt and disturbing. But like i said, its still a fantastic imagery!

Yes, it bugged me too.

thenextguy wrote in post #17959363
Yes, it bugged me too.

curse of the 55 IMO

been shooting with the 50 for years, and the 55 throws me off my rhythm, and cut off body parts happen. That said, the imagery is still great.

Im a serial feet chopper. Even though im aware of it and it bugs me I still keep doing it

Quickly took the FD50/1.4 apart last night to give all the elements a clean - it needs doing again, thoroughly, but I wanted to use it at a car meet today to give it a try out. Couldn't get the aperture working again after but sussed the issue in the end!! From what I recall from the lcd, it looks like it renders nicely and the colours look great too

Charlie wrote in post #17959366
curse of the 55 IMO

been shooting with the 50 for years, and the 55 throws me off my rhythm, and cut off body parts happen. That said, the imagery is still great.

IDK, you get used to it pretty quickly I think (at least I have). I was thrown off when I first put my XF 35/1.4 on my old X-E1 because it's closer to a 55mm equivalent, possibly even more than that from the way it seemed, but after using it for a few weeks it felt just as natural as a standard 50mm. I think the trouble would come from switching back and forth between a 50mm and a 55mm.

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #17959444
IDK, you get used to it pretty quickly I think (at least I have). I was thrown off when I first put my XF 35/1.4 on my old X-E1 because it's closer to a 55mm equivalent, possibly even more than that from the way it seemed, but after using it for a few weeks it felt just as natural as a standard 50mm. I think the trouble would come from switching back and forth between a 50mm and a 55mm.

I agree, I frame up according to what I see through the EVF!

Can anyone help me find a product to make a neck strap quick release? I use op tek QD loops on my wrist straps so I can quickly change them out but I have a artisan and artist neck strap that has steel rings at the end (like keyring rings) so cant get the QD loops to attach without it looking crap. I thought maybe the peak designs QR system would work but its the same issue at the strap side of things.

Any suggestions?

This is the strap http://www.amazon.com …ersive-view_1459713800233

mystik610 wrote in post #17959294
Very nice Alfredo. I was out in the fullshear area yday....still very flat over there but lots of ranchlands and open fields filled with wildflowers. The Texas wildflowers are really special when they're in bloom. If I weren't lugging three kids around I would have pulled over to snap some photos.

Thanks Carlo! Yeah I know what you mean. It's hard to focus on shooting when the family is with you.