Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

I snagged this bottle of Pacifico from my neighbor yesterday to try out and placed it in my frig to enjoy later today.

Not much editing done to this shot other than bump up exposure and adjust white/black points in ACR, add sig in PS CC + a couple additional, minor tweeks.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/26vn​G1S

navydoc wrote in post #18665331
I snagged this bottle of Pacifico from my neighbor yesterday to try out and placed it in my frig to enjoy later today.

Not much editing done to this shot other than bump up exposure and adjust white/black points in ACR, add sig in PS CC + a couple additional, minor tweeks.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/26vn​G1S Pacifico by Gene, on Flickr

superb sig Gene, really looks like embossed glass

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18665158
Klingon bird of Prey

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/M7tE​WA Form factor by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

Love how he is eyeing your logo

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18663657

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2864​kmJ Gannet and the snow starts by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

Renata, this should prove my point, taken last month in NL

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/28UG​B5Q Windy Newfoundland - MedicineMan4040 by Poofadora, on Flickr

not to make fun of you, but I couldnt help but think of this scene

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=OSaSXty8_RU

One from Sunday night...took a couple hours off work and went out shooting, first time shooting sunset on this end of the island...always did sunrise...but it works nice for sunset too.

mzondeki wrote in post #18665098
Speaking of 28mm , this lens (Contax Zeiss 28/2.8) is insane. Well all Zeiss lenses are insane.

Couple from my recent Disney drip. A7R2 + CZ 28/2.8 manual focus.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/27W8​skj DSC03141 by Pradip Kar, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/27W8​rLU DSC03149 by Pradip Kar, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/27W8​t9J DSC03135 by Pradip Kar, on Flickr

zeiss rabbit hole

if you want to experience more zeiss rabbit hole, I'm probably going to sell off my 35-70....

Thanks for the offer. I will consider it in future. I had the zeiss GAS some years ago and bought myself 100/2 , 135/2.8, 50/1.4, 28/2.8. . Hardly getting time to use my lenses.

Charlie wrote in post #18665448
zeiss rabbit hole

if you want to experience more zeiss rabbit hole, I'm probably going to sell off my 35-70....

Charlie is that because you got the tamron? How you finding that for landscapes compared to the CY?

xpfloyd wrote in post #18665470
Charlie is that because you got the tamron? How you finding that for landscapes compared to the CY?

yes. As far as I can tell, the tamron seems sharp to the edges and autofocuses like a native lens. It doesnt give the zeiss look, and I'm ok with that.

unlike the 24-70 f4, I'm not finding many weakness with the tamron. I havent done proper testing, however looking from my images taken (many on tripod), I'de guess that wide open, tamron is likely stronger at most, if not all focal lengths. Stopped down, probably a mixed bag. Likely the CY @ 70mm, likely tamron from 35-50. It's all so close, I'm not even bothered to test TBH. Tamron is the no nonsense approach and it takes the same filters as the CY, so it's a simple switch for me. I'm hugely into video these days, and the tamron is a no brainer in that aspect, I cant use the CY on a gimbal. On a size level, the footprint is similar, the CY is smaller by negligible amounts, takes up the same amount of space in my very small bag (peak 5L).

the lens is a bit plasticky, but hard to deny its performance.

Charlie wrote in post #18665490
yes. As far as I can tell, the tamron seems sharp to the edges and autofocuses like a native lens. It doesnt give the zeiss look, and I'm ok with that.

unlike the 24-70 f4, I'm not finding many weakness with the tamron. I havent done proper testing, however looking from my images taken (many on tripod), I'de guess that wide open, tamron is likely stronger at most, if not all focal lengths. Stopped down, probably a mixed bag. Likely the CY @ 70mm, likely tamron from 35-50. It's all so close, I'm not even bothered to test TBH. Tamron is the no nonsense approach and it takes the same filters as the CY, so it's a simple switch for me. I'm hugely into video these days, and the tamron is a no brainer in that aspect, I cant use the CY on a gimbal. On a size level, the footprint is similar, the CY is smaller by negligible amounts, takes up the same amount of space in my very small bag (peak 5L).

the lens is a bit plasticky, but hard to deny its performance.

The Tamron is partially tempting me at the moment in all honesty. Not fully, but just a niggle...

Charlie wrote in post #18665490
yes. As far as I can tell, the tamron seems sharp to the edges and autofocuses like a native lens. It doesnt give the zeiss look, and I'm ok with that.

unlike the 24-70 f4, I'm not finding many weakness with the tamron. I havent done proper testing, however looking from my images taken (many on tripod), I'de guess that wide open, tamron is likely stronger at most, if not all focal lengths. Stopped down, probably a mixed bag. Likely the CY @ 70mm, likely tamron from 35-50. It's all so close, I'm not even bothered to test TBH. Tamron is the no nonsense approach and it takes the same filters as the CY, so it's a simple switch for me. I'm hugely into video these days, and the tamron is a no brainer in that aspect, I cant use the CY on a gimbal. On a size level, the footprint is similar, the CY is smaller by negligible amounts, takes up the same amount of space in my very small bag (peak 5L).

the lens is a bit plasticky, but hard to deny its performance.

Thanks for the input Charlie

LeeRatters wrote in post #18665493
The Tamron is partially tempting me at the moment in all honesty. Not fully, but just a niggle...

Same

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18665087
Lee I predicted when we did the campervan that it would sit 99% of its life in the driveway. I was wrong. 23 trips and 27K miles so far.
My off week starts today and we'd be off on a journey but I've got a bunch of the electrical pulled out for a re-do. We'd developed a dead
cell in one of the AGM batteries....can't just replace one, have to replace two So I decided to go lithium (twice the reserve power and 1/3 the
weight) but that led to a lot of other changes I'm still working on.

Well that, and we're drilling a new well next week at the cabin, and there's the roof rack on the camper I'm working on.

No time to drink!

xpfloyd wrote in post #18665120
Thanks Lee. Its the best thing ive done. I was also worried about how much use it would actually get but we are getting into the habit now of finishing work on a friday and heading away somewhere until the sunday (in addition to the longer trips we do in it) so its getting plenty of use. Lots of family memories made already. Hopefully also give me photo ops

Thanks for the input guys. I have my kids every other weekend (age 12 & 14) but the girlfriend is soon starting a Mon-Fri days only job too I only work M-F 7-4:00 anyway Might see how things go with weekends & see exactly how much time we have. Weekends is the only time I really take the Escort out for random drives too though & I don't really use that as much as I'd like as it is.....

navydoc wrote in post #18665331
I snagged this bottle of Pacifico from my neighbor yesterday to try out and placed it in my frig to enjoy later today.

Not much editing done to this shot other than bump up exposure and adjust white/black points in ACR, add sig in PS CC + a couple additional, minor tweeks.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/26vn​G1S Pacifico by Gene, on Flickr

masterful sig. and the main bottle really really sticks 3D out.

DTBaan wrote in post #18665430
not to make fun of you, but I couldnt help but think of this scene

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=OSaSXty8_RU

I've got thick skin Very leather like.
Enjoyed the flashback.

TRhoads wrote in post #18665434
One from Sunday night...took a couple hours off work and went out shooting, first time shooting sunset on this end of the island...always did sunrise...but it works nice for sunset too.

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Looks like the Morris Island Light?
I love the old old images of it when it really was on an island.