Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

Charlie wrote in post #18865074
highly recommended.

Best AF for a third party lens, very quick, fairly sharp everywhere (on par with the 12-24 IMO), and f2.8 gets the job done. It's a very utilitarian lens, nothing flashy about it. In many ways, it's like the 12-24 optics wise, sharp, smallish for what it offers, no cool sunstars either, just faster aperture and different focal lengths.

now i'm thinking of just getting the 24-105. A bit wider and longer. and it's one of the sharpest too

Dlee13 wrote in post #18865179
So from SAR there is a post reporting that Sony's market share went up to 24%.

IIRC Nikon were around the same so I think it would probably be safe to say Sony are now number 2 and have overtaken Nikon

EDIT:

Ok I just had a quick look and I'm not sure where those figures come from. The post below is from last year and contradicts the SAR post

I think the figures SAR reports are Japan only.

The latest SAR report is straight from Sony's investor relations slide deck so its safe to assume that its accurate

vinmunoz wrote in post #18865198
now i'm thinking of just getting the 24-105. A bit wider and longer. and it's one of the sharpest too

it's also very good, and if you can make peace with F4, it's pretty sharp everywhere wide open.

SE asia + f4 = suicidal

itsallart wrote in post #18865160
Just joined the club with a brand new Sony a7iii and the Zeiss 2/25 and 85/1.4
Charging the empty battery; can't wait to shoot!

Welcome and congrats!

navydoc wrote in post #18865032
I like the diminutive size of my FE 55 f1.8 lens, especially when compared next to my FE 85GM f1.4 lens.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/R1Xz​us Sizes by Gene, on Flickr

I miss the FE55. Great size and fantastic optics

mystik610 wrote in post #18865203
The latest SAR report is straight from Sony's investor relations slide deck so its safe to assume that its accurate

The part that confused me is that last year the global figure was 13.3% but on the SAR it says 20%? Unless the report on SAR is Japan only?

Miranda1 wrote in post #18865184
Welcome !

Thank you. Now customizing the menu and assigning the BBF. The menu is something else but the Zeiss lenses are insanely good particularly when focusing manually. Sheer joy and the ingenuity involved in that process is incredible.

navydoc wrote in post #18865187
I'm sure you'll love your new Sony Renata. Mark Galer's Youtube Channel has lots of great videos on setting up your camera to suit you best.

https://www.youtube.co​m …/UCd333V2AbeUIt​nE_fO1zRtA

Thank you, Gene. I've been glued to my monitor and learning as much as I can. A totally different system from Canon and my brief encounter with the Fujifilm XT-3 which I returned.
Both Zeiss lenses are incredible...mind blown.

mystik610 wrote in post #18865215
Welcome and congrats!

Thanks!

Dlee13 wrote in post #18865235
The part that confused me is that last year the global figure was 13.3% but on the SAR it says 20%? Unless the report on SAR is Japan only?

The two reports are not apple's to apple's. One is in units sold and the other is revenue in bln yen.

Makes sense that Sony could have 13.3 of the market by unit sales and 24% by revenue. Sony's product mix has a higher proportion of high margin products (FF mirrorless, RX cameras, etc.).

The investor relations report reflects global market share.

DTBaan wrote in post #18865164
aww man thats a bummer. sorry to give you a boost of the event when it didnt turn out to be as what I experienced. glad to see you enjoying what was offered though. the one I went to was 5 hrs, most others were 3 hours. I was considering going to the one in salt lake city but they later changed it to 3 hrs instead of the original 5 that was advertised so I skipped out on it. did they still give out tshirts and caps at least?

I still had fun...got a hat and a couple new stickers...

Finally whittled the 4k images down to 300...I was really testing the new AF and it's pretty amazing...

You all know I cross post to the bird threads....never asked if that was a problem for you all
Anyway, my first Mississippi Kite. So many kites in the world and I've seen 3 of them. The Double Toothed
Kite in Panama but no image, the Everglades Kite, Swallow-Tail, and now the m.Kite

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2fYG​WR2

mystik610 wrote in post #18865264
The two reports are not apple's to apple's. One is in units sold and the other is revenue in bln yen.

Makes sense that Sony could have 13.3 of the market by unit sales and 24% by revenue. Sony's product mix has a higher proportion of high margin products (FF mirrorless, RX cameras, etc.).

The investor relations report reflects global market share.

Ah that makes much more sense thanks!

I'm guessing their sensor business reports separately? Because I would think their profit would be the highest if sensors was included.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18865282
You all know I cross post to the bird threads....never asked if that was a problem for you all
Anyway, my first Mississippi Kite. So many kites in the world and I've seen 3 of them. The Double Toothed
Kite in Panama but no image, the Everglades Kite, Swallow-Tail, and now the m.Kite

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2fYG​WR2 M.Kite by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

I'm glad you post a few here too. When I shot my one and only white-tailed Kite, I had no idea what it was until you identified it for me. Now if I could only get a shot as nice as yours...

navydoc wrote in post #18865294
I'm glad you post a few here too. When I shot my one and only white-tailed Kite, I had no idea what it was until you identified it for me. Now if I could only get a shot as nice as yours...

Thanks as always Gene, but the ISO was super jacked for this m.Kite. The light was not my friend and I was hoping for flight. Still I got to see one
and that's OK with me.