Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

I'm thinking of returning the 24-105..

It reminds me of the 18-105 apsc lens for the a6500 I had.

It makes sense and is very practical in most situations..
But it's kind of a boring lens, paired with what im finding to be only ok at best OSS ,.. At least for video.

And with the plate on the a73 for gymbal I can't adjust focal length without pulling on it a bit , which makes me think putting pressure on the cameras base like that cant be good

I think for my use primes may be the way to go.

Or give the tamron a try.. it does seem to be narrower than the 24105, so it shouldn't interfere with base plate. And at 2.8 I can get a bit better subject separation.

But i think ultimately ill end up with a 35 prime,. Most likely the sigma due to coat.

I will say the AF for video was good all around though.

xpfloyd wrote in post #18885001
I see a lot of the images are saying 105mm f/2.8 G. What lens would that be?

I think a lot of what I like there is her editing style. It’s very consistent and I do like that crushed black look

Her imagery is like Travis' Mustang. I can appreciate looking but it's not something I want to do.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18884987
Wow indeed. Rosana is truly creative.

Yeah her photos are always very popular and with good reason!

LeeRatters wrote in post #18884990
There's not much overlap with 21mm, 40mm and 85mm either

Your right though, some people do like to complain and some people do like to have every focal length in their bag.

haha sure isn't

I know for myself personally even when I use zooms, I treat them like primes and will often shoot at one end or the other and not between haha.

xpfloyd wrote in post #18885001
I see a lot of the images are saying 105mm f/2.8 G. What lens would that be?

I think a lot of what I like there is her editing style. It’s very consistent and I do like that crushed black look

I believe it's the Nikon 105mm f/2.8G macro lens!


Yeah I love crushed blacks so that's what really draws me in too.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18884872
Travis you get sunsets!

on occasion...sunrise yesterday was insane...sure wish I had been out shooting it and not driving to work.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18885005
Her imagery is like Travis' Mustang. I can appreciate looking but it's not something I want to do.

LOL!

xpfloyd wrote in post #18884954
There’s a person on FM called Helena that uses the Lensbaby lenses and her images are amazing. I’ve considered trying one due to her work

Yeah, I always though of the Lensbaby brand as some hipster-y crap, but Helena's posts on FM made me rethink that when I came across them. She does really nice work.

My FE 28/2 arrives today. That means that the 35/1.8 should be confirmed immediately after my return period expires in 30 days.

Price announced on the Tamron 17-28mm f2.8 lens. $899

https://www.adorama.co​m …ml?utm_source=r​flaid67085

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18884796
Focus point on the RX100vi and using the SEL 35/1.8
Sony ILCE-9
E 35mm F1.8 OSS
ƒ/1.8 35.0 mm 1/125 400

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Hi Robert, in your first picture is that the ballhead that ships part of the Leophoto tripod?

The straps on my hiking bag just slide to tighten via a plastic adjuster.

What I wouldn't mind, is replacing them with the typical plastic pinch release buckles.

Anyone done that? I might have to take it somewhere to be done though.....

Just need to attach the tripod to the side of the backpack (Manfrotto Off Road 30L) & thinking it might be worth a go before buying another hiking bag.....

WhyFi wrote in post #18885069
My FE 28/2 arrives today. That means that the 35/1.8 should be confirmed immediately after my return period expires in 30 days.

The FE85 was announced the week after I bought a Batis 85mm......

This looks to be a pretty cool concept for backpacks , if you are a backpack user

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=FrKxw5iYVpE

Miranda1 wrote in post #18885156
Hi Robert, in your first picture is that the ballhead that ships part of the Leophoto tripod?

You can order from any ebay seller the system/kit you want

Here's the Leofotos site have a look at all they have

https://www.leofoto.co​m/products.php?cateid=​&page=0

My recommendation would be the

1) https://www.leofoto.co​m/products_detail.php?​id=254

2) https://www.leofoto.co​m/products_detail.php?​id=256

On #2 ask if the can give you the lever version like #1 not the screw version on # 2 .. ( referring to how you lock your camera to the ball head )

MM ( Robert already mentioned the ball head that comes with the LS 284 is not that great )

Bianchi wrote in post #18885254
This looks to be a pretty cool concept for backpacks , if you are a backpack user

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=FrKxw5iYVpE

Nah. That's not something I'd be likely to be interested in.

Thanks for the links, they have some pretty nice stuff on there

There ballheads and tripods are clearly "inspired" from RRS models, right down to their naming convention.

on my ball heads I use a combination of lever and screws down type locking plates, for the lighter lenses I'll use levers for heavier lenses like the Canon 200 F2 on a monopod head I prefer the screw type especially because I often carry the monopod over my shoulder with that particular lens attached.