Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

TRhoads wrote in post #19050484
Still working through the backlog...and dreaming of being in the waters of the mountains...

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Another nice one Travis, liking the orange glow on the water to the left. For LE like this are you using traditional filters more than smooth reflections?

WhyFi wrote in post #19050457
I have one and have used it quite a bit - it's light and convenient compared to my Distagon 35/1.4 ZF.2, so it gets more walk-around time. I actually threw my camera (with 35-70/3.4) in my backpack on Sunday and went for a relaxed (for me) ride to take a few bike/mural pics around the city -

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Nice bike! Colours look good from the lens too

Eddie wrote in post #19050533
Nice bike! Colours look good from the lens too

Thanks! The framset was on deep discount over the holidays and I couldn't resist. I finally got it built it in Feb and should be hitting 1k miles on it soon. Going to remove another 5mm spacer and finally trim the steerer to final height.

And yeah, the colors are one of the things that I really like about the ol' Contax lenses. I started with a MM 28/2.8, then a 50/1.7 and then the 35-70/3.4 and 80-200/4 - all definitely within the same family. Would love to get my hands on a nice 100-300.

mystik610 wrote in post #19049837
Samyang 75 1.8 reviewed favorably on ephotozine. Sharpness is good out to the corners wide open, and the bokeh samples look promising.

I'm going to give the lens a try when it releases. As long as there is nothing glaringly wrong with it, I suspect that it will replace the FE55 1.8 that I picked up to be a compact medium telephoto portrait lens.

https://www.ephotozine​.com …-review-34676/performance

I am becoming a Samyang fanboy! I have the FE 85 1.8 but for the price the Samyang is going for I would probably pick 1 up just to play with it. If it’s good then my travel kit would be the 20 1.8 G SY 45 1.8 and the SY 75 1.8.

Itsed65 wrote in post #19034530
Getting some air out back yesterday and Smokey joined me. I decided to get down to his (or her, don't really know for sure) level. R4 and 100-400

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Reminds me of my old cat, unfortunately he passed about 10 yrs ago. I took this on my Sony F828 back in 2004. That Sony served me well and got me entrenched in the digital world.

Eddie wrote in post #19050532
Another nice one Travis, liking the orange glow on the water to the left. For LE like this are you using traditional filters more than smooth reflections?

For shooting streams and waterfalls I always shoot with standard filters and exposures, I don't like the way water looks in SR. Using filters also let me dial in just the right amount of CPL to make that reflection really pop.

TRhoads wrote in post #19050592
For shooting streams and waterfalls I always shoot with standard filters and exposures, I don't like the way water looks in SR. Using filters also let me dial in just the right amount of CPL to make that reflection really pop.

Sounds like another video tutorial.

Agree with you Travis on not using SR app for water.

[QUOTE=bobbyz;19050479​][QUOTE=AlanU;19050317​]I'll see how the R5 handles when it hit's the shelves. All of the camera shops are closed down so I wonder what Canon will do when they finally decide to release the beast.

It'd be nice to see if there will be the option of sRaw or mRaw. The first test I'll do is to use try out my old EF 24L mk2 and 70-200 f/2.8IS mk2 with a lens adapter. I may find myself getting a cheaper 16-35 f/2.8mk3 or go with an RF 15-35 f/2.8.

I'm not interested in video at all. The most I do is video documentation volunteer work for my kid's elementary school. The Sony A73 has been an great tool for my demands in video.

Canon sure is slow in the races but the R5 seems to be making Sony heads turn. Again I'm not interested in video one bit so that's not a topic for me to discuss.

If it wasn't for my current Canon EF glass ownership I wouldn't be so excited about the R5 and R6. A single purchase of the Canon R5 or R6 will activate an entirely new world in different files that are non Sony. That gives me some flavours to play with and enjoy. I'm speculating that I'll have to spend around 5 grand++ CDN after taxes for the R5. I do not want to be a guinea pig in purchasing the R5 until it gets some firmware enhancements to remove bugs.

Bobby you may have observed how lush / rich your Fuji GFX50S files feel in post processing. Even the Fuji aps-c files have this heavier richness in Raw form. My 5d3 and 5d4 doesn't feel as anemic as the Sony files. I do need to change my process in post to add to the Sony RAW file foundation.

I can see people having a hard time leaving Sony due to lens lineup and body features. The cost of glass going from Sony back to Nikon and Canon FF mirrorless is all a painful journey too. In my particular case I'm still somewhat deep into Canon EF glass. Adapting my current Canon glass with native AF performance is a fantastic reason to get Canon flavour with an easy on the wallet new mirrorless system to jump into.

The entire Camera world seems to be stimulating change and pushes to greater hardware.

TBH I'll be incredibly happy when Sony put the A74 on the shelves. I really do like the 24-30 MP resolution sweet spot. But if I must go higher in res......I'll go do so.......

digital_AM wrote in post #19050597
Sounds like another video tutorial.

Agree with you Travis on not using SR app for water.

Already in the works! If we get a nice overcast day next week I am going to go over to the Roswell Dam area, I think you visited there. Hoping to do a more in the field video.

TRhoads wrote in post #19050617
Already in the works! If we get a nice overcast day next week I am going to go over to the Roswell Dam area, I think you visited there. Hoping to do a more in the field video.

That’s a nice area to shoot. Looking forward to seeing the video.

digital_AM wrote in post #19050657
That’s a nice area to shoot. Looking forward to seeing the video.

It is a nice area, and flush with spring green right now.

Samyang 75 1.8 pre-ordered.

If this pans out, FE55 is gone (again).

Excited about my compact set-up with the FE 35 1.8 and SY 75 1.8. Can probably fit the Tamron 75-180 in a small bag too.

Still have the Lox 21 as well

My daughter spent months preparing for this dance recital, but it doesn't look like its ever going to happen. Kind of a bummer...not so much for her because she doesn't know any better, but the instructors who put all this time into the preparation.

The costumes cost a bunch of money too, so might as well use them for a photo session. A little low contrast vintage look in post...something about the first outfit pulled me in that direction.

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Eddie wrote in post #19050339
THanks. I had a 100-300 previously and bought the liatax adaptor for it but ended up selling due to lack of use. That was around the point I lost motivation to get out for landscapes and I started a new job and was busier for work. I wish I had held onto it

Yes indeed, a good copy is hard to come by.

The biggest complaint I heard from reviewers of the 200-600 was that it was hard to get good background separation at f6.3. I haven't found it difficult at all personally. The examples below are extreme cases of course, but even for birds in trees surrounded by branches I don't find the backgrounds distracting. Check out this Eastern Meadowlark that flew right up to me today and landed on the fence. This was 600mm from about 20 feet away with a bit of a crop on the image.