Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

Eddie wrote in post #19299129
Excellent shot! Almost feel like I could step through the white frame into it

Thanks Eddie! Glad to hear it.

Episode 33: Fall in The Smokies-Part 1

It has been a long time since I had a new trip video to share. And this time I decided to split it up into two unique parts. There were two unique aspects to this trip to the Smokies for Fall Color. Episode 33 covers the first one. At just over 4 minutes, it won't take much of your time, let me know what you think.

Apricane wrote in post #19298999
I don't think it's a processed JPG vs RAW issue, as the images usually looked well lined up (i.e. straight lines) even in the EVF - before I press the shutter (before they would be processed?). The EVF and the LCD give me the same feedback (and again, I can't stress enough that I'm only referring to the straightness of the lines, no other element of IQ, which could be different). I mean, I'd expect that what I see in the EVF in the composition is what I would see in the RAW as well. Some are more similar than others, and it doesn't seem to matter whether I have in-body lens compensation turned on or off (and it wouldn't really concern distortion either). I might be able to post an example after I'm done with work.

I'm using the level overlay, but frankly find it of little reliability.

Well, I'm embarrassed, but I have to admit I might have been wrong and there was no tomfoolery of the sort I thought was happening with my camera... but I did have ridiculous situations where I thought I had composed properly but it turned out I wasn't close. It seems to happen to me most often with lighter lenses, which kinda tells me something.

That being said, an early edit of one I shot this weekend, at a Halloween/The Purge cosplay.

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Apricane wrote in post #19299221
Well, I'm embarrassed, but I have to admit I might have been wrong and there was no tomfoolery of the sort I thought was happening with my camera... but I did have ridiculous situations where I thought I had composed properly but it turned out I wasn't close. It seems to happen to me most often with lighter lenses, which kinda tells me something.

Care to elaborate on what you discovered?

And as an anecdote...I had a friend shooting BTS stuff for me earlier this year out in CA...he managed to shoot the whole second day in crop mode...he had no idea how...it was the button on the lens...

TRhoads wrote in post #19299229
Care to elaborate on what you discovered?

And as an anecdote...I had a friend shooting BTS stuff for me earlier this year out in CA...he managed to shoot the whole second day in crop mode...he had no idea how...it was the button on the lens...

Lol that's a shame for that friend. Hopefully he had enough resolution to finish the images properly! In my case, to the extent that my lenses even have buttons on them, I leave it unmapped.

Well, it does turn out that I was crazy to think that there was stuff happening with my images in between shooting and importing to RAW. It does end up that the images are indeed the same. However, what I found is that basically the issues with mishandling the camera (this is pretty much what I put it down to) happen more often with smaller lenses, at least in the bunch of photos I've reviewed. This issue almost never came up with my Samyang 85 (though it did sometime happen that I slightly miscomposed, I usually notice it during the shoot and just shoot the image again), whereas with the Sony-Zeiss 55mm I had more misses that way (and not even close misses, really terrible ones). Not sure what does this, even though I am careful when I compose.

TRhoads wrote in post #19299167
Episode 33: Fall in The Smokies-Part 1

It has been a long time since I had a new trip video to share. And this time I decided to split it up into two unique parts. There were two unique aspects to this trip to the Smokies for Fall Color. Episode 33 covers the first one. At just over 4 minutes, it won't take much of your time, let me know what you think.

Excellent video Travis. I enjoy these types of introspective and quiet videos. Was that 4Runner a rental?

Apricane wrote in post #19299244
Lol that's a shame for that friend. Hopefully he had enough resolution to finish the images properly! In my case, to the extent that my lenses even have buttons on them, I leave it unmapped.

Well, it does turn out that I was crazy to think that there was stuff happening with my images in between shooting and importing to RAW. It does end up that the images are indeed the same. However, what I found is that basically the issues with mishandling the camera (this is pretty much what I put it down to) happen more often with smaller lenses, at least in the bunch of photos I've reviewed. This issue almost never came up with my Samyang 85 (though it did sometime happen that I slightly miscomposed, I usually notice it during the shoot and just shoot the image again), whereas with the Sony-Zeiss 55mm I had more misses that way (and not even close misses, really terrible ones). Not sure what does this, even though I am careful when I compose.

My biggest composition mistakes come from bad eyesight, and very poor peripheral vision. When I look through the EVF, I can't actually see the entire thing. I recently tried shooting looking at the LCD for portraits. I can't do it, not steady enough and even more issues with composition. So on my last shoot recently I just made sure I was checking my edges and composition more.

alfredomora wrote in post #19299248
Excellent video Travis. I enjoy these types of introspective and quiet videos. Was that 4Runner a rental?

Thanks. I enjoy them more too and that is the general direction things will go. Yes, it was a rental, I found it on Turo...loved it. It has a 4" lift, off road tires and great lighting. I am renting it again to go back in a couple weeks...probably will every time I need it until I can build my own rig.

A new view on an old favorite place. I have never shot this spot before, it high water levels it can't be reached, in really low water levels it is not interesting. This past week...Goldilocks would have like the water level.

Sunstars from the 16-35GM are pretty good, not CV good, but acceptable. 12mm was too wide, so I stuck with the GM.

Seen this?

A new Xperia pro with a 1 inch sensor.

https://electronics.so​ny.com …al-smartphones/p/xqbe62-b

Back from traveling.
Took the campervan to the Outer Banks...not to camp in. We rented a house for a 'family' type
vacation and used the camper as a rolling kennel. It was cheaper to buy gas for the campervan than
pay boarding for all the cats!

Hard rain for first 3 days, then some bierding imagery, but not as much as I wanted as accomadations
for the crowd at the house.

But first a shot from a sunset here at the house.

A7C+28-60.

Oh, A7iv is pre-ordered along with a long lens I doubt I'll ever see but one never knows in a volatile world.

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The "pumpkin pickin" special at the local rail museum. Steam engines are so fun to shoot!

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Updated LR Classic and will check out the new masking features. Looks quite interesting.

alfredomora wrote in post #19299452
Updated LR Classic and will check out the new masking features. Looks quite interesting.

the only one I tried was pretty good, minor tweaking. It was the subject mask.