Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

mystik610 wrote in post #19480108
I own the 70-180mm and I like it for more fixed shooting, but for event use where I'm shooting and moving quickly and can't stabilize myself I find that I get a lot of blurry shots. The lack of IS can be a liability in this regard, as IBIS still isn't as good as OIS on the telephoto side of things.

But as a lightweight telephoto lens for travel, there isn't a better option IMO. A typical 70-200 f2.8 with proper OIS is not a fun lens to carry.

One thing I do miss about Canon is the IBIS, the way it was designed to work alongside IBIS and how all the lenses was it was great.

If I do get this lens which is likely it will be main for still life/product photography and landscapes so the IBIS isn’t too concerning for me thankfully.

eriet30 wrote in post #19480183
That new 50 1.4 sigma looks nice .... small and priced right.

WTH do I want to look at a 50mm grrrrrr

Wait until that rumored 50GM is released, then you’ll be in an even worse place haha.

eriet30 wrote in post #19480285
Thanks for the feedback on the phone. That is consistent with what I have heard. Plus now that I am old I am really liking the fold 3 and how big I can make my phone


Tetons are great love the work coming out of that trip

it was quite the disappointment, and then I proceeded to muck up everything trying to transfer back...so much app data transfers fine to the Sony..but would not go back the other way...it has been a really crap afternoon...so much data lost...my car vehicle maintenance log for the wife's car...thankfully I have paper copies for all of mine...my BP records for the last year, blood sugar levels for the last 6 months...

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TRhoads wrote in post #19480377
it was quite the disappointment, and then I proceeded to muck up everything trying to transfer back...so much app data transfers fine to the Sony..but would not go back the other way...it has been a really crap afternoon...so much data lost...my car vehicle maintenance log for the wife's car...thankfully I have paper copies for all of mine...my BP records for the last year, blood sugar levels for the last 6 months...

Cant imagine from what I know of you ... you are a very documented organized methodical person.... I strive to be those but am just a horder of masses of information that is not organized...... when I switch phones or computers I lose everything but have files of unnamed things that are huge.

Chaing Rai, Thailand.

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PhotosByDlee wrote in post #19480471

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Someone was staying out of trouble. Nice picture.

eriet30 wrote in post #19480541
Cant imagine from what I know of you ... you are a very documented organized methodical person.... I strive to be those but am just a horder of masses of information that is not organized...... when I switch phones or computers I lose everything but have files of unnamed things that are huge.

yeah well I mucked this one up pretty bad...and it just festers...makes me just want to keep the phone I have that only most of the time works and just keep it till it dies.

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19479936
I have the lens and it works for me on limited occasions of use. I never used a 70-200 much so saw little need to own one so this was a great option to fill that void. From this weekend with the lens. My youngest two grandgirls playing basketball.

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how much noise reduction are you doing for ISO 8000 and above and what are you using for it?

Calicajun wrote in post #19480610
Someone was staying out of trouble. Nice picture.

Thanks and yes had to tick the box

Miranda1 wrote in post #19480094
I only have a couple of Canon lens left back from my Canon days (17 TSE and the 200 F2 ), I use the MC11 without any problems on both of those lenses. The TSE is manual focus of course but even with the Canon 200 F2 the autofocus works well with the Sony A!, focus speed is not as quick as on a Canon body but it's perfectly adequate for static shooting, not workable for BIF. I've used the MC11 with multiple Sony bodies without any issues R2,R3 and now the A1.

Very good information, thank you.
I ordered the MC-11 from Amazon and can’t wait to give it a test run.

TRhoads wrote in post #19480718
how much noise reduction are you doing for ISO 8000 and above and what are you using for it?

Travis, I'm using Topaz DeNoise. I'm not where I can access my PC which is where I use it so can't tell you any particulars at the moment. I will get back to you. I know I just started using the "Clear" module instead of the Standard.

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19480806
Travis, I'm using Topaz DeNoise. I'm not where I can access my PC which is where I use it so can't tell you any particulars at the moment. I will get back to you. I know I just started using the "Clear" module instead of the Standard.

OK, I have that too...I generally shoot at 3200 and have not gone higher...maybe I will try it, and see if I get slightly sharper starting point. It would take forever to batch out 65-80 photos through Topaz...I don't edit any of them in PS, just LR.

Travis, I have actions set up in PS and run the DN as an action with batch processing. Denoise will take over the screen so I move it to a different monitor so I can go on working on something else. It really saves time. After my initial work in LR, I go to PS. Certain shots get individual treatment.