Sony A7x lounge

Having fun with photography...

My neighbor's wife likes to tease me about drinking Shasta Cola instead of the "real thing", Coca Cola. So, I created this poster and printed it on 13 x 19 paper and her husband is going to hang it on the wall next to her computer for me.

davidfarina wrote in post #17728622
I dont know where i read about this but however, i can confirm the following:

When i have my native lenses (FE16-35 or FE90) mounted to either my A7S or A7R, the battery drains down, even to full empty when i leave the cameras aside for like 2 or 3 weeks. Something that doesnt happen with my manual lenses mounted. Ive read that it has to do with the OSS beeing still working on the lenses which is awkward when the camera isnt in use. But i can confirm it happens with my FE lenses and not with my manual glass. Im not sure if it drains the battery the same way with adapted AF/IS lenses...

I find it very cumbersome to always dismount the lens... Can someone confirm if this happens on the A7Rii also?

2 days ago I put a fully charged battery into my A7R with the FE 28/2 on it. Since then I've taken about 20 shots. I've viewed them and deleted a half dozen of so. This morning the battery was at 87%. I'll do something a bit more precise tonight.

The smaller Sony battery is rated at 1020 mAh and the larger Canon LPE6N is rated at 1865 mAh, but I haven't been able to find any info on the current draws of the Sony A7x series vs a Canon DSLR. At this point all I've seen is anectodal observations about the relatively short battery life. I wish I had a dead Sony battery that I could take apart and make a jig to take current measurements on my test bench. It would be interesting to see how much power it draws under different operating modes.

Puckman wrote in post #17728518
On an unrelated note, I am going through my pics from the Vancouver trip and not all too happy about things. Not a whole lot of keepers.
Nothing technical, mind you. The issue is me. My "eye" for photography is not a natural talent. It's always been something I have to work at (composition, etc) which means I'm at my best when I have time and patience and think things through.
Not so much on a whirlwind vacation trip. I apparently ended up snapping 1000 or so pics in "snapshot" mode (for the most part). 2-3 or more of the same exact scene where I happened to be standing, looking at something, before moving on a few steps only to snap a few more. It's rather depressing looking through 1000 snapshots of bad composition and mid-day light...bleh.
Time to take a step back from the gear madness and focus on the content a bit more...

If you notice i never really talk too much about gears except for what i need. Since I got my A7RII, i also don't talk too much about its flaws if there is, i just keep shooting.

A photog friend told me before "rely on techniques, not on gears", not a hundred percent true(good gears help) but something to think about while shooting.

When I travel before, I tend to like a trigger happy shooter. Now I'm a little bit selective on what I shoot.

digital_AM wrote in post #17728667
Great job Carlo and Vinz on the portraits.

Here is my attempt using the fantastic FE 55

Really high quality.

Thank you.

vinmunoz wrote in post #1772874
When I travel before, I tend to like a trigger happy shooter. Now I'm a little bit selective on what I shoot.

I'm the opposite nowadays. Previously I would always be trying to get that perfect shot and then one day I realised I wasn't capturing all those snapshot type family shots that I will look back on in years to come. Now I consciously try and take more photos even if most will never be on my flickr or posted here as I know I will enjoy them in the future. I'm still trying to take the better shots at the same time though

this 90mm macro is so crazy sharp i have to go -40 on clarity of this one....

navydoc wrote in post #17728727
Having fun with photography...

My neighbor's wife likes to tease me about drinking Shasta Cola instead of the "real thing", Coca Cola. So, I created this poster and printed it on 13 x 19 paper and her husband is going to hang it on the wall next to her computer for me.

Lol great idea and i like the quote below the can xD

xpfloyd wrote in post #17728774
I'm the opposite nowadays. Previously I would always be trying to get that perfect shot and then one day I realised I wasn't capturing all those snapshot type family shots that I will look back on in years to come. Now I consciously try and take more photos even if most will never be on my flickr or posted here as I know I will enjoy them in the future. I'm still trying to take the better shots at the same time though

my son hated my camera now(14yo). he's been my test model since i own my first DSLR(T2i).

vinmunoz wrote in post #17728786
this 90mm macro is so crazy sharp i have to go -40 on clarity of this one....

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Vinz, I was going to suggest that instead of using a minus clarity value, try duplicating the layer, giving that layer a .3 pixel gaussian blur. By doing the blur on a seperate layer, you can add an adjustment layer to localize the results if need be. I sometimes use this method if an image is overly sharp too.

Since you use Lightroom for your edit...never mind.

davidfarina wrote in post #17728789
Lol great idea and i like the quote below the can xD

Thanks. Wish I could get a shot of her expression when she sees the poster.

navydoc wrote in post #17728801
Vinz, I was going to suggest that instead of using a minus clarity value, try duplicating the layer, giving that layer a .3 pixel gaussian blur. By doing the blur on a seperate layer, you can add an adjustment layer to localize the results if need be. I sometimes use this method if an image is overly sharp too.

Since you use Lightroom for your edit...never mind.

I will try that.

I always start with lightroom to do minor adjustments especially the luminosity and white balance, then i right-click and go edit in PS then back to LR for final cropping and export.

Puckman wrote in post #17728518
On an unrelated note, I am going through my pics from the Vancouver trip and not all too happy about things. Not a whole lot of keepers.
Nothing technical, mind you. The issue is me. My "eye" for photography is not a natural talent. It's always been something I have to work at (composition, etc) which means I'm at my best when I have time and patience and think things through.
Not so much on a whirlwind vacation trip. I apparently ended up snapping 1000 or so pics in "snapshot" mode (for the most part). 2-3 or more of the same exact scene where I happened to be standing, looking at something, before moving on a few steps only to snap a few more. It's rather depressing looking through 1000 snapshots of bad composition and mid-day light...bleh.
Time to take a step back from the gear madness and focus on the content a bit more...

xpfloyd wrote in post #17728774
I'm the opposite nowadays. Previously I would always be trying to get that perfect shot and then one day I realised I wasn't capturing all those snapshot type family shots that I will look back on in years to come. Now I consciously try and take more photos even if most will never be on my flickr or posted here as I know I will enjoy them in the future. I'm still trying to take the better shots at the same time though

Nadim I'm like you and I find that I struggle with the creative aspects of photography and it can be frustrating. Give me a photogenic person in golden hour, or put an inherently interesting landscape in front of me, then creating a good photo is largely a technical matter. Some of the most interesting photos I see these days, however,are are things I would otherwise overlook, and I can see how the creative eye of the photographer is what makes them stand out from everyone else with a camera.

As such, I'm in the shoot as much as possible camp. I'm shooting more often specifically to learn to look at the world more creatively. You'll very rarely capture something spectacular, but that isn't always the point. These are things in our every day lives that are worth documenting, and either way, every time you shoot you gain experience and grow as a photographer both technically AND creatively. Whatever I learn in that process will translate over to when I'm shooting 'seriously', when I'm travelling, etc.

mystik610 wrote in post #17728829
Nadim I'm like you and I find that I struggle with the creative aspects of photography and it can be frustrating. Give me a photogenic person in golden hour, or put an inherently interesting landscape in front of me, then creating a good photo is largely a technical matter. Some of the most interesting photos I see these days, however,are are things I would otherwise overlook, and I can see how the creative eye of the photographer is what makes them stand out from everyone else with a camera.

As such, I'm in the shoot as much as possible camp. I'm shooting more often specifically to learn to look at the world more creatively. You'll very rarely capture something spectacular, but that isn't always the point. These are things in our every day lives that are worth documenting, and either way, every time you shoot you gain experience and grow as a photographer both technically AND creatively. Whatever I learn in that process will translate over to when I'm shooting 'seriously', when I'm travelling, etc.

I agree 100%. My earlier point was about how I seem to have lost sight of trying to document those everyday moments in ways that are a bit more aesthetically pleasing. Taking pics of your kid to document family moments is different and well worth the effort.
What I found while looking through my vacation pics is what I call tourist syndrome.
You see them all the time in tourist spots. They get out of their car, rush to the item of interest, snap 5 or 10 shots without any thought for composition, then get back in the car and move on to the next stop.
I seem to have inadvertently fallen into that lately.