Sony A7x lounge

njstacker22 wrote in post #17884223
Just wanted to stop in and let you all know that I joined the group yesterday! Ordered my Sony A7ii w/ the 28-70. Also, picked up a 16-35 f4 that will be used for work (RE photographer). Extremely excited to be here!

Welcome to the group. You'll love your new Sony a7II

mystik610 wrote in post #17884234
Not sure if you guys are following the sony live stream event or not....a6300 just announced....along with the 24-70 f2.8 and 70-200, along with an 85 1.4 G Master lens.

a6300 will be able to use adapted lenses (copper wiring in sensor)

Very cool...thanks for the heads up.

This will probably get buried quickly with the new Sony announcements but here goes anyway...

Smartphone holder shaft replacement

If anyone else decides on getting a Phantom 3 Standard, I highly recommend replacing the plastic smart phone holder with a metal one from the Phantom 2 Vision. By having a metal shaft, the phone will be much more stable and won't 'wiggle' around. Here's the link to the part at Amazon I got:

http://www.amazon.com …oh_aui_detailpa​ge_o02_s00

(Can you find my sig in this image? )

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/CPCW​mr

navydoc wrote in post #17884251
This will probably get buried quickly with the new Sony announcements but here goes anyway...

Smartphone holder shaft replacement

If anyone else decides on getting a Phantom 3 Standard, I highly recommend replacing the plastic smart phone holder with a metal one from the Phantom 2 Vision. By having a metal shaft, the phone will be much more stable and won't 'wiggle' around. Here's the link to the part at Amazon I got:

http://www.amazon.com …oh_aui_detailpa​ge_o02_s00

(Can you find my sig in this image? )

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/CPCW​mr Smartphone holder shaft replacement by Gene, on Flickr

Antenna Inside
Do not Cover
Gene Lewis

Really, it looks just as the text above. As if you had printed it directly to the surface!

davidfarina wrote in post #17884247
Wow! FE lenses now:

16-35 f/4 OSS
24-70 f/4 OSS
24-70 f/2.8
28-70 f/3.5-5.6 OSS
28 f/2 + 21 2.8 or 16 fisheye
35 2.8
35 1.4
55 1.8
70-200 f/4 OSS
70-200 f/2.8 OSS
85 1.4
90 2.8 OSS
28-135 f/4 OSS
24-240 f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Nice set, but im really shocked that there are some focal length covered as much as 5 times, while the ultra wide end could need an f/2.8 lens too, as well as a tilt shift lens thats missing. Not for importance to me, but to many i guess, a +300mm lens...

Ive seen that they also brought out a 1.4x and 2x t-con!!!

davidfarina wrote in post #17884247
Wow! FE lenses now:

16-35 f/4 OSS
24-70 f/4 OSS
24-70 f/2.8
28-70 f/3.5-5.6 OSS
28 f/2 + 21 2.8 or 16 fisheye
35 2.8
35 1.4
55 1.8
70-200 f/4 OSS
70-200 f/2.8 OSS
85 1.4
90 2.8 OSS
28-135 f/4 OSS
24-240 f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Nice set, but im really shocked that there are some focal length covered as much as 5 times, while the ultra wide end could need an f/2.8 lens too, as well as a tilt shift lens thats missing. Not for importance to me, but to many i guess, a +300mm lens...

Yeah. Need more UWA and telephoto lenses. Lots of redundancies in the 'normal' and 'medium' focal lengths. Wonder how these things will be priced...particularly since they presumably won't have the zeiss mark-up.

I'm not a huge fan of zooms anymore, and am pretty happy with my Canon zooms...so it'll take something special for me to pick these up.

Prices. Yikes!

24-70mm f/2.8 for $2200
70-200mm f/2.8 ships in may (Price to be determinated)
85mm f/1.4 for $1800 ships in March

cc1995 wrote in post #17884268
Prices. Yikes!

24-70mm f/2.8 for $2200
70-200mm f/2.8 ships in may (Price to be determinated)
85mm f/1.4 for $1800 ships in March

Comparable to Canon and Nikon at MSRP so fairly priced IMO.

That said, if I buy these, it will be a year or so down the road when MSRP drops. No urgency to upgrade since the Canon versions work fine. And as I've learned selling a few FE lenses off...they do not hold their value as well as Canon...

cc1995 wrote in post #17884268
Prices. Yikes!

24-70mm f/2.8 for $2200
70-200mm f/2.8 ships in may (Price to be determinated)
85mm f/1.4 for $1800 ships in March

Those prices seem reasonable for new lenses.

Not sure how much the 70-200 will be, maybe $2499?

cc1995 wrote in post #17884268
Prices. Yikes!

24-70mm f/2.8 for $2200
70-200mm f/2.8 ships in may (Price to be determinated)
85mm f/1.4 for $1800 ships in March

Expensive, but i guess its fair compared to the prices of other brands. And i also think that they will be nothing short of exceptional performers

mystik610 wrote in post #17884265
Yeah. Need more UWA and telephoto lenses. Lots of redundancies in the 'normal' and 'medium' focal lengths. Wonder how these things will be priced...particularly since they presumably won't have the zeiss mark-up.

I'm not a huge fan of zooms anymore, and am pretty happy with my Canon zooms...so it'll take something special for me to pick these up.

As i stated before, you could get the 70-200 2.8 and a 2x tcon to get a 140-400 f/5.6 lens. Pretty nice if quality will not be degraded too much

If the quality of these new "G" Master lenses are as good as my FE 90 macro "G" lens, they will be outstanding!

mystik610 wrote in post #17884271
Comparable to Canon and Nikon at MSRP so fairly priced IMO.

That said, if I buy these, it will be a year or so down the road when MSRP drops. No urgency to upgrade since the Canon versions work fine. And as I've learned selling a few FE lenses off...they do not hold their value as well as Canon...

thenextguy wrote in post #17884273
Those prices seem reasonable for new lenses.

Not sure how much the 70-200 will be, maybe $2499?

I guess you're both right when you consider that the Canon 28-70 2.8 II original Street price was $2,300. Now it sells brand new for $1,800. I never realized their initial introductory price was that high. I was hoping that the 85 1.4 would be a bit cheaper though. Guess i just hang onto my Sigma 85 1.4 (Canon Mount) for the time being...it works great with the Metabones IV. Wait for some used to hit the street in a year or so. Excited that they introduced these though.

More excellent sig work Gene.Completely pro.

cc1995 wrote in post #17884268
Prices. Yikes!

24-70mm f/2.8 for $2200
70-200mm f/2.8 ships in may (Price to be determinated)
85mm f/1.4 for $1800 ships in March

The price of the 85 makes it easier to stay with my adapted sigma - £1000 vs £350

If I was spending £1000 on an 85 for the sony it would be the 85LII

Odd that the sony 85 is more expensive than the Batis (£800)