Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

TRhoads wrote in post #18985364
you going to upgrade to the a9ii?

Travis, no. I'm considering the R4.

Bill in Texas wrote in post #18985416
Travis, no. I'm considering the R4.

interesting...I would think for birds and such the a9 would be better for that.

TRhoads wrote in post #18985438
interesting...I would think for birds and such the a9 would be better for that.

I must be honest and it may be the operator but I have as good of luck on BIF with the R3 in wide focus mode as I do the a9 using tracking focus. Of course, the 20 fps continues to sit in the back of my mind stirring things up. I have too much time to think right now.

Before I broke down my current lighting setup, I had to get another shot of my Aladdin Oil Lamp. Because this lamp is so tall, I took two images, one of them with me holding the foam core board background higher in order to stay behind the chimney and then blended the two images. I also had to extend the background on both sides in Photoshop.

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navydoc wrote in post #18985479
Before I broke down my current lighting setup, I had to get another shot of my Aladdin Oil Lamp. Because this lamp is so tall, I took two images, one of them with me holding the foam core board background higher in order to stay behind the chimney and then blended the two images. I also had to extend the background on both sides in Photoshop.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2i9q​ebM My Aladdin by Gene, on Flickr

That's beautiful

LeeRatters wrote in post #18985481
That's beautiful

Thanks Lee. I just extended the BG to 5:4 aspect ratio while you were posting apparently.

Here are the two exposures blended in Photoshop before I extended the sides.

navydoc wrote in post #18985486
Thanks Lee. I just extended the BG to 5:4 aspect ratio while you were posting apparently.

Here are the two exposures blended in Photoshop before I extended the sides.

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Great final result. No-one would ever guess!

Guys & girls... Thinking out loud a little bit here.... And I'm a little stuck on one initial thing....

Which adapter would be the best for EF lenses on the A7 please?

Remembering, that I am on the ORIGINAL A7!! I'm not expecting super AF. I'm not even sure I need AF completely. But I have been finding myself wanting something longer for landscapes so more than likely tripod mounted.

I'm weighing options (cost, size, filter size & weight) prior to the Tamron 70-180mm release.

LeeRatters wrote in post #18985528
Guys & girls... Thinking out loud a little bit here.... And I'm a little stuck on one initial thing....

Which adapter would be the best for EF lenses on the A7 please?

Remembering, that I am on the ORIGINAL A7!! I'm not expecting super AF. I'm not even sure I need AF completely. But I have been finding myself wanting something longer for landscapes so more than likely tripod mounted.

I'm weighing options (cost, size, filter size & weight) prior to the Tamron 70-180mm release.

I can't speak to the original A7, but on the A7R2, R3, and R4, my go to adapter has been the Sigma MC-11. I also have a Metabones IV, but the MC-11 is 1/2 the cost of the MB and in most of my use, the MC-11 works just fine.

navydoc wrote in post #18985479
Before I broke down my current lighting setup, I had to get another shot of my Aladdin Oil Lamp. Because this lamp is so tall, I took two images, one of them with me holding the foam core board background higher in order to stay behind the chimney and then blended the two images. I also had to extend the background on both sides in Photoshop.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2i9q​ebM My Aladdin by Gene, on Flickr

Always clean work with your product photos Gene. I enjoy them all. You have a nice collection too.

LeeRatters wrote in post #18985528
Guys & girls... Thinking out loud a little bit here.... And I'm a little stuck on one initial thing....

Which adapter would be the best for EF lenses on the A7 please?

Remembering, that I am on the ORIGINAL A7!! I'm not expecting super AF. I'm not even sure I need AF completely. But I have been finding myself wanting something longer for landscapes so more than likely tripod mounted.

I'm weighing options (cost, size, filter size & weight) prior to the Tamron 70-180mm release.

I would say a Sigma MC-11. But if your using manual focus or dont care about quick AF then get a cheap Ebay version. I use one with a couple of manual focus lenses.

LeeRatters wrote in post #18985528
Guys & girls... Thinking out loud a little bit here.... And I'm a little stuck on one initial thing....

Which adapter would be the best for EF lenses on the A7 please?

Remembering, that I am on the ORIGINAL A7!! I'm not expecting super AF. I'm not even sure I need AF completely. But I have been finding myself wanting something longer for landscapes so more than likely tripod mounted.

I'm weighing options (cost, size, filter size & weight) prior to the Tamron 70-180mm release.

I used the MC-11 on the original a7 with a Tamron 150-600 and it did ok.

Sony is also pretty good at sports...

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digital_AM wrote in post #18985558
Always clean work with your product photos Gene. I enjoy them all. You have a nice collection too.

Thanks for the kind words Alfredo.

I need to learn all these PS tricks. Nice shots BTW.