Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

Congrats Gene. I got the go ahead for a new lens. Problem is what to get? A 35mm would be nice. I’m already covered in the wide end. A Canon tilt shift lens would be a good idea for business but I’m unsure of their performance adapted.

So i am tired of the OEM Sony strap that comes with the camera and am thinking i would prefer a small one that just goes around your hand. Are any of you guys using something like that, that you like?

mystik610 wrote in post #18523421
Ah that sucks Gene!

Yeah, the page says they will be available again in 7-14 days. Oddly, my confirmation email shows "in stock" too. I guess I'll have to wait to see if anything gets shipped at the end of the day. No big deal really on waiting. At this point, I wanted to wait until there was a reasonably priced "L" bracket for the new camera and there is so no more reason not to buy.

digital_AM wrote in post #18523431
Congrats Gene. I got the go ahead for a new lens. Problem is what to get? A 35mm would be nice. I’m already covered in the wide end. A Canon tilt shift lens would be a good idea for business but I’m unsure of their performance adapted.

Light leaks seem to be the big concern with adapted Canon tilt-shift lenses. David A. can fill you in on how well 'flocking' works I would imagine.

irishguy0224 wrote in post #18523439
So i am tired of the OEM Sony strap that comes with the camera and am thinking i would prefer a small one that just goes around your hand. Are any of you guys using something like that, that you like?

This wrist strap looks intriguing. I like the quick on, quick adjust features it has. Peak Design also has a thin wrist strap too I believe.

irishguy0224 wrote in post #18523439
So i am tired of the OEM Sony strap that comes with the camera and am thinking i would prefer a small one that just goes around your hand. Are any of you guys using something like that, that you like?

try peak design's clutch or cuff.

clutch
nice and tight, bulky looking
https://www.peakdesign​.com/product/straps/cl​utch

cuff
small, a bit long but that gives you more freedom
https://www.peakdesign​.com/product/straps/cu​ff

gordy strap
simple, not alot of room to move around
http://www.gordyscamer​astraps.com/

irishguy0224 wrote in post #18523439
So i am tired of the OEM Sony strap that comes with the camera and am thinking i would prefer a small one that just goes around your hand. Are any of you guys using something like that, that you like?

Paracord + Diamond knot. Minimal size, bare basics.

navydoc wrote in post #18523399
I just pulled the trigger!

awesome. new camera for the new year

can't wait to see your product shots with the pixel shift. heck i wouldnt be bored if you even repeat your images with that new feature

navydoc wrote in post #18523415
Interesting...when I placed my order, the camera was in stock but now, under 'my orders', it shows back ordered. I guess I didn't hit the button quick enough.

ahh damms

yes shows back orderd but date doesnt look too bad

Expected availability: Dec 29, 2017

navydoc wrote in post #18523441
Yeah, the page says they will be available again in -14 days. Oddly, my confirmation email shows "in stock" too. I guess I'll have to wait to see if anything gets shipped at the end of the day. No big deal really on waiting. At this point, I wanted to wait until there was a reasonably priced "L" bracket for the new camera and there is so no more reason not to buy.

Light leaks seem to be the big concern with adapted Canon tilt-shift lenses. David A. can fill you in on how well 'flocking' works I would imagine.

The Canon tilt-shifts worked great on my unflocked metabones. Light leaks weren’t a problem, but internal reflections caused problems with light sources just off frame. Those are generally avoidable except with some interiors. Hopefully a flocked adapter would solve the issue.

However adapter alignment has to be perfect. That’s where I lucked out...my Metabones IV is so well aligned that I could never tell a performance difference between Canon-mount lenses on the a7R II vs 5DS R.

Scatterbrained wrote in post #18523268
A low key image is an image that has the bulk of it's histogram on the left, you can't really tell via the histogram if you've got the exposure right or if you just have some sort of specular highlight. If the image has no bright specular highlight then there will be no spike on the right.
The jpeg histogram shows you the values of the jpeg you're looking at, of course it's accurate, for the jpeg you're viewing. If all the sliders are at 0 and the image is fine, that means you're happy with you're exposure, yay!
Now move a slider and watch the histogram change. If you find yourself constantly having to make exposure adjustments in post then certainly using the live histogram would be helpful too. I usually shoot with the live histogram on to make sure I'm not clipping highlights or shadows, but I don't use it when using strobes, as I prefer the light meter. BTW, you can just "grab" the histogram in Lr to make slider adjustments, rather than using the sliders, just "grab" the area of the histogram you want to adjust and "slide" it around.

Yah i've done grabbing the histogram instead and tweak a little bit because sometimes you will lose contrast if done wrong. it's really handy.

I will try to be patient and use the light meter together with checking the histogram to be sure.

mystik610 wrote in post #18523272
The fe35 f2.8 discussions are timely as I've decided to give the lens a shot again.

I think if I were to pick out what is 'wrong' with this lens, its that it seems Sony designed this thing with absolute edge to edge sharpness in a small a package being the only consideration in the optical design. It's really sharp, but has a really clinical rendering. I don't think f2.8 is that big of a deal as casual shooting usually involves being pretty close to your subjects so you get some nice subject isolation from the subject distance....its just a really flat looking lens, and I don't get that sense when shooting other lenses at 35mm f2.8.

I wouldn't use this for 'serious' environmental portraits, but none of that is really a big deal for casual shooting and you can add whatever magic you want in post.

Outside of the rendering, I've always thought it was a really good lens for what it is. Here are a couple of the random things I'd shoot with the lens...I want to play with it a big more so more to come.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/22HU​gxT DSC03400 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/22HU​i3X DSC03449 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/EAEG​BW DSC03337 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickr

just wondering why you give the lens another shot when you have the F1.4?

navydoc wrote in post #18523399
I just pulled the trigger!

I saw Brian Smith shared the link too this morning.

Congrats Gene. It has free overnight shipping too.

Maybe you got the last unit.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18523478
just wondering why you give the lens another shot when you have the F1.4?

Because the f1.4 isn't something I like to carry all the time. It's not that heavy, but really bulky.

DTBaan wrote in post #18523377
i love the 35 2.8
but wondering how much ill use it now that i have the 24-70 2.8

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posted by DTBaan originally in forum: Sony Digital Cameras

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posted by DTBaan originally in forum: Urban Life & Travel

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posted by DTBaan originally in forum: Member Activities

All great shots, love the night time harbor scene.

navydoc wrote in post #18523399
I just pulled the trigger!

Woohoo. Looking very much forward to you and pixel shift.
I did a Greentoe finger pull and it's coming out of Cardinal Camera a Video which
reminds me of Allens Camer in Pa. The Greentoe correspondent wrote me and pretty much
said don't write every ten seconds asking when. I wrote him back and told him I was
in no hurry. You'll probably have yours tomorrow!