Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

Charlie wrote in post #18576768
Banding comparison, both images shot on the A7r3, both silent mode, but the readout of 1/15 vs 1/30 is the main difference

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I'm not sure when I would shoot uncompressed though.

Talley wrote in post #18576773
greentoe accepted my offer of 2825 for a brand new one.

We don’t get greentoe here. The guy has said it’s mine for £2300 delivered. Cheapest grey market is £2650

Weird thing though, look at the photo of the rear screen. Sony is upside down. Thoughts??

EDIT - seller says it’s the screen protector and can Be removed? Does the a7riii come with a Sony screen protector?

Talley wrote in post #18576774
I'm not sure when I would shoot uncompressed though.

Landscapes is the only time I use it. I setup custom dial 1 for my tripod landscape photography. It's really for simplicity, when I shoot custom 1, I'm assured to get 14 bit raw files, rather than fiddle around with a whole load of settings. Essentially you go from 13 stops dynamic range to 14 stops. In practice, it's hard to tell for even the most processed raws. I hardly ever shoot uncompressed. Outside of ISO 100, it loses effectiveness.

xpfloyd wrote in post #18576775
We don’t get greentoe here. The guy has said it’s mine for £2300 delivered. Cheapest grey market is £2650

Weird thing though, look at the photo of the rear screen. Sony is upside down. Thoughts??

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screen protector? if it seems too good to be true.... be extra careful

Charlie wrote in post #18576783
Landscapes is the only time I use it. I setup custom dial 1 for my tripod landscape photography. It's really for simplicity, when I shoot custom 1, I'm assured to get 14 bit raw files, rather than fiddle around with a whole load of settings. Essentially you go from 13 stops dynamic range to 14 stops. In practice, it's hard to tell for even the most processed raws. I hardly ever shoot uncompressed. Outside of ISO 100, it loses effectiveness.

screen protector? if it seems too good to be true.... be extra careful

He has now confirmed to me that it’s the screen protector that’s upside down. The actual Sony logo is below the correct way up. I think I’m going to go for it. Can return it if it’s not as described

so, waiting on the 5K to start this morning, I was hanging out over by the pond when I spotted two male Mallard ducks...at first it looked friendly...it quickly turned feisty! You can see the disturbance they made in the pond, and the one still in the water has a beak full of feathers...I didn't have the 2x on, so I had to crop in to about 50% of the file to get to this layout...

Guys, what make of (wet) sensor cleaning swabs do we all use? Preferably something that is available in the UK & not just over there

Bought an a7riii. Oops

Guy had a D810 And sold it and bought a7riii on a whim. Ended up buying an 850 as he still had his lenses hence the sale. Says it’s mint and low use and it’s supplied with the U.K. receipt. £2300 delivered. Seemed like too good a deal to miss as the cheapest grey market is £2650. For comparison the a7iii is £2000 here

LeeRatters wrote in post #18576793
Guys, what make of (wet) sensor cleaning swabs do we all use? Preferably something that is available in the UK & not just over there

I’ll check what ones I use tomorrow Lee. They were recommended by Charlie and bought on amazon

LeeRatters wrote in post #18576793
Guys, what make of (wet) sensor cleaning swabs do we all use? Preferably something that is available in the UK & not just over there

I really need to learn to clean them...the A7R2 was cleaned in November before the JTNP trip...its dirty already...the a9 is getting pretty bad too..

LeeRatters wrote in post #18576793
Guys, what make of (wet) sensor cleaning swabs do we all use? Preferably something that is available in the UK & not just over there

I use Visible Dust swabs. Probably overpriced, but I don’t wet clean that often, so probably have enough to last me till I get my brand new a7RVII.

Talley wrote in post #18576773
greentoe accepted my offer of 2825 for a brand new one.

Good for you. I offered GT 2500 for a Leica 200/2.8 for my Oly and they didn't like it.

And this is why I bought the 85 GM...background nuking wide open goodness...my favorite Minion was happy to model her new trick with her cool hat...

TRhoads wrote in post #18576861
And this is why I bought the 85 GM...background nuking wide open goodness...my favorite Minion was happy to model her new trick with her cool hat...

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Interestingly enough, the 70-200GM has similar results at 150mm and f/2.8...

Truly beautiful bokeh from the 85 GM. What a great lens.

I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts on the 70-200GM. Were you a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L II user? Curious how they compare.

85 1.4 and 200/2 are my two most used lenses now. 85 by far trumps everything else I've ever owned. The GM looks like a great lens. I'll see how the adapted 85A works out at first.

I've heard the 70-200 sony just isn't as good as the canon mk2. It sucks for me because I think I'll end up having to have the 70-200 and 400 combo since there is no 300 offering or 200/2. I mean this is if I want native.

TRhoads wrote in post #18576861
And this is why I bought the 85 GM...background nuking wide open goodness...my favorite Minion was happy to model her new trick with her cool hat...

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Interestingly enough, the 70-200GM has similar results at 150mm and f/2.8...

Hehe that beanie is awesome.


Nice bokeh too!