Sony FE Images Thread
p.2005 #1Sony FE Images Thread
Another macro with A7r + Sigma 70mm
Focus stacked and layer masked to remove some artifacts
Focus stacked and layer masked to remove some artifacts
Jan 12, 2017 at 04:23 PM
p.2005 #2Sony FE Images Thread
This time of year while it is snowing in the north, the streams are running in the southern deserts. Here is an active stream and a chance encounter with a gold prospector who has lived on his "finds" for more than twenty years. He is known as "Swiftwater" and he has a popular Youtube channel. A7RII with FE 24-70 GM
Jan 12, 2017 at 04:47 PM
p.2005 #3Sony FE Images Thread
Pompeii over the Christmas break:
Pompeii - Main Square by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Amphitheater - Pompeii by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Vesuvius - Pompeii by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Pompeii - Main Square by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Amphitheater - Pompeii by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Vesuvius - Pompeii by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Jan 12, 2017 at 06:24 PM
p.2005 #4Sony FE Images Thread
Ronny Olsson wrote:
What do you say .. Contax 100-300 or Sony FE 70-200 f4 G?
My Novoflex adapter is sold so it must also be purchased
and it seems that in that case I have to buy from Japan and then have to pay duty and VAT .. the adapter and Contax in good condition probably cost around 1100-1200 dollars with duty and VAT and a used Sony is about 800-900 dollars
Any other suggestions?
I LOVE my 100-300 but its a btch to focus at night or in the morning. Aside from that its awesome..and yes I usually have to s-curve it in LR to give it some punch.
...one huge upside is that its very light for its reach.
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What do you say .. Contax 100-300 or Sony FE 70-200 f4 G?
My Novoflex adapter is sold so it must also be purchased
and it seems that in that case I have to buy from Japan and then have to pay duty and VAT .. the adapter and Contax in good condition probably cost around 1100-1200 dollars with duty and VAT and a used Sony is about 800-900 dollars
Any other suggestions?
I LOVE my 100-300 but its a btch to focus at night or in the morning. Aside from that its awesome..and yes I usually have to s-curve it in LR to give it some punch.
...one huge upside is that its very light for its reach.
most recent favorites:
Jan 12, 2017 at 07:17 PM
p.2005 #5Sony FE Images Thread
A few more from yesterday and today. We got a foot of snow in Portland. i usually hate the snow, but I like it here in portland. Great scenery.
a7+ contax ae 28mm 2.8
DSC01908.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
a7+ contax ae 50mm 1.4
DSC01917-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
DSC01939.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
DSC01948.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
more photogs
DSC01951.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
nikon 80-200 f4 ais
DSC01967-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
f8 i think at around 200
DSC01974.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
f11
DSC01973.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
contax mm 135mm 2.8
DSC01980.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
zenitar 16mm 2.8 fisheye
DSC01988.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
a7+ contax ae 28mm 2.8
DSC01908.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickra7+ contax ae 50mm 1.4
DSC01917-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on FlickrDSC01939.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on FlickrDSC01948.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickrmore photogs
DSC01951.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickrnikon 80-200 f4 ais
DSC01967-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickrf8 i think at around 200
DSC01974.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickrf11
DSC01973.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickrcontax mm 135mm 2.8
DSC01980.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickrzenitar 16mm 2.8 fisheye
DSC01988.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on FlickrJan 12, 2017 at 08:37 PM
p.2005 #6Sony FE Images Thread
Batis 85
Just got the Batis 85 today; this is my first shot with it, taken at 1.8. I like the separation, and think I am going to like this lens a lot.
Just got the Batis 85 today; this is my first shot with it, taken at 1.8. I like the separation, and think I am going to like this lens a lot.
A7rII Batis 85 @1.8
Jan 12, 2017 at 09:01 PM
p.2005 #7Sony FE Images Thread
humphrey86 wrote:
A few more from yesterday and today. We got a foot of snow in Portland. i usually hate the snow, but I like it here in portland. Great scenery.
a7+ contax ae 28mm 2.8
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/365/31465935413_d1af21c5b0_h.jpgDSC01908.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
a7+ contax ae 50mm 1.4
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/477/31465935983_0e0ad7343d_h.jpgDSC01917-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/506/31465936703_3317acea13_h.jpgDSC01939.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/603/31465932413_68606a141b_h.jpgDSC01948.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
more photogs
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/435/31899662260_9e7d900533_h.jpgDSC01951.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
nikon 80-200 f4 ais
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5651/32126842692_fabc298d51_h.jpgDSC01967-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
f8 i think at around 200
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/563/32126840452_730cfdb35e_h.jpgDSC01974.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
f11
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/522/32275938485_8b48425008_h.jpgDSC01973.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
contax mm 135mm 2.8
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/435/32275937505_424f0c7aa6_h.jpgDSC01980.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
zenitar 16mm 2.8 fisheye
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5506/31899655170_0bda7c1c64_h.jpgDSC01988.jpg by Drew, on Flickr...Show more →
My daughter lives in Portland and she was describing this scene to me. Glad to see images. Nice images too.
A few more from yesterday and today. We got a foot of snow in Portland. i usually hate the snow, but I like it here in portland. Great scenery.
a7+ contax ae 28mm 2.8
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/365/31465935413_d1af21c5b0_h.jpgDSC01908.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
a7+ contax ae 50mm 1.4
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/477/31465935983_0e0ad7343d_h.jpgDSC01917-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/506/31465936703_3317acea13_h.jpgDSC01939.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/603/31465932413_68606a141b_h.jpgDSC01948.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
more photogs
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/435/31899662260_9e7d900533_h.jpgDSC01951.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
nikon 80-200 f4 ais
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5651/32126842692_fabc298d51_h.jpgDSC01967-2.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
f8 i think at around 200
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/563/32126840452_730cfdb35e_h.jpgDSC01974.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
f11
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/522/32275938485_8b48425008_h.jpgDSC01973.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
contax mm 135mm 2.8
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/435/32275937505_424f0c7aa6_h.jpgDSC01980.jpg by Drew Humohrey, on Flickr
zenitar 16mm 2.8 fisheye
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5506/31899655170_0bda7c1c64_h.jpgDSC01988.jpg by Drew, on Flickr...Show more →
My daughter lives in Portland and she was describing this scene to me. Glad to see images. Nice images too.
Jan 12, 2017 at 09:08 PM
p.2005 #9Sony FE Images Thread
ManuelLaMantia wrote:
Ronny, I would not suggest Contax 100-300... it is a great lens but belongs to another era and although it is very sharp, colors and contrast are not comparable to the current lenses... you have to work more in PP to reach a good result. The 70-200 f / 4 it seems to me a very good and versatile lens with autofocus and stabilizer and in my opinion has better bokeh than the FE 70-300 which among other is very expensive. Probably suggestion provided by Werner is the right solution even though adapter+lens (large lens) seems rather bulky and heavy.
Ciao...Show more →
Hi Manuel, I have used two samples of the 4/70-200 and own a Contax 4.5-5.6/100-300 for a few weeks. I didn't use the Contax enough to finally judge it yet but I think that it has much sharper corners (especially in the 100-200 area) and also an at least equally good bokeh. For travel photography with a high amount of non-moving landscape images, the Contax would be more preferable in my opinion. Furthermore, the 300mm setting is not just a gadget on this lens although it's a tad weaker than the middle focal lengths.
Actually, the bokeh was one of the big surprises with the Contax. I know a few other 70-300/100-300/70-400 (FE 70-300, Sony G 70-400, FD 100-300 L) lenses and in my first impressions, the Contax is far on top of all of them when it comes to bokeh. The FE 4/70-200 was no slouch in terms of bokeh either and has more potential for subject isolation at shorter focal lengths.
Edited on Jan 13, 2017 at 04:39 AM · View previous versions
Ronny, I would not suggest Contax 100-300... it is a great lens but belongs to another era and although it is very sharp, colors and contrast are not comparable to the current lenses... you have to work more in PP to reach a good result. The 70-200 f / 4 it seems to me a very good and versatile lens with autofocus and stabilizer and in my opinion has better bokeh than the FE 70-300 which among other is very expensive. Probably suggestion provided by Werner is the right solution even though adapter+lens (large lens) seems rather bulky and heavy.
Ciao...Show more →
Hi Manuel, I have used two samples of the 4/70-200 and own a Contax 4.5-5.6/100-300 for a few weeks. I didn't use the Contax enough to finally judge it yet but I think that it has much sharper corners (especially in the 100-200 area) and also an at least equally good bokeh. For travel photography with a high amount of non-moving landscape images, the Contax would be more preferable in my opinion. Furthermore, the 300mm setting is not just a gadget on this lens although it's a tad weaker than the middle focal lengths.
Actually, the bokeh was one of the big surprises with the Contax. I know a few other 70-300/100-300/70-400 (FE 70-300, Sony G 70-400, FD 100-300 L) lenses and in my first impressions, the Contax is far on top of all of them when it comes to bokeh. The FE 4/70-200 was no slouch in terms of bokeh either and has more potential for subject isolation at shorter focal lengths.
Edited on Jan 13, 2017 at 04:39 AM · View previous versions
Jan 13, 2017 at 01:36 AM
p.2005 #10Sony FE Images Thread
A couple Contax 100-300/4.5-5.6 shots.
Skogafoss - Oct 2016. A7R2, @200mm (I think), f/11, 1/320s, ISO 640.
_DSC5409 by Kai O'Yang, on Flickr
Bruarfoss - Oct 2016. A7R2, @150mm, f/11, 1/13s, ISO 50.
_DSC3700 copy by Kai O'Yang, on Flickr
Skogafoss - Oct 2016. A7R2, @200mm (I think), f/11, 1/320s, ISO 640.
_DSC5409 by Kai O'Yang, on FlickrBruarfoss - Oct 2016. A7R2, @150mm, f/11, 1/13s, ISO 50.
_DSC3700 copy by Kai O'Yang, on FlickrJan 13, 2017 at 02:55 AM
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p.2005 #11Sony FE Images Thread
A7rII + Orion 15
Sem tÃtulo by F, no Flickr
Sem tÃtulo by F, no Flickr
Jan 13, 2017 at 04:36 AM
p.2005 #12Sony FE Images Thread
Photo taken at 8:42 AM
Looking at a Lobster Boat and Gulls right along Shore
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens
ISO 100, f11, 1/320 second
Exposure corrected by +0.71 Stops; processed in LR6.4
July 2, 2015
At Schoodic Point near Winter Harbor, Maine, Acadia National Park
Rich
Looking at a Lobster Boat and Gulls right along Shore
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens
ISO 100, f11, 1/320 second
Exposure corrected by +0.71 Stops; processed in LR6.4
July 2, 2015
At Schoodic Point near Winter Harbor, Maine, Acadia National Park
Rich
Jan 13, 2017 at 06:43 AM
p.2005 #13Sony FE Images Thread
Melbourne
Sunset, 4 shot pano - A7R2, Loxia 85, F/9, 1/60s, ISO 100
_DSC8625-Pano copy by Kai O'Yang, on Flickr
Night, A7R2, Loxia 85, F/8, 13s, ISO 100
_DSC8787 copy by Kai O'Yang, on Flickr
Sunset, 4 shot pano - A7R2, Loxia 85, F/9, 1/60s, ISO 100
_DSC8625-Pano copy by Kai O'Yang, on FlickrNight, A7R2, Loxia 85, F/8, 13s, ISO 100
_DSC8787 copy by Kai O'Yang, on FlickrJan 13, 2017 at 06:45 AM
p.2005 #14Sony FE Images Thread
Jannik Peters wrote:
Ciao - ManuelHi Manuel, I have used two samples of the 4/70-200 and own a Contax 4.5-5.6/100-300 for a few weeks. I didn't use the Contax enough to finally judge it yet but I think that it has much sharper corners (especially in the 100-200 area) and also an at least equally good bokeh. For travel photography with a high amount of non-moving landscape images, the Contax would be more preferable in my opinion. Furthermore, the 300mm setting is not just a gadget on this lens although it's a tad weaker than the middle focal lengths.
Actually, the bokeh was one...Show more →
Hi Jannik, thanks for your replay. I own only Zeiss 100-300 and recently FE 70-200 f4 then my analysis is limited. Just to be more specific, here a list of pros and cons of both lenses in my opinion.
Zeiss 100-300:
++ super sharp
+ real 100-300mm FL
+ rare = probably more rare in the future
+ compact
+ nice bokeh
- front lens connected to focusing system
- rear lens glued (no more in production by Kyocera)... how long it will last?
- "pump" zoom (specially for mirrorless camera)
- no AF
- no OSS
- rare = expensive
- hood support through filter screw
- color & contrast
- adapter needed
Sony 70-200 f4
+ AF with Sony lock buttons
+ OSS
+ OSS whit IBIS?
+ zoom ring
+ native FE mount
+ acceptable bokeh
+ colors & contrast (LD + ASPH elements?)
- 200mm = 180mm
- some internal parts made by plastic (read on Internet)
- not so sharp at 200mm (real 180mm)
Don't get me wrong, I have Zeiss 100-300 and I'm very happy about it... among other things, I have been lucky enough to find a copy in mint conditions complete with box and documentation, originally purchased by the official Italian importer Fowa.
Mine was a mere analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of the different options for Ronny. Every time I see Werner and Bob images taken with the 70-400 I remain astonished... sure they are both in my top chart
and I frequently astound me watching this thread 
, but it really seems a good option.
Finally, as this thread is dedicated to images, here a couple of shots taken with the two lenses. First one is a different shot of Tobey at Taft Point (this time without Adrian in the background); second one is a shot taken on fly (really surprised by the responsiveness of my A7r AF) at Pfeiffer Beach waiting sunset.
Manuel
ManuelLaMantia wrote
Ronny, I would not suggest Contax 100-300... it is a great lens but belongs to another era and although it is very sharp, colors and contrast are not comparable to the current lenses... you have to work more in PP to reach a good result. The 70-200 f / 4 it seems to me a very good and versatile lens with autofocus and stabilizer and in my opinion has better bokeh than the FE 70-300 which among other is very expensive. Probably suggestion provided by Werner is the right solution even though adapter+lens (large lens) seems rather bulky and heavy.Ciao - Manuel
Actually, the bokeh was one...Show more →
Hi Jannik, thanks for your replay. I own only Zeiss 100-300 and recently FE 70-200 f4 then my analysis is limited. Just to be more specific, here a list of pros and cons of both lenses in my opinion.
Zeiss 100-300:
++ super sharp
+ real 100-300mm FL
+ rare = probably more rare in the future
+ compact
+ nice bokeh
- front lens connected to focusing system
- rear lens glued (no more in production by Kyocera)... how long it will last?
- "pump" zoom (specially for mirrorless camera)
- no AF
- no OSS
- rare = expensive
- hood support through filter screw
- color & contrast
- adapter needed
Sony 70-200 f4
+ AF with Sony lock buttons
+ OSS
+ OSS whit IBIS?
+ zoom ring
+ native FE mount
+ acceptable bokeh
+ colors & contrast (LD + ASPH elements?)
- 200mm = 180mm
- some internal parts made by plastic (read on Internet)
- not so sharp at 200mm (real 180mm)
Don't get me wrong, I have Zeiss 100-300 and I'm very happy about it... among other things, I have been lucky enough to find a copy in mint conditions complete with box and documentation, originally purchased by the official Italian importer Fowa.
Mine was a mere analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of the different options for Ronny. Every time I see Werner and Bob images taken with the 70-400 I remain astonished... sure they are both in my top chart
and I frequently astound me watching this thread , but it really seems a good option.Finally, as this thread is dedicated to images, here a couple of shots taken with the two lenses. First one is a different shot of Tobey at Taft Point (this time without Adrian in the background); second one is a shot taken on fly (really surprised by the responsiveness of my A7r AF) at Pfeiffer Beach waiting sunset.
Manuel
Jan 13, 2017 at 08:40 AM
p.2005 #15Sony FE Images Thread
Reggio Emilia
Calatrava's Waves by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
A7RII, FE 24-70/2.8 GM
Jan 13, 2017 at 08:47 AM
p.2005 #16Sony FE Images Thread
A few more building shots from Strathern Park.
Same set-up, EF 24-105/4L IS and a7R2, hand held, LRCC.
Same set-up, EF 24-105/4L IS and a7R2, hand held, LRCC.
Jan 13, 2017 at 09:37 AM
p.2005 #19Sony FE Images Thread
Congratulations Bob! Best wishes for you both.
I got a Lensbaby Sweet 50 lens for Christmas and I'm not sure what to think of it yet... The handling is tricky and the results can feel a bit claustrophobic and sometimes they make me dizzy... Maybe it's just a question of practice and finding suitable subjects for it and perhaps it'll grow on me. I'll give it a thorough work-out the coming week and we'll see.
I got a Lensbaby Sweet 50 lens for Christmas and I'm not sure what to think of it yet... The handling is tricky and the results can feel a bit claustrophobic and sometimes they make me dizzy... Maybe it's just a question of practice and finding suitable subjects for it and perhaps it'll grow on me. I'll give it a thorough work-out the coming week and we'll see.
Jan 13, 2017 at 11:44 AM
p.2005 #20Sony FE Images Thread
Limethang Road, Bhutan at ca. 3,500m or so.
A7r & FE 28/2
A7r & FE 28/2
Jan 13, 2017 at 11:48 AM