Beautiful images, as always! And your processing is exquisite. You always have such deep beautiful colors and balance. Do you use any software other than Lightroom that you would recommend?
Peter
Hi Peter !
Sry late respons, I missed your post
Thank you !
I use both LR and PS
I think these cover most things
I also sometimes use Nikcollection
Daraengi Village in Korea. I did a 23-hour photo marathon this weekend, 1am wake up to 11pm in bed, went to three places spanning sunrise to sunset. Was pretty tired but it certainly helped pass the time!
Gunzorro wrote:
Perhaps Fred will chime in with his preferences.
Personally, I find the a7R4 a big improvement in IQ over the a7R2 and a7R3. I did not find the a7R3 to be much improvement (for my use) over the a7R2.
That said, I still have and use my two a7R2 bodies, usually using two cameras: a7R4 and the second being one of the a7R2s.
Things are a little more complicated for me, having recently bought a Canon R, which is also a fine imaging device when lower MP are preferred, 30MP vs 61MP. I also have the 5DsR at 51MP for higher rez work with Canon.
I also have a large collection of quality Canon AF lenses that can be used on both platforms, via adapters.
My Nikon D800e is sitting dormant.
If Sony had come out with an inexpensive 30-36MP a74, I probably would not have upgraded my Canon gear. But I wanted a mirrorless body with less MP for things like events or people shots where high rez is not necessarily an important consideration. I have a daughter with a wedding coming up, and lots of Canon flash units -- so it was a natural to get the Canon, which has a more ergonomic body, even with the added battery grip.
To get back to the question: if you have the a7R2, you are not completely out-gunned not owning the a7R4. A used a7R2 in nice condition is the most affordable high quality imaging choice. But if you can afford it, the a7R4 is my favorite image capture device at the moment -- works great on all subjects, but overkill on some.
Side note: I use my Loxia lenses mostly on my top imaging camera, if not on the second one as well. Typically an outing has one camera with a Loxia mounted, a second with a Canon L (or Zeiss ZE), and an additional Loxia lens in the camera bag.
Loxia are my go-to MF lenses whenever possible (CV 40/1.2E has snuck in there as well!). ...Show more →
The Mk III and later will be remembered for the fact that Sony finally nailed their colors; much better than the previous versions.
The bigger batteries also represent a huge "quality of life" upgrade.
The increasingly hi-res VFs have made MF a breeze.
That said the IIs are great cameras, great bargains.
I've been playing around trying to learn Capture One 20 the past few days. Doing it on a 13" laptop is a bit of a handicap, bu it's all I have while I search for a replacement for my desktop unit that died the other day.
This image was taken on our trip to Haida Gwaii last year; I was looking forward to returning this year, but that seems unlikely now even if travel restrictions are relaxed a bit this summer. This was taken with the much-maligned Loxia 35mm f2 and converted to B&W in C1 20.
With limited opportunities to get out as much as I would wish, here is my first outing with the Loxia 25. Its sort of my backyard (i.e., close to home). The Tribe here a
has kept the reservation rec land open to tribal members and locals.
McDonald Lk LR by Doug Stevens, on Flickr
Sony A7RIII, ISO 100, Loxia 25mm, f8, 1/640 s [minor cropping]
I have spent a lot of time on the north end of Seoul, but decided to get around to the south side, where Lotte Tower dominates the city and Namsan tower takes a back seat.
Tapsa temple is in South Korea, part of Maisan Provincial Park. Starting in the late 1800's one of the monks started building these stone cones, using no method of support other than just finding the right size and shape of the rocks, and they have been standing ever since.
I'm still very much a novice at this astrophotography - hard to practice when you need both a clear night and no moon!
BTW - that's Jupiter right above the "house", with Saturn off to the lower left.
I am just learning night time/astro photography and this is the second image I have posted on FM (the other also being on this site awhile back). I have watched quite a few videos (and an e-book I have only half read), and when it comes to light painting many people use what I think is a bit of a heavy hand. Granted, for some subjects that OK. For this one, I wanted a more muted approach. I have found that it's hard to have a light, even-handed touch when rushing to do these in a single exposure of 15 sec or less.
This is Frank Davey's General Store, Garnet Ghost Town, Montana:
Here is another version of an old, abandoned homestead in western Montana. I had posted one earlier with the 21mm Loxia. This one is with the 25 and closer to the building (+light inside)
