ChrisMak wrote:
No, thanks for sharing your observations!
It is perhaps a bit of an awkward time for me to decide to spend 10.000,- on a lens and extenders and most likely a body. Simply because things are moving fast at the moment.
Simply put: if Canon made a crop body with a Sony sensor in a mirrorless package, I would buy it with the 400DOII + extenders tomorrow. Because since using the A7RII and seeing where Sony mirrorless is going AF wise, silent shutter wise, IQ wise, I am taken by surprise how difficult I find it to go for a Canon 7DII, which was my original intention. Moreover because of the step back that the sensor will be from my current set-up.
I now shoot the Pentax DA560mm f5.6 on the Pentax KP. When the AF nails it, IQ is no reason to switch, the KP is IQ wise the best 24mp APS-C body that I have used, with FF like low noise and DR. But hopeless tracking, size of the lens (too big for travel) and AF inconsistency have pushed me towards the equivalent 400DOII + ext.
The set-up will have to be allround, so also for dawn and dusk shooting. That's why I searched for the balance of portability and 560mm f5.6 eq. Not any slower.
If Sony made a 400mm f4, I'd go for it with the A7RIII and both extenders and be all one system.
I'll have to exercise some patience. Things will get clear to me I am sure.
Chris, would it help or hurt if Sony announced the a7000 tomorrow with central EVF, a9-like body, FZ100 battery, joystick, etc?
I've got my a6500 loaned out to a potential buyer so I'm trying to get ready for the new Sony cropper. I still feel it will be announced with the FE 200-600. My fantasy
I would definitely like an A9 body with a BSI APS-C sensor. I mainly shoot at 400mm and nearly always crop anyway.
Advantages:
1. APS-C would lower the cost.
2. Smaller files without loss of resolution. (I crop anyway)
3. The greater battery life would be appreciated.
4. Having the same battery simplifies power supply management.
5. Ergonomics being the same would be great!
Can you add to the list?
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Chris, would it help or hurt if Sony announced the a7000 tomorrow with central EVF, a9-like body, FZ100 battery, joystick, etc?
I've got my a6500 loaned out to a potential buyer so I'm trying to get ready for the new Sony cropper. I still feel it will be announced with the FE 200-600. My fantasy
1. More weather sealing
2. Endless buffer
3. In-camera focus range limiting (like in Sony a99ii)
4. Tilt-swivel screen
5. Full touch especially in menus
6. BRING BACK THE APPS
LynnDavidCole wrote:
It seems you've been listening in on my dreams!
I would definitely like an A9 body with a BSI APS-C sensor. I mainly shoot at 400mm and nearly always crop anyway.
Advantages:
1. APS-C would lower the cost.
2. Smaller files without loss of resolution. (I crop anyway)
3. The greater battery life would be appreciated.
4. Having the same battery simplifies power supply management.
5. Ergonomics being the same would be great!
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Chris, would it help or hurt if Sony announced the a7000 tomorrow with central EVF, a9-like body, FZ100 battery, joystick, etc?
I've got my a6500 loaned out to a potential buyer so I'm trying to get ready for the new Sony cropper. I still feel it will be announced with the FE 200-600. My fantasy
I am all for technological advancement, I think it's great what Sony has been doing with mirrorless. Slowly things are adding up that are tipping the balance for me in favor of mirrorless. On the Pentax KP, I can select electronic shutter for the first time on a Pentax APS-C body. Seeing what shutter shock does in random shots at 1/500s with the DA560mm lens, compared to the crystal clear electronic shutter shots....
I don't know if Canon has the same random blurring happening due to the mechanical shutter with it's crop bodies, but it is on of these things that make you feel a camera with an electronic recording of the image without a mirror in the way will offer more and more benefits.
Perhaps not so much in the 6000,- pro FF bodies with high tech shutter/mirror assemblies, but certainly in the more inherently budget designed crop bodies.
Also, there is the Sony BSI sensor. If it comes to APS-C in 24 or even 28 mp, then it will be another step ahead of Canon. Having used the A7RII, I am greatly in favor of BSI sensors, especially in lower light scenarios.
So perhaps I should really wait this year out, to see what the Canon 7DIII will offer, and what the Sony A7000 will bring. Eventually, like with the AF phase detect sensor being outperformed by on sensor PDAF, and perhaps highly accurate hybrid AF, it seems that sensor based technologies are the better way to go in a few years.
What would help my decision along, would be to know if a lens like the Canon 400DOII with ext. will in future perform just as good with adapter on a Sony A7.... as on a Canon body...
Sorry, still a little confused.
I haven't upgraded from my A7II yet.
I've spent some time reading about E-shutter/harsh bokeh with fast lenses and fast shutter speeds.
Why do A9 owners NOT have to turn off E-shutter with fast glass and shutter speeds?
Are there any other A7"-" cameras which do not have the E-shutter /bokeh issue?
Thanks,
Paul
Paul_100A wrote:
Sorry, still a little confused.
I haven't upgraded from my A7II yet.
I've spent some time reading about E-shutter/harsh bokeh with fast lenses and fast shutter speeds.
Why do A9 owners NOT have to turn off E-shutter with fast glass and shutter speeds?
Are there any other A7"-" cameras which do not have the E-shutter /bokeh issue?
Thanks,
Paul
My understanding is that it has to do with the speed of the A9 readout. That said, I've never directly compared the fully-electronic with the fully-mechanical shutter on my A9. That might be a fun quick experiment.
Shot a little HS softball last night with the Canon 1dx2 and 400 2.8IS I and the Sony a9 with the Canon 70-200 2.8 IS II and MB5 adapter.
The 400 is too long for some of the softball action, so mixed it up some with the Sony a9. The Sony/Canon/Metabones rig struggled with AF, but it's probably somewhat expected. The 70-200 is really too short of a focal length for this type of shooting as the players are too small of targets in the viewfinder causing the AF to fail regularly. In fairness, the 1dx2 is not perfect, but pretty sure the percentage of keepers would have been higher had I been using Sony glass on the Sony body. I was just shooting for fun last night, so the AF failures, while frustrating, were not going to hurt a paying customer.
When the stars align and the AF works, the images are great. All of these are cropped, probably in the neighborhood or 50% or so.
Not to awefull long ago I owned a Sony A7s. I sold it But I feel like I have most of it back in hand with the a9.
Sony ILCE-9
FE 55mm F1.8 ZA
ƒ/1.8 55.0 mm 15 2500
But I feel like I have most of it back in hand with the a9.