Fred Miranda wrote:
I'm playing with this thing all day since this morning and battery is still 55%...that's without even giving it a chance to fully charge it.
So, yes, the new battery is a big plus.
My battery came completely drained and I live in a much colder climate, so that could so that could have something to do with it. Do you have display quality set to high?
pleaseshoot wrote:
I had an a7rii and before that a Nikon d800 + D4 (The D4 I kept)
The image I could get from the A7rii exceeded anything I could get my Nikons but I always felt a disconnect. Never got used to the menu system and things took much longer than they should have. Sooo it's only been a day and a half using A7riii but I'm already much more comfortable / confident using this over the rii.
Not finished customizing the buttons yet but so far I have;
Controle Wheel - ISO
C1 Focus Mode
C2 Focus Area
C3 Metering
C4 Touch Operation Sel
AF-On Eye AF
Centre Button Focus Magnifier
In the "My Menue" So far I have Format (Hallefrickenlujah) and APSC
Also set the Display quality to high. Maybe this option is here because standard is better for battery life?
Battery life is much better but I think the mechanical shutter eats up more than A9's electronic shutter. I'm definitely picking up a second even If I don't get the grip (like that'll happen). My pinkey still feels like it's hanging off a cliff and I refuse to get the mini grip that not only blocks the battery door, but takes away my 1/4 20. Apart from that my only other nitpick is the lens mount release. It's still on the same side where my other fingers rest. Haven't had a lens come off yet but it wouldn't make me as nervous if it were on the opposite side. The Lens mount definitely feels like a step up from the Rii. We get 2 extra screws and it's seems much tighter swapping lenses.
Viewfinder is beautiful! It's much nicer for manual focusing. I have been using this a lot, testing out 2 new copies of the 35mm f1.4. I think my testing needs work and I may start a new thread asking for help with that!
So overall I'm thoroughly impressed. Probably preaching to the quire here, but this camera is a huge upgrade everywhere it counts. My favorite thing is how it gets out of the way so I can concentrate on getting the image I want.
I don't manual focus... much at all... but I wonder why you would bother now... you can zoom in to where you want to focus and then AF and watch it nail focus. Why would you even try to match that performance manually?
I have to say, since I switched from Canon I really missed the joystick... and now that I have that and AF selection via a touch screen, I'm wondering if I'll ever use the joystick. After playing with it for just a few minutes, I was hooked... it's so fast and intuitive.
Having said that, the Sony camera division still has a way to go with touch screen tech compared to their mobile phone division... they should really bring the touch team over from the phone team to the camera team to do things like pinch to zoom on playback and a proper touch driven menu system, gestures, etc.
One other note... as I mentioned in a previous post, I actuallly have more custom buttons now than I know what to do with. And the whole idea of invoking a different configuration temporarily while holding a custom button is such a new idea, I really need to think about how that might be used,
Thanks for the FIs Fred and David,
What is the difference between r2 and r3 regards magnification during MF. Does r3 go higher or same values? I had read R2 EVF at a certain magnification was not good.
How do you reach 100% view in playback mode?
Enjoy 😉
virtualrain wrote:
I don't manual focus... much at all... but I wonder why you would bother now... you can zoom in to where you want to focus and then AF and watch it nail focus. Why would you even try to match that performance manually?
virtualrain wrote:
I don't manual focus... much at all... but I wonder why you would bother now... you can zoom in to where you want to focus and then AF and watch it nail focus. Why would you even try to match that performance manually?
Shooting landscapes, where you want as much in focus as possible. With AF even if you can choose exactly where to focus that doesn't actually help. With MF you can zoom in on something in the distance, start at infinity focus and bring the focus plane forwards until the most distant objects are just starting to soften. That is then your maximum depth of field.
pleaseshoot wrote:
The image I could get from the A7rii exceeded anything I could get my Nikons but I always felt a disconnect.
Yeah, I know THAT feeling...!
pleaseshoot wrote:
.... this camera is a huge upgrade everywhere it counts. My favorite thing is how it gets out of the way so I can concentrate on getting the image I want.
PleaseShoot
.... EXACTLY what I wanted to hear.
(But not what the bank account or wife wanted to hear )
I can edit all my A7R III images in Lightroom using exiftool and this command line: exiftool -sonymodelid="ILCE-7RM2" -ext ARW -r [drag folder here]
!
Hi Fred
I would really love a bit more explanation to this as I have been struggling to try and get this to work
1. Are the instructions for MacOs using the terminal window
2. For -sonymodelid- are you actually typing this -"ILCE-7RM3"- and if not what are you typing
Fred Miranda wrote:
As far as I can tell, only AF mode works with the touchscreen. So, I'm afraid the joystick is needed for MF control.
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RFMP wrote:
I can only use the joystick as well for MF.
According to the help file a double tap should get you into magnify mode
"When the [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus], the focus magnifier can be used by double-tapping the monitor."
'To use the focus magnifier function by touch operation
You can magnify the image and adjust the focus by touching the monitor.
Set [Touch Operation] to [On] beforehand. When the focus mode is [Manual Focus], you can perform [Focus Magnifier] by double-tapping the area to focus on while shooting with the monitor. While shooting with the viewfinder, a frame is displayed in the center of the monitor by double-tapping and you can move the frame by dragging it. The image is magnified by pressing the center of the control wheel.
Hint :
While using the focus magnifier function, you can move the magnified area by dragging it on the touch panel.
To exit the focus magnifier function, double-tap the monitor again. When [AF in Focus Mag.] is set to [Off], the focus magnifier function is ended by pressing the shutter button halfway down."
Does this work? I always liked the ability on the 5 series Nex.
According to the help file a double tap should get you into magnify mode
"When the [Focus Mode] is set to [Manual Focus], the focus magnifier can be used by double-tapping the monitor."
'To use the focus magnifier function by touch operation
You can magnify the image and adjust the focus by touching the monitor.
Set [Touch Operation] to [On] beforehand. When the focus mode is [Manual Focus], you can perform [Focus Magnifier] by double-tapping the area to focus on while shooting with the monitor. While shooting with the viewfinder, a frame is displayed in the center of the monitor by double-tapping and you can move the frame by dragging it. The image is magnified by pressing the center of the control wheel.
Hint :
While using the focus magnifier function, you can move the magnified area by dragging it on the touch panel.
To exit the focus magnifier function, double-tap the monitor again. When [AF in Focus Mag.] is set to [Off], the focus magnifier function is ended by pressing the shutter button halfway down."
Does this work? I always liked the ability on the 5 series Nex.
Fred Miranda wrote:
As far as I can tell, only AF mode works with the touchscreen. So, I'm afraid the joystick is needed for MF control.
Following from @mcbroomf 's manual diving I tried double tapping in manual mode and sure enough it magnfies: but not if you are in touch pad mode, only touch panel mode.
DavidBM wrote:
Following from @mcbroomf@ 's manual diving I tried double tapping in manual mode and sure enough it magnfies: but not if you are in touch pad mode, only touch panel mode.
Interesting. I had to go look up the difference.
According to the guide there is a mode that offers both. Does it double tap work in that mode?
"Menu item details
Touch Panel+Pad: Activates both the touch panel operations when shooting with the monitor and touch pad operations when shooting with the viewfinder.
Touch Panel Only: Activates only the touch panel operations when shooting with the monitor.
Touch Pad Only: Activates only the touch pad operations when shooting with the viewfinder."
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