GMPhotography wrote:
Not sure anyone mentioned this but every lens I have is much tighter to get on and off. I actually like that but have not heard anyone mention it yet
Yes, absolutely noticed this. It's a bit of a problem with lenses like the Loxias. I do hope it loosens up just a bit because I don't like setting my Loxias to f/22 every time I mount them!
lightskyland wrote:
Yes, absolutely noticed this. It's a bit of a problem with lenses like the Loxias. I do hope it loosens up just a bit because I don't like setting my Loxias to f/22 every time I mount them!
When i had EM1 II and Panasonic 100-400, i read online that the lens was so tight on the mount that it was shaving off metal !!! from the mount which collected inside the camera mount (steel dust).
Like a fool i mounted and unmounted the lens 3-4 times and yes i saw shavings inside the mount.
Strange how muscle memory works as the first thing I also noticed when mounting a lens was how much tighter it was and now after a few weeks with the camera I don't even notice the difference when mounting a lens on either the mkII or mkIII
Pixel Perfect wrote:
Huh, the lens is f/8, it doesn’t matter if you choose an aperture of f/11 for extra DoF, the PDAF is based off the max aperture of the lens. Personally I’d just shoot at f/8, the extra DOF is small and use a higher shutter speed, 1/3200 for this sort of fats action.
Here's how AF-C / tracking works: Initial focus acquisition phase can be made opened up, but once target is locked and tracking phase starts the lens is stopped down to selected aperture. So if you select aperture F/11 on A7R III you will not have decent tracking because PDAF cannot operate on tracking phase. Better max aperture will not help in tracking phase at all..
Just came back from a children's party. It was in a gym with equipment that reminds of a circus. Pretty cool!
The place was very dim (as you can see from the ISO setting) and also had artificial lighting (fluorescent). There were windows around the gym which made exposure a nightmare.
My settings were:
A7R III with FE 55/1.8 ZA,
Metering "Highlight", Exposure comp +2 EV (+1EV internally and +1 on the Dial),
Continuous mode,
Compressed RAW,
"Hi" frames per second (8fps),
Lock-on: Flexible spot: "M" with a recall button to toggle it to Lock-on "Wide".
Electronic shutter for all images.
Custom button (C4) for APS-C crop on the fly. (In a few images)
I had a great rate of keepers (about 90%) which was great considering the lighting and venue. Here are a few shots:
GMPhotography wrote:
Not sure anyone mentioned this but every lens I have is much tighter to get on and off. I actually like that but have not heard anyone mention it yet
Fred Miranda wrote:
Just came back from a children's party. It was in a gym with equipment that reminds of a circus. Pretty cool!
The place was very dim (as you can see from the ISO setting) and also had artificial lighting (fluorescent). There were windows around the gym which made exposure a nightmare.
My settings were:
A7R III with FE 55/1.8 ZA,
Metering "Highlight", Exposure comp +2 EV (+1EV internally and +1 on the Dial),
Continuous mode,
Compressed RAW,
"Hi" frames per second (8fps),
Lock-on: Flexible spot: "M" which a recall button for Lock-on "Wide".
Electronic shutter for all images.
Custom button (C4) for APS-C crop on the fly. (In a few images)
I had a great rate of keepers (about 90%) which was great considering the lighting and venue. Here are a few shots:...Show more →
Nice Fred.
OK, so if it can track a kid at a party, it can track anything!
Thanks for sharing those Fred! Just the kind of setting & ISO I’ve been curious to see. Especially with that great little lens!! Challenging conditions and super clean photos! I’m thinking my days with my D810 are limited.
GMPhotography wrote:
Not sure anyone mentioned this but every lens I have is much tighter to get on and off. I actually like that but have not heard anyone mention it yet
Yep, much tighter. Some more than others, my 35 f/2.8 is especially tight.
How is it compare to A9?
I assume both have the same mount with 6 screws.
GMPhotography wrote:
Not sure anyone mentioned this but every lens I have is much tighter to get on and off. I actually like that but have not heard anyone mention it yet
Reporting on files download speed (visual impression first) over USB C port:
I use SanDisk UHS2 and 1 128GB cards. After my first day of shooting I used the SanDisk UHS2 USB C Cardreader to download the files onto my MBP 2017. Writing speed was roughly 275 MB/sec.
Then surprise - where are the MP3 files Internet search revealed they are in a separate folder .....what a nuisance but anyway...
So I connected over USB C cable (detachable part of the MBP charger) and started downloading that folder... Had to stop - it was at USB2 speed...
So, Brian Smith is correct, offloading over the USB C port is limited to USB2 speed.
Internet search revealed they are in a separate folder .....what a nuisance but anyway...