I did my initial A7RIII testing with the 24-70 GM, 85 1.4 and Leica Wate. the 85mm was stellar very responsive and not at all sluggish. I love the bokeh too with that lens..
Dj R wrote:
May I have a quick word from portrait shooters on the A7RIII and 85 GM?
New to Sony, as of last week. I only have the 50 1.4 Zony and the 28 f2.
I used the 50 today at a gig and it's a wonderful piece of glass.
28mm will be for travel and casual.
My main money maker lens on the nikon side is the 105mm.
However, if Nikon had made a 85mm 1.4E first, I would have that in a heartbeat, instead of the 105.
85mm is a fav, for outdoors.
I have read a lot about the 85mm GM 1.4. It seems to get excellent reviews.
if there are any complaints, it's usually: too big or too heavy or AF a bit sluggish
everyone usually compliments the bokeh and resolution.
A7RIII users, do you think the 85 GM has a little more pep on this new body? Or still a bit sluggish?
I'm not interested in using it for sport. Mainly portraits and weddings.
I do quite a bit of family portrait sessions, outdoors, most of which involve active toddlers.
I may give the 85 GM a go, just looking for a kick in the pants.
I have been doing a lot of reading. So I am familiar with the Sony 85 1.8 being great for the money. And the Batis being a good all-arounder.
But I'm addicted to 1.4. And I'm very much interested in the following criteria: look, stunning bokeh, good AF for those active toddlers.
Price is not a factor for me.
In the situation you describe, how much difference do you think there would be between doing what you describe with manual focus versus using the hyperfocal rule-of-thumb and using the AF to focus about a third of the way into the scene?
In some cases probably a lot - the 1/3 2/3 rule is only correct at one focus distance, and in addition it relies on you accurately judging what point is a third of the way into the scene. Can you just look at a mountain and tell how far away it is? Because I can't.
It seems the people who are thoroughly impressed with the A7R3 are coming from the R2 body. Comparing this to my A9 there are lots of similarities, even if the A9 clearly is the speed king (AF speed and accuracy; smaller file size means quicker post-processing, etc), the R3 packs nearly twice as many MPs with all the pros and cons that comes with that. I find the A9 feels a bit better in hand, but I'm sure it is just a matter of getting used to it. Overall, it is a great release and it will be a camera that stays with most of us for many years.
I haven't had much time to play with my r3, but I am definitely in love. Everything seems much snappier, and the EyeAF is amazing. (this is coming from a 7r2)
Quick question, I saw in a YouTube video that someone was able to set the button on the lens (I'm not even sure what it's called), to EyeAF. Could anyone share with me how to accomplish this? I would love to be able to push the button on my 70-200, instead of a button on the back of the camera. I looked in custom buttons menu section, but couldn't readily find that specific button (the button on the lens itself)
eleazar123 wrote:
I haven't had much time to play with my r3, but I am definitely in love. Everything seems much snappier, and the EyeAF is amazing. (this is coming from a 7r2)
Quick question, I saw in a YouTube video that someone was able to set the button on the lens (I'm not even sure what it's called), to EyeAF. Could anyone share with me how to accomplish this? I would love to be able to push the button on my 70-200, instead of a button on the back of the camera. I looked in custom buttons menu section, but couldn't readily find that specific button (the button on the lens itself)...Show more →
Map the "focus hold" button to eye AF. I think its the last button in the menu where you assign the button mapping.
I am just a hobbyist learning photography. Had a MKII and sold it to help fund the MkIII. I also had an A6500 because the MkII lacked some of the fast focusing and tracking accuracy I need in some situations. Received my MkIII on Friday and did a lot of shooting this weekend. What an improvement! So much so I sold my A6500. MkII vs MkIII. The things I noticed was how better the EVF is. The LCD screen does not dim when shooting 4k. The focusing is a great improvement especially when tracking or shooting action. On Jpeg shooting the colors seem better. Not sure why but to my eyes they do. I love the custom menu option and the menu is much better. Still working through all the options in the menu. The function buttons and wheels feel a lot better to me. Like the build and quality is better. The larger grip feels better to me than the MKII. Of course the dual card slots and longer battery life are a big plus. Love that I can use slot 1 for images and slot 2 for videos. The images have been outstanding! The MKII is still a great camera but the MKIII certainly has addressed some of the things I always wished the MkII had. Very happy with my purchase! Not being a professional or an expert maybe there are shortcomings to the MkIII that others may find. However for me it is great! Good job Sony!
I really enjoy the option allowing the camera remember the previous focusing point location for both portrait and landscape orientation. I found that very useful when it first came out on the Canon 1DX and I'm glad Sony implemented this on the R3. Still learning from this camera!
Menu: Camera1 > page 5
Swt. V/H AF Area set to: AF Point + AF Area
I'm still waiting my A7R3 which should be delivered today. After reading this thread, I'm glad that I passed R2 and move to R3 directly from A7II. I really like the colors/sharpness that I saw here. For this technology, and the price tag, I probably keep this R3 for probably 10 years ;-). The first time I bought a camera on its release day. What's a camera!
Now, I need to find out my time to learn this camera.
Please keep posting your A7R3's pictures! thanks
Dj R wrote:
May I have a quick word from portrait shooters on the A7RIII and 85 GM?
New to Sony, as of last week. I only have the 50 1.4 Zony and the 28 f2.
I used the 50 today at a gig and it's a wonderful piece of glass.
28mm will be for travel and casual.
My main money maker lens on the nikon side is the 105mm.
However, if Nikon had made a 85mm 1.4E first, I would have that in a heartbeat, instead of the 105.
85mm is a fav, for outdoors.
I have read a lot about the 85mm GM 1.4. It seems to get excellent reviews.
if there are any complaints, it's usually: too big or too heavy or AF a bit sluggish
everyone usually compliments the bokeh and resolution.
A7RIII users, do you think the 85 GM has a little more pep on this new body? Or still a bit sluggish?
I'm not interested in using it for sport. Mainly portraits and weddings.
I do quite a bit of family portrait sessions, outdoors, most of which involve active toddlers.
I may give the 85 GM a go, just looking for a kick in the pants.
I have been doing a lot of reading. So I am familiar with the Sony 85 1.8 being great for the money. And the Batis being a good all-arounder.
But I'm addicted to 1.4. And I'm very much interested in the following criteria: look, stunning bokeh, good AF for those active toddlers.
Price is not a factor for me.
Fred Miranda wrote:
I really enjoy the option allowing the camera remember the previous focusing point location for both portrait and landscape orientation. I found that very useful when it first came out on the Canon 1DX and I'm glad Sony implemented this on the R3. Still learning from this camera!
Menu: Camera1 > page 5
Swt. V/H AF Area set to: AF Point + AF Area
Yes yes yes, that is such an awesome option even though with the much better Eye AF I will have to manually select a point less often
mttran wrote:
Beautiful rendering !!! You all drive me nut because of GM this GM that...
hahahah that is what we are here for..sharing the love and knowledge as long as you are not local competition
Fred Miranda wrote:
I really enjoy the option allowing the camera remember the previous focusing point location for both portrait and landscape orientation. I found that very useful when it first came out on the Canon 1DX and I'm glad Sony implemented this on the R3. Still learning from this camera!
Menu: Camera1 > page 5
Swt. V/H AF Area set to: AF Point + AF Area
Two portrait orientations since the camera like the a9 will remember a different setting for turning the camera 90 degrees left or 90 degrees right.
Dj R wrote:
can't find a free click counter for the A7riii,
tools.science.si/index.php isn't working for the III.
anyone else know of any free apps?
thx
p.s. if you have Ps or another program that will work, and you don't mind checking it for me, pls PM me your email. And I'll send you a jpg.
Cheers
Download and install exiftool.
Open terminal and paste this command line:
exiftool -s -G -All:*Count* [dir]
_______________
[dir] = the location of your last RAW image. (You can drag the file to the command line and it will add the location for you)
MaTiHH wrote:
Two portrait orientations since the camera like the a9 will remember a different setting for turning the camera 90 degrees left or 90 degrees right.
