p.89 #2 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
hiepphotog wrote:
Interesting to know that the A7RV couldn't keep up with this type of action. This is exactly the type of tracking capability I need to deal with my kids. And damn, that last pic surely benefits the STF/DS treatment. Though I'm not sure the 85 DS would be able to keep up in this situation.
Nice pictures! That's interesting though, I'd expect A7RV to keep up with this kind of action...
p.89 #3 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
In my experience the A7R5 does tracking more than well enough when the subject is staying within a small radius and rotating like in the third picture I showed. The subject was tracked well between all the water. If the subject is like 10 ft away and keeping that distance while moving, no issue.
The very high number of missed shots begins to happen when I purposely place myself on an intersect path with my son or he decides he will make a toddler sprint for me. That fast closing speed between us is where it could not keep up. Those are my favorite types of pictures to get and I was having a lot of missed shots but managed to get a handful. The A9ii does that tracking with a much much higher success rate for me.
Also, I had to keep stopping down to 1.6-2.0 to stay within the 1/8000 shutter speed. So not being able to shoot at 1/16000 or higher to stay wide open, and not having the confidence I was going to get the closing speed shots that I wanted, meant the A7R5 stayed home a lot.
j4nu wrote:
Nice pictures! That's interesting though, I'd expect A7RV to keep up with this kind of action...
p.89 #4 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Ludvig83 wrote:
In my experience the A7R5 does tracking more than well enough when the subject is staying within a small radius and rotating like in the third picture I showed. The subject was tracked well between all the water. If the subject is like 10 ft away and keeping that distance while moving, no issue.
The very high number of missed shots begins to happen when I purposely place myself on an intersect path with my son or he decides he will make a toddler sprint for me. That fast closing speed between us is where it could not keep up. Those are my favorite types of pictures to get and I was having a lot of missed shots but managed to get a handful. The A9ii does that tracking with a much much higher success rate for me.
Also, I had to keep stopping down to 1.6-2.0 to stay within the 1/8000 shutter speed. So not being able to shoot at 1/16000 or higher to stay wide open, and not having the confidence I was going to get the closing speed shots that I wanted, meant the A7R5 stayed home a lot.
I would say that it has to do with the AF performance of the lens. I tried the camera out with the GM 70-200mm f/2.8 II and, I am impressed with the combo for fast action.
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A little bit of “street” photography while trying out a new lens. I do have its bigger 14-24mm f/2.8 but it is just that, too big and too heavy for an upcoming trip. This smallish lens looks promising…
I get what you're saying, but the body matters when you start pushing it. Same lens two different bodies, two very different outcomes between A9 and A7R5. If you look at my exif file it's the same lens with two different bodies. I mean it's the same swim gear too.
I did something similar with the A7iv and A1 before the A7r5 came out. I missed frequently with the A7iv and the 70-200 GMii. Same lens with the A1? I couldn't outdo the A1. I have pictures of tracking my son with the A1 on a children's roller coaster and it's nailed shot after nailed shot.
I tried the same thing with my R5 and R3 with the RF 50mm 1.2 L, and that was completely frustrating on the R5, but on the R3? What problem?
Pictures of my father in law walking towards me? Any camera body will do, lol.
p.89 #7 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
I am in the process of figuring out which lens I should take with me on a trip in 10 days or so. I went through images taken with this lens and came across this one from a few years ago but it didn’t get edited until now. I am taking that small lens with me as one of the 2 smallish prime lenses…
p.89 #11 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Last weekend I took senior pictures for my daughter. It was really fun and they turned out so nice. Best of all - she liked them! And many of you know how hard it is to please teenage girls. I posted some of these in the main image thread but they belong here too. Mix of 35GM, 50GM, and 70-200GM II.
ILCE-7RM5FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens50mmf/1.21/200s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens50mmf/1.21/200s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens50mmf/1.21/125s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM3FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens200mmf/2.81/200s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM3FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens200mmf/2.81/250s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM3FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens200mmf/2.81/250s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens50mmf/1.21/250s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens35mmf/1.41/1500s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5FE 35mm F1.4 GM lens35mmf/1.41/1500s100 ISO0.0 EV
p.89 #19 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Sharing a few (of many) results from the Tamron 70-180 2.8 - the first two are at 154mm and the last is 180mm - at 2.8 using OCF for a touch of fill. I bought this lens as a weight reduction effort (replacing the Sony 70-200 GM), even though I shot on tripod (or in some cases not, when I couldn't get tall enough on tripod). I was happy with the background compression and bokeh - albeit mandated to shoot in an ugly office complex courtyard, so not the greatest BG. Pretty sharp for a zoom with a bit of loss for movement or atmospheric conditions.
These are intended as headshots only - but I always shoot more (as pictured) since the A7RV (and IV) has plenty of pixels to crop, why not?
p.89 #20 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
KE_Photo wrote:
Sharing a few (of many) results from the Tamron 70-180 2.8 - the first two are at 154mm and the last is 180mm - at 2.8 using OCF for a touch of fill. I bought this lens as a weight reduction effort (replacing the Sony 70-200 GM), even though I shot on tripod (or in some cases not, when I couldn't get tall enough on tripod). I was happy with the background compression and bokeh - albeit mandated to shoot in an ugly office complex courtyard, so not the greatest BG. Pretty sharp for a zoom with a bit of loss for movement or atmospheric conditions.
These are intended as headshots only - but I always shoot more (as pictured) since the A7RV (and IV) has plenty of pixels to crop, why not?
Great photos, I find the Tamrons rendering just fine btw. Can you tell us the shutter speed you used for these shots? Or better yet at what ss are you comfortable hand holding the Tamron for photos like this?
I currently use a Batis 135mm f2.8 with my A7RIV for shots like this but never use a tripod. The lens OIS allows for some slower ss handheld, down to 1/50 or so. I plan on maybe adding the 70-180 Tamron for a upcoming 2 months trip overseas, leaving the Batis at home, and would find the zooms additional F/L quite useful.
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