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p.45 #1A1 Reviews/Video thread
Trolls can only troll if people keep engaging with and responding to their messages. That is what they live for. When you respond to one of their messages, you are reinforcing their trolling. Use the "Hide Me" button and then happily ignore them.
Mar 02, 2021 at 07:29 AM
p.45 #3A1 Reviews/Video thread
Gerald Undone update:
https://youtu.be/MJfqW7_mvlg
https://youtu.be/MJfqW7_mvlg
Mar 02, 2021 at 08:43 AM
p.45 #4A1 Reviews/Video thread
chiron wrote:
Trolls can only troll if people keep engaging with and responding to their messages. That is what they live for. When you respond to one of their messages, you are reinforcing their trolling. Use the "Hide Me" button and then happily ignore them.
Once before when faced with a similar troll (also using spoofed IDs, locations, and multiple identities) we effectively handled it as follows.
After every one of his post we immediately posted a a copy and paste message informing the community of his troll status and asking that no one post a reply. This seemed to break the sick reward circuit his enjoyment of trolling fed off, and eventually got rid of him.
The message would read something like this.
"TopPixel is a troll. He adds nothing of value to our FM community. He never posts images, he doesn't contribute to upload and sell. He only posts to bait people into unpleasant arguments. In order to keep FM the quality forum and community it is, your fellow FM community members ask that no one respond to his posts in any fashion. Thank you for your help in dealing with this despicable situation."
The is sort of like a modern version of shunning. Let's give it a try, just copy and post that message immediately following any of his posts. Never respond to the subject of his post no matter how inflammatory.
Trolls can only troll if people keep engaging with and responding to their messages. That is what they live for. When you respond to one of their messages, you are reinforcing their trolling. Use the "Hide Me" button and then happily ignore them.
Once before when faced with a similar troll (also using spoofed IDs, locations, and multiple identities) we effectively handled it as follows.
After every one of his post we immediately posted a a copy and paste message informing the community of his troll status and asking that no one post a reply. This seemed to break the sick reward circuit his enjoyment of trolling fed off, and eventually got rid of him.
The message would read something like this.
"TopPixel is a troll. He adds nothing of value to our FM community. He never posts images, he doesn't contribute to upload and sell. He only posts to bait people into unpleasant arguments. In order to keep FM the quality forum and community it is, your fellow FM community members ask that no one respond to his posts in any fashion. Thank you for your help in dealing with this despicable situation."
The is sort of like a modern version of shunning. Let's give it a try, just copy and post that message immediately following any of his posts. Never respond to the subject of his post no matter how inflammatory.
Mar 02, 2021 at 08:45 AM
p.45 #5A1 Reviews/Video thread
From FB Sony A1 group Vegard Hanssen:
Got my a1, so I was out testing it today on birds. I have used the a9ii a lot for same types of images so here is what I think after one day.
1) a1 is much better to hold the focus on the bird when flying over the water. a9 will pick up the water much more often. Actually, I think the a1 only picked the water on wide focus once today. It sticks to the bird all the time. No problems with eagles picking up fish. With the a9 I need to be aware of where I have the bird in frame, but with a1 I can compose as I want, the focus sticks to the bird.
2) No problem with AF with birds flying straight towards me. Usually not a problem with a9 either, but I got eye AF when the bird got close enough with a1, instead of the beak which the a9 picks up.
3) Cropping in post gives me a much better result with a1 than a9, of course because of higher pixel count. But the image seems very sharp. So for me the result is much better with birds not close up.
4) The CFExpress cards flushes the buffer very fast. When using lossless compression I filled the buffer when the eagle descended. With lossy compression it was much easier to both take long series and flush the buffer.
5) It's much easier to fill the cards on a1 than a9. With the a9 I almost never fill the 2x128GB cards (10k images) on one day. With 2x160GB on a1 (5k images) I could easily fill both of them before the days is over.
6) The images on a1 with higher iso seems better than a9. Since I haven't tested this too much, I can't say for sure.
So all in all, I'm impressed with the a1. I add three images which is imported as raw in luminar 4. Luminar was able to edit the compressed files, but only shows thumbnails of lossless raws. These images are only cropped, no other changes to them. I'll give you better images later in the week when the weather is going to be better.
Got my a1, so I was out testing it today on birds. I have used the a9ii a lot for same types of images so here is what I think after one day.
1) a1 is much better to hold the focus on the bird when flying over the water. a9 will pick up the water much more often. Actually, I think the a1 only picked the water on wide focus once today. It sticks to the bird all the time. No problems with eagles picking up fish. With the a9 I need to be aware of where I have the bird in frame, but with a1 I can compose as I want, the focus sticks to the bird.
2) No problem with AF with birds flying straight towards me. Usually not a problem with a9 either, but I got eye AF when the bird got close enough with a1, instead of the beak which the a9 picks up.
3) Cropping in post gives me a much better result with a1 than a9, of course because of higher pixel count. But the image seems very sharp. So for me the result is much better with birds not close up.
4) The CFExpress cards flushes the buffer very fast. When using lossless compression I filled the buffer when the eagle descended. With lossy compression it was much easier to both take long series and flush the buffer.
5) It's much easier to fill the cards on a1 than a9. With the a9 I almost never fill the 2x128GB cards (10k images) on one day. With 2x160GB on a1 (5k images) I could easily fill both of them before the days is over.
6) The images on a1 with higher iso seems better than a9. Since I haven't tested this too much, I can't say for sure.
So all in all, I'm impressed with the a1. I add three images which is imported as raw in luminar 4. Luminar was able to edit the compressed files, but only shows thumbnails of lossless raws. These images are only cropped, no other changes to them. I'll give you better images later in the week when the weather is going to be better.
Mar 02, 2021 at 09:10 AM
p.45 #6A1 Reviews/Video thread
JayPhoto1 wrote:
Gerald Undone update:
https://youtu.be/MJfqW7_mvlg
LMDTFY:
Gerald Undone update:
https://youtu.be/MJfqW7_mvlg
LMDTFY:
Mar 02, 2021 at 09:11 AM
p.45 #7A1 Reviews/Video thread
There is a review from Amateur Photographer with some not very inspiring images - https://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/reviews/compactsystemcameras/sony-alpha-a1-review. Otherwise, all good.
Mar 02, 2021 at 10:00 AM
p.45 #8A1 Reviews/Video thread
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot. 
Mar 02, 2021 at 11:26 AM
p.45 #9A1 Reviews/Video thread
Alex Phan wrote:
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
Because most of these people still don’t have the A1
We need Sony to hurry up and deliver these cameras ASAP...
Edited on Mar 02, 2021 at 11:30 AM · View previous versions
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
Because most of these people still don’t have the A1
We need Sony to hurry up and deliver these cameras ASAP...
Edited on Mar 02, 2021 at 11:30 AM · View previous versions
Mar 02, 2021 at 11:28 AM
p.45 #10A1 Reviews/Video thread
Alex Phan wrote:
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
In 1 week this thread will die and a photo thread will fill up rapidly. Until then we debate, argue, ask people to try things for us on theirs, and wait impatiently :-) Shooting this weekend with the RIV (was supposed to be the a1.... stupid snow)
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
In 1 week this thread will die and a photo thread will fill up rapidly. Until then we debate, argue, ask people to try things for us on theirs, and wait impatiently :-) Shooting this weekend with the RIV (was supposed to be the a1.... stupid snow)
Mar 02, 2021 at 11:29 AM
p.45 #11A1 Reviews/Video thread
Alex Phan wrote:
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
Still waiting for mine....
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
Still waiting for mine....
Mar 02, 2021 at 12:02 PM
p.45 #12A1 Reviews/Video thread
Alex Phan wrote:
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
There is no way I can bring myself to go out and shoot with such mediocre gear like my A9II and R5 when I know the A1 is coming....
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
There is no way I can bring myself to go out and shoot with such mediocre gear like my A9II and R5 when I know the A1 is coming....
Mar 02, 2021 at 12:12 PM
p.45 #13A1 Reviews/Video thread
nobody23 wrote:
https://youtu.be/MJfqW7_mvlgLMDTFY:
Good news for videographers and something that has not been advertised so far. The a1 can record oversampled 4k video (not the binned version) externally. In simple words you set 8k in the camera and 4k in the external device and the output is an oversampled 4k file with quality equivalent to the canon R5's HQ mode (which is done internally though).
JayPhoto1 wrote
Gerald Undone update:https://youtu.be/MJfqW7_mvlg
Good news for videographers and something that has not been advertised so far. The a1 can record oversampled 4k video (not the binned version) externally. In simple words you set 8k in the camera and 4k in the external device and the output is an oversampled 4k file with quality equivalent to the canon R5's HQ mode (which is done internally though).
Mar 02, 2021 at 12:32 PM
p.45 #14A1 Reviews/Video thread
Alex Phan wrote:
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
Well, people are different. I enjoy the technical aspect as I will always be more of an engineer than a photographer
... and you can learn a lot reading this discussion (if you skip some posts ), so that once you have the body in your hands you can put that to use right away.
Omg.. this is funny. 44 pages. Why can people just enjoy the equipment. Get out and shot.
Well, people are different. I enjoy the technical aspect as I will always be more of an engineer than a photographer
... and you can learn a lot reading this discussion (if you skip some posts ), so that once you have the body in your hands you can put that to use right away.Mar 02, 2021 at 12:34 PM
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p.45 #16A1 Reviews/Video thread
PetaPixel says the Alpha 1 has dramatically improved battery life over previous Alpha cameras for photos. For 8K video, PetaPixel says 15 minutes of filming dropped the battery down to 70% so a lot more power used there:
The Alpha 1 has dramatically improved its battery life compared to previous generations of Sony mirrorless systems. Even on the current spec sheets, the “official” battery rating is for an average life of about 400 still frames per full charge.
This is a massive understatement from my testing.
Each time I went out with this camera I specifically shot burst and came home with well over 1,000-1,500 RAW files per trip (as well as JPG/HEIF backups) for a total of about 3,000 RAWs and the battery never fell much below 70% across any of those days of shooting. That’s incredibly impressive, and most...Show more →
https://petapixel.com/2021/03/02/sony-alpha-1-review-yeah-it-really-is-that-good/
The Alpha 1 has dramatically improved its battery life compared to previous generations of Sony mirrorless systems. Even on the current spec sheets, the “official” battery rating is for an average life of about 400 still frames per full charge.
This is a massive understatement from my testing.
Each time I went out with this camera I specifically shot burst and came home with well over 1,000-1,500 RAW files per trip (as well as JPG/HEIF backups) for a total of about 3,000 RAWs and the battery never fell much below 70% across any of those days of shooting. That’s incredibly impressive, and most...Show more →
https://petapixel.com/2021/03/02/sony-alpha-1-review-yeah-it-really-is-that-good/
Mar 02, 2021 at 01:15 PM
p.45 #17A1 Reviews/Video thread
Quick summary of Gerald Undone's tests:
1) getting around 85 minutes record time with 8k with a single battery: the battery dies at round that time + the camera starts to overheat at around that time;
2) with a grip that includes 2 batteries, he gets 2h45 minutes across 3 tests, which is basically exactly double the time, reason: well 2 batteries + grip distributes the heat so that the body itself is cooler;
3) note: always pull the monitor otherwise it will overheat
4) high temperature setting exists not to protect your camera but to protect your own hands from low degree burns, so the low temp is good for handheld shooting, and high temp is good for tripod use for ex.
5) if you set the camera to 8k and the external output to 2160p exactly, then you get free oversampling from 8k to 4k that looks better than the 4k pixel binned version, this also works for 1080p (better 1080p) even on the A7siii.
Well overall great findings from Gerald, and I like his scientific approach, he actually measures things instead of "guesstimating".
1) getting around 85 minutes record time with 8k with a single battery: the battery dies at round that time + the camera starts to overheat at around that time;
2) with a grip that includes 2 batteries, he gets 2h45 minutes across 3 tests, which is basically exactly double the time, reason: well 2 batteries + grip distributes the heat so that the body itself is cooler;
3) note: always pull the monitor otherwise it will overheat
4) high temperature setting exists not to protect your camera but to protect your own hands from low degree burns, so the low temp is good for handheld shooting, and high temp is good for tripod use for ex.
5) if you set the camera to 8k and the external output to 2160p exactly, then you get free oversampling from 8k to 4k that looks better than the 4k pixel binned version, this also works for 1080p (better 1080p) even on the A7siii.
Well overall great findings from Gerald, and I like his scientific approach, he actually measures things instead of "guesstimating".
Mar 02, 2021 at 01:32 PM
p.45 #18A1 Reviews/Video thread
Found out some very disappointing news... I was supposed to get my A1 on the 9th (unless that changes again). Just found out the store allocation for the 1st shipment is very VERY small... less than 5 and I know they have more than 25 on order (no idea of the qty). Will have to wait for shipment 2 
Mar 02, 2021 at 03:39 PM
p.45 #19A1 Reviews/Video thread
mkaplan wrote:
Found out some very disappointing news... I was supposed to get my A1 on the 9th (unless that changes again). Just found out the store allocation for the 1st shipment is very VERY small... less than 5 and I know they have more than 25 on order (no idea of the qty). Will have to wait for shipment 2
What store did you order from.
Found out some very disappointing news... I was supposed to get my A1 on the 9th (unless that changes again). Just found out the store allocation for the 1st shipment is very VERY small... less than 5 and I know they have more than 25 on order (no idea of the qty). Will have to wait for shipment 2
What store did you order from.
Mar 02, 2021 at 06:19 PM
p.45 #20A1 Reviews/Video thread
I ordered from a local dealer in KW area but he is not a top tier Sony dealer. He is getting them from a Toronto dealer but I do not know which one.
Mar 02, 2021 at 07:09 PM