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p.65 #1A1 Reviews/Video thread
dclark wrote:
Any ideas if there is a setting that may have caused this?? I’m fine with it as would rather have full mag in H+ but it isn’t supposed to, is it??Check the table page 2. https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1688214/1
I think frame rate does not matter.
Given how difficult it is to decipher the Sony manual I could easily be wrong.
Pretty sure you are right, the .7 magnification is mandatory only for the 240fps EFV mode. I still don't have my A1 though, probably stuck in the Suez-Canal
arbitrage wrote
Here is something odd that happened today with my A1. It is remaining in the .91x magnification view and not switching into the .7x Zoomed out view when I go to 30 FPS mode. Any ideas why that would be? I thought maybe it had glitched and would go back to normal behavior after a power cycle. But no, even after pulling a battery to get a new charged one it is still in .9x when in H+.Any ideas if there is a setting that may have caused this?? I’m fine with it as would rather have full mag in H+ but it isn’t supposed to, is it??
I think frame rate does not matter.
Given how difficult it is to decipher the Sony manual I could easily be wrong.
Pretty sure you are right, the .7 magnification is mandatory only for the 240fps EFV mode. I still don't have my A1 though, probably stuck in the Suez-Canal
Mar 26, 2021 at 05:29 PM
p.65 #2A1 Reviews/Video thread
Gary Irwin wrote:
Wow this puppy does get hot.
.....after another 30 minutes I think I could have fried an egg with it.
.....almost too hot to comfortably touch.
I think you are describing a defective unit.
If mine had those characteristics I would return it.
Dave
Wow this puppy does get hot.
.....after another 30 minutes I think I could have fried an egg with it.
.....almost too hot to comfortably touch.
I think you are describing a defective unit.
If mine had those characteristics I would return it.
Dave
Mar 26, 2021 at 05:39 PM
p.65 #3A1 Reviews/Video thread
dclark wrote:
.....after another 30 minutes I think I could have fried an egg with it.
.....almost too hot to comfortably touch.I think you are describing a defective unit.
If mine had those characteristics I would return it.
Dave
Thanks Dave but it's unlikely it's defective -- more likely just the way it's configured for video/wireless operation but it does seem to run hotter than my a7SIII.
Gary Irwin wrote
Wow this puppy does get hot......after another 30 minutes I think I could have fried an egg with it.
.....almost too hot to comfortably touch.
If mine had those characteristics I would return it.
Dave
Thanks Dave but it's unlikely it's defective -- more likely just the way it's configured for video/wireless operation but it does seem to run hotter than my a7SIII.
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:20 PM
p.65 #4A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
No hard feelings or sensitivity, just you spuing BS. I’ll go over to the canon forum and state that the a1 is superior to the R5 in every way regardless of price and I’ve watched all the YouTube videos on the R5 to validate my opinion. Change my mind. Then after the canon folk get all riled up, I’ll say I was joking and how they’re such a sensitive bunch.The Ignore button is pushed on you...
You did and you know you did. I never said, nor did others, that the R5 and R6 aren’t top selling cameras, but I did say the R5 is a great and capable camera (as well as the R6). That said, they aren’t capable of everything that the Sony a1 can do. That’s a fact. I was a Nikon shooter for 10 years before coming to Sony and if I wasn’t shooting Sony now I’d likely jump over to canon as the R5 and R6 are superior to what Nikon currently offers (not that Nikon is blatantly inferior). I’ve watched and read a lot of videos/review on all the current full frame mirrorless options. I’m not sure what you’re talking about with brothers and sisters and haven’t gotten anyone involved. You are the one who said you were going to ignore me and or get Fred involved. I don’t need anyone to settle my disputes and don’t need to ignore anyone, including you.
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:20 PM
p.65 #5A1 Reviews/Video thread
Daran wrote:
That same thing has now happened on the Nikon threads and it happened here when I started doing R5 vs A9 comparisons.
This is only a select few individuals on each board so I just accept that human nature and ignore it (for the most part). Just wait till I pick up the Z9....you'll see it play out like clockwork...I can guarantee it
And like clockwork it has begun...the claws come out as soon as I sell off my R5. 
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1693535/0#15545267Your post may be funny. It is also obviously unhelpful to the topic and deliberately offensive to at least some of the participants. In other words you were indeed trolling. Of course a single troll-ish post doesn't make you a troll. But complaining about the reaction to that post makes no sense either.
Why unhelpfull? The A1 was the camera I used as backup to the R5? I guess I should just recommend what people want to hear?
The word troll is thrown around a little too casually. People need to lighten up and take a joke. People getting mad because I throw up a two word sentence is just childish. This forum is ridiculous. I'm so close to closing my account.
arbitrage wrote
arbitrage wrote
Oh they are sensitive on all three of the main boards. With all the jumping around between systems I do I'm at the receiving end of it from all three whenever I switch to something else. Until I bought the R5 a few members of the Canon board literally told me I wasn't welcome to post over there anymore because I wasn't shooting Canon as my main system anymore. Even though I probably still owned more Canon gear and had shot more Canon frames than most of the guys complaining.That same thing has now happened on the Nikon threads and it happened here when I started doing R5 vs A9 comparisons.
This is only a select few individuals on each board so I just accept that human nature and ignore it (for the most part). Just wait till I pick up the Z9....you'll see it play out like clockwork...I can guarantee it
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1693535/0#15545267
Why unhelpfull? The A1 was the camera I used as backup to the R5? I guess I should just recommend what people want to hear?
The word troll is thrown around a little too casually. People need to lighten up and take a joke. People getting mad because I throw up a two word sentence is just childish. This forum is ridiculous. I'm so close to closing my account.
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:47 PM
p.65 #6A1 Reviews/Video thread
j4nu wrote:
Any ideas if there is a setting that may have caused this?? I’m fine with it as would rather have full mag in H+ but it isn’t supposed to, is it??Are you sure it ever zoomed out on 30fps? I only see the zoom out on Finder Frame Rate: Higher (Hi+/240fps).
You guys are correct. Total brain fart on my part because it was only in 240Hz that it zoomed out. I still get this mixed up because I'm certain in all the pre-reviews they noted it backed out when in 30FPS...but stupid me totally forgot that after 5 days away from the camera
arbitrage wrote
Here is something odd that happened today with my A1. It is remaining in the .91x magnification view and not switching into the .7x Zoomed out view when I go to 30 FPS mode. Any ideas why that would be? I thought maybe it had glitched and would go back to normal behavior after a power cycle. But no, even after pulling a battery to get a new charged one it is still in .9x when in H+.Any ideas if there is a setting that may have caused this?? I’m fine with it as would rather have full mag in H+ but it isn’t supposed to, is it??
You guys are correct. Total brain fart on my part because it was only in 240Hz that it zoomed out. I still get this mixed up because I'm certain in all the pre-reviews they noted it backed out when in 30FPS...but stupid me totally forgot that after 5 days away from the camera
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:49 PM
p.65 #7A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
That same thing has now happened on the Nikon threads and it happened here when I started doing R5 vs A9 comparisons.
This is only a select few individuals on each board so I just accept that human nature and ignore it (for the most part). Just wait till I pick up the Z9....you'll see it play out like clockwork...I can guarantee itAnd like clockwork it has begun...the claws come out as soon as I sell off my R5.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1693535/0#15545267Your post may be funny. It is also obviously unhelpful to the topic and deliberately offensive to at least some of the participants. In other words you were indeed trolling. Of course a single troll-ish post doesn't make you a troll. But complaining about the reaction to that post makes no sense either.Why unhelpfull? The A1 was the camera I used as backup to the R5? I guess I should just recommend what people want to hear?
The word troll is thrown around a little too casually. People need to lighten up and take a joke. People getting mad because I throw up a two word sentence is just childish. This forum is ridiculous. I'm so close to closing my account.
Hi Geoff, please don’t.
I for one appreciate your images and insights.
With kind regards, Karl-Heinz.
Daran wrote
arbitrage wrote
arbitrage wrote
Oh they are sensitive on all three of the main boards. With all the jumping around between systems I do I'm at the receiving end of it from all three whenever I switch to something else. Until I bought the R5 a few members of the Canon board literally told me I wasn't welcome to post over there anymore because I wasn't shooting Canon as my main system anymore. Even though I probably still owned more Canon gear and had shot more Canon frames than most of the guys complaining.That same thing has now happened on the Nikon threads and it happened here when I started doing R5 vs A9 comparisons.
This is only a select few individuals on each board so I just accept that human nature and ignore it (for the most part). Just wait till I pick up the Z9....you'll see it play out like clockwork...I can guarantee it
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1693535/0#15545267
The word troll is thrown around a little too casually. People need to lighten up and take a joke. People getting mad because I throw up a two word sentence is just childish. This forum is ridiculous. I'm so close to closing my account.
Hi Geoff, please don’t.
I for one appreciate your images and insights.
With kind regards, Karl-Heinz.
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:53 PM
p.65 #8A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
Any ideas if there is a setting that may have caused this?? I’m fine with it as would rather have full mag in H+ but it isn’t supposed to, is it??Are you sure it ever zoomed out on 30fps? I only see the zoom out on Finder Frame Rate: Higher (Hi+/240fps).You guys are correct. Total brain fart on my part because it was only in 240Hz that it zoomed out. I still get this mixed up because I'm certain in all the pre-reviews they noted it backed out when in 30FPS...but stupid me totally forgot that after 5 days away from the camera
I’m probably the only person on the planet who hasn’t tried 30fps since getting the camera so when I saw your question I gave it a try and could not get it to zoom out. I figured I was just clueless and didn’t set it up right so I didn’t reply but I’m glad to hear it wasn’t me
j4nu wrote
arbitrage wrote
Here is something odd that happened today with my A1. It is remaining in the .91x magnification view and not switching into the .7x Zoomed out view when I go to 30 FPS mode. Any ideas why that would be? I thought maybe it had glitched and would go back to normal behavior after a power cycle. But no, even after pulling a battery to get a new charged one it is still in .9x when in H+.Any ideas if there is a setting that may have caused this?? I’m fine with it as would rather have full mag in H+ but it isn’t supposed to, is it??
I’m probably the only person on the planet who hasn’t tried 30fps since getting the camera so when I saw your question I gave it a try and could not get it to zoom out. I figured I was just clueless and didn’t set it up right so I didn’t reply but I’m glad to hear it wasn’t me
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:53 PM
p.65 #9A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
Daran wrote
arbitrage wrote
arbitrage wrote
Oh they are sensitive on all three of the main boards. With all the jumping around between systems I do I'm at the receiving end of it from all three whenever I switch to something else. Until I bought the R5 a few members of the Canon board literally told me I wasn't welcome to post over there anymore because I wasn't shooting Canon as my main system anymore. Even though I probably still owned more Canon gear and had shot more Canon frames than most of the guys complaining.That same thing has now happened on the Nikon threads and it happened here when I started doing R5 vs A9 comparisons.
This is only a select few individuals on each board so I just accept that human nature and ignore it (for the most part). Just wait till I pick up the Z9....you'll see it play out like clockwork...I can guarantee it
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1693535/0#15545267
The word troll is thrown around a little too casually. People need to lighten up and take a joke. People getting mad because I throw up a two word sentence is just childish. This forum is ridiculous. I'm so close to closing my account.
Yes, please don’t close your account. I thought your Canon A1 picture was hilarious and have never thought of you to be a troll. Plus, the insight you provide on different cameras and your photos are excellent.
Mar 26, 2021 at 07:12 PM
p.65 #10A1 Reviews/Video thread
Daran wrote:
You did. You are also smart enough to know it.
So since you are paying money to Fred, we are supposed to treat your opinions different? You sure you'd even want forums to work that way?
I really don't understand what you think you are doing here. You make a bold claim, back it with zero personal experience, point to irrelevant youtube videos and then complain when people attack your statements.
I'm sure the ban button would work great on a gatekeeper like you.
You're just not being helpful to my purpose of understanding the AF and Tracking system of the A1.
Pius Sullivan wrote
I never made any inflammatory comments about the A1Earlier quote
Do you realize we pay money to be here, I pay a yearly fee to access to this this site. this is not your forum or just for Sony users.I really don't understand what you think you are doing here. You make a bold claim, back it with zero personal experience, point to irrelevant youtube videos and then complain when people attack your statements.
I'm sure the ban button would work great on a gatekeeper like you.
You're just not being helpful to my purpose of understanding the AF and Tracking system of the A1.
Mar 26, 2021 at 07:45 PM
p.65 #11A1 Reviews/Video thread
greensony wrote:
The Ignore button is pushed on you...Do you a real mouth piece? I have watched the videos and have read the reviews. I hope you aren’t “leaning” anything from tapping on my keyboard. You can say something negative about any brand you’d like, so long as it’s true and not biased fanboyism. I’ll gladly keep you unignored. It’s good to see you clearly enjoying your R5 by validating how awesome it is on a Sony board.Do you realize we pay money to be here, I pay a yearly fee to access to this this site. this is not your forum or just for Sony users. I can come here and make reasonable comments and comparisons to gear without getting attacked. If Fred does not have the time to manage the site put some admins in place with ban buttons to take care of this sort of thing. I'm sure he's giving people an opportunity to manage themselves but look how that's turning out. Its a war zone in here. So If you have a problem with me, escalate it upstairs and drop it on Fred's desk.Never said or implied it was my forum, but the Sony section is obviously for Sony users or those interested in Sony. I’m not in the canon section making inflammatory comments about how Sony is equal or better than canon and how I’ve watched YouTube videos to confirm my decision. Your comments in this thread obviously haven’t been constructive and weren't intending to be. I also never attacked you, I just called you out as have others on your non productive comments. Lastly, I don’t have a problem with you and wouldn’t ignore you and I don’t need to get dad involved to settle anything. Have a good day.I never made any inflammatory comments about the A1 on the other hand I compared it to a top notch camera like the R5, How can you say that's not a fair comparison. The R5 and R6 are the top selling cameras. the masses decide that not me. You need to watch more videos and read more reviews. Oh, stop running to your brothers and sister to attack me... we don't need them to settle your disputes.You did and you know you did. I never said, nor did others, that the R5 and R6 aren’t top selling cameras, but I did say the R5 is a great and capable camera (as well as the R6). That said, they aren’t capable of everything that the Sony a1 can do. That’s a fact. I was a Nikon shooter for 10 years before coming to Sony and if I wasn’t shooting Sony now I’d likely jump over to canon as the R5 and R6 are superior to what Nikon currently offers (not that Nikon is blatantly inferior). I’ve watched...Show more →
Well If you can't help with my questions regarding the A1 tracking and focus system, then stop replying to me, that's all I'm asking.... just move on please.
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Wow, you just don't quit with the BS, do you a real mouth piece, the thread is called "A1 Reviews/Video thread.. Why are you hanging out here if you don't watch vids and and read reviews. We are definitely not leaning anything from the tapping on your keyboard. You're just a troll waiting for someone to say something negative about Sony products. Get a grip on life and crawl back in your hole.The Ignore button is pushed on you...
Well If you can't help with my questions regarding the A1 tracking and focus system, then stop replying to me, that's all I'm asking.... just move on please.
Mar 26, 2021 at 07:54 PM
p.65 #12A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
Do you a real mouth piece? I have watched the videos and have read the reviews. I hope you aren’t “leaning” anything from tapping on my keyboard. You can say something negative about any brand you’d like, so long as it’s true and not biased fanboyism. I’ll gladly keep you unignored. It’s good to see you clearly enjoying your R5 by validating how awesome it is on a Sony board.I’ll be glad to once my a1 arrives, hopefully in the next couple of weeks. Hear the near shipment should be on or around April 5th/6th. Unfortunately I couldn’t tell you how it directly compares to the R5 as I have never personally shot with one. If it’s working for you and sounds like it is, don’t go fixing what isn’t broken.
Mar 26, 2021 at 09:40 PM
p.65 #13A1 Reviews/Video thread
greensony wrote:
Never said or implied it was my forum, but the Sony section is obviously for Sony users or those interested in Sony. I’m not in the canon section making inflammatory comments about how Sony is equal or better than canon and how I’ve watched YouTube videos to confirm my decision. Your comments in this thread obviously haven’t been constructive and weren't intending to be. I also never attacked you, I just called you out as have others on your non productive comments. Lastly, I don’t have a problem with you and wouldn’t ignore you and I don’t need to get dad involved to settle anything. Have a good day.I never made any inflammatory comments about the A1 on the other hand I compared it to a top notch camera like the R5, How can you say that's not a fair comparison. The R5 and R6 are the top selling cameras. the masses decide that not me. You need to watch more videos and read more reviews. Oh, stop running to your brothers and sister to attack me... we don't need them to settle your disputes.You did and you know you did. I never said, nor did others, that the R5 and R6 aren’t top selling cameras, but I did say the R5 is a great and capable camera (as well as the R6). That said, they aren’t capable of everything that the Sony a1 can do. That’s a fact. I was a Nikon shooter for 10 years before coming to Sony and if I wasn’t shooting Sony now I’d likely jump over to canon as the R5 and R6 are superior to what Nikon currently offers (not that Nikon is blatantly inferior). I’ve watched and read a lot of videos/review on all the current full frame mirrorless options. I’m not sure what you’re talking about with brothers and sisters and haven’t gotten anyone involved. You are the one who said you were going to ignore me and or get Fred involved. I don’t need anyone to settle my disputes and don’t need to ignore anyone, including you.Well If you can't help with my questions regarding the A1 tracking and focus system, then stop replying to me, that's all I'm asking.... just move on please.I’ll be glad to once my a1 arrives, hopefully in the next couple of weeks. Hear the near shipment should be on or around April 5th/6th. Unfortunately I couldn’t tell you how it directly compares to the R5 as I have never personally shot with one. If it’s working for you and sounds like it is, don’t go fixing what isn’t broken.
Thanks you, take care and have a good night.
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
greensony wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Do you realize we pay money to be here, I pay a yearly fee to access to this this site. this is not your forum or just for Sony users. I can come here and make reasonable comments and comparisons to gear without getting attacked. If Fred does not have the time to manage the site put some admins in place with ban buttons to take care of this sort of thing. I'm sure he's giving people an opportunity to manage themselves but look how that's turning out. Its a war zone in here. So If you have a problem with me, escalate it upstairs and drop it on Fred's desk.Thanks you, take care and have a good night.
Mar 26, 2021 at 09:43 PM
p.65 #15A1 Reviews/Video thread
think a9II will be better early morning late evening when you shooting...(not post)?
arbitrage wrote:
next time I go out shooting with him 
And trust me, I've talked him down from jumping ship over to Sony a couple of times now. He's always peaking over the fence to check out the grass on the other side.Most likely selling it but I'm holding onto it a little bit longer as I still want to flush out a bit more comparison. I'm still getting to grips with how the A1 does vs the A9II with the 200-600/1.4TC and the 600GM/2xTC for action shooting. The A1 only has a reach advantage over the A9II if I can rely on those two combinations to perform as well as they do on my A9II. I'm not convinced that they do yet.
Then again, I wouldn't entertain selling the A1 and just continuing on with the A9II because there are so many...Show more →
arbitrage wrote:
6683 wrote
Geoff you selling your a9ii or keeping it?arbitrage wrote
Just remember guys that Pius and I are actually friends and shooting buddies. He's mostly over here just to give me a hard time. Don't worry I'll give him a light next time I go out shooting with him And trust me, I've talked him down from jumping ship over to Sony a couple of times now. He's always peaking over the fence to check out the grass on the other side.
Then again, I wouldn't entertain selling the A1 and just continuing on with the A9II because there are so many...Show more →
Mar 27, 2021 at 04:56 AM
p.65 #16A1 Reviews/Video thread
Because of ISO performance? With double the pixels the a1 holds its own against the a9II, and in some ways is better as you have more detail to work with through the denoising and optionally downscaling process. You can see reviews and comparisons where the noise grain after downscaling is much smaller in size on the a1 images, and really lets the detail show through.
If you are saying this for some other reason, ignore the paragraph above ;-)
6683 wrote:
think a9II will be better early morning late evening when you shooting...(not post)?
next time I go out shooting with him
And trust me, I've talked him down from jumping ship over to Sony a couple of times now. He's always peaking over the fence to check out the grass on the other side.Most likely selling it but I'm holding onto it a little bit longer as I still want to flush out a bit more comparison. I'm still getting to grips with how the A1 does vs the A9II with the 200-600/1.4TC and the 600GM/2xTC for action shooting. The A1 only has a reach advantage over the A9II if I can rely on those two combinations to perform as well as they do on my A9II. I'm not convinced that they do yet.
Then again, I wouldn't entertain selling the A1 and just continuing on with the A9II because there are so many other good improvements between the two. I may just be a little disappointed if I end up with the same "reach" because I only feel I can rely on the bare 200-600 and the 600GM/1.4TC for action/BIF.
Because I mostly just use a single camera at any given time I will still likely sell the A9II regardless of what I conclude about the lens/TC combinations. I will more likely pick up a future A74 (likely new processor, new menus and BEAF minus the stacked sensor) or a used A9(M1) (which I know I can trust ignoring the ergonomics and slow interface) as a backup for when I travel.
If you are saying this for some other reason, ignore the paragraph above ;-)
6683 wrote:
think a9II will be better early morning late evening when you shooting...(not post)?
arbitrage wrote
6683 wrote
Geoff you selling your a9ii or keeping it?arbitrage wrote
Just remember guys that Pius and I are actually friends and shooting buddies. He's mostly over here just to give me a hard time. Don't worry I'll give him a light next time I go out shooting with him And trust me, I've talked him down from jumping ship over to Sony a couple of times now. He's always peaking over the fence to check out the grass on the other side.
Then again, I wouldn't entertain selling the A1 and just continuing on with the A9II because there are so many other good improvements between the two. I may just be a little disappointed if I end up with the same "reach" because I only feel I can rely on the bare 200-600 and the 600GM/1.4TC for action/BIF.
Because I mostly just use a single camera at any given time I will still likely sell the A9II regardless of what I conclude about the lens/TC combinations. I will more likely pick up a future A74 (likely new processor, new menus and BEAF minus the stacked sensor) or a used A9(M1) (which I know I can trust ignoring the ergonomics and slow interface) as a backup for when I travel.
Mar 27, 2021 at 05:35 AM
p.65 #17A1 Reviews/Video thread
Hi Duncan, thanks for the video.
The R5 can do that easy -10 fps and get 98 % of the frames in focus on a rainy day. Not with that bird mind you but with red-wing blackbirds and such in my area.
What I mean by keep up is: Focus and tracking and when you look at the pictures on your 5k Imac after the shoot they are in focus.
But the main reason that I'm interested in the A1 is to turn down the fps say to 10-15 let say, I can get 12 fps mechanical with the r5 but I really like the silent shutter for my type of photography. I'm tired of culling through 200 frames of the same bird in tack sharp focus. Close your eyes and pick one.
I think Canon has no interest in giving us that option in a firmware update.
I don't see much difference in the glass performance from both Sony or Canon, so not loosing anything there.
The only thing I did notice in the video is the bird is perched in the photos, when the photographer is showing the tack sharp eye, or that's what it looks like to me.
Thanks for taking the time to search out the video, really helps visual learners... great tool those videos.
Pius
duncang wrote:
So just out of curiosity can you show me the R5 doing this
https://youtu.be/6ViSm0nAj2s
That's 1.5 seconds and 43 in focus images 1 out of focus and 2 missed frames in that sequence.
I think even you would have to agree the R5 cannot do that - now to me that seems like I would have 10 more frames to choose from than I would have from an R5.
What exactly did you mean by "Keep Up".
Bear in mind I don't care if it does or doesn't keep up - I am just curious by what measure you think it "Keeps Up".
I guess if...Show more →
Mar 27, 2021 at 06:27 AM
p.65 #18A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
Hi Duncan, thanks for the video.
The R5 can do that easy -10 fps and get 98 % of the frames in focus on a rainy day. Not with that bird mind you but with red-wing blackbirds and such in my area.
What I mean by keep up is: Focus and tracking and when you look at the pictures on your 5k Imac after the shoot they are in focus.
But the main reason that I'm interested in the A1 is to turn down the fps say to 10-15 let say, I can get 12 fps mechanical with the r5 but I...Show more →
https://youtu.be/6ViSm0nAj2s
That's 1.5 seconds and 43 in focus images 1 out of focus and 2 missed frames in that sequence.
I think even you would have to agree the R5 cannot do that - now to me that seems like I would have 10 more frames to choose from than I would have from an R5.
What exactly did you mean by "Keep Up".
Bear in mind I don't care if it does or doesn't keep up - I am just curious by what measure you think it "Keeps Up".
I guess if you mean it is "One Third Behind" then yes I suppose it does "Keep Up".
BTW this is intended for Pius (I have no idea how to respond directly to him on this forum)
I'll sell you a lightly used A1 when the Z9 comes out
Hi Duncan, thanks for the video.
The R5 can do that easy -10 fps and get 98 % of the frames in focus on a rainy day. Not with that bird mind you but with red-wing blackbirds and such in my area.
What I mean by keep up is: Focus and tracking and when you look at the pictures on your 5k Imac after the shoot they are in focus.
But the main reason that I'm interested in the A1 is to turn down the fps say to 10-15 let say, I can get 12 fps mechanical with the r5 but I...Show more →
duncang wrote
So just out of curiosity can you show me the R5 doing thishttps://youtu.be/6ViSm0nAj2s
That's 1.5 seconds and 43 in focus images 1 out of focus and 2 missed frames in that sequence.
I think even you would have to agree the R5 cannot do that - now to me that seems like I would have 10 more frames to choose from than I would have from an R5.
What exactly did you mean by "Keep Up".
Bear in mind I don't care if it does or doesn't keep up - I am just curious by what measure you think it "Keeps Up".
I guess if you mean it is "One Third Behind" then yes I suppose it does "Keep Up".
BTW this is intended for Pius (I have no idea how to respond directly to him on this forum)
I'll sell you a lightly used A1 when the Z9 comes out
Mar 27, 2021 at 06:41 AM
p.65 #19A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
The R5 can do that easy -10 fps and get 98 % of the frames in focus on a rainy day. Not with that bird mind you but with red-wing blackbirds and such in my area.
What I mean by keep up is: Focus and tracking and when you look at the pictures on your 5k Imac after the shoot they are in focus.
But the main reason that I'm interested in the A1 is to turn down the fps say to 10-15 let say, I can get 12 fps mechanical with the r5 but I really like the silent shutter for my type of photography. I'm tired of culling through 200 frames of the same bird in tack sharp focus. Close your eyes and pick one.
I think Canon has no interest in giving us that option in a firmware update.
I don't see much difference in the glass performance from both Sony or Canon, so not loosing anything there.
The only thing I did notice in the video is the bird is perched in the photos, when the photographer is showing the tack sharp eye, or that's what it looks like to me.
Thanks for taking the time to search out the video, really helps visual learners... great tool those videos.
Pius
https://youtu.be/6ViSm0nAj2s
That's 1.5 seconds and 43 in focus images 1 out of focus and 2 missed frames in that sequence.
I think even you would have to agree the R5 cannot do that - now to me that seems like I would have 10 more frames to choose from than I would have from an R5.
What exactly did you mean by "Keep Up".
Bear in mind I don't care if it does or doesn't keep up - I am just curious by what measure you think it "Keeps Up".
I guess if you mean it is "One Third Behind" then yes I suppose it does "Keep Up".
BTW this is intended for Pius (I have no idea how to respond directly to him on this forum)I'll sell you a lightly used A1 when the Z9 comes out
So you must think Nikon is going to lay a whooping on Sony?
Pius Sullivan wrote
Hi Duncan, thanks for the video.The R5 can do that easy -10 fps and get 98 % of the frames in focus on a rainy day. Not with that bird mind you but with red-wing blackbirds and such in my area.
What I mean by keep up is: Focus and tracking and when you look at the pictures on your 5k Imac after the shoot they are in focus.
But the main reason that I'm interested in the A1 is to turn down the fps say to 10-15 let say, I can get 12 fps mechanical with the r5 but I really like the silent shutter for my type of photography. I'm tired of culling through 200 frames of the same bird in tack sharp focus. Close your eyes and pick one.
I think Canon has no interest in giving us that option in a firmware update.
I don't see much difference in the glass performance from both Sony or Canon, so not loosing anything there.
The only thing I did notice in the video is the bird is perched in the photos, when the photographer is showing the tack sharp eye, or that's what it looks like to me.
Thanks for taking the time to search out the video, really helps visual learners... great tool those videos.
Pius
duncang wrote
So just out of curiosity can you show me the R5 doing thishttps://youtu.be/6ViSm0nAj2s
That's 1.5 seconds and 43 in focus images 1 out of focus and 2 missed frames in that sequence.
I think even you would have to agree the R5 cannot do that - now to me that seems like I would have 10 more frames to choose from than I would have from an R5.
What exactly did you mean by "Keep Up".
Bear in mind I don't care if it does or doesn't keep up - I am just curious by what measure you think it "Keeps Up".
I guess if you mean it is "One Third Behind" then yes I suppose it does "Keep Up".
BTW this is intended for Pius (I have no idea how to respond directly to him on this forum)
So you must think Nikon is going to lay a whooping on Sony?
Mar 27, 2021 at 06:46 AM
p.65 #20A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
The R5 can do that easy -10 fps and get 98 % of the frames in focus on a rainy day. Not with that bird mind you but with red-wing blackbirds and such in my area.
What I mean by keep up is: Focus and tracking and when you look at the pictures on your 5k Imac after the shoot they are in focus.
But the main reason that I'm interested in the A1 is to turn down the fps say to 10-15 let say, I can get 12 fps mechanical with the r5 but I really like the silent shutter for my type of photography. I'm tired of culling through 200 frames of the same bird in tack sharp focus. Close your eyes and pick one.
I think Canon has no interest in giving us that option in a firmware update.
I don't see much difference in the glass performance from both Sony or Canon, so not loosing anything there.
The only thing I did notice in the video is the bird is perched in the photos, when the photographer is showing the tack sharp eye, or that's what it looks like to me.
Thanks for taking the time to search out the video, really helps visual learners... great tool those videos.
Pius
https://youtu.be/6ViSm0nAj2s
That's 1.5 seconds and 43 in focus images 1 out of focus and 2 missed frames in that sequence.
I think even you would have to agree the R5 cannot do that - now to me that seems like I would have 10 more frames to choose from than I would have from an R5.
What exactly did you mean by "Keep Up".
Bear in mind I don't care if it does or doesn't keep up - I am just curious by what measure you think it "Keeps Up".
I guess if you mean it is "One Third Behind" then yes I suppose it does "Keep Up".
BTW this is intended for Pius (I have no idea how to respond directly to him on this forum)I'll sell you a lightly used A1 when the Z9 comes out So you must think Nikon is going to lay a whooping on Sony?
What areas, focus and tracking, MP or FPS?
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Hi Duncan, thanks for the video.The R5 can do that easy -10 fps and get 98 % of the frames in focus on a rainy day. Not with that bird mind you but with red-wing blackbirds and such in my area.
What I mean by keep up is: Focus and tracking and when you look at the pictures on your 5k Imac after the shoot they are in focus.
But the main reason that I'm interested in the A1 is to turn down the fps say to 10-15 let say, I can get 12 fps mechanical with the r5 but I really like the silent shutter for my type of photography. I'm tired of culling through 200 frames of the same bird in tack sharp focus. Close your eyes and pick one.
I think Canon has no interest in giving us that option in a firmware update.
I don't see much difference in the glass performance from both Sony or Canon, so not loosing anything there.
The only thing I did notice in the video is the bird is perched in the photos, when the photographer is showing the tack sharp eye, or that's what it looks like to me.
Thanks for taking the time to search out the video, really helps visual learners... great tool those videos.
Pius
duncang wrote
So just out of curiosity can you show me the R5 doing thishttps://youtu.be/6ViSm0nAj2s
That's 1.5 seconds and 43 in focus images 1 out of focus and 2 missed frames in that sequence.
I think even you would have to agree the R5 cannot do that - now to me that seems like I would have 10 more frames to choose from than I would have from an R5.
What exactly did you mean by "Keep Up".
Bear in mind I don't care if it does or doesn't keep up - I am just curious by what measure you think it "Keeps Up".
I guess if you mean it is "One Third Behind" then yes I suppose it does "Keep Up".
BTW this is intended for Pius (I have no idea how to respond directly to him on this forum)
What areas, focus and tracking, MP or FPS?
Mar 27, 2021 at 06:48 AM