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p.66 #1A1 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?
Better flippy screen? with better res.
Pius Sullivan wrote
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)
Better flippy screen? with better res.
Mar 27, 2021 at 06:49 AM
p.66 #2A1 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?Better flippy screen? with better res.
Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
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)
Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.
Mar 27, 2021 at 06:51 AM
p.66 #3A1 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?
None of those....two letters....PF
500PF and future Z PF lenses.....
Pius Sullivan wrote
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)
None of those....two letters....PF
500PF and future Z PF lenses.....
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:14 AM
p.66 #4A1 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.
PiusI'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?Better flippy screen? with better res.Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.
Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
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
Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:17 AM
p.66 #5A1 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?Better flippy screen? with better res.
Dual tilt ie Fuji or combo tilt and flip (there are rare occasions I wouldn't mind the flip) like S1H would be nice. If higher res doesn't drain my batteries too much then why not. I'm not bothered by the current res but I'm not getting any younger and my eyesight may be on the way out
Edited on Mar 27, 2021 at 07:19 AM · View previous versions
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
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)
Dual tilt ie Fuji or combo tilt and flip (there are rare occasions I wouldn't mind the flip) like S1H would be nice. If higher res doesn't drain my batteries too much then why not. I'm not bothered by the current res but I'm not getting any younger and my eyesight may be on the way out
Edited on Mar 27, 2021 at 07:19 AM · View previous versions
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:19 AM
p.66 #6A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
None of those....two letters....PF
500PF and future Z PF lenses.....
Dibs on the 600 F4
None of those....two letters....PF
500PF and future Z PF lenses.....
Dibs on the 600 F4
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:19 AM
p.66 #7A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
So you must think Nikon is going to lay a whooping on Sony?What areas, focus and tracking, MP or FPS?Better flippy screen? with better res.Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.
I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.
Edited on Mar 27, 2021 at 07:21 AM · View previous versions
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
I'll sell you a lightly used A1 when the Z9 comes outI'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.
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Mar 27, 2021 at 07:20 AM
p.66 #8A1 Reviews/Video thread
phishbone wrote:
500PF and future Z PF lenses.....Dibs on the 600 F4
You are first in line....see you soon...got to go warm up the car....looks better out there than the chimpanzees predicted!!
arbitrage wrote
None of those....two letters....PF500PF and future Z PF lenses.....
You are first in line....see you soon...got to go warm up the car....looks better out there than the chimpanzees predicted!!
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:21 AM
p.66 #9A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
What areas, focus and tracking, MP or FPS?Better flippy screen? with better res.Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.
I prefer Sony's lens release button there, very nice at weddings to quickly change lenses. I never had any issue with accidently releasing a lens even with gloves.
Regarding TN: Not really. Only on the surface.
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
So you must think Nikon is going to lay a whooping on Sony?I prefer Sony's lens release button there, very nice at weddings to quickly change lenses. I never had any issue with accidently releasing a lens even with gloves.
Regarding TN: Not really. Only on the surface.
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:23 AM
p.66 #10A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
500PF and future Z PF lenses.....Dibs on the 600 F4You are first in line....see you soon...got to go warm up the car....looks better out there than the chimpanzees predicted!!
I'm thinking Nikon might be the sleeper of the bunch, That Z9 just might kick the A1's butt, should be the same sensor and those Nikon engineers seem to kick ass on the Sony engineers.
phishbone wrote
arbitrage wrote
None of those....two letters....PF500PF and future Z PF lenses.....
I'm thinking Nikon might be the sleeper of the bunch, That Z9 just might kick the A1's butt, should be the same sensor and those Nikon engineers seem to kick ass on the Sony engineers.
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:24 AM
p.66 #11A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
What areas, focus and tracking, MP or FPS?Better flippy screen? with better res.Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.
I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically from above
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
So you must think Nikon is going to lay a whooping on Sony?I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically from above
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:25 AM
p.66 #12A1 Reviews/Video thread
arbitrage wrote:
Better flippy screen? with better res.Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically...Show more →t
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
What areas, focus and tracking, MP or FPS?That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:35 AM
p.66 #13A1 Reviews/Video thread
Northrop might be the only one who has had that problem.
As for durability, I had a strap let go and dropped my a1 with 600f4 attached, both were fine (soft dirt, mild heart attack).
Pius Sullivan wrote:
Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically from abovet
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
As for durability, I had a strap let go and dropped my a1 with 600f4 attached, both were fine (soft dirt, mild heart attack).
Pius Sullivan wrote:
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Better flippy screen? with better res.That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:50 AM
p.66 #14A1 Reviews/Video thread
You're one lucky photographer, The one thing I like about the canon 1dx's was the toughness you could throw them off a mountain pick it up and scroll through your pics..
buffalowolff wrote:
Northrop might be the only one who has had that problem.
As for durability, I had a strap let go and dropped my a1 with 600f4 attached, both were fine (soft dirt, mild heart attack).
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
Mar 27, 2021 at 07:54 AM
p.66 #15A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically from abovet
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
This happened to me once with my a9 II, luckily I noticed something was wrong before there was a complete disconnect. Now I’m just careful when wearing gloves but I would prefer the button on the other side.
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
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Pius Sullivan wrote
Better flippy screen? with better res.That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
This happened to me once with my a9 II, luckily I noticed something was wrong before there was a complete disconnect. Now I’m just careful when wearing gloves but I would prefer the button on the other side.
Mar 27, 2021 at 08:03 AM
p.66 #16A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically from abovet
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
This happened to me once with my a9 II, luckily I noticed something was wrong before there was a complete disconnect. Now I’m just careful when wearing gloves but I would prefer the button on the other side.
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
Better flippy screen? with better res.That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
This happened to me once with my a9 II, luckily I noticed something was wrong before there was a complete disconnect. Now I’m just careful when wearing gloves but I would prefer the button on the other side.
Mar 27, 2021 at 08:03 AM
p.66 #17A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.
That is just funny. The guy who uses the by far slowest autofocusing lens in the entire Sony lineup to judge autofocus performance. The guy who uses settings that lower FPS to test max FPS. The guy who complains about settings he obviously don't understand the purpose of. As a Canon dude you should have taken the hint when he used some ancient 500mm Canon lens to test the AF performance of the R5 but I guess that is forgotten now.
I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.
That is just funny. The guy who uses the by far slowest autofocusing lens in the entire Sony lineup to judge autofocus performance. The guy who uses settings that lower FPS to test max FPS. The guy who complains about settings he obviously don't understand the purpose of. As a Canon dude you should have taken the hint when he used some ancient 500mm Canon lens to test the AF performance of the R5 but I guess that is forgotten now.
Mar 27, 2021 at 08:05 AM
p.66 #18A1 Reviews/Video thread
Yeah tell me about it. I'm not concerned with the build quality. While smaller than the canons, it feels plenty solid, and has less mass to hit the ground with. I won't get into pros and cons of the larger size, this one is purely personal preference, no technical argument to be had. I was happy with the size when I had a 1d mark iv, and I'm happy with the size of the sonys (with grip).
Pius Sullivan wrote:
You're one lucky photographer, The one thing I like about the canon 1dx's was the toughness you could throw them off a mountain pick it up and scroll through your pics..
As for durability, I had a strap let go and dropped my a1 with 600f4 attached, both were fine (soft dirt, mild heart attack).
I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically from abovet
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
Pius Sullivan wrote:
You're one lucky photographer, The one thing I like about the canon 1dx's was the toughness you could throw them off a mountain pick it up and scroll through your pics..
buffalowolff wrote
Northrop might be the only one who has had that problem.As for durability, I had a strap let go and dropped my a1 with 600f4 attached, both were fine (soft dirt, mild heart attack).
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
Mar 27, 2021 at 08:12 AM
p.66 #19A1 Reviews/Video thread
Pius Sullivan wrote:
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
I am sorry, but it would be nice if you actually had something to back your claim up before make it instead of just dispensing useless assumptions as facts. This is at least a main part of the reason you are meeting resistance here. In fact making claims like that without anything to base it on can easily pass as trolling, because it gets hard to see any other motivation behind it.
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
I am sorry, but it would be nice if you actually had something to back your claim up before make it instead of just dispensing useless assumptions as facts. This is at least a main part of the reason you are meeting resistance here. In fact making claims like that without anything to base it on can easily pass as trolling, because it gets hard to see any other motivation behind it.
Mar 27, 2021 at 08:12 AM
p.66 #20A1 Reviews/Video thread
Won't need gloves today but I know I'll be thinking about this my entire walk later. I keep my lens in a strap though so nothing would hit the ground unless I was on a tripod, in which case the body in theory would be in my hand anyway. As for the strap, the part that let go was a blackrapid QD connector. The tolerances of which were clearly inferior to the RRS ones which I have switched back to.
palmor wrote:
Given my day job I'm a little more coordinated than Dufous Northrup when it comes to handling things with precision. I know I seem to be in the minority but the right hand lens release button is easily in my top 10 things I love about Sony...maybe even my top 5.I'm not so sure about that, it scares me my lens falling off... that's alot of money falling on the ground and Tony seems very knowledgeable about Sony gear.I can only go off my three years experience and never once accidentally touching that button. Of course I don't wear giant winter gloves either. Even at -30C in the Yukon I didn't wear that sort of stuff while doing photography. You actually have to make a little effort to shift your finger around/under the lens to even hit it when I want to use it. Total non-issue for me and that is all that matters. I'd be more worried about knocking over my tripod and having my camera/lens fall off a 200ft cliff while the Pygmy Owl laughs hysterically from abovet
That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon'sThis happened to me once with my a9 II, luckily I noticed something was wrong before there was a complete disconnect. Now I’m just careful when wearing gloves but I would prefer the button on the other side.
palmor wrote:
Pius Sullivan wrote
arbitrage wrote
Pius Sullivan wrote
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Pius Sullivan wrote
Or a bigger grip so your lens does not pop off when us Canadians wear glove in the winter months.That's what scares me about the A1, Tony made it look so easy to drop a 20,000$ lens, surely the A1 would not have survived that fall and the Sony lens looks to be more flimsy than the Canon's
Mar 27, 2021 at 08:15 AM