duncangr wrote:
Red-rumped Parrots A7R6 300 f/2.8 Cropped to 6K (slightly smaller than APS-C size)
Cloudy and dark conditions so wasn't expecting much but the subject detection and AF is top notch. Also no issues with rolling shutter despite these bird being very quick.
It’s interesting that it originally locked onto the yellow bird, but lost that bird when the other bird flew by. Is there a setting to have it keep focus onto the original bird. I’m thinking more street photography where people walk in front of the main subject quite often.
Douglas L wrote:
Thanks for the link. A really nice writeup. I am still struggling whether I should replace one of my two A1IIs with an A7RVI. G.A.S. is affecting my brain.
I started with two A1 II's, then replaced one of them with the A7R5. I was never completely settled with that change. I just replaced my A7R5 with the A7R6. Now, I feel very satisfied with the combination and am quite satisfied with my new kit.
For me, when shooting dual cameras, the difference in controls on differing cameras interferes with my "muscle memory" when making rapid field adjustments. Fortunately, I do a lot less shooting of dual camera's than I did a couple years ago, so it is no longer an issue, for me.
The battery life on the R6 is absolutely amazing and I really like those extra MP when using long lenses with a lot of cropping. I have also gained back a stop of dynamic range that I gave-up when I sold my medium format cameras. I also really appreciate the new EVF. I know there are a lot of critics on this forum regarding the R6, but I find the camera to be absolutely amazing.
Quite frankly, the main reasons I do not convert my remaining A1 II to an A7RVI is the 120fps focus tracking for really fast action, silent shutter with flash (and 1/400 synch speed capability) and the very occasional need for the 4ms sensor readout speed.
These are all practical reasons - unrelated to GAS.
chez wrote:
It’s interesting that it originally locked onto the yellow bird, but lost that bird when the other bird flew by. Is there a setting to have it keep focus onto the original bird. I’m thinking more street photography where people walk in front of the main subject quite often.
The AF Level For Crossing option allows you to tell the camera how long it
should stick with the first subject before it tries for a new lock - again -
when there is a significant change in focus distance under the AF area.
LBJ2 wrote:
Thank you for posting. I was not aware of these changes on Sony's newer cameras.
Does anyone know if Sony is using a new type of compression technology/method? Or they just dropped uncompressed raw and reorganized and renamed the remaining lossless and lossy compression types.
Bump. Just in case someone with information may have missed this request of a few days back.
James Burden wrote:
The AF Level For Crossing option allows you to tell the camera how long it
should stick with the first subject before it tries for a new lock - again -
when there is a significant change in focus distance under the AF area.
duncangr
Ok, that makes sense. duncangr , what was this parameter set to.
As a side, does anyone have experience with the A7r6 shooting street when people or objects cross in front of your focussed subject. Just wondering how sticky the focus system is on the subject that was originally in focus.
Ok, that makes sense. duncangr , what was this parameter set to.
As a side, does anyone have experience with the A7r6 shooting street when people or objects cross in front of your focussed subject. Just wondering how sticky the focus system is on the subject that was originally in focus.
I guess that will depend on size and speed of the interfering object and whether you are using subject detection or not. Let's say you're across the street and want to make a photo of a man looking in the window of a shop...if you're using human subject detection then the focus should remain/jump back to the man when the obstruction (car/truck) etc. passes. If it doesn't then you will need to change the AF crossing level to a more sticky setting since the object is larger and moving slower probably. It's been hotter than 40 hells here recently but someone close to a streetscape should test it....
InFocus2014 wrote:
I started with two A1 II's, then replaced one of them with the A7R5. I was never completely settled with that change. I just replaced my A7R5 with the A7R6. Now, I feel very satisfied with the combination and am quite satisfied with my new kit.
For me, when shooting dual cameras, the difference in controls on differing cameras interferes with my "muscle memory" when making rapid field adjustments. Fortunately, I do a lot less shooting of dual camera's than I did a couple years ago, so it is no longer an issue, for me.
The battery life on the R6 is absolutely amazing and I really like those extra MP when using long lenses with a lot of cropping. I have also gained back a stop of dynamic range that I gave-up when I sold my medium format cameras. I also really appreciate the new EVF. I know there are a lot of critics on this forum regarding the R6, but I find the camera to be absolutely amazing.
Quite frankly, the main reasons I do not convert my remaining A1 II to an A7RVI is the 120fps focus tracking for really fast action, silent shutter with flash (and 1/400 synch speed capability) and the very occasional need for the 4ms sensor readout speed.
These are all practical reasons - unrelated to GAS. ...Show more →
Thank you for chiming in, Jeff. Now you are getting me in trouble. I know for sure, from reviews, the A7RVI will show rolling shutter effect for certain subjects or in certain conditions (such as tree, buildings) during panning. I guess I just don't use it for hummingbirds and propeller planes. I can always fall back to the A1II if needed. I will probably get one when the price drops to $4000, which won't be long.
James Burden wrote:
I guess that will depend on size and speed of the interfering object and whether you are using subject detection or not. Let's say you're across the street and want to make a photo of a man looking in the window of a shop...if you're using human subject detection then the focus should remain/jump back to the man when the obstruction (car/truck) etc. passes. If it doesn't then you will need to change the AF crossing level to a more sticky setting since the object is larger and moving slower probably. It's been hotter than 40 hells here recently but someone close to a streetscape should test it....
I’m more concerned about other humans crossing in front of the subject. Is there settings to make the focus stick to the original person once the obstruction clears.
It would still be af level for crossing and a maybe a change in that menu for "locked on"....there is also a sub setting under subject recognition/human for changing the tracking shift range from 1 to 5 with 5 being the best for recognition of the human body...are there any sports shooters here that would share their A1 II settings for sports/humans?
Ok, that makes sense. duncangr , what was this parameter set to.
As a side, does anyone have experience with the A7r6 shooting street when people or objects cross in front of your focussed subject. Just wondering how sticky the focus system is on the subject that was originally in focus.
I keep the default settings - you are being a little unrealistic if you expect any camera to not switch subjects in the situation shown above. These birds are a bit smaller than a budgerigar - incredibly quick and nearly collided with each other - so very close together. No chance that settings will change the outcome and the male bird was prettier anyway
Check my YouTube videos of the jackals - with all the birds in the foreground around its head. Default settings.
It might be more realist to think those settings might work in a sports type scenario - but tiny birds within inches of each other - not so much.
EDIT: Yes there is a setting, same options as the A1ii and A9iii.
Just set up FTP transfer today. I love it and speeds are great with my setup. The RAW files flow w/out any issue. The convenience is there. Just shoot and pics are waiting for ya.
You really need a Retina display to appreciate how sharp these images are.
A7RM6 300 f/2.8 APS-C mode. This is an A1ii killer !! You literally have an A1ii + the best FF landscape/portrait camera in one body. First Sony gave use the ONE, then they gave us the BEAST and now they have give us the ONE BEAST.
Anyone else think that this is pretty damn nuts!
Hey Nikonians - this is your Z7ii and Z500 all in one body !!
Swallow Sequence A7RM6 (APS-C) 300 f/2.8 This swallow flew past while I was shooting seabirds - so I though why not… In every frame the focus box is dead centre on the eye. I am not even sure the A9iii is that good. I could see the bird once it went into the rocky area and got lucky keeping it in the frame. Apologies in advance for the heavy image load - but for anyone wondering about shooting action I figured this should put them at ease.
duncangr wrote:
Swallow Sequence A7RM6 (APS-C) 300 f/2.8 This swallow flew past while I was shooting seabirds - so I though why not… In every frame the focus box is dead centre on the eye. I am not even sure the A9iii is that good. I could see the bird once it went into the rocky area and got lucky keeping it in the frame. Apologies in advance for the heavy image load - but for anyone wondering about shooting action I figured this should put them at ease.
duncangr wrote:
Swallow Sequence A7RM6 (APS-C) 300 f/2.8 This swallow flew past while I was shooting seabirds - so I though why not… In every frame the focus box is dead centre on the eye. I am not even sure the A9iii is that good. I could see the bird once it went into the rocky area and got lucky keeping it in the frame. Apologies in advance for the heavy image load - but for anyone wondering about shooting action I figured this should put them at ease.
Pretty good! If the AVR6 can do this with swallows, yeah its pretty solid. I was going to hang onto my A1 mark 1 for a long time but ohhhhh now lol. dam.
duncangr wrote:
Swallow Sequence A7RM6 (APS-C) 300 f/2.8 This swallow flew past while I was shooting seabirds - so I though why not… In every frame the focus box is dead centre on the eye. I am not even sure the A9iii is that good. I could see the bird once it went into the rocky area and got lucky keeping it in the frame. Apologies in advance for the heavy image load - but for anyone wondering about shooting action I figured this should put them at ease.
LarryChen wrote:
Can you tell us the fps, focus mode and compression data for your great shots?
30 fps, Wide Area, lossy compressed, APS-C mode. Default settings for everything else. Usually I have pre-capture off but I am not really sure I see any difference if I leave it on. On the A1ii and A9iii it causes some EVF delay when you release the shutter but I am not sure I am encountering that on the A7R6. Anyway the idea is to minimise the workload on the camera by turning off unnecessary features and functions.
Note also that I use EVF Display Standard Quality and High Frame Rate.
But to be clear you can use FF mode, 30fps lossless compressed or compressed HQ - some folks seem to think using these formats slows the camera - that's not the case - it just affects the buffer size - but not an issue in APS-C mode as far as I can tell.
The subject detection is way better than it has any right to be, I would even say it locks on to the eye more than the A1ii or A9iii and most of the frames it is on the eye not just nearby. I haven't done a critical test of AF accuracy - its so good that I rarely see missed focus and therefor couldn't be bothered. It is certainly very close to the A1ii and A9iii in yesterdays conditions with nice direct light.
