At the Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro, between LA and Long Beach during an outing with Huss back in May. It looked to be a quinceañera photo shoot. I didn't ask much but the photographer said she was the subject's aunt, said she was 'only an amateur' and seemed a bit unsure about what to do for poses. I offered a couple suggestions and showed some examples of what I shot, but otherwise didn't get too involved as it wasn't my gig.
My New Years was rain all day, but at day's end the rain cleared opening the way to a brighter New year
Captured with 50 mm apo summicron and M11 EV1 the resolution of the 50 apo summicron never ceases to amaze me compared to any other lens I have.
RustyBug wrote:
Polar Plunge ... now, how about those pics of them coming up OUT of the water.
P.S. Have you updated your SL3 Firmware ... can you report on AF-s vs. AF-c performance (better / same) with the Siggy?
SL3 firmware is installed and IMO it makes everything about the SL3 better. Faster, stickier AF. Tracking is better but i need to work with that more. This is with both the Sigma 24-70 and 70-200.
rji2goleez wrote:
SL3 firmware is installed and IMO it makes everything about the SL3 better. Faster, stickier AF. Tracking is better but i need to work with that more. This is with both the Sigma 24-70 and 70-200.
Thanks, good to hear. I'm mostly AF-s on my SL2-S. Had been thinking about the SL3-S, but with the release of the firmware update, I think it could put the SL3 on my radar if the AF is notably improved.
RustyBug wrote:
Thanks, good to hear. I'm mostly AF-s on my SL2-S. Had been thinking about the SL3-S, but with the release of the firmware update, I think it could put the SL3 on my radar if the AF is notably improved.
I guess I should make it clear that while improved, it is still not up to Sony A1 standards for focus tracking (which is where I came from before the SL3). So, while this does not make the SL3 able to capture birds in flight like a Sony can, it is better than it was (works fine on my slow moving dog!). Just want to make sure proper expectations are set.
rji2goleez wrote:
I guess I should make it clear that while improved, it is still not up to Sony A1 standards for focus tracking (which is where I came from before the SL3). So, while this does not make the SL3 able to capture birds in flight like a Sony can, it is better than it was (works fine on my slow moving dog!). Just want to make sure proper expectations are set.
Understood.
I demo'd an SL3 and wanted to use the Siggy 70-200 on it (to compare with the Panny), but the store didn't have it in L mount, so they popped one on the Sony. Yeah, that was "quick".
Going back to the SL3 (vs. my SL2-S), the Siggy 24-70 II was a bit quicker on the SL3, but my (seat-o-meter WAG) was about 10% - 20% quicker. Better, but not OMG better. That was BEFORE the firmware upgrade. So, no I don't expect it to be Sony level, but ... if the bar gets moved to say 30% or so quicker than the SL2-S (or previous SL3 firmware), that's meritable (imo) enough to consider the SL3 vs. the SL3-S.
I demo'd an SL3 and wanted to use the Siggy 70-200 on it (to compare with the Panny), but the store didn't have it in L mount, so they popped one on the Sony. Yeah, that was "quick".
Going back to the SL3 (vs. my SL2-S), the Siggy 24-70 II was a bit quicker on the SL3, but my (seat-o-meter WAG) was about 10% - 20% quicker. Better, but not OMG better. That was BEFORE the firmware upgrade. So, no I don't expect it to be Sony level, but ... if the bar gets moved to say 30% or so quicker than the SL2-S (or previous SL3 firmware), that's meritable (imo) enough to consider the SL3 vs. the SL3-S.
The shots I previously posted with the SL3 and Siggy 70-200 at the polar plunge were all shot in AF-C in aperture mode. I was also shooting at 4 FPS and I had no problem locking and holding onto my subjects. The SL3 does blackout between frames making it harder for me to keep up with their pace. At higher FPS rates, I believe the SL3 moves into electronic shutter mode. I haven't tested enough to know where the change from mechanical to electronic takes place.
rji2goleez wrote:
The shots I previously posted with the SL3 and Siggy 70-200 at the polar plunge were all shot in AF-C in aperture mode. I was also shooting at 4 FPS and I had no problem locking and holding onto my subjects. The SL3 does blackout between frames making it harder for me to keep up with their pace. At higher FPS rates, I believe the SL3 moves into electronic shutter mode. I haven't tested enough to know where the change from mechanical to electronic takes place.
Understood. I'm pretty keen to not shoot in e-shutter territory. Usually it drops from 14 bit to 12 bit before it drops into e-shutter territory ... something like 9 fps, iirc. Going back to my 1D MK II days, 8fps was plenty good enough for me back then. These days, I typically keep it in 14 bit territory < 5fps for a 3 shot burst or so. First bump into 12 bit is usually the edge of things for me ... so, again, I'm not pushing things uber-fps. Mostly, I'm single shot ... relying on peak timing, more than fps. That said, it does come in handy sometimes.
