It’s never about that for me, it’s the pleasure of driving mixed with everyday comfort and usability. I’ve always found Audis a bit bland, and I’ve never felt Mercs chassis as good as BMW, but you can’t deny the drama of a Merc AMG thoughI've never felt the urge to own one of these "prestige" brands.
Nice to look at but can't help getting the impression of "Look at me - I've got a Merc/Audi/BMW"
Not saying I wouldn't want one though
The last 4 cars I've owned have been KIA and Suzuki and they have been brilliant.
I must admit I do like my F30 335d. Looks very unassuming to look at, can pootle about town all day long, 50+mpg on the motorway but stick it in sport or sport+ and it’s an absolute beastI think the M4 is more of a driver's car, but the AMG growl is addictive. The G82 M4 is growing on me but I still don't think it's the prettiest, the F82 was a hit straight away. That being said I didn't like the E92 for the first few years but then had 3 of them
It’s never about that for me, it’s the pleasure of driving mixed with everyday comfort and usability. I’ve always found Audis a bit bland, and I’ve never felt Mercs chassis as good as BMW, but you can’t deny the drama of a Merc AMG though
If people think it’s a “look at me” car that’s on them
I am with you on this one I couldn’t care less about what anyone else thinks.
I enjoy driving having a car that makes it more fun than just something to get from a to b is important for me.
I’ve decided not to buy it and stick with the Samyang. Today outside the Samyang AF was much more comparable (it was dark ish indoor that it struggled the other day), it still had a couple more misses than the GM but was probably 95% as good. In terms of overall rendering I can’t split them really, OK the GM background is a touch softer but unless you’re comparing side by side shots you’re not going to miss it (YMMV).Seriously Toby. I know you want that lens and yes it's a lot of money and that and the rendering and cats eyes and bulk and weight might be holding you back. I know I could live with everything else but the bulk and weight. Maybe you can get clear in your own mind what the positives and negatives are and maybe giving each some weighting will help you come to a decision?
May as well get the other two to complete the listJust for fun and no other particular reason than I keep reading a review of the Laowa 35mm f0.95 here's a list of 35, 40 and 50/55mm lenses, their maximum apertures and physical aperture sizes. The highlighted ones are the ones I have. I also had a 50mm f1.2 (Rokkor) but sold it.
35/0.95=36.8mm
35/1.4=25mm
40/1.2=33mm
50/2=25mm
50/1.8=27.7mm
50/1.4=35.7mm
50/1.2=41.6mm
50/1.1=45mm
55/1.8=30.5mm
Hello Sony world - I'm new to this (over from the Nikon and M4/3 threads). Knowing nothing about Sony, my best friend wants to get a new camera. Whilst he's not looking to invest into a big system he quite likes the idea of Sony APS-C bodies and is particularly taken with the ZV-E10 with the kit lens. Whilst from what I've read, this body is designed primarily for Vlogging, he wants it as a lightweight (circa less than 500g) camera for holiday images and some 4k video from holidays too.
Has anyone used this and can advise if it also makes a good general purpose travel camera. He's not interested in using it for wildlife and sports, just holiday type vistas, architecture and general purposes uses. Would this be a good buy and give much better quality over his current 8 year old Fuji P&S, and whilst I don't expect the kit 16-50 F3.5-5.6 lens to be Zeiss quality, is it a reasonable performer ?
Any views on this good or bad gratefully received.
Hello Sony world - I'm new to this (over from the Nikon and M4/3 threads). Knowing nothing about Sony, my best friend wants to get a new camera. Whilst he's not looking to invest into a big system he quite likes the idea of Sony APS-C bodies and is particularly taken with the ZV-E10 with the kit lens. Whilst from what I've read, this body is designed primarily for Vlogging, he wants it as a lightweight (circa less than 500g) camera for holiday images and some 4k video from holidays too.
Has anyone used this and can advise if it also makes a good general purpose travel camera. He's not interested in using it for wildlife and sports, just holiday type vistas, architecture and general purposes uses. Would this be a good buy and give much better quality over his current 8 year old Fuji P&S, and whilst I don't expect the kit 16-50 F3.5-5.6 lens to be Zeiss quality, is it a reasonable performer ?
Any views on this good or bad gratefully received.
I have the 16-50 kit lens on my A6000, which is what I use when off on holiday, days out with the family, etc.Hello Sony world - I'm new to this (over from the Nikon and M4/3 threads). Knowing nothing about Sony, my best friend wants to get a new camera. Whilst he's not looking to invest into a big system he quite likes the idea of Sony APS-C bodies and is particularly taken with the ZV-E10 with the kit lens. Whilst from what I've read, this body is designed primarily for Vlogging, he wants it as a lightweight (circa less than 500g) camera for holiday images and some 4k video from holidays too.
Has anyone used this and can advise if it also makes a good general purpose travel camera. He's not interested in using it for wildlife and sports, just holiday type vistas, architecture and general purposes uses. Would this be a good buy and give much better quality over his current 8 year old Fuji P&S, and whilst I don't expect the kit 16-50 F3.5-5.6 lens to be Zeiss quality, is it a reasonable performer ?
Any views on this good or bad gratefully received.
Same folder, but old ones have been offloaded onto external drives hence why they've gone in with the same name. I'll just have to rename them for now, but would be interested to know if there's a different way in futureIf it's not in the same folder...it doesn't matter?
Same folder, but old ones have been offloaded onto external drives hence why they've gone in with the same name. I'll just have to rename them for now, but would be interested to know if there's a different way in future
My import is set to both auto rename and to import into a folder by date - I set it up this way as I had 3 different Sony Cameras, so wanted to avoid the risk of file name collision.My file numbers have gone right round past 9999 and I'm trying to import some photos into lightroom that have the same file numbers as previous files but it won't let me as they're greyed out, even if I untick the box that says don't import suspected duplicates it's not letting me do it. Anyone have any ideas please, other than renaming the files?
Erm, when import with Lightroom, they are automatically sorted by the date they are taken, into folders, by day, month and year.
So I have never had this happen as the same file name would be months ago, in a different folder.
I think the problem is that I drag and drop the files from the SD onto the computer, and then import into LR. It's just a habit I got into many years ago so that I could have the folders set up exactly as I want them. I've not looked into LR's direct import for years to see if it's easier to direct/save to a specific folder. Maybe a should look into it and could then set to rename. Pn second thoughts maybe I can do this anyway, I'll look into the import preferencesMy import is set to both auto rename and to import into a folder by date - I set it up this way as I had 3 different Sony Cameras, so wanted to avoid the risk of file name collision.
The rename I use is <Custom Name><Original File Name>
and I set the custom name to Camera + Year
When I had 2 A900's, I would have A900-2023 and A900b-2023 as the camera names
Giving me filenames (on the PC) like A900-2023-1234.arw
And it would be in a folder such as D:\Photos\2023\2023-04-10\
I found LR was better able to automatically create the folders I wanted, and put the right photos in the right folder, than I was - particularly if I was away for a few days and so had photos for multiple dates to import.I think the problem is that I drag and drop the files from the SD onto the computer, and then import into LR. It's just a habit I got into many years ago so that I could have the folders set up exactly as I want them. I've not looked into LR's direct import for years to see if it's easier to direct/save to a specific folder. Maybe a should look into it and could then set to rename. Pn second thoughts maybe I can do this anyway, I'll look into the import preferences
I can't find the option to rename on import, I'm using Mac OS Monterey?My import is set to both auto rename and to import into a folder by date - I set it up this way as I had 3 different Sony Cameras, so wanted to avoid the risk of file name collision.
The rename I use is <Custom Name><Original File Name>
and I set the custom name to Camera + Year
When I had 2 A900's, I would have A900-2023 and A900b-2023 as the camera names
Giving me filenames (on the PC) like A900-2023-1234.arw
And it would be in a folder such as D:\Photos\2023\2023-04-10\
You need to select 'Copy' rather than 'Add' on the top (if they're already on your Mac, then you can use 'Move' to Move and rename) - Add just adds the file(s) to the catalogue.I can't find the option to rename on import, I'm using Mac OS Monterey?
I'm not sure whether it's a glitch or not, I'm sure before if I unticked "don't import suspected duplicates" before it allowed me to check the photos I wanted to import regardless, but it now makes no difference if the "don't import suspected duplicates" is ticked or not, the files are still greyed out and does not allow me to do anything with them, "check all" and "uncheck all do nothing"
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Thanks, they're still greyed out thoughYou need to select 'Copy' rather than 'Add' on the top (if they're already on your Mac, then you can use 'Move' to Move and rename) - Add just adds the file(s) to the catalogue.
err, not sure what you can try next.Thanks, they're still greyed out though
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If I double click on one of the photos it just says photo already in the catalogue
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Thanks, I'm not 100% sure what you mean by the last part though? As I said I drag and drop from the SD into a specific folder on my computer, I then import from this folder into LR in which the file stays in the same place on my computer, and it 'logs' it in the catalogue in Lightroom.err, not sure what you can try next.
I assume you have checked the Library to make sure it's not actually in the catalogue? (IE Has it imported successfully at some point, without you realising)
If you don't buy it, do you think you ever will buy something like it in the future?
I was wondering what you see if you navigate to the Betty 2023 folder in LR Library - IE Has LR actually already got the image in it's catalogue as it is reporting?Thanks, I'm not 100% sure what you mean by the last part though? As I said I drag and drop from the SD into a specific folder on my computer, I then import from this folder into LR in which the file stays in the same place on my computer, and it 'logs' it in the catalogue in Lightroom.
No it doesn't, but it has an old one of the same name in the same folder of the same catalogue so I can only assume it thinks it has it in already.I was wondering what you see if you navigate to the Betty 2023 folder in LR Library - IE Has LR actually already got the image in it's catalogue as it is reporting?
Still a good fun car though Did you go for the bright green?Decided not to buy it and reign myself in a bit.
Test drove a load of really great cars over the last lot of days but have ended up just getting a Focus ST as that was the most sensible option.
Gid I have got boring
OK, that makes sense.No it doesn't, but it has an old one of the same name in the same folder of the same catalogue so I can only assume it thinks it has it in already.
Still a good fun car though Did you go for the bright green?
Not updated yet, but not had those issues either, seems odd.Anyone uses the 1.32 firmware in anger yet? I’ve had two really odd occurrences with my A1 on the 1.31. First was a weird soft lock where the C2 button stopped working and then nothing else on the camera worked either, including the power switch. Had to take the battery out to reset it. Second was whilst following two birds. The camera did eye focus on the left bird but then the box remained fixed on the same spot even though the bird had moved on lol. Really strange behaviour and I had to turn the camera off to reset it.
The camera has only ever been used with my 600GM4 Lens which is rarely removed so the two weird bugs were odd. Hoping the 1.32 “stability improvements” fix both of these from happening again.