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It’s doesn’t fill you with hope does it.
The Amazing Sony A1/A7/A9/APS-C & Anything else welcome Mega Thread!
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Mirrorless has been a God send for wildlife photography. I used to get good shots with a dslr but when I went onto mirrorless I noticed the birds didn’t jump and stayed about.
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Looks just your colour Alan
Goes with my northern pale blue completion.
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This is vaguely Sony as there are Sony's in it and you can use "vintage" lenses on Sony's I enjoyed this.
Highlights for me are the Zeiss white flare at 52:35 and the FD warmth caused by the yellowed elements at 1:04:15. This reminded me of the Takumar 50mm f1.4 and Oly 50mm f1.4 I had. I wont miss the Takumar but I miss that Oly already. The Ninja bokeh is interesting too. I've never had a lens which did that.
I think that flare is maybe more suitable to vid as it's momentary and perhaps more natural whereas in a still photograph you're stuck with it as a moment frozen in time. I have a picture taken with a Minolta Rokkor 50mm f1.7 MK2 that I've had for years, I've had multiple goes at it over the years and I still can't get it how I want it to look but in vid I don't think it'd be that much of an issue as it would be fleeting and could look very nice.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuuIXfVjK6E
His love for FD's surprised me a bit as I always saw them as also rans, not as good as the best of the others I had, maybe a bit bland, and with for me unattractive build but he does have higher end FD's whereas all I had was the more consumer end f1.8/1.4-f2.8's.
I enjoyed this.Highlights for me are the Zeiss white flare at 52:35 and the FD warmth caused by the yellowed elements at 1:04:15. This reminded me of the Takumar 50mm f1.4 and Oly 50mm f1.4 I had. I wont miss the Takumar but I miss that Oly already. The Ninja bokeh is interesting too. I've never had a lens which did that.
I think that flare is maybe more suitable to vid as it's momentary and perhaps more natural whereas in a still photograph you're stuck with it as a moment frozen in time. I have a picture taken with a Minolta Rokkor 50mm f1.7 MK2 that I've had for years, I've had multiple goes at it over the years and I still can't get it how I want it to look but in vid I don't think it'd be that much of an issue as it would be fleeting and could look very nice.
His love for FD's surprised me a bit as I always saw them as also rans, not as good as the best of the others I had, maybe a bit bland, and with for me unattractive build but he does have higher end FD's whereas all I had was the more consumer end f1.8/1.4-f2.8's.
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Not seen one of these before and had to look it up I believe it's a Nuthatch
Middleton Lakes-7 by Ben Cheneler, on Flickr
Middleton Lakes-8 by Ben Cheneler, on Flickr
Middleton Lakes-7 by Ben Cheneler, on FlickrMiddleton Lakes-8 by Ben Cheneler, on Flickr
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Lots of Viltrox 28mm f4.5 reviews on the rumor site...
www.sonyalpharumors.com
It's not for me, the lack of a focus rings kills it for me as what are you supposed to do if the AF wont lock on or locks onto the wrong thing and yes that can happen even with modern cameras. I'd rather have a full function lens the size of the mini G's and I'd rather pay mini G prices for the privilege of not wanting to drop kick this lens over a hedge when it wont focus on what I want to be the point of focus.
More reviews of the new Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 pancake autofocus lens – sonyalpharumors
www.sonyalpharumors.com
It's not for me, the lack of a focus rings kills it for me as what are you supposed to do if the AF wont lock on or locks onto the wrong thing and yes that can happen even with modern cameras. I'd rather have a full function lens the size of the mini G's and I'd rather pay mini G prices for the privilege of not wanting to drop kick this lens over a hedge when it wont focus on what I want to be the point of focus.
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I was going to get one till you advertised the 28-60mm. Overall that felt a much better prospect even though it's a bit bigger.Lots of Viltrox 28mm f4.5 reviews on the rumor site...
More reviews of the new Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 pancake autofocus lens – sonyalpharumors
It's not for me, the lack of a focus rings kills it for me as what are you supposed to do if the AF wont lock on or locks onto the wrong thing and yes that can happen even with modern cameras. I'd rather have a full function lens the size of the mini G's and I'd rather pay mini G prices for the privilege of not wanting to drop kick this lens over a hedge when it wont focus on what I want to be the point of focus.
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I thought I could train myself to use it but zooms confuse me
I'm glad you're happy with it