The Sony A73/A7R3/A7S3/A9 Thread

marcus_667 · 8 Jun 2020 at 21:12

Jase said:
Before you buy the A73 though, I would say to check out the A9, there are some good deals on that and you certainly would see a difference especially for sports.

I was toying with A73 / R3 or a9 actually haha , Especially with going to the isle of man next year for the tt as long as the human malware doesnt ruin things

I know i want the Tamron 17-28/28-75-70-180 and either a 100-400 or 200-600

The_Abyss · 8 Jun 2020 at 21:30

marcus_667 said:
I was toying with A73 / R3 or a9 actually haha , Especially with going to the isle of man next year for the tt as long as the human malware doesnt ruin things

I know i want the Tamron 17-28/28-75-70-180 and either a 100-400 or 200-600

I've got the 17-28 and 28-75, and they're cracking lenses. If I didn't already have a Sony 70-200 f/4 I'd be looking at the 70-180 too. I probably will anyway once things calm down a bit.

marcus_667 · 8 Jun 2020 at 21:38

The_Abyss said:
I've got the 17-28 and 28-75, and they're cracking lenses. If I didn't already have a Sony 70-200 f/4 I'd be looking at the 70-180 too. I probably will anyway once things calm down a bit.

Yeah outstanding pieces of glass for the cash, think i am set now just to sell off all my eos R and 7d 300 2.8 etc

jonneymendoza · 11 Jun 2020 at 09:46

Few pics of a quiet day in London

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marcus_667 · 11 Jun 2020 at 20:42

Love em . Still toying on A7R3 or A9

Jase · 12 Jun 2020 at 15:32

marcus_667 said:
Love em . Still toying on A7R3 or A9

Has to be the A9 for what you wanted it for

jonneymendoza · 12 Jun 2020 at 15:35

Jase said:
Has to be the A9 for what you wanted it for

Those where shot with the a9

marcus_667 · 12 Jun 2020 at 20:44

ordered an A9 grey import, just waiting for lenses to come back into stock on e-infinity as they are substantially cheaper there

Jase · 12 Jun 2020 at 20:54

marcus_667 said:
ordered an A9 grey import, just waiting for lenses to come back into stock on e-infinity as they are substantially cheaper there

You made the right choice.

Check out the following channel on youtube for some Sony tips:

marcus_667 · 12 Jun 2020 at 21:06

Jase said:
You made the right choice.

Check out the following channel on youtube for some Sony tips:

Waiting for my stuff to sell off to get lenses and stocks going 17-28 -28-75 70-180 Tamrons and 100-400 GM with maybe a 1.4x tele

Jase · 12 Jun 2020 at 21:24

marcus_667 said:
Waiting for my stuff to sell off to get lenses and stocks going 17-28 -28-75 70-180 Tamrons and 100-400 GM with maybe a 1.4x tele

May be worth considering the 200-600 instead of the 100-400 as you will not have as much overlap and the 200-600 is a bit cheaper... it's a BIG lens though

marcus_667 · 12 Jun 2020 at 22:49

Jase said:
May be worth considering the 200-600 instead of the 100-400 as you will not have as much overlap and the 200-600 is a bit cheaper... it's a BIG lens though

I researched that it was not as sharp as the 100-400GM. I think I will stick with my plans for now maybe rent one then do a buy maybe
and grey import the 100-400 is 100 odd more vs 200-600

And · 13 Jun 2020 at 13:09

It's about 2/3 the length of the 600GM but not as well balanced and in use handheld 'feels' the same weight despite just under a kilo difference.

Jase said:
May be worth considering the 200-600 instead of the 100-400 as you will not have as much overlap and the 200-600 is a bit cheaper... it's a BIG lens though

Jase · 13 Jun 2020 at 13:24

And said:
It's about 2/3 the length of the 600GM but not as well balanced and in use handheld 'feels' the same weight despite just under a kilo difference.

I was comparing it to the 100-400. I'd love the 600GM but it's £12k and you never see used ones.

And · 13 Jun 2020 at 13:50

You said it was a big lens, I was giving an idea how big, for comparison.

Jase said:
I was comparing it to the 100-400. I'd love the 600GM but it's £12k and you never see used ones.

footman · 13 Jun 2020 at 20:02

I'm perfectly happy with the sharpness of my 200-600 when I compare results with my 100-400 which was stellar.
I use the A9.

Jase · 13 Jun 2020 at 21:01

footman said:
I'm perfectly happy with the sharpness of my 200-600 when I compare results with my 100-400 which was stellar.
I use the A9.

Same, in fact from my tests the 200-600 was sharper at some focal lengths and apertures. Like I said above the only thing I could really comment on was the 200-600 is a lot bigger, if it's something you want to put in your bag with a bunch of other lenses the 100-400 may be better choice.

tatts · 14 Jun 2020 at 16:10

marcus_667 said:
Love em . Still toying on A7R3 or A9

I have the R4 and A9, I have not touched the R4 since getting the A9

marcus_667 said:
I researched that it was not as sharp as the 100-400GM. I think I will stick with my plans for now maybe rent one then do a buy maybe
and grey import the 100-400 is 100 odd more vs 200-600

You will struggle seeing the difference, I tried a load of my own comparisons with both these lenses and like most reviews you really can't tell but as soon as you fit a TC to the 100-400 the 200-600 will come out on top.

marcus_667 · 14 Jun 2020 at 16:15

tatts said:
I have the R4 and A9, I have not touched the R4 since getting the A9

You will struggle seeing the difference, I tried a load of my own comparisons with both these lenses and like most reviews you really can't tell but as soon as you fit a TC to the 100-400 the 200-600 will come out on top.

I will ultimately get both but for now I want the Tamron 2.8 Trinity and the 100-400

And realistically i could walk around all day with the 100-400 on at cadwell park

ethan · 19 Jun 2020 at 00:43

The_Abyss said:
I've got the 17-28 and 28-75, and they're cracking lenses. If I didn't already have a Sony 70-200 f/4 I'd be looking at the 70-180 too. I probably will anyway once things calm down a bit.

I just purchased the Tamron 28-75 to compliment the FE 70-200 & FE 200-600 mm. Just looking for a wide angle Landscape/astro-photography at the bottom end and maybe the 85mm (and I'll be happy).