Great stuff, just been watching some reviews, looks like the III is the compromise between the both with a modelling light and bounce card, how do you find the battery on the II? Don't really need a modelling light but the reviews suggest a massive improvement in the battery over the II.
The Sony A73/A7R3/A7S3/A9 Thread
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The II's battery life is fine, I can shoot a night's dance floor at a wedding with 1 battery. Granted I am not doing full power, and I use like 3 flashes at the same time.
Just a heads up that I'm looking for a good used Sony A7ii body and I've posted in the "wanted" section.
Since I've "discovered" astrophotography I've hardly used my A9, I've now sold it but I'd still like to have a Sony full frame body at my disposal as I have a number of FD lenses still.
Since I've "discovered" astrophotography I've hardly used my A9, I've now sold it but I'd still like to have a Sony full frame body at my disposal as I have a number of FD lenses still.
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Why A7II for Astro? Surely you want best DR, more resolution, so A7R3?
Sorry, I should have explained more clearly. I used the A9 primarily for wildlife and particularly bird photography. With the advent of lockdown I couldn't go to many places so photographed
the birds in my garden but in the end I'd done so much of that we were on first name terms so my interest waned. I turned back to macro but I've lost my enthusiasm for that somewhat. I realised the A9 was just sitting there doing nothing
so I decided to sell thinking that I could just use my phone in future but soon realised that I couldn't do without a "proper" camera hence the more basic A7ii. I've not sold the Sony 90mm macro in case I rediscover my enthusiasm.
The A7ii won't be used for astrophotography, I have a ZWO Asi533mc Pro for that.
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After some more research, think I'm going to settle with this. Despite being heavy, it's still manageable and sounds like an excellent lens. It's just rather expensive, even to rent (~£450 to rent
). Will likely pair with a 1.4x TC.