The Sony A73/A7R3/A7S3/A9 Thread

Greebo · 1 Jul 2018 at 14:38

Still disappointing that 4K wouldn’t work at all. Had used it earlier in the month on a cool day and Worked fine.

Richdog · 1 Jul 2018 at 15:30

Greebo said:
Still disappointing that 4K wouldn’t work at all. Had used it earlier in the month on a cool day and Worked fine.

Yes I am sure it worked fine... on a cool day. You tried on a very hot day, hence the thermal protection kicked in when you tried to use the most processor-intensive video recording mode. Seems pretty self-explanatory.

Greebo · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:06

Richdog said:
Yes I am sure it worked fine... on a cool day. You tried on a very hot day, hence the thermal protection kicked in when you tried to use the most processor-intensive video recording mode. Seems pretty self-explanatory.

Just not used to having a camera where thermal protection kicks in. My old camera used to record at 237 Mbps in DCI 4K 24p and never overheated even on the hottest days I used it. Not sure how much more intensive the highest setting is on the SOny but suppose its FF vs MFT so will need extra processing but I thought 4k was 4k as far as resolution went????

The_Abyss · 1 Jul 2018 at 22:02

Doesn't the A7iii shoot video at 6k and downscale?

Greebo · 1 Jul 2018 at 22:26

The_Abyss said:
Doesn't the A7iii shoot video at 6k and downscale?

If so then that explains why it cant handle it whereas my old camera could. Though pretty sure my old one shot in 5k and downscaled. Anyway, doesnt bother me too much as only shoot video two or three times a year.

The_Abyss · 1 Jul 2018 at 22:38

It seems to hold up well in more extreme cold temperatures, which is probably more important for you

Greebo · 1 Jul 2018 at 23:38

The_Abyss said:
It seems to hold up well in more extreme cold temperatures, which is probably more important for you

Living up North you mean?

The_Abyss · 2 Jul 2018 at 14:35

sHo0sH said:
Any astro buffs, this guys YouTube channel is excellent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg

I'm about a month late, but thank you for sharing that. I've been enjoying a few of the videos while waiting for the Sigma 20mm to appear in stock.

sHo0sH · 3 Jul 2018 at 06:15

The_Abyss said:
I'm about a month late, but thank you for sharing that. I've been enjoying a few of the videos while waiting for the Sigma 20mm to appear in stock.

NP, I think I am going to cheap out and get the 14mm Rokinon manual focus - it seems to be the budget lens of choice and for the amount I would use it should be more than enough for me. I just wish I lived closer to some dark sky spots. Although I am tempted by a trip to the dolomites after watching his video!

jonneymendoza · 3 Jul 2018 at 07:52

Few pics from saturday's photo walk that i organised. Good vibes, Good weather!

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SummerPhotoWalk-190.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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SummerPhotoWalk-248.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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SummerPhotoWalk-421.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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SummerPhotoWalk-441.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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SummerPhotoWalk-450.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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SummerPhotoWalk-501.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

The_Abyss · 3 Jul 2018 at 11:27

sHo0sH said:
NP, I think I am going to cheap out and get the 14mm Rokinon manual focus - it seems to be the budget lens of choice and for the amount I would use it should be more than enough for me. I just wish I lived closer to some dark sky spots. Although I am tempted by a trip to the dolomites after watching his video!

I've started to think the same. Get some experience with a relatively cheap lens that can then be sold on for little or no loss if wanting to upgrade in the future. I'm off to Gran Canaria next week, where there are some fantastic skies at altitude at night. It is just a question of whether the I can be bothered to spend half the night freezing up a mountain while away on a family holiday!

The_Abyss · 6 Jul 2018 at 09:06

For what it's worth, the Sigma 20mm is now in stock and shipping from a few places.

matthewwhitton · 6 Jul 2018 at 13:01

The_Abyss said:
For what it's worth, the Sigma 20mm is now in stock and shipping from a few places.

Interested in the sigma, could you say where has stock?

The_Abyss · 6 Jul 2018 at 22:08

LCE, Colchester branch. They left a message on my phone yesterday.

tatts · 17 Jul 2018 at 18:21

Are any of you using the 24 - 70 f2.8 or the new 24 - 105?
I’m seriously thinking of loosing the 55 and 16-35 in favour of one of them two?

The_Abyss · 20 Jul 2018 at 21:11

Ordered a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 - going to try my hand with this before buying something more expensive for astro.

Greebo · 21 Jul 2018 at 00:19

The_Abyss said:
Ordered a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 - going to try my hand with this before buying something more expensive for astro.

If you get a very decent one there isn’t really anything that much better unless you spend mega bucks.

The_Abyss · 21 Jul 2018 at 00:22

Fingers crossed. If not then it should be fairly easy to pass on for the same price.

jonneymendoza · 25 Jul 2018 at 22:17

Hi all.

Here are a few panning shots from the f1 in france.

Let me know if if you like it or any improvements i can make

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marseille-f1-2019-pt2-a9-134.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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marseille-f1-2019-pt3-a7r3-570.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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marseille-f1-2019-pt3-a7r3-343.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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marseille-f1-2019-pt1-a9-616.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

taken using the A9 and 100-400 mostly

Richdog · 26 Jul 2018 at 06:19

jonneymendoza said:
Hi all.

Here are a few panning shots from the f1 in france.

Let me know if if you like it or any improvements i can make

taken using the A9 and 100-400 mostly

Far too much movement blur on the cars, they should be sharper and more in focus. You can see many examples if you google image search https://www.google.ch/search?q=form...gbzcAhWliaYKHdovC3QQ_AUICygC&biw=1536&bih=758

PS: Black text and a tiny font makes your post hard to read, please do a little basic formatting when copying and pasting from other places.