The Sony A73/A7R3/A7S3/A9 Thread

sHo0sH said:
What other adaptable lenses do you already have? If you are starting from scratch an 85mm would be fairly limiting, I would class that focal length more as portrait than anything else, and it doesn't sound like that is your main use case ?
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I only have the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 but I'll need to purchase the adaptor which sadly wasn't in stock when I ordered last night.

What would you recommend? I mostly do landscape photography, I like to get a nice view of my bike with a good background but my lens don't create good bokeh.
 
Raymond Lin said:
The Zeiss 85 Batis is meant to be good, it's VERY sharp.

I wouldn't touch the 135/2.8 Batis, not when there is the Sigma 135/1.8 on the market.
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And next week there is going to be the Sony GM 135mm f1.8 as well. The new Sony 24mm f1.4 GM seems to be my dream astro lens. Promises ZERO sagittal flare :)

“We are continuing to evolve our lens lineup to maximize the power of our innovative α camera lineup, ” said Neal Manowitz, vice president of imaging solutions at Sony Electronics. “The new 24mm prime brings an exciting new perspective to our flagship lens series. With its incredibly lightweight design and signature G Master quality, our 30th native full-frame mirrorless lens opens up a new world of creative opportunities for today’s photographers, videographers and multi-media creators.”

Realizing consistently high resolution across the entire frame, even at F1.4, the FE 24mm F1.4 GM boasts a new optical design comprised of 10 groups with 13 elements, including two XA (extreme aspherical) and three ED (Extra-low Dispersion) elements. The incorporation of two XA elements effectively suppresses sagittal flare[ii] to ensure that point light sources like distant stars can be accurately reproduced, making the FE 24mm F1.4 GM a compelling proposition for astrophotography. For impressive clarity, Sony’s unique Nano AR Coating is applied to reduce lens flare and ghosting, even in landscape shots where the position of the sun can be problematic with a normal lens.

This outstanding performance is packaged in an extremely compact and lightweight body weighing it at only 15.7 ounces, a welcome relief for landscape or adventure photographers that are hiking, climbing or traveling over long distances. This advantage is further compounded when the FE 24mm F1.4 GM is paired with one of Sony’s award winning α7 / α9 cameras. The lightweight lens design has been realized in part by the development of a new high power DDSSM (Direct Drive SSM) that delivers approximately three times greater thrust than the previous focus system, enabling fast response, high positioning accuracy and quiet operation for both stills and movie shooting.

This incredible lens is also a perfect complement to Sony’s APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras such as α6500 and α6300, and brings the total number of native Sony α E-mount lenses to 48[iii].

In addition to its landscape and starscape shooting abilities, the FE 24mm F1.4 GM also has excellent close up performance of 0.24 meters (0.79ft.) and delivers soft and natural bokeh, a feature that is common across Sony’s entire G Master series of lenses. This is achieved by extreme control over factors like spherical aberration, and axial and lateral chromatic aberration, at the design and manufacturing stages, as each lens is individually tested and adjusted to achieve maximum performance.

The FE 24mm F1.4 GM also includes a number of professional controls that aide ease of operation for both stills and movie shooting. These include an aperture ring that allows direct, intuitive aperture control, and a focus ring that features Linear Response MF for fine, responsive manual focus control. There is also a customizable focus hold button, and a focus-mode switch that makes it possible to quickly select auto or manual focus to match changing shooting conditions.
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makes the Sigma look huge!
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Clov!s said:
I only have the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 but I'll need to purchase the adaptor which sadly wasn't in stock when I ordered last night.

What would you recommend? I mostly do landscape photography, I like to get a nice view of my bike with a good background but my lens don't create good bokeh.
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Well, the 70-200 would give some lovely bokeh, but you're going to have to stand a very long way from the bike to get it!

The reason I suggest the Tamron, is for the £699 cost of it, it covers a very good focal length - the 28mm on the wide is a little short of the standard 24mm but you gain it on the long end, and for the majority of pictures you would take it would do the trick. Without sinking a serious amount of cash on the trinity (35, 50, 85) its a good way of covering the range. If you look at some youtube reviews of the Tamron, they all agree that it is very close to the GM 24-70, but one-third of the price. If you were to buy one lens to start off with, that would be my suggestion. Here is an unedited sample - this is a raw that I have only converted to jpg in lightroom using the Tamron/A7III combo (shot at 68mm f/2.8)- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ISZ6-EDMpR-gSIjFbkV5VU6aiTKPcNvs

If you really wanted a prime though, I would probably go with a 35mm (probably a sigma 1.4) over an 85mm based on your desired use. It wouldn't be a superbly wide one for landscape, but it would be wide enough, but also pretty good for taking street photography and portraits. This is just my 2 cents worth anyway.
 
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Clov!s said:
Flash **** :p
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Says the guy who has a phone costing a thousand pound :p

jonneymendoza said:
very nice. how does it compare to the 85L?
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It’s like a grown up version of the 85L. A little less wild, more composed, the flair of yesteryear is tamed a bit but the hints of the flamboyance is there. You also know you can rely on it now to get the job done.
 
sHo0sH said:
Well, the 70-200 would give some lovely bokeh, but you're going to have to stand a very long way from the bike to get it!

The reason I suggest the Tamron, is for the £699 cost of it, it covers a very good focal length - the 28mm on the wide is a little short of the standard 24mm but you gain it on the long end, and for the majority of pictures you would take it would do the trick. Without sinking a serious amount of cash on the trinity (35, 50, 85) its a good way of covering the range. If you look at some youtube reviews of the Tamron, they all agree that it is very close to the GM 24-70, but one-third of the price. If you were to buy one lens to start off with, that would be my suggestion. Here is an unedited sample - this is a raw that I have only converted to jpg in lightroom using the Tamron/A7III combo (shot at 68mm f/2.8)- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ISZ6-EDMpR-gSIjFbkV5VU6aiTKPcNvs

If you really wanted a prime though, I would probably go with a 35mm (probably a sigma 1.4) over an 85mm based on your desired use. It wouldn't be a superbly wide one for landscape, but it would be wide enough, but also pretty good for taking street photography and portraits. This is just my 2 cents worth anyway.
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Thank you for your input, much appreciated. :)

What other lenses do you have to manage the gap?

I'll have to double check as I may be wrong but I'm sure I saw an 18mm f/2.8 but not sure on the price, it was probably £1200+ though.

I've just seen the 28-70 Tamron for £449 second hand, seems like a bargain.
 
Clov!s said:
Thank you for your input, much appreciated. :)

What other lenses do you have to manage the gap?

I'll have to double check as I may be wrong but I'm sure I saw an 18mm f/2.8 but not sure on the price, it was probably £1200+ though.

I've just seen the 28-70 Tamron for £449 second hand, seems like a bargain.
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Make sure its the 28-75 FE that they recently released for the Sony body. - I currently have the tamron, a Sony 85mm f/1.8, an old Sigma 50mm f/1.4 (non art), and a Canon 70-200mm f/4. The latter two are left over from my canon days, (I also have the MC-11 adapter that I got in a bundle deal with the A7III). I think I will eventually get a Rokinon 14mm MF lens for some astro work as well, but that will be me done as I'm happy enough with the results I get from the Tamron for my use cases at the moment.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Says the guy who has a phone costing a thousand pound :p



It’s like a grown up version of the 85L. A little less wild, more composed, the flair of yesteryear is tamed a bit but the hints of the flamboyance is there. You also know you can rely on it now to get the job done.
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Sounds like you are describing a fine wine lol
 
sHo0sH said:
Make sure its the 28-75 FE that they recently released for the Sony body. - I currently have the tamron, a Sony 85mm f/1.8, an old Sigma 50mm f/1.4 (non art), and a Canon 70-200mm f/4. The latter two are left over from my canon days, (I also have the MC-11 adapter that I got in a bundle deal with the A7III). I think I will eventually get a Rokinon 14mm MF lens for some astro work as well, but that will be me done as I'm happy enough with the results I get from the Tamron for my use cases at the moment.
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What do you think of the adaptor?

I've seen a lot of people recommend the 14mm f/2.8 and it looks great for the money, been watching some reviews of it.

My A7iii has just landed in Germany after departing HK yesterday, UPS don't mess about. :)
 
Yeah my lens from them came really quick. You might have yours Monday at this rate. The mc-11 adaptor is great. It’s the best one of the theee for compatibility and features.

I know when I was getting the sigma 150-600 lens it was recommended by loads of people to buy the canon version and get the canon adaptor as there has been some issues with the Nikon and sigma version using that lens and adaptor with focus.
 
Sigma adapter is great. Coming from the terrible focus system of the 6d, the combo of the Sony focus and the adapter has actually given me better results than native on the canon at times .
 
Greebo said:
Yeah my lens from them came really quick. You might have yours Monday at this rate. The mc-11 adaptor is great. It’s the best one of the theee for compatibility and features.

I know when I was getting the sigma 150-600 lens it was recommended by loads of people to buy the canon version and get the canon adaptor as there has been some issues with the Nikon and sigma version using that lens and adaptor with focus.
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It departed Germany at 5am this morning but hasn't updated since, delivery now says Monday before 12pm. :)

The adaptor is £99 everywhere when you order the Sony FF but wasn't in stock, I'll have to pay £199 now unless I want used.
 
sHo0sH said:
Sigma adapter is great. Coming from the terrible focus system of the 6d, the combo of the Sony focus and the adapter has actually given me better results than native on the canon at times .
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Good to know. :) As above though, I'll have to pay full price now unless I sell my Canon 70-200mm and buy the GM version but ££££ :eek:
 
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