The Sony A73/A7R3/A7S3/A9 Thread

Raymond Lin · 5 Oct 2018 at 09:24

I realised you meant memory cards after I posted it too.

jonneymendoza · 5 Oct 2018 at 10:38

i have only 24-70GM, 100-400GM. debating the 70-200 GM .

Greebo · 5 Oct 2018 at 11:16

jonneymendoza said:
i have only 24-70GM, 100-400GM. debating the 70-200 GM .

Can't see why you would want or need it tbh. So little gap between 70 and 100 and the 100-400 is razor sharp.

That's why I have never bothered with the 70-200 plus I even have the 85mm to fill the small gap.

Only reason I can see for the 70-200 GM is if you need the f2.8 for sports

jonneymendoza · 5 Oct 2018 at 11:49

Greebo said:
Can't see why you would want or need it tbh. So little gap between 70 and 100 and the 100-400 is razor sharp.

That's why I have never bothered with the 70-200 plus I even have the 85mm to fill the small gap.

Only reason I can see for the 70-200 GM is if you need the f2.8 for sports

yea mainly for sports although look what the 100-400 can do..

GrassRootsDay3-A9-2319.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

GrassRootsDay3-A9-1975.jpg by Jon Richy, on Flickr

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Greebo · 5 Oct 2018 at 11:51

Oh I know full well .It's currently my favourite lens.

hence why I think I just wouldnt get any use out of the 70-200.

Great shots btw

jonneymendoza · 5 Oct 2018 at 12:08

thanks!

Have you done any travelling with the 100-400 or do you find it too heavy for travel photography

Greebo · 5 Oct 2018 at 13:34

It's not that heavy at all. It tends to be the lens most often on my body and I have a great shoulder strap for the camera. I have walked around taking wildlife and birds for hours with it no problems

jonneymendoza · 5 Oct 2018 at 13:52

never tried taking it with me for hikes. may do next time!

GSXRMovistar · 5 Oct 2018 at 14:30

A7III now ordered so hopefully have it next week and can make use of the lenses and memory cards now queued up.

jonneymendoza · 5 Oct 2018 at 14:45

welcome

Greebo · 5 Oct 2018 at 14:57

GSXRMovistar said:
A7III now ordered so hopefully have it next week and can make use of the lenses and memory cards now queued up.

Enjoy your lens. Great choice in camera

sHo0sH · 5 Oct 2018 at 15:08

One of us! One of us!

Greebo · 5 Oct 2018 at 15:47

Captain · 5 Oct 2018 at 17:01

GSXRMovistar said:
A7III now ordered so hopefully have it next week and can make use of the lenses and memory cards now queued up.

Did you order from Pana moz?

Greebo · 5 Oct 2018 at 18:01

Pana moz are ace. My last lens got held up for two days in UK customs and they gave me £20 per day refund for my inconvenience. Wish it had got delayed 20 days now

GSXRMovistar · 5 Oct 2018 at 18:28

Clov!s said:
Did you order from Pana moz?

No they don't have stock and don't know when they are getting them back in, ordered from instashot-store, not heard of them before but seems to be the same sort of setup and they have a good rating on TrustPilot (plus credit card used). If they can't deliver by mid next week I'll just order from the UK with next day delivery.

tatts · 6 Oct 2018 at 00:09

jonneymendoza said:
i have only 24-70GM, 100-400GM. debating the 70-200 GM .

I went for the 70-200 gm over the 100-400 for some reason and the 70-200 has been my most used so far and I was tempted to order a 100-400 for the extra reach. Tried the 1.4x TC but not convinced. Today I went out with the sigma 150-600 and don't think I'll bother with the 100-400 or keep the TC.

Greebo · 6 Oct 2018 at 07:56

I went from the sigma 150-600 to the Sony 100-400. The sigma is a great lens but it’s HUGE and heavy. Plus I think the Sony is sharper, focuses quicker even with the 1.4tc.

But yes, I can’t really see the point anybody having both the 70-200 and 100-400. It’s either or in my books.

One has aperture advantage, the other has double the reach. You take you choice based on what you are shooting.

tatts · 6 Oct 2018 at 09:03

I still kept looking at the 100-400 but bought the sigma and 1.4x Tc first to see if either would save me another £2500.
The sigma is sharper than my 24-70 gm and the 70-200 gm with the TC. As for focus speed, the only thing I haven’t tried is bif but yesterday I used it from 300 to 600mm, never missed a shot and it was no different to my other lenses focus speed wise (it was poor before the updates though). Yes it’s heavy but I got the sports version with sigma TC for £500 so it’s saved me a few quid. The mc-11 came bundled with the A7Riii too so it’s a cheap combo for the amount of use it will get. By the time I sell on the TC it will be a £350 lens and I now can’t justify the extra for a 100-400 over that.

footman · 6 Oct 2018 at 09:17

tatts said:
I still kept looking at the 100-400 but bought the sigma and 1.4x Tc first to see if either would save me another £2500.
The sigma is sharper than my 24-70 gm and the 70-200 gm with the TC. As for focus speed, the only thing I haven’t tried is bif but yesterday I used it from 300 to 600mm, never missed a shot and it was no different to my other lenses focus speed wise (it was poor before the updates though). Yes it’s heavy but I got the sports version with sigma TC for £500 so it’s saved me a few quid. The mc-11 came bundled with the A7Riii too so it’s a cheap combo for the amount of use it will get. By the time I sell on the TC it will be a £350 lens and I now can’t justify the extra for a 100-400 over that.

Which sigma lens are you referring to when you say it's sharper than the 24-70GM?
I've seen your shots of the lions and they are very impressive, the updated firmware on the MC-11 seems to have worked well, what focus mode were you in? I wasn't aware that you were using the Sport version, I had been using the Contemporary on the A7R3 and I was unimpressed.