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Fun With Sony Cameras
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pegelli
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
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Edit: just checked in photoshop, it's about 0.6 degrees leaning down on the right
When I scroll the picture to the top of my screen and line up the horizon at the left (right of the breakwater) the right side of the horizon is about 1,5 mm lower. Can't trust auto level apparentlyThanks
. Edit: just checked in photoshop, it's about 0.6 degrees leaning down on the right
W.Utsch
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Barry the last shot HDR? HDR from one shot?
Very nice!
Barry the last shot HDR? HDR from one shot?
Very nice!
frozenbb
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
I've also been trying another Minolta AF zoom, the highly regarded 35-105mm 3.5-4.5 (first version). If anything, I'm even less impressed by it. While color is generally good, it's soft throughout most of the range, and is prone to all manner of unpleasant aberration. Perhaps I got an exceedingly bad sample, but I doubt it. Also, the mfd on the 35-105 is quite long, making it a poor choice for walk around purposes.
Both of these lenses can be had for peanuts, so if you're curious, it's easy enough to try them!
I've taken perhaps 20 frames with the lens, though when I get home I'll put up some full-res samples for your perusal. It's decent stopped down, in the center, in the middle of the zoom range - as long as you correct for the heavy CA and a nasty bluish color cast! :banghead: The 100-200mm 4.5 also lacks Minolta's traditional color signature, which is too bad. It's only real asset is that it weighs very little.
I've also been trying another Minolta AF zoom, the highly regarded 35-105mm 3.5-4.5 (first version). If anything, I'm even less impressed by it. While color is generally good, it's soft throughout most of the range, and is prone to all manner of unpleasant aberration. Perhaps I got an exceedingly bad sample, but I doubt it. Also, the mfd on the 35-105 is quite long, making it a poor choice for walk around purposes.
Both of these lenses can be had for peanuts, so if you're curious, it's easy enough to try them!
Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
How lucky you are to have such amazing parrots in your neighborhood. Australia has some of the most amazing fauna. I envy you that. I used to raise and breed reptiles and the one species I always regretted not having photographed was the shingleback skinks that I came across. By any chance have you ever taken a picture of one. They make an interesting photographic subject because of their odd texture.
Slingers:Had some cockatoo's come to visit tonight
A7S with SEL70200G
How lucky you are to have such amazing parrots in your neighborhood. Australia has some of the most amazing fauna. I envy you that. I used to raise and breed reptiles and the one species I always regretted not having photographed was the shingleback skinks that I came across. By any chance have you ever taken a picture of one. They make an interesting photographic subject because of their odd texture.
Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
A7R FE55 1.8 Spain
Little Boats by christilou1, on Flickr
I've now gone back and discovered quite a few where the horizon tool was unreliable.....
A7R FE55 1.8 Spain
Little Boats by christilou1, on FlickrI've now gone back and discovered quite a few where the horizon tool was unreliable.....
Barry Haines
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Just process a colour shot as you would do normally + Then make a Photomatix tone mapped version from that...I generally just use one of the OTT Photomatix presets that looks right for that particular image and then tweak the sliders a bit whilst watching the histogram...Save it with a separate name and then copy and paste it on top of the original image...Now slide the opacity to around 50% to detune it’s garish look somewhat so that the original image is partly showing through, then burn, dodge and erase the areas on the Photomatix version to taste before flattening off.
“Water Music”...Very nicely Handeled
Love the contre-jour lighting and especially the dew drop on the end of the statues nose...Glad you chose to do it in BW as opposed to colour, I'm sure that suits the image better...Cheers Barry
Daffodils are my personal favourite flowers...Most years we travel to Trelisick Gardens to see the Cornish daffodil displays in the old stable block.
Very low lighting levels in the stables so all these images were shot WO handheld with the 16-35mm FE.
PS. Christina, very nice ^^^ don't let Pieter get to you :toocool:
When Pieter gets his protractor out we are all doomed
Don't forget that he lives below sea level so he always has an eye on the horizon
Many thanks Werner...Apologies for not coming back sooner as I had to go out earlier, yes just a single shot is all that is required.
Just process a colour shot as you would do normally + Then make a Photomatix tone mapped version from that...I generally just use one of the OTT Photomatix presets that looks right for that particular image and then tweak the sliders a bit whilst watching the histogram...Save it with a separate name and then copy and paste it on top of the original image...Now slide the opacity to around 50% to detune it’s garish look somewhat so that the original image is partly showing through, then burn, dodge and erase the areas on the Photomatix version to taste before flattening off.
“Water Music”...Very nicely Handeled
Love the contre-jour lighting and especially the dew drop on the end of the statues nose...Glad you chose to do it in BW as opposed to colour, I'm sure that suits the image better...Cheers Barry
Daffodils are my personal favourite flowers...Most years we travel to Trelisick Gardens to see the Cornish daffodil displays in the old stable block.
Very low lighting levels in the stables so all these images were shot WO handheld with the 16-35mm FE.
PS. Christina, very nice ^^^ don't let Pieter get to you :toocool:
When Pieter gets his protractor out we are all doomed
Don't forget that he lives below sea level so he always has an eye on the horizon
Barry Haines
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Bill Caulfeild-Browne
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
A7II, Tamron 150-600, f10, ISO 800. Rather wet from having rolled in the remains of our snow!
A7II, Tamron 150-600, f10, ISO 800. Rather wet from having rolled in the remains of our snow!
Slingers
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
When I'm straightening a horizon I think of pegelli. :grin:
No I haven't. We don't get many lizards, only garden skinks, where I live but 5 mins down the road at my in laws they get plenty. I will keep an eye out. Here is a recent lizard but I only had my phone on me.
When I'm straightening a horizon I think of pegelli. :grin:
Anil Kalagatla
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Trying out a Kolari modded A7R with a Leica SEM 21:
https://flic.kr/p/r8zdrZ
Trying out a Kolari modded A7R with a Leica SEM 21:
https://flic.kr/p/r8zdrZRe: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Nice dragon. Much cooler than the boring painted turtles in my pond. Thanks for the link.
Georg Baumann
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
So how does that work for you? You need to use an adapter LAE4 or so to mount it on the A7II, right? I am pondering how this would work for animal photography in conjunction with a A6000. With crop factor 1.5 this is an enormous reach, and the speedy burst mode might just help to get those shots.
Do you find build quality acceptable?
Nice!
So how does that work for you? You need to use an adapter LAE4 or so to mount it on the A7II, right? I am pondering how this would work for animal photography in conjunction with a A6000. With crop factor 1.5 this is an enormous reach, and the speedy burst mode might just help to get those shots.
Do you find build quality acceptable?
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Vivek
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
How does the whole frame look like? Are the corners mushy?
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Vivek
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
I have not even started to scratch the potential of this camera. There is a lot of magic to be captured.
Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr
A7s, Sony FE 28/2, ISO2000, 1/500s
I have not even started to scratch the potential of this camera. There is a lot of magic to be captured.
Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on FlickrA7s, Sony FE 28/2, ISO2000, 1/500s
Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
I feel the same way. Unless I need to shoot football games or post giant landscape prints, the A7S will allow me to do anything I want to with a camera. I love the files. Auto-focus is its weak point but I'm becoming very good at working around that. I love this camera.
Vivek:
I feel the same way. Unless I need to shoot football games or post giant landscape prints, the A7S will allow me to do anything I want to with a camera. I love the files. Auto-focus is its weak point but I'm becoming very good at working around that. I love this camera.
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