Quick one from yesterday and Im starring at over 2000 images to process right now in LR. Yuk
Anyway shot at ISO 2500 with the 85 1.4 ZA lens at 1/160 at F2.2 on a monopod. BTW the best underrated tool out there in photography land. I did leave Steady shot on as i thought it might help even though I am truly a rock at handheld or monopod work. Little noise as you can see but not bad.
Hi Guy
No disrespect but I'm not sure this shot looks particularly special, as in, I don't believe that the A77II got it any better than any other modern camera could have captured it. It is noisier than it could have been, monopod, rock steady pro and steady shot, couldn't you have reduced the shutter speed a lot lower than 1/160 and used a much lower ISO? She doesn't look like she was moving quick!
I'm all for being enthusiastic about the kit we have but it just doesn't feel like there is anything particularly special here, all cameras nowadays have great IQ, it's sort of a given.
Have you used the focus tracking in anger yet? I saw the video in the link you posted before with the tracking of the football players, very impressive but the thing that struck me was that it tracked the players chest everywhere he went, who needs accurate focus of his chest? Why wasn't it tracking his head? I don't believe it's possible for a camera to know what we want to focus on, it's great if it does happen to pick the right thing but in fast moving action, does it regularly know what you want it to lock on to?
I'm looking in to a system for fast moving situations, I don't mind investing in a sony system if it has real benefits, I don't see them for this sort of PR stuff but maybe it really is better suited to sports etc. What do you think?
Mat