rollsman44
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I was thinking of getting a Sony Mirrorless and a Very good Zoom for it. Any suggestions. I shoot mainly weddings and Portraits. Than you
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Which plug in is that?I shoot weddings with Sony A7RII and A7II.
16-35, 24-70, and 70-200 zooms.
I used Cheetah V850 and 180/300 manual strobes, now I use Nissin Di700a/Air in TTL.
I couple of years ago I used Canon 5DIIIs and 600EX-RTs. Then I went with Fuji XT-1s and their zooms. They are a great camera kit for weddings. Only thing missing is TTL speedlites which, while I like to use it isn't a big deal.
Only reason to for my move to Sony is needing them for commercial work and not wanting to have two camera kits. The Sony files, I always shoot raw, at really too big. I use a Lightroom plug-in that reduces them on export while applying some noise reduction. That makes it a no-brainer to shot with auto ISO.
Athentech Perfectly ClearWhich plug in is that?
Thanks,
Bill
The 55mm F1.8 isn't a Batis; it is a Sony-Zeiss lens (whatever that means). I love the 55mm F1.8 even if some think it is too clinical, analytical and sterile. But that lens is not part of the Batis line (since those Batis are terribly difficult to get at, I had never the chance of comparing those lenses with the 55mm, so can't tell whether their rendering is similar or not. But physically they are quite different.Hi David, thank you for getting back to me. I have been shooting weddings since 1972 and still shoot them but not as many. In your opinion, how are the CZ zoom lens vs the the Batis Primes? I was thinking of getting the 85/1.8 Batis and the Batis 55/1.8 and put one on each Sony A7ii Thank you, Dennis
I am in the process of selling my Hasselblad H4D-40 to fund this Sony system. Don't really need the Hassy anymore.
I have the two Batis lenses but haven't used them for weddings. I also had similar primes for Canon and didn't use them either.Hi David, thank you for getting back to me. I have been shooting weddings since 1972 and still shoot them but not as many. In your opinion, how are the CZ zoom lens vs the the Batis Primes? I was thinking of getting the 85/1.8 Batis and the Batis 55/1.8 and put one on each Sony A7ii Thank you, Dennis
I am in the process of selling my Hasselblad H4D-40 to fund this Sony system. Don't really need the Hassy anymore.
Hi David, I was thinking of getting the Sony A7ii and a Zeiss zoom-24-70/2.8 and keep my Nikon D600 with the 50/1,8I have the two Batis lenses but haven't used them for weddings. I also had similar primes for Canon and didn't use them either.
I guess it comes down to wanting a lens that offers quick response during the wedding day.
I have the 24-70 on the A7RII and the 70-200 on the A7II. I disagree about needing the extra stop of light gathering. It might help with focus during the dancing but its not critical. For other parts of the day I rarely have to toss an image because its OOF. That's one nice thing about the EVF. One gets a confirmation look after every shot.
I know a wedding could be covered with the two Batis Primes. It would required a different technique than I use now. I often am setting the zoom to a specific focal length before the shot so its more like changing lenses without having to take the time to go into the bag.
The key, in my view, is the high ISO performance and the resulting quality of images when down sized to JPGs for clients.
I don't know anything about the A mount Sony lenses and focus performance on the A7II. I do have a Tamron A mount zoom (150-600) with the A3 adapter that performs well on the A7RII. My recollection is that the A7II will require the A4 adapter with its translucent mirror which raises focus plan considerations.Hi David, I was thinking of getting the Sony A7ii and a Zeiss zoom-24-70/2.8 and keep my Nikon D600 with the 50/1,8
The D600 has excellent IQ and skin tones as well. Any suggestions from here ? Thanks
Sounds great, you're playing to the strengths of the camera. The A7II is a great platform for things you wouldn't normally do with a DSLR. A sweet Zeiss 85mm sounds perfect. Don't be afraid to play around.Hi Speedgraphic, you make a lot of sense. I now have the Nikon D600 and very pleased with. IQ is Excellent. I have the Nikon 50mm 1.8 ( or is 55mm) on it and great results. So, I will just get a Sont A7ii and the Batis 85/1.8 for it.
Let me know how that sounds Truly appreciate it . Thanks Dennis