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€3,299 would be even better and that would be exactly €2,000 less than the list prices here!Is this a good price for an A9 body or what: € 3,796.19 (eGlobal Central)
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€3,299 would be even better and that would be exactly €2,000 less than the list prices here!Is this a good price for an A9 body or what: € 3,796.19 (eGlobal Central)
let's get some pics up. I live in Rochester, New York where we have had major rain this year. This past weekend, we went to Charlotte, the northern part of the City and the pier is almost submerged; the water is about 2-3 feet above its usual spot. Yikes!Just being announced! EXMOR RS (Stacked CMOS) 24MP!!
Together with a 100-400 G zoom.
This works in flexible AF mode as well and you can put the AF point anywhere including the center point.Follow up to my post above. I stand corrected. After digging through the manual for the third time (and pointers by a gent on another forum), I have figured out how to enable a smaller central spot for AF on the Sony cameras. It is a feature also available on the A7R2 but since I only ever did landscapes with it, never looked into it.
You can pick 'Expand AF point' or 'Lock-on AF mode' and then move the big wheel button left or right to pick a medium or small spot. However, it is still not the smallest (as on my Canon 1DX2) and you cannot pick this in the 'Center AF' point mode. The manual is unfortunately not very clear on this either.
Anyway, much better than I thought, and is a big help, only wish I had discovered this on my trip instead of after!
Thanks, Tre. Yes, it does work in Flexible AF or Lock-in AF mode only and not 'expand AF'. Also does not work with just selection of the Center AF point.This works in flexible AF mode as well and you can put the AF point anywhere including the center point.
I haven't tried the newest Olympus EM-1 but I have tested the original one so I'll take your word for it.Thanks Tre.
The A9 = ILCE-9 is simply a marvelous tool.
I wish the wheel on the top left was less fiddly.
My preference would have been to leave the selection of focus modes and continuous shooting speeds where it was, namely in the two rows panel.
The Olympus E-M1II makes that very easy with the Super Control Panel.
What I find most amazing about the A9, even more so than about the E-M1II, is its focusing ability and that one can get useable images at ISO 25,600.
I agree and I primarily shoot stills as well. Ive been practicing on video editing in some of my spare time but I truthfully get somewhat stir crazy by sitting behind a desk for long periods of time when there's no goal or tangible end in sight.I am mainly a stills shooter and don't much care for the video capabilities of my cameras. I am not able to do justice to video, simply put. I do occasionally shoot a segment but it sits on my computer, never going anywhere.
For me, the journey from Canon to Sony has been exciting - though not entirely a smooth ride. The A9 has been a revolutionary product and has performed very well for me in the field. I am still not entirely convinced my 70-200 2.8 is the best copy but am willing to live with it for now. The other lenses have been just perfect.
The menu system has improved greatly and it is my own inability to go through with it in detail that has led to some embarrassment I actually like the 'My Menu items' section and the 'custom keys' although frustratingly not all menu options are assignable and yet things like 'Eye AF' can only be accessed through a custom key assignment. There is hope for the future though which is the main thing.
I think the biggest difference in the Sony philosophy is that they seem to be listening to the user much more than Canon has.
Interesting you point that out Tre.I agree and I primarily shoot stills as well. Ive been practicing on video editing in some of my spare time but I truthfully get somewhat stir crazy by sitting behind a desk for long periods of time when there's no goal or tangible end in sight.
Sony oistening to owners and users (current or potential) is one of the reasons that I keep sticking with Sony as of now. I've entertained some other makers over the last year or so but there's too much uncertainty in their innovative direction going forward for me.
When I mentioned the video that is mainly because the A9 is only about 4 frames off from movie frame rates at its fastest burst rate. As sensors gain more resolution, transfer speeds increase, and storage capacity continues to grow it's not out of the question to expect that the ability for cameras to be able to merge short 3-15 second videos for immediate consumption for both Photo and video purpose will be gained in time. Sure we can just hit the movie button but maybe we won't need to in the future. Perhaps you can just connect your camera through the app and it'll output at your preferred resolution of anywhere from 8k to 1080p at 24-60fps and you have the stills as well in camera for that "decisive moment" when needed.
+1 awesome! :thumbs:Stunning images! Thanks.
Oh no Tre.I'm assuming others have read this already but I had not. I'm sort of scratching my head at how DPReview has about as many cons as pros for the A9 and it retained a Gold rating (although it's rating is somehow lower than that of the A7RII despite being the better camera).
https://m.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a9-full-review/12
On another note it seems that we can now map the live view settings effects menu as a function item in firmware 4.00. Maybe this was available in a previous version but I updated from 3.10 to 4.00 so it's new to me. At this point I literally only have to jump into the main menu to format SD cards or change video settings when necessary.