Very impressed with your whole set-up! Keep enjoying the rlll, still a great camera. Cheers.As I noted in my initial post above, there is at least one such person in existence and he's doing so using a Sony A7R body, too! :loco:
Alas, he won't ever be able to do so using the A7RIV because of the *&^@*!& grip Sony gave that camera!
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I'm curious to know what screen setup you are using. Thanks.As I noted in my initial post above, there is at least one such person in existence and he's doing so using a Sony A7R body, too! :loco:
Alas, he won't ever be able to do so using the A7RIV because of the *&^@*!& grip Sony gave that camera!
Audii-Dudii
Active member
The monitor is a Lilliput A12, which has a 12.5" diagonal screen and native 3840 x 2160 resolution:
(FYI, the latter is overkill for my present A7R, which outputs a 2k HDMI signal, but the A7RIII and A7RIV output 4k HDMI signals on playback, so the additional resolution will be useful if / when I upgrade.)
FYI, I need the larger external screen because I photograph at night and the larger display makes it much easier for me to compose and focus under challenging conditions, as well as to confirm focus and depth of field when reviewing the captured photos before striking the camera and moving onto the next scene:
Also, the larger display is essential when I'm using my VX23D view camera and applying small amounts of tilt and swing movements, as well as rise / fall / shift movements:
Audii-Dudii
Active member
And some people apparently have difficulty accepting that others don't always see the world the same way they do... <rolls eyes>
Awesome! And the very reason why I hang out here. It is so good to see the passion and dedication you bring to the art of photography. I wish I had the time but life has a habit of getting in the way
Thanks for sharing the photos.
This is for Tre. This guy too is 6'3" and with big hands
Shows the r3 and r4 side by side, the grip is clearly bigger and there is more clearance from the lens as well.
Pretty impressive AF too, as per the brief report.
Shows the r3 and r4 side by side, the grip is clearly bigger and there is more clearance from the lens as well.
Pretty impressive AF too, as per the brief report.
Audii-Dudii
Active member
I know how that goes, because more than a decade ago, a very demanding day job left me only the late night hours to photograph, so I made the best of it.Awesome! And the very reason why I hang out here. It is so good to see the passion and dedication you bring to the art of photography. I wish I had the time but life has a habit of getting in the way
This proved to be a turning point for me and my relationship with photography and today, I can't imagine being anywhere near as satisfied with any other outcome.
As for tinkering with cameras, that's as much a means to an end as a hobby in itself. For a time, there were no commercially available options available to meet my needs, so I had to make them myself. <shrugs>
And thanks for the kind words!
P.S.: If you're curious, I post a new photo every other day at my photo-blog: https://audiidudii.aminus3.com/ ... check it out!
iiiNelson
Well-known member
Thanks. I’ll check the camera out once it’s released this fall... I was just hoping for a bit more. I’ll be heading to Asia over the weekend to do some work out there with probably just the 35/1.4 and 55/1.8 in tow. I considered selling my 35/1.4 for the 35/1.8 but I’m not sure that I will yet.This is for Tre. This guy too is 6'3" and with big hands
Shows the r3 and r4 side by side, the grip is clearly bigger and there is more clearance from the lens as well.
Pretty impressive AF too, as per the brief report.
On a side note i did try out the 24, 135, and 200-600 last Saturday briefly. They’re all great lenses. I imagine the 200-600 is a must have for anyone that cares about wildlife photography or an affordable sports lens option.
On paper I'm very impressed, and find it revolutionary in the sense that it has all the improvements and attributes to make it a truly allround camera which makes it easy to get the most from:
- High resolution. Same pixel pitch as the 150MP sensor, but with PDAF over a large part of the sensor, pretty much all we could hope for.
- Enormous dynamic range and usable ISO range
- Very good AF. No need to choose between speed and resolution anymore.
- Good weather sealing
- Dual card slots.
- Impressive IBIS, especially since it is so
- small and portable, but with better handling.
- A full lens line to choose from, with options in the most used focal lengths and plenty of 3rd party options.
- Tilting screen
- High resolution. Same pixel pitch as the 150MP sensor, but with PDAF over a large part of the sensor, pretty much all we could hope for.
- Enormous dynamic range and usable ISO range
- Very good AF. No need to choose between speed and resolution anymore.
- Good weather sealing
- Dual card slots.
- Impressive IBIS, especially since it is so
- small and portable, but with better handling.
- A full lens line to choose from, with options in the most used focal lengths and plenty of 3rd party options.
- Tilting screen
iiiNelson
Well-known member
Jeffrey, Love the photos, especially 10101. Read your blog and the journey you've taken so far. I too have dabbled with IR, but put it aside for now - again, too much happening in personal life. I did find that the lens makes a big difference with IR, most of the ones I used have too much of a bright spot in the center. I got my older a7r3 modified for IR. Will start working on night photos to see if that look is different. Seeing your work has given me some great ideas.
And I agree completely, nothing is as satisfying as holding a print in your hand. Thanks for sharing.
Audii-Dudii
Active member
As always, thanks for your kind words about my photos. Now that I'm semi-retired and living on a tight budget, photography -- both taking photos and tinkering with cameras -- has become my primary hobby, because it can be surprisingly affordable once you have all the gear you need.
Also, when you do it the way I do -- on foot, walking several miles on each outing and undertaking several outings each week -- it's also a sneaky way of getting some exercise, too! Two stones, one bird, and all that...
I previously worked in the legal field and traveled regularly to NYC to attend depositions or document productions, etc. I always brought a camera with me and whenever I could, I would walk around (both at night and during the day) photographing on the streets, often tacking an extra day onto my stays or sometimes a weekend. I envy you your (apparent) access to NYC and suspect I could happily spend the remainder of my days walking around, exploring, and taking photos there.
At the risk of being immodest, I've become quite skilled with nighttime photography and will be happy to answer any questions about it you might have or share some tips about to optimize the experience as well as the quality of photos taken using long exposures. I have also become generally knowledgeable about infrared photography, too, although I'm still learning about photographing at night using infrared light, because I only started experimenting with this two or three weeks ago and the technical aspects of it are proving to be quite a bit trickier to master than I expected...
I confess that even I am printing quite a bit less these days than I once did. Now that I no longer have any ambitions to monetize my photography by selling prints, combined with my necessarily frugal lifestyle, I don't see much value in making prints just to put them back in the boxes whence the paper came, then store the boxes full of prints underneath a bed or in the back of a closet. I will do so for special occasions or to make a print for others, but the days of printing every decent photo I take are now fading into my past. <sigh>
I hear you. nothing like exercise, any way you can get it. I think the problem with most of us is gear lust, otherwise it is indeed much cheaper today than it used to be in the days of film overall.
Yes, I do have access to NYC, I am only 20 miles out from mid-town. And yet, there is little opportunity for photography. Hopefully when I retire in a few years and still live in the area it would be nice. I do manage to get down to Nickerson Beach once in a while to shoot the nesting colonies there, but that's about all.I previously worked in the legal field and traveled regularly to NYC to attend depositions or document productions, etc. I always brought a camera with me and whenever I could, I would walk around (both at night and during the day) photographing on the streets, often tacking an extra day onto my stays or sometimes a weekend. I envy you your (apparent) access to NYC and suspect I could happily spend the remainder of my days walking around, exploring, and taking photos there.
I am going to take you up on your offer of help
I too love night photography, especially of the urban landscape, but have very limited experience of IR, particularly at night time. Perhaps we can move this aspect of the discussion to the IR thread.
Prints are the ultimate test of the quality of an image, for me at least and I do print small size samples of my favorite images from a workshop. Yes, these usually end up in a box in a drawer, but from these I often select a few to print large (20x30 or even bigger if needed) and these end up in my office or in my basement where I usually rotate them every couple of years. Every now and then a friend/colleague or family member will ask for a copy which makes me very happy. I have never sold anything, nor do I intend to, that is a whole new ball game I do not wish to get into....
But yes, printing is a great delight for me. Problem is the printer sits idle more than it should and gets clogged
7490 for the Hasselblad 907X Special Edition Medium Format Mirrorless Camera with the CFV II50C...
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1495134-REG/hasselblad_cp_hb_00000444_01_907x_special_edition.html
Well the phase one XF body with one focussing point (and viewfinder) is still £7100 so not a flinch from the competition....
Ahh...I miss the days when upgrades were useful and photographers needs simple. No more skills required today. Alas, the fundamentals seem lost with each new upgrade. Why upgrade to this model when the newer 100mp, self composing, completely automated 750+ focus points, will undoubtedly make you a better photographer.
faberryman
Member
What nonsense.