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Fun With Sony Cameras

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AlanS

AlanS

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It sounds like they have sorted the 7 series out and I am pleased you are enjoying it so much! I did not gel with the original A7 at all, great files but the camera was flimsy, uncomfortable to use and the menus omg! If I did not like my Gfx so much I would probably take a look at the r4. Nevermind the long post, good to have a proper user report :thumbs:
 
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AlanS said:
It sounds like they have sorted the 7 series out and I am pleased you are enjoying it so much! I did not gel with the original A7 at all, great files but the camera was flimsy, uncomfortable to use and the menus omg! If I did not like my Gfx so much I would probably take a look at the r4. Nevermind the long post, good to have a proper user report :thumbs:
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Thank you Alan! I'm glad I extensively used the Sony A7R IV during my latest trip. It worked very well for my landscape photography along with the Phase One. The camera and lenses are light and perfect for traveling.
 
Barry Haines

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Taken today at Antony House with the latest Sigma Art 35mm F1.2 - A7R4 all @ F1.2
It's one amazing lens!...incredibly sharp at F1.2 with a fantastic creamy OoF rendering.
Sadly though most ppl will be put off by it's weight and size (circa 1.1Kg in weight and longer than my 135mm GM).




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KeithDM

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Well, I certainly cannot compete with the array of stunning landscapes that have been posted of late! Anyway, something on a much smaller scale caught my eye this morning. A7III, Sigma 45mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary.

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Barry Haines

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Knorp said:
What a spectacular lens, Barry.
And Luna seems to be a lovely model.

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Thank you Bart....Luna is indeed lovely, sadly she had been badly mistreated in her past but fortunately rescued from that previous existence!...We are very happy to have her with us now and she is settling in just fine :)

Re: Sigma Art 35mm F1.2 DG DN Sony FE mount (Brief summary)...Spectacular indeed!
This is one of Sigma's recently announced ART lenses specifically designed for mirrorless cameras rather than DSLR's - It has a very tiny amount of CA shot WO which cleans up dead easy in ACR (A lot less than you would expect from such a fast lens...much less than the LaCA on our 21mm f1.4 Noktons).
Barrel distortion is evident in the (fixable) raw files but not really evident in the jpgs with camera corrections switched on as you would naturally expect.
The weight, size, focus by wire and possibly the price will be the main drawbacks for those who like to manual focus their Voigtlander 40mm F1.2 E...Other than that - IMO it is the finest 35mm FL lens that I have owned to date MF or AF (and I have owned many).
Bokeh quality is subjective but for me it has that lovely soft buttery rendering WO with fantastic sharpness from f/1.2 upwards.
It's relatively easy today to find a super sharp 35mm WA (Aperture stopped down) lens or a 35mm WA lens with creamy/dreamy bokeh (Aperture wide open) but not so easy to find a lens with both those attributes altogether in one single package that works well with Sony's thick sensor cover glass that doesn't require an adapter.

Some links for those who maybe interested in knowing more...

Sigma (Specs etc...) https://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/sigma-35mm-dg-dn-art/
Roger Cicala (Lensrentals) MTF graphs - Sharpness comparisons etc... https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2019/09/mtf-tests-of-the-sigma-35mm-f1-2-dg-art/
Phillip Reeve - Bastian K review https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-sigma-35mm-1-2-art-dg-dn/
Camera Labs - Gordon https://www.cameralabs.com/sigma-35mm-f1-2-dg-dn-art-review/
DPReview Gallery sample images https://www.dpreview.com/samples/6309106516/sigma-35mm-f1-2-dg-dn-art-sample-gallery
Dustin Abbott https://dustinabbott.net/2019/10/sigma-35mm-f1-2-dn-art-image-gallery/
Jared Polin....it even passes his sniff test and wind tunnel test (13.33) LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFuJhMhMBxI

Others...
https://www.camerastuffreview.com/en/sigma-lens-review/review-sigma-35mm-f-1-2-dg-dn-art
https://www.thephoblographer.com/20...f1-2-art-dg-dn-all-of-the-bokeh-and-weight/#/
 
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