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Making me glad I'm a gen behind in a way, lol.damn it sony get your shit together
whatever you have to tell yourself
/takes 200 pictures of my stupid dog
Yeah it's Fn-able.
I'm bound to slightly catch up at some point. People probably wouldn't even notice what I've been using lately.
Makes sense, they have to get a chip, program or license libraries, these things take time. But as long as they have it in the pipeline.
The 28mm angle of view is pretty nice as well. It's more about what feels better and will make you get out there more.
What an awesome photo!
I can't wait until animal eye AF comes to the A9. Need more photos of my dog :).
I can't wait until animal eye AF comes to the A9. Need more photos of my dog :).
I don't have any animals to test mine on :(
The camera feels the same so far.
Owls are creepy 24/7Can confirm animal EyeAF works really well on dogs and also terrified baby owls.
That was an incredibly well done video. I'm not interested in either camera but I watched the whole thing just because of how well it was put together. Almost no voice over, tons of sample pics...a true rarity these days.
Pretty impressed with XT3 dynamic range and CaptureOne:
Before:
DSCF3916 by TIKI, on Flickr
After:
DSCF3916_1 by TIKI, on Flickr
Fact is this was an unplanned throwaway, frustration from not being able to capture the willow tree to my liking and pointing at the distance and clicking the shutter, without realizing there is a portrait there.
Before:
DSCF3903 by TIKI, on Flickr
After:
DSCF3903_1 by TIKI, on Flickr
Again, trying to capture the amazing nature of the weeping willow in the breeze, but getting stuck out there in harsh daylight without an ND filter (or tripod). I mean, I typically don't carry too much things at all. But CaptureOne enabled me to get this into a pretty decent shape. I'm definitely going back to this spot later with an ND filter and a tripod to do a long exposure of this tree. It's bafflingly gorgeous.
Before:
DSCF3916 by TIKI, on FlickrAfter:
DSCF3916_1 by TIKI, on FlickrFact is this was an unplanned throwaway, frustration from not being able to capture the willow tree to my liking and pointing at the distance and clicking the shutter, without realizing there is a portrait there.
Before:
DSCF3903 by TIKI, on FlickrAfter:
DSCF3903_1 by TIKI, on FlickrAgain, trying to capture the amazing nature of the weeping willow in the breeze, but getting stuck out there in harsh daylight without an ND filter (or tripod). I mean, I typically don't carry too much things at all. But CaptureOne enabled me to get this into a pretty decent shape. I'm definitely going back to this spot later with an ND filter and a tripod to do a long exposure of this tree. It's bafflingly gorgeous.
Has anyone ever cracked the ribbed ring in front of the lens element?
My daughter dropped my brand new lens 😭
Picture of the crack
https://imgur.com/gallery/1ZutHQx
My daughter dropped my brand new lens 😭
Picture of the crack
https://imgur.com/gallery/1ZutHQx
It works fine. I'm just worried about the weather sealing. The part that touches the front element is intact, just the ring is cracked.
I've thought about that. I'm going to take it into a local shop and see what they have to say. I'm definitely going to carry my spare UV filter with me when I'm using that lens!
What do you have to say now, UV filter people?
What do you have to say now, UV filter people?
Drop that bad probably wouldn't have saved the lens even with a UV filter in it to be honest. Not to mention you would have a broken filter jammed into the lens.
It's complicated. My fault but my daughter launched my camera off of a surface on accident. It flew like three feet forward fell about four feet down on to concrete. She wasn't holding the lens.
The lens bounced off of the lens hood and the stress cracked the ring.
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2019/04/removing-fly-from-weather-sealed-canon-70-200mm/
A reassuring reminder that dust inside your lens means nothing to your final images.
A reassuring reminder that dust inside your lens means nothing to your final images.
I actually saw that recently. The only thing I'm worried about is moisture. If it doesn't get fogged, I'll just keep rolling with it and chalk it up as a learning experience.
I'll just echo this. It would only have added to the issues.
As it is, like, what's actually wrong?
The ribbed ring that surrounds the glass is cracked (see example below). The crack is close to the lens but it appears that it's really a stress as it gets closer to the filter ring because I can't feel any break when I run my nail across it. The filter ring is fine and I'll be able to place a filter on it no problem. It may be some super small thing that I'll forget all about in the coming decade or it will allow moisture in and I'll have to pony up the dough to get it fixed.
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I've been planning to pick up a nice camera for the past few years and I finally feel like it's time. I was leaning toward the a7iii but now I'm leaning more towards the X-T3 for the 4k60p. Do any of you have experience working with that setting? Any lens recommendations for the X-T3?
Like I can recommend you some stuff, but you might hate me for them not being cheap. I'm pretty much the most consistent Sony and Fuji shooter in here. Also what specifically do you shoot? Also keep in mind some of the Fuji lenses aren't exactly great for video AF because they have a clunky transition that people complain about.
Well if I go for the Fuji it should give me a little more room for a nice lens as opposed to the Sony.
What's your budget? I like the 2.8 16-55 personally so if you could swing that it will do a lot of what you need. It's usually around 850 I think used.
I'm flexible on budget. I'd rather not go overboard but that seems manageable. Is it comparable to owning a few lenses or would it be better to hit up the 35mm f2 and maybe the kit lens and/or something like the 56mm 1.2?
What is it that you're shooting. I wouldn't use the 16-55 for instances where I'd use the 56 1.2 for example. 16-55 is an all round good zoom for video work and event work, street photography if you're not comfortable with primes and the occasional portrait if you want something on the wider end and don't have a prime for it. 56 1.2 is a great portrait lens and for low light situations. I actually have the 35F2 and haven't used it for a year probably 50mm is not my favorite focal length at all, I prefer 35 (23mm) over it. The 35 is overall a very good lens, just not something I pack around these days and looking to trade it in.
I would be using it for video mostly and wouldn't really need the 56, It's just when I was looking at their lenses it seemed really cool. Usually it takes me a long time to pull the trigger on gear (mostly music) because I never want to make the "wrong" decision. It seems like the a7iii is more popular and so it makes me feel a little more nervous about the XT3 when they're both probably dynamite.
Edit:
Also it's difficult to find trustworthy perspective because a lot of the people I've reached out to really only use one system. I don't know anyone who uses Fuji personally, not for video anyway.
Both cameras are great. If I didn't enjoy working with 42mp images so much I'd get an A7III, the X-T3 is perfectly fine though. The video quality is excellent along with the photo quality.
Some of my more recent Fuji captures:
XT038194 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
XT036481 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
XT036695 by Marcus Beasley, on Flickr
XT036659 by Marcus Beasley, on FlickrGranted this being said I've been shooting on my A7RII more than my X-T3 these days, but both are great cameras.
That last one is a banger. Thanks for all your help. Looked through some of your other shots and really liked them as well.Both cameras are great. If I didn't enjoy working with 42mp images so much I'd get an A7III, the X-T3 is perfectly fine though. The video quality is excellent along with the photo quality.
Some of my more recent Fuji captures:
Granted this being said I've been shooting on my A7RII more than my X-T3 these days, but both are great cameras.
Thanks, I think as long as you're not doing landscape work with a lot of greens the Fuji should be fine. I love both though. Menelaus and I are pretty much Fuji to Sony converts though we switched for different reasons. So pretty much ask us for both sides. nitewulf has great advice too though as a Fuji shooter.
On the other side of the coin I switched from Sony to Fuji, having gotten fed up with Sony menus and general... cumbersome operations. I felt like I needed to change settings too often with a Sony camera and never really knew where to look for shit in their menus. Fuji? Diaaaaaals.
I don't change stuff that often actually. I pretty much have most of what I need to change up just mapped to face buttons. My only bad menu dive seems to be the format card option. Though I'll admit the second gen bodies are a bit of a nightmare ergonomically. I like both manufacturers for different reasons, but I'll admit it's easier/funner to shoot on Fuji. Though it's not much of a hinderance to me since I'm starting to use the A7R2 for events more these days within reason.