The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

robj20 · 9 Mar 2021 at 20:35

Sony 20mm f1.8, feels nice and solid, love the aperture ring, all lenses should have one.

Random Guy Esq. · 9 Mar 2021 at 20:49

Very nice. How are you finding the A7C, @robj20 ?

robj20 · 9 Mar 2021 at 20:53

Random Guy Esq. said:
Very nice. How are you finding the A7C, @robj20 ?

Absolutely love it, my perfect camera really, a joy to use. Goes everywhere with me now, put the 35mm f2.8 on it and it's truly pocket friendly.
The 20mm will most likely become my go to hiking lens.

Random Guy Esq. · 9 Mar 2021 at 21:00

robj20 said:
Absolutely love it, my perfect camera really, a joy to use. Goes everywhere with me now, put the 35mm f2.8 on it and it's truly pocket friendly.
The 20mm will most likely become my go to hiking lens.

Yeah, full frame in such a compact form factor is a huge draw for me (also for hiking). Sooo tempting.

robj20 · 9 Mar 2021 at 21:13

Random Guy Esq. said:
Yeah, full frame in such a compact form factor is a huge draw for me (also for hiking). Sooo tempting.

I came from a 36MP A7R as well and the C is better, feels more solid as well. The lack of the hump is the big benefit just goes in pockets so much easier.
Don't miss the drop in MP either.

AF is the best I've ever experienced as well it will track my 3 year old no matter what, it feels like cheating it's that good.

Random Guy Esq. · 9 Mar 2021 at 22:53

robj20 said:
I came from a 36MP A7R as well and the C is better, feels more solid as well. The lack of the hump is the big benefit just goes in pockets so much easier.
Don't miss the drop in MP either.

AF is the best I've ever experienced as well it will track my 3 year old no matter what, it feels like cheating it's that good.

High praise indeed. I was looking at the ZV-1 as myself and the OH need a decent video camera too, now that we're working at home/developing a couple of projects. But obviously the A7C would blow it away and would also replace my ageing Nikon D5000 for stills. Damn, I'm talking myself into it really.

sublime · 24 Mar 2021 at 11:33

Moved off the Sony A7R4 to the A1 - arrived today and looking forward to testing it out

doodah · 24 Mar 2021 at 11:48

@sublime hubba hubba - what lenses do you have to test that beauty on

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sublime · 24 Mar 2021 at 11:56

doodah said:
@sublime hubba hubba - what lenses do you have to test that beauty on ?

I shoot wildlife, landscape and portraiture amongst other things - so too many to choose from ;_; But the main lenses I'll be testing are:

100-400 / 4.5-5.6 GM (I'm interested in the performance of this with the 1.4x teleconverter)
135 1.8 GM
35 1.4 GM
55 1.8 Sony Zeiss

(And the 50 1.2 GM when it's released - that'll be replacing the 55 1.8)

doodah · 24 Mar 2021 at 12:03

sublime said:
I shoot wildlife, landscape and portraiture amongst other things - so too many to choose from ;_; But the main lenses I'll be testing are:

100-400 / 4.5-5.6 GM (I'm interested in the performance of this with the 1.4x teleconverter)
135 1.8 GM
35 1.4 GM
55 1.8 Sony Zeiss

(And the 50 1.2 GM when it's released - that'll be replacing the 55 1.8)

Nice - get some samples back to us pronto please

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And · 24 Mar 2021 at 12:11

For wildlife you'll love it (the eye af almost feels like cheating).

sublime said:
Moved off the Sony A7R4 to the A1 - arrived today and looking forward to testing it out

Greebo · 24 Mar 2021 at 13:19

sublime said:
Moved off the Sony A7R4 to the A1 - arrived today and looking forward to testing it out

Congrats. I am collecting mine from my dealer on Saturday. Then I have a week off. Can't wait

sublime · 24 Mar 2021 at 16:41

doodah said:
Nice - get some samples back to us pronto please .

That's the plan!

And said:
For wildlife you'll love it (the eye af almost feels like cheating).

I've owned the A7R3, R4 and now this - I've always loved the EYE AF - https://maxstanley.studio/kbgej2ettir1kkfzynxpn6mevu9q5w , this being a prime example I shot in Namibia in 2019. I'll be taking the A1 to Svalbard and the Antarctic later this year, so those will be the big tests

Greebo said:
Congrats. I am collecting mine from my dealer on Saturday. Then I have a week off. Can't wait

I know how you feel, I just want to be out shooting again is the biggest drive right now. Having a new toy doesn't make that urge any less easy

Greebo · 24 Mar 2021 at 17:00

I, like you, are coming from the A7riv. I have been disappointed in the A7riv eps for BIF so I have high hopes for the A1

And · 24 Mar 2021 at 19:13

I've only really used it for birds (doesn't work with adders!) but along with what is improved AF (vs the a9) it's very good.

sublime said:
I've owned the A7R3, R4 and now this - I've always loved the EYE AF.

Merlin5 · 25 Mar 2021 at 15:50

sublime said:
https://maxstanley.studio/kbgej2ettir1kkfzynxpn6mevu9q5w , this being a prime example I shot in Namibia in 2019.

That A1 will be in the right hands. Those photos are exceptional and breathtaking.

Greebo · 25 Mar 2021 at 17:20

sublime said:
That's the plan!

I've owned the A7R3, R4 and now this - I've always loved the EYE AF - https://maxstanley.studio/kbgej2ettir1kkfzynxpn6mevu9q5w , this being a prime example I shot in Namibia in 2019. I'll be taking the A1 to Svalbard and the Antarctic later this year, so those will be the big tests

I know how you feel, I just want to be out shooting again is the biggest drive right now. Having a new toy doesn't make that urge any less easy

Fab portfolio. Out of interest, what or who did you use for your website please? I love how clean and uncluttered it is.

Thanks

sublime · 25 Mar 2021 at 20:55

Merlin5 said:
That A1 will be in the right hands. Those photos are exceptional and breathtaking.

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! Always learning and pushing myself as much as I can

Greebo said:
Fab portfolio. Out of interest, what or who did you use for your website please? I love how clean and uncluttered it is.

Thanks

Thank you! I'm extremely lazy when it comes to websites, so this is just bog standard Squarespace using one of their templates and then just customised to how I want it laid out. Very simple and not time consuming at all (which is the most important thing to me) - I'm using the "Native" template.

Greebo · 25 Mar 2021 at 22:43

Thanks for that, it looks really good. Shows off your fantastic photos superbly

CGrieves · 26 Mar 2021 at 10:18

Amazing and inspirational photos. Are your aerial shots all from helicopters, or do you use drones also?