Camera Girl signed for the camera today. Tonight, I’ll set it up and see what I have to do to get a Capture 1 upgrade for that camera. I think I’ll take some pictures of my grandson playing soccer tomorrow morning, to test out the autofocus. If I can’t get the Capture 1 update I’ll have to go with jpegs. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I’ll know if this camera is the end of a long road of Sony waiting.
My wife recentlt dropped and destroyed her NX series Samsung and has since since appropriated my “carry around” A6300 as her very own. “Okay” sez I, taking delivery of a A7III replacement, by coincidence, yesterday. I’ve only a few shots so far, just trying various lenses. I usually end up taking most of my pictures with my “carry around” because it’s always with me, mostly in the console of my car. The carry around function imposes restrictions on a camera and lens, principally size. The now appropriated 6300 with it’s main lens, a Zeiss 16-70, flat nailed that part. When… Read more »
Congrats Tom. Yeah, lenses are always the bigger sin. I’m thinking of renting a Sigma 150 -600 mm (I think that’s the range) along with the new Sigma Canon to e-mount adapter. The Camera Store guys (those two guys in Alberta Canada) said that the autofocus for the Sigma lenses with the Sigma adapter was really really good but I think I’ll rent it first before spending anymore bucks this month. Anyway, my first estimation is the AF on tha A7 IIIis similar to what I remember from the A9, but that’s just a dim recollection. What is absolutely certain… Read more »