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Saturday, March 10, 2018

Sony A7III

This is a fun talk about a new advanced Sony camera, if you like professional cameras.
It’s remarkable what you can get now for two grand. I think the mirrorless cameras are pulling way ahead of Canon and Nikon’s old DSLR systems now.

Notice especially the eye-following autofocus system (at about ten minutes into the video), that is amazing. Update: it’s a different kind of eye-tracking: it follows one of the subject’s eyes continually, so you don’t have to wait for the focus each time. There’s videos of it working, it’s impressive.

And the night-shooting abitlites are outstanding. (Partly a side-effect of the large sensor.)

I’ll admit though that for my use, street photography, this kind of camera (full frame) is too big and heavy, especially the lenses. I think only a pro, and a young and strong one, will want to use such gear for any length of time.
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6 comments:

  1. David Evans10 Mar 2018, 23:59:00

    I've been thinking about this camera ever since it came out. It looks amazing. But it could never replace my Lumix GX8 with its 100-400mm lens for wildlife photography, so I would end up with 2 incompatible lens systems.
    In the end I decided to get a macro lens for the GX8, which will probably add more to my photographic repertoire. And be very much cheaper.

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  2. Eolake Stobblehouse11 Mar 2018, 01:15:00

    ... And lighter.

    I too prefer the MFT system. And sensors are only getting better.

    And indeed tele lenses for full frame are ridiculous.

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  3. Joe Dick31 Mar 2018, 03:02:00

    Now that makes me go a big rubbery one.

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  4. Eolake Stobblehouse31 Mar 2018, 03:17:00

    Goody, it’s been a while since we creamed anything.

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  5. Ian17 Apr 2018, 15:55:00

    Didn't Canon have eye tracking even back in the film days? Either way, someone pointed out to me that if you are the sort that takes a final sweep around the edges of your frame before hitting the shutter, you've messed up your focus!

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  6. Eolake Stobblehouse17 Apr 2018, 20:16:00

    There was something like that. I guess nobody ever got it to work totally right, since it’s not used now much.

    ... But it’s a different kind of eye-tracking: it follows one of the subject’s eyes continually, so you don’t have to wait for the focus each time. There’s videos of it working, it’s impressive.

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