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Out of curiosity what specifically did you buy?

by elbac 7y ago

keehun 7y ago
I'm interested, too!
whitehouse3 7y ago
It's the Sony A7III body with the new 24mm 1.4 GM lens. I upgraded its firmware to get the auto-focus features that debuted on the A9. The lens is wide like a smartphone so the subject always fits in the frame. And it has enough resolution to crop later. But it's not so wide that it warps the image. Straight lines look straight. I take 15-20 pics/day and charge it once a month. It's light and small so I can shoot one-handed (very useful with pets and children). One day I'll buy a telephoto lens with better reach. But the 24m is such a great "around-the-home" package. It will be my default for the foreseeable future.
- manaskarekar 7y ago
  For anyone with a Canon lens collection, the Sigma MC-11 adapter works great with (many)Canon* and Sigma lenses on the A7III. *EF lenses, can't comment on Canon EF-S personally.
  - whitehouse3 7y ago
    Try before you buy, if you can. The A7III's auto focus is slower on adapted lenses than on the EF lenses. It's still impressive, but the Alpha + EF combination is compelling.
- felipc 7y ago
  how does the bokeh look for a cropped portrait? can you get a reasonably shallow depth of field with such a wide lens?
  - whitehouse3 7y ago
    It looks better than you think it will. Nothing like the tack sharp backgrounds in a smartphone portrait. But not as melty as a longer lens. Ken Rockwell's [0] sample pictures are representative. His site doesn't allow hot links though. So to see a cropped portrait scroll to the fourth sample. [0]: https://kenrockwell.com/sony/lenses/24mm-f14.htm https://kenrockwell.com/sony/lenses/24mm-f14.htm
- aczerepinski 7y ago
  I have the same camera but with the 55mm lens. I'm really happy with it. I still have an old Canon Rebel that I bring to places I'm not comfortable bringing the Sony to (mainly the beach), and it's excruciating to go back to a DSLR, even though it still takes nice photos.

Out of curiosity what specifically did you buy?

by elbac 7y ago

Out of curiosity what specifically did you buy?

keehun 7y ago

I'm interested, too!

whitehouse3 7y ago

It's the Sony A7III body with the new 24mm 1.4 GM lens. I upgraded its firmware to get the auto-focus features that debuted on the A9. The lens is wide like a smartphone so the subject always fits in the frame. And it has enough resolution to crop later. But it's not so wide that it warps the image. Straight lines look straight. I take 15-20 pics/day and charge it once a month. It's light and small so I can shoot one-handed (very useful with pets and children). One day I'll buy a telephoto lens with better reach. But the 24m is such a great "around-the-home" package. It will be my default for the foreseeable future.

manaskarekar 7y ago
For anyone with a Canon lens collection, the Sigma MC-11 adapter works great with (many)Canon* and Sigma lenses on the A7III. *EF lenses, can't comment on Canon EF-S personally.
- whitehouse3 7y ago
  Try before you buy, if you can. The A7III's auto focus is slower on adapted lenses than on the EF lenses. It's still impressive, but the Alpha + EF combination is compelling.
felipc 7y ago
how does the bokeh look for a cropped portrait? can you get a reasonably shallow depth of field with such a wide lens?
- whitehouse3 7y ago
  It looks better than you think it will. Nothing like the tack sharp backgrounds in a smartphone portrait. But not as melty as a longer lens. Ken Rockwell's [0] sample pictures are representative. His site doesn't allow hot links though. So to see a cropped portrait scroll to the fourth sample. [0]: https://kenrockwell.com/sony/lenses/24mm-f14.htm https://kenrockwell.com/sony/lenses/24mm-f14.htm
aczerepinski 7y ago
I have the same camera but with the 55mm lens. I'm really happy with it. I still have an old Canon Rebel that I bring to places I'm not comfortable bringing the Sony to (mainly the beach), and it's excruciating to go back to a DSLR, even though it still takes nice photos.