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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Sony A7 IV Pros: Exceptional AF compartment in all conditions, adjustable display, ergonomics, viewfinder and screen of excellent quality, improved dials, sensor protection, and other pros that are also found on Sony machines of the previous line Cons: iso tightness worsened, I confirm the front focus problems, among other things rather marked, in the hope of a future firmware update Opinion: I took this monster a few days ago and I already realized after a few minutes that it is a crazy generational leap from the previous series. I have a Sony A7III (almost 2 years) and I previously had Z6 (yield after 10 days) and Nikon D610 (really good considering price / performance). I point out that I had reviewed the A7III in a not really positive way, and therefore I am not one of those who to justify the expense make golden reviews to any bin. Here we finally have what I was looking for when I switched to mirrorless with the terrible experience of the Nikon Z6, that is, I wanted a machine that had the advantages of mirrorless, but that also had a reactivity and focus (AF-C) like the top of the range SLRs. Compared to the A7III here we find a focus, understood as AF-C, improved in an incredible way and finally always constant, hooks anything in any light condition, even almost in the dark. The A7III was excellent as focus on the face and eyes but it was really painful when there were not these two conditions, especially in low light it was very poor compared to almost all slrs even much older. Here we are at exceptional levels, it seems like magic. As always, the keys are customizable and the menu is perhaps a bit improved, it being understood that I was fine even before having created my menu with all the keys programmed. Excellent viewfinder and also the liveview, I assume they are not the top of the top but honestly we are at very high levels. For me who do almost everything portrait, having the screen fully articulated is very comfortable and is the second difference from A7III for me fundamental. Finally, it is very light, but it is interesting above all the size that fortunately is greater than the previous ones, following the body of the most recent Sony line. Finally they understood that we want products to hold in our hands and that it is too small camera bodies are uncomfortable. Here the size is right, the little finger remains on the body without the need to buy a Small rig bracket or similar (which I still bought anyway). The rings have improved, they have removed the useless compensation ring, which honestly I never understood what desperate could shoot using it, and the keys are perhaps a little more distant since the body is slightly larger, but still everything is very similar in layout compared to the previous ones. Finally, I read that the video sector has immensely improved but I do not care in the slightest, in fact in this regard I would prefer to have the choice to buy a product without a video compartment and maybe save 500 euros (to say), I do not think I will ever use it personally. As a burst I read that it is infinite (or almost depending on the mode), I still hate bursts and I make very few shots in general, so I honestly do not care in the slightest, but there is also this pro. As against, I read that the iso seal is lower than the previous models due to the fact that the sensor is denser, honestly it is not a definitely positive thing but I have not personally tested the difference for now. At the moment I can not say if the 33 mpx compared to the 24 are for me sensible or not, compared to maybe keep the 24 and earn in iso, we will see. In this regard I would say that the consideration must be made according to the use, in my case I assume that this worsened iso seal will not be a problem since I generally shoot with flashes at iso 100. To close, the sensor that is protected when the machine is turned off, so you can change lenses without sporacing it, is an addition that everyone has been waiting for from previous models. it is the first machine of which I am 100% satisfied for my needs. sent on January 22, 2022 |
 | Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro DG OS HSM Pros: Detail, bokeh, price, very valid also for portrait and generic use. Cons: Sometimes uncertain and very slow, you abjure manually in the research, compared to newer lenses it is a bit noisy, but nothing unbelievable. Opinion: I had it on Nikon, and I recently purchased the Sony version (which is definitely better). Lens purchased in 2018 to make macros, I actually used it almost always for portrait /events, and I must say that it convinced me, clearly it has a slow focus, but I always used it in AF-C with excellent results. It is difficult perhaps to find the subject in the first place, you have to accompany the focus manually, then when he has found the subject instead he no longer has problems and keeps AF-C like any other lens (clearly for portrait use, macros are made in manual). Beautiful the bokeh and remarkable the detail, being macro we would miss, has a yield similar to modern portrait lenses, also allowing close shots that instead a similar portrait lens fails to perform, at the expense as already mentioned of the speed of focus and a less open diaphragm. As for the marco use, I also used it with extension tubes and it seems to me an excellent lens, it being understood that I do not have the patience for this type of photography, especially the management of manual focus stacking, but it is certainly not a defect of the lens. Nikon lens has internal stabilizer, useful for portrait, close up and generic use. As a focus and stabilizer it is a relatively noisy lens, but nothing excessive. Last note the price, on Nikon is really tempting. sent on March 27, 2021 |
 | Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8 G Pros: Great value for performance, pleasant bokeh Cons: TA lacks detail compared to more expensive lenses Opinion: I purchased this lens in December 2016, along with my first body machine, a D610. I used it until 2020 (later I changed brands) and objectively I can only talk about it well, excellent lens, good detail, non-excessive aberrations, certainly inviting cost, also it is very light and greatly protected, because it is very cashed in in the structure. From then to today I have had the opportunity to try different lenses, and also different bodies, and I can say with certainty that it is not a lens that can compete with fifty thousand euros, so surely it is promoted with flying colors for a question of price/performance ratio, but wanting to talk only about quality, there is certainly better. In my opinion it is fine as a battle product or street product, certainly usable for portraiture and for generic uses, returns a bokeh in my opinion very valid. It has a nice detail from f5.6, below in my opinion it does not excel, while defending discreetly. I have also used it a lot in the studio /events, photogpheric sets, but since I have higher quality lenses I do not see its usefulness in these areas. sent on March 27, 2021 |
 | Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Pros: Sharpness, Creamy Bokeh at 1.8 Cons: Extremely specific, blurry of questionable quality closing the diaphragm even a little, being a 135 is not very versatile as standard use Opinion: I got to try this lens for a shoot, with a view to buying it later, at the time of the test it averaged 10 on Juza, maybe I expected too much. In my opinion, it is a somewhat overrated lens. it is certainly excellent when used at 1.8, nitidia and the blurry "fantasy" and very creamy, but it is unfortunately a lens that must be used only in this way, closing the diaphragm creates edgy light points and in my opinion loses a lot as quality of the blurry. It is certainly not a versatile lens both for this speech and for the distance necessary to make a full-length portrait, where necessary. it is certainly an excellent lens for outdoor portraits, in the studio I think it makes no sense if in possession of other shorter portrait lenses. Another thing not really top, the bokeh is not circumcised all over the frame, as generally adheres to art, but at the edges tends very markedly to the elliptical. So I recommend it to those who maybe already have a significant lens park and therefore want the specific lens for certain outdoor shots, but as a standard portrait use I would say that it is definitely not a very interesting lens. As a weight I did not find myself badly, abject to often use the 24-70 art, I did not notice a particularly appreciable difference in use. I currently have the 50, 24-70 and 105 macros of the art series, as terms of comparison, and shooting with A7III. sent on March 18, 2021 |
 | Sony A7 III Pros: customization, eye tracking, face tracking, very complete menu, iso seal, raw quality and workability. Cons: AF with low light, AF in backlight, quality of the crosshairs, limited lcd movement, Sony lens price, with wide-angle lenses does not seem to me to be able to focus easily. Opinion: I switched to Sony selling my Nikon kit, and having already purchased and made the Z6. it was a suffered passage and a decision that took a long time. The A7III has merits and defects, let's start from the merits: remarkable raw file quality, very good shadow opening possibilities, I have two Sigma Art lenses and it seems to me that the files are already great even before touching them in the post, very customizable braketing possibilities, virtually total key customization, which allows you to do everything without ever getting into the menus. The iso seal is very good, it is a fast machine, suitable for many genres. The menu contrary to what many say in my opinion is very complete (I use it in English), allows you to customize each key and also to save set of settings that can be called up with a single button. You can set the machine so that you have different focus modes that can be called up with a key. There are great tutorials on youtube to study the menu in detail, which I recommend you do first. As a focus is a monster with af eye and face tracking, and also as a single subject chase. Today there is a slow park more than discreet, and accessories of various types of various brands. Now I start with the cons: the AF in low light and backlight is bad, much worse than the reflexes I used before, for me it's a big problem and I did not expect it honestly, I hope they can improve via firmware, this thing disappointed me a lot. Another problem to me seems to me that with wide-angle lenses does not focus practically anything that is not close and in the center, with subjects far away to me it seems that just does not see anything with an AF mode to chase. Another focus problem, the lock on AF only works in some modes and I don't think it's possible to switch from a spot mode to the AF lock without switching from the focus mode menu, which is cumbersome and slow. AF-C tracking modes all work poorly when there is a dark subject on a light background. the viewfinder is mediocre as quality and in low light conditions happens to present lag, although it is not something that bothers me too much. the lcd is only oriented in landscape mode, I shooting so much portrait I would have liked to have the lcd oriented even vertically. It lacks the focus stacking that in my opinion on such a technological and expensive machine can not miss. I would have preferred fewer AF modes, but more performing, it seems to me that there are a lot of AF modes that are too similar, difficult to choose and/or activate at the right time. The machine is infallible for portraiture and probably also for individual objects in motion, it seems to me that on the contrary it has difficulty to focus on everything else (in continuous AF). The slow park is discreet but generally at a bit of excessive prices, fortunately the Sigma are great and at high prices, but normal, Sony and Zeiss lenses to me seem offered at excessive prices. As ergonomics the dials are too hard and too cashed. Missing the visor at the top on the body that I used to adjust with the exposure, here you are forced to look in the viewfinder to see the display that I find uncomfortable. The clearing dial, shooting only in manual for me is a waste of space, I would have preferred the viewer in its place. I am still satisfied with the purchase in general, but honestly for the focus in continuous I expected much more, especially reading the reviews. sent on July 04, 2020 |
 | Nikon Z6 Pros: Compactness, good quality of the kit's 24-70 lens, impressive burst, understandable menu, very good viewfinder screen, discreet key customization, touch screen quality, high iso hold, raw file quality and even remarkable jpg, good battery life (using airplane mode and without tinkering so much in live view). Cons: Even after firmware 3.0 Af eye and af face discreet but inaccurate, AF-C with poor light worse than the 750, AF-C tracking improved with firmware 3.0 but often does what it wants. With fast-moving objects struggling, he forces monstrous gusts in the hope of taking home a few shots. contactless battery grip for portrait shot. Opinion: Edit with firmware 3.0 - I watered the Z6 in November 2019 and made it in 7 days for AF-C issues in particular. Clearly everyone has their own way of photographing and also their own kind of photography so not everyone has the same needs, I do mainly portrait/events but I want a body that is in step with the times in terms of focus if I happen some fast splinter. With the 3.0 firmware that I was able to test recently, things have improved a lot compared to the previous one, especially as ergonomics. Unfortunately, however, I have to say that the module of AF-C has not improved particularly for moving subjects, there are a lot of shots that turn out to be false positives seeing them then on pc. The focus then as an AF-C module is ballerina, it is good with stationary or almost, subjects in which maybe it is the photographer who moves, or the subject that makes slight movements, but it is honestly unpleasant when it comes to subjects in rapid motion, where unfortunately the percentage of shots in focus is low, even if the machine indicates the opposite in the shooting phase. Face traking and eye detection work a little better than tracking, but they're still pretty inaccurate when it comes to fast movements. I got to try the Sony A7III and the AF-C focus module is indibbally much better, there is little to do. As iso seal is very valid, the quality of the crosshairs is excellent, battery durability excellent if you do not abuse the live view. I didn't try the video compartment. sent on December 08, 2019 |
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