Originally posted by clackers Yes, just a couple of weeks ago with the 70-200mm G Master f2.8 … after thirty minutes I went 'meh', gave it back, and resumed with my K-1.
I have been a FF Sony shooter for four years now, BTW, but you, Dan …
My comment wasn't intended to offend you. I was asking if you used A7R III after the firmware update because as I said in the previous comment, the af of Sony's third generation of cameras was quite unpredictable in terms of eye af and overall tracking. I'm shooting with A7 III quite often because I have a friend that I go out with who has it. I've shot a lot with it in order to improve my shooting experience with EVFs (training my eyes basically).
I hated that camera before the af firmware update and after the update it became pretty close to what Sony adverts looked like at the release of that camera.
Originally posted by clackers You used to be dismissive of photographers buying shiny new things for the sake of being shiny new things.
I still am and I don't buy new things, I just play with new things. There is a difference. I bought EOS R because it helps me, but I have also my DSLR for wildlife.
Originally posted by clackers You used to defend your little Canon 6D against all the mirrorless novelties, and yet you've become a publicist and salesman for them, by that listing you did in the other thread of all the new and upcoming R mount lenses next year.
I still defend photographers who go out and practice all day long and improve their technique. I go out as much as I can with a lot better photographers than me and I use a lot less expensive gear than they use. As I said many times, all cameras released in the last 5 years can do the job done with proper technique and experience. For some specific shots you need to work extra and for some situations you may loose certain moments. When you loose more and more important moments due to demanding/difficult subjects, you either get over them, you either go back and practice more, or you go and upgrade your camera, your lens or both. I was out a week or so ago to shoot some birds with 6D (the first model) and I got consistent results because I know that camera very well. I also missed some shots which I know I normally wouldn't have missed them and I remembered why I bought 5D Mark IV. I share my experience without any reason to convert anyone, but because as I told you, I find user experience more important than internet reviews or lab tests. It's not my fault that some people can't forget about camera brands and extract only the informations they need or they think they can use.
Originally posted by clackers Or is It really you, maybe it's Surfar who's hacked your account and is posting all this …
I quite liked the old Dan, he wasn't the besotted type, the born again.
I had some private conversations with him and he's quite a nice guy, as I'm sure most of people here are. Trust me, if we had this discussion over a beer and with some models posing for us, a lot of what I say or what you say would have had a different impact and understanding. But we have to deal with the shortcomings of forums and hope that our comments are not received in a wrong way.
It seems we have to work harder and practice more in this regard.
Last edited by Dan Rentea; 09-19-2019 at 04:09 AM.