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I recently got back into photography after a decade break. Brought a nice mirrorless camera and a few good lenses (Sony A7iii, 24-105 f/4, 35mm f/1.8). I was tr
by tyho 5y ago
I recently got back into photography after a decade break. Brought a nice mirrorless camera and a few good lenses (Sony A7iii, 24-105 f/4, 35mm f/1.8). I was truly blown away at the progress that has been made in handheld imaging. The difference between my old Cannon EOS 450d and my current equipment is immense.
What has happened to the iPhone camera in the last 10 years has also happened to handheld cameras too, but they were starting from a much better place, most people just haven't realised as the iPhone is good enough for almost everything.
- azhenley 5y agoGreat camera. Don't discount the 3rd party E-mount lens makers, such as Samyang. If you are unsure what to get next, I suggest looking at this list of every E-mount full-frame lens: https://briansmith.com/sony-a7-a7r-a7s-lens-guide/ https://briansmith.com/sony-a7-a7r-a7s-lens-guide/
- twalla 5y agoIf you want to go even deeper down the rabbithole the Alphas are also great manual lens platforms. https://phillipreeve.net/blog/manual-lenses-sony-a7/ https://phillipreeve.net/blog/manual-lenses-sony-a7/ Plus, a comprehensive list from the same folks for all the E mount lenses: https://phillipreeve.net/blog/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide/ https://phillipreeve.net/blog/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-i...
- azhenley 5y agoDefinitely. I recommend grabbing a Helios-44 58mm off eBay and a cheap adapter from Amazon.
- twalla 5y agoI have one of these and would second the recommendation - really cool bokeh, light and cheap enough that I don't mind bashing it around. Seems they've gotten more expensive compared to when I purchased mine though (I think I paid 50-60 USD) Generally speaking all of the M42 mount Soviet Zeiss clones will be interesting and relatively affordable.
- Matrixik 5y agoAnd Tamron. Everyone remembering Tamron from 10 years ago looks at me as if I'm insane for using Tamron zooms (that was all released in last 2-3 years) on Sony A7 III. Then I show them end results and they are making big eyes. They are sharp and looking really good. As good as best Sony zooms or Sigma? No, but really close and cheaper. I'm looking now to buy Tamron 28-200 that is basically best super zoom available on any system (including first party zooms). Excellent for vacations.
- dagmx 5y agoSecond the recommendation for Tamron. I have their 70-200 f/2.8 with stabilization. It's amazing, especially for the price. I shoot concerts with it on an A7ii. The lens is great. The camera body however is showing its age which is unfortunate, but I'll upgrade in a generation or two.
- Matrixik 5y agoOh, you are talking about older version for cameras with mirror. I'm talking about newer one designed from scratch for mirror less cameras. They are even better and getting really close to Sony lenses (even better than some like new 70-180 f/2.8 is cheaper and better than Sony 70-200 f/4).
- king_phil 5y agoI recently got started with photography (A7R M2) and the tamron 28-70 f/2.8 is my first zoom. Have a 28mm 2.8, 40mm 2.8, 85mm 2.8 but the tamron is the one that is almost always mounted (or the sony 28mm). It's truly amazing.
- petepete 5y agoPeople used to give Sigma such a hard time over quality, but they (and Tamron, Tokina, Venus Optics, etc) have come such a long way. Sigma have been top of DXOMARK's scores for the last five years.
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- post_break 5y agoDon't forget rokinon. The sharpest lens I've ever used was my cheap manual rokinon 35mm. It was heavy as hell but holy crap was it sharp.
- azhenley 5y agoRokinon and Samyang are the same company. For some of their lenses, you can actually buy the same lens with either branding.
- fudged71 5y agoSony really set the bar and lit a fire under their competitors to move faster