Re:Camera sales are falling sharply
by aczerepinski on Thursday September 05, 2019 @05:39PM
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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.
Re:Camera sales are falling sharply
by manaskarekar on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:53AM
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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.
Re:Camera sales are falling sharply
by whitehouse3 on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @01:53PM
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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.
how does the bokeh look for a cropped portrait? can you get a reasonably shallow depth of field with such a wide lens?
Re:Camera sales are falling sharply
by whitehouse3 on Thursday September 05, 2019 @10:04AM
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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.
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.