CHOLLY wrote:
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Ah, yes! I have been corrected and re-directed; as in SAL2470Z2 and SAL1635Z2. So, it is not just vernacular! THANK YOU! In their survey I did not give the (maybe offshore on a weekend) salesperson an "Excellent" in product knowledge, as he was kinda hesitant uncertain with his answer. From now on, I'll not call Sony, I'll call "Cholly"! :thumbup:
CHOLLY wrote:
Sony has redesigned the SSM drive motors in it's high end lenses. They are even faster than the original SSM motors, a move designed to take advantage of the super fast focusing module in the A77II and the upcoming A99II.
The new Z2 lenses (and G2 lenses for that matter) also have new coatings that reduce flare, ghosting and chromatic aberration even more than the existing first generation models.
These improvements come at a cost. The already expensive Zeiss and G lenses have been replaced by Z2 and G2 models that are substantially (5-50%) more expensive than the originals. The increased performance may or may not justify the additional expense in the minds of potential buyers.
I know that the 70-400mm f/4 G2 is a FAR superior lens to the original G, and well worth every single penny in cost... and I suspect the new 24-70mm f/2.8 Z2 will be the same in relation to the original 24-70mm which is one of the BEST lenses on the market at any price. :thumbup:
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Same "idiot" question as yesterday, but I think I got my answer: "Z2", as in "24-70mm f/2.8 Z2" seems to be a very rare term. Google cannot seem to find it. The Sony website directs me to the latest "SSM" with no reference to "Z2". On the telephone, the Sony salesperson seemed a bit confused by the term (Z2), and finally concluded that it's just someone's reference to the most recent (SSM) iteration. I think I've concluded that it must be exclusive "hogger" insider vernacular.
CHOLLY wrote:
^^^Absolutely. :thumbup:
I want the 24-70mm Z2 in the A mount. It is supposed to have a much faster AF motor and superior coatings to the Z1 which is an OUTSTANDING lens... one of the best in the class.
Don't know if I can justify to the wife spending more money for essentially the same lens though. :(
Cholly, for us neophytes; what's a "Z2"? (Or, a Z1, for that matter)?
OddJobber wrote:
I just got a Sony RX100M3 so I'll be more likely to have a camera with me most of the time. It looks like an amazing camera, everything I wanted in a pocket camera (except for zoom range). But.... I've always shot with Nikon and don't speak Sonyese. The whole control layout and menus are foreign to me.
Sony didn't help much with their 38 pages of instructions, compared to 500 page manuals for my last two Nikons, and their online help pretty much regurgitates the same info with a few brief notes added.
So..... does anyone have referrals to good tutorials that will get me from step one to proficiency, or at least a basic understanding of how to make this thing go?
Please??
Help??!!
p.s. I already know how to turn it on and set the date and can shoot on Auto, but don't even know the difference between "intelligent auto" and "superior auto". :roll: :roll:
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OJ, as a photographic dunderhead, I virtually never post here amongst the Mensa Society of photography, but as a user of the basic economy Sony model (a6000) "I feel ya", as the kids say. While waiting for one of the experts and for your copy of Friedman's guidebook; "Auto" (iAuto or intelligent Auto) is Sony's version of most every garden variety "Auto" setting on any digital camera ~ iAuto+ (Superior Auto) is what Friedman terms "Auto on steroids". It takes everything the camera system can possibly sense, and much of what it thinks you're thinkin' and captures the image it believes you really would want if you were as smart as it is. "P" might be your first favorite setting, as it is essentially "iAuto" with some controls left to your descretion (if you change the Shutter Speed" in the display, it changes the Aperture, whether you like it or not). That's how these three basic settings work on the a6000 and I've gotta believe they'll work nearly as well on your coveted (by me) little "pocket camera". Give us a report in a few weeks; the world is waiting.
minniev wrote:
I will start by saying I am not advocating one or the other. Each is best for some people/purposes. Raw is usually better for me because I shoot with a smaller format camera and I like to do creative post processing - thus, I need all the data I can get to do what I want to do.
These 3 images are from the same capture. This shot is part of a fun family book project that will include images my uncle shot in 1969 with a Minolta and images I shot of those same scenes along the Louisiana River Road last week, in as close to the same lighting and angle as possible. For this one, I was shooting into the sun so had to use settings to preserve highlights.
First is the jpeg. Second is its raw file processed in Lightroom. Third is the first draft of the finished image, converted from raw in Tonality Pro.
The raw/jpeg choice is not about which will immediately look better but which will let you go where you want to next. If no further work is planned, jpeg is easy and often looks great. If you're gonna beat the file up a lot, raw is at least a consideration.
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Minniev,
For quite some time I've read many UHH threads on a daily basis, and never been tempted to enter a conversation. Two major reasons: I'm not smart enough...and, wish to avoid the vitriolic anger and clashing of egos as displayed on this thread. HOWEVER, this evening, I want to nominate your reply + images (here) for the "gold star" of the day. I've never had the interest to even purchase a camera with a "large" sensor, and high quality lens, let alone wade through the learning curve of "post processing" (I'm not an artist). But, these (your) three images have made a convert out of me. I, now, want to learn how to process RAW images. Thank you for the calm, clear, kind reply, with illustrations. I'll not read the remaining 32 pages; your explanation and images are all I need.
le Boecere
terry44 wrote:
boy does house-hunting suck I have not been able to go anywhere to take some decent photos just of homes we looked at, now we have found one and we are to pay cash which I want to do and they are holding us up. it is so frustrating that I got to visit Sierra Visa VA clinic with a close call they wanted to send me to Tuscon hospital and I refused I have reached the point I do not care anymore I want at least a couple of days to go out where I can get some decent photos, this ,may end up being the end of my marriage we are in a large fight which I am afraid will come to a lousy conclusion, sorry for the rant but I have no one to turn to she has her sisters who seem to think they know it all. Terry
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Terry, I've not registered for any forum of any kind for over a decade. But, when I read your situation here, last night, it touched my heart and I wrote this note and saved it. After contemplating for 12 hours, here it is, FWIW:
First, let me tell you I've been a divorce recovery support group facilitator and counselor for 21 years. I've not met you and don't know both sides of the story, but I've been listening to similar stories of relationship (marriage) failure, (probably 15-20 per week) for a very long time.
Just on what you've written here, I don't believe your relationship problems are about your photography or about where you live. It's something else, and it's vintage, and it's deep...probably older and deeper than the marriage, itself. From what you write, I get hints of an unhealthy co-dependent relationship in her family, that seems to have finally focused on her syblings, at the center of the frame.
I believe I can safely tell you that moving may solve your problem for a temporary period and then it will become worse than when you lived on Maui (because it's not about Maui and cannot be fixed by Arizona). And DO NOT give up your photography; in many ways it's even better than fishing to help a man keep his sanity, and may be the one thing that has kept you out of the hospital for this long.
In brief: If you move, the relationship will eventually be worse than if you stay put. If you don't get out and do more of the kinds of photography you love, your health (and the marriage) will deteriorate even faster. Keep us apprised of how things are going for you.