Matt Granger: Sony Lenses – What to buy first?

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‘Sony Lenses – What to buy first?’

When you buy into a new camera system – what lenses should you first buy? Whats the best way to decide?

This is an issue that Photographer Matt Granger is facing now – having recently bought an A7R4 for his travel and portraiture work.

In this video Matt talks about how the awesome Sony eye autofocus let him catch shots he may otherwise have missed, and why he decided to finally buy it.

The process he uses to work out the lenses to buy is pretty smart, watch the video below to see for yourself.

You might be surprised but several of the lenses Matt lists are not Sony G Master lenses. In fact there are some off brand options in there – as he explains, value for money is important for everyone – especially if it is your business. (Reminder Matt is raising money for charity as part of a Business Deal that ends tomorrow. You get $2100 of materials for $89! Check it out at https://geni.us/OwnBoss )

The five lenses Matt plans to get are:
24mm f1.4 G Master
55mm f1.8 Sony Zeiss
85mm Batis
70-180 Tamron
135 G Master

What do you think? If you were starting from scratch – what would your first 5 lenses be?

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Vincent Lim‎
Torpedo dive by Grey Headed Fish Eagle.
1/3200, f6.3, ISO 1600
Sony a9 with 200-600mm lens.
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Sony A6600 sensor tested at DxO: “attractive camera at a relatively affordable price”

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DxOmark tested the Sony A6600 sensor and concludes:

Sony continues to stay ahead with its 24MP APS-C Exmor sensor, particularly with regard to low-light performance and high ISO dynamic range, though overall image quality is largely unchanged from earlier models. It has also ceded some ground to rivals’ smaller Four-Thirds sensors (albeit most likely Sony-made); as for APS-C, Canon has trumped Sony in resolution with a new 32.5MP sensor.

Nevertheless, the Sony A6600 is capable of producing superb-quality images, and the inclusion of its Real-Time Tracking Autofocus for both stills and video, along with a larger battery over its predecessor, make it an appealing upgrade over the A6500. With a well-rounded feature set, the Sony A6600 is an attractive camera at a relatively affordable price.

Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.

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Sony WH-1000XM4 headphone leaked

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This isn’t an Alpha leak but I know many of you use headphones for video editing like I do. I just recently bought the discounted Sony WH1000XM3 headphones. Well the new WH1000XM4 just got leaked and I guess they will be announced very soon.They look exactly like the XM3 but have those additional new features (via TheVerge):

  • Bluetooth v5 (updated from v4.2)
  • 2W of rated power consumption (down from 8W)
  • 40 hours of operation when connected via headphone cable and noise cancelation on max (up from 36 hours)
  • Something new called “speak to chat,” perhaps making it easier to work with Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa (they require a button press now)

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony A6600 Tutorial – Back Button Auto Focus

Note: If you are interested in electric cars check out our new website Electric-fun.com
Sony A7R4 vs Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic S1R – Image Quality Comparison by Matt Granger (L-rumors).
Well that was a damn fast transition: Canon says focus now is on “RF lenses” and there will be “no new EF lenses unless market demands it” (MirrorlessRumors).
AI Has Invaded Your Camera (Explora).
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Review (Photographyblog).
SONY A7iii compared to the CANON EOS R + FUJI XT3 (Chris Brockhurst)
Ice Hockey Photography with the Sony Alpha a9 II | Winter Adventure Week (Explora).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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