What primes to rent for A7RII?
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What primes to rent for A7RII?
I just sold off my 6D and picked up an A7RII. I'll have a metabones adapter to use my 24-70 f/2.8L II with, but I wanted to rent one or 2 Sony FE primes. I was thinking about the 28 f/2 or the 35 f/1.4.
Any thoughts from experienced shooters? I'll be in Singapore/HK/Tokyo/Seoul. The other reason for a faster prime is for some in cabin shots on the plane without having to crank my ISO.
Thanks!
Any thoughts from experienced shooters? I'll be in Singapore/HK/Tokyo/Seoul. The other reason for a faster prime is for some in cabin shots on the plane without having to crank my ISO.
Thanks!
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Crank that ISO! You'll love the low-light performance. 28/2 isn't a great lens but if you need something wide then it's ok I guess. 35/1.4 should be sublime, 85mm batis or 85GM1.4 are amazing lenses.
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I just sold off my 6D and picked up an A7RII. I'll have a metabones adapter to use my 24-70 f/2.8L II with, but I wanted to rent one or 2 Sony FE primes. I was thinking about the 28 f/2 or the 35 f/1.4.
Any thoughts from experienced shooters? I'll be in Singapore/HK/Tokyo/Seoul. The other reason for a faster prime is for some in cabin shots on the plane without having to crank my ISO.
Thanks!
Any thoughts from experienced shooters? I'll be in Singapore/HK/Tokyo/Seoul. The other reason for a faster prime is for some in cabin shots on the plane without having to crank my ISO.
Thanks!
When travelling I would take any zoom lens over any prime.
Depending on what you are planning to shoot I would take a wide zoom i.e (Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens) and/or a tele zoom (Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS Lens).
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chongl this camera and photography is so far out of my league - but I am REALLY excited to see what you shoot. Maybe another TR in the future??
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Yes, another trip report will be coming next week . I leave on the 11th from LAX, and as usual, I'll be posting updates during my trip. I might slow the pace down so I don't feel as rushed to edit at night when I really just want to relax.
However, I'm still very much a low level amateur with good gear (to make up for my own deficiencies and shooting ability)
However, I'm still very much a low level amateur with good gear (to make up for my own deficiencies and shooting ability)
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There is. There's a noticeable degradation in sharpness esp in corners when using any sort of adaptive compared to the native mount. If you can get a Sony equivalent (G master) then use those ones.
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Also, how do you feel about the differences between the g-master and the Zeiss series?
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Calvin, I would recommend looking at the Dyxum lens database to help you in your decision about which lens to acquire.