Mike Fewster

I don't want to get into a "mines bigger than yours" discussion here, and I'm sure going close to it, but I'd nominate one lens at least as up to that challenge. The Zeiss 35mm F2 that was ...

It's weird. The base plate supplied with the 7CR  could easily have been designed with an arca plate built in. It would have been far more useful. Why Sony didn't do this? One of those Sony mysteries.

Just got my new A7CR. I need to set it up and I'm lost. I knew my way around the old much derided Sony Menu structure. I'm lost in the new "easy to use" structure. Has anyone released a guide?

In that case  perhaps you need to think about how you are holding your camera. These aren't point and shoots. With an ILC camera my left hand is always taking the weight and it is holding the ...

Generally, I don't need an L plate/bracket on my A7CR . When I'm using a tripod, I want one. I can't find any for the A7CR. After carefully reading the Smallrig site, I don't think their baseplate ...

Mine cost some $300 Australian less than that advertised price. Yes, it included local taxes and postage.  Most Australian retailers I can find are charging from around Australian $4500 to ...

Yes that is what I paid as well and it wasn't even a Black Friday special. It was cheaper than the lowest  I could see it in the USA even without adding on postage and duty to bring an import into ...

The 35 2.8 often travels with me as well. I don't usually have it in my camera bag, it goes in my general luggage. It is handy when I want the smallest possible set up on my A7Riii or A7C. I never ...

Interesting. I have been wondering if price reductions are coming. I bought an A7CR a couple of weeks ago at an Australian$1000 discount to the regular price here. It was via a quiet little three ...

Your calculations are correct. I was 31. I'd been taking photos since my teens.This was travel with a single camera and two lenses. Mamiya C330 plus 80mm and 180mm. Those lenses were huge as each ...

You got me reminiscing. I dug out some of my Mamiya C330 shots from travelling in Europe in 1974 and scanned them Spanish Village Trying to get things vertical. You know where. Greek Village. Samos. ...

Sony A7R3. Laowa 14mm. 13 seconds. 1so 1600 F2 RAW capture There are clouds here blocking some stars. I'm still counting them. When I finish I'll let you know if some are missing.

For your needs, the A&CR by a mile. You have a wide range of needs. The interchangeable lens versatility of the CR plus the versatilty that the 61 mgp brings, makes it an easy choice. The ...

Prices here are all over the place. I got my A7CR on a promotional price that was about $950 less than the cheapest A7Rv I can find here. While there are features on the A7rv I'd like, the smaller ...

And it doesn't impress me much. The 70-350, on APS-C  is giving 525mm equivalent. I'm quite happy to use one of the new denoise programs and raise the iso to deal with low light. The 70-300 is ...

Thanks. iIlook forward to seeing them.

I'm yet to have my new 7CR in my hands. Thanks to the OP. I'll be watching this discussion carefully.

I agree that this is horses for courses territory and we all have different styles and therefore ideas on what we need. Actually, I'm 81 and I have been doing this for a lot, a real lot, of years. ...

I have written about my travel set up several times here. Here's my thinking. Changing lenses while traveling is a PITA and forever risks having to be done in circumstances where you might hesitate ...

I asked "why" because I am not sure what an em12 is. If you are referring to the af focus bracketing on the em 10 range, it isn't surprising that you are underwhelmed. It isn't comparable with ...