UncleVanya

Was the camera water resistant enough to survive?

Ah. I have the original but don’t plan to wade a stream. I appreciate the clarification.

We think alike.

That’s excellent to hear. I hadn’t tried that with mine.

Smaller venue? Large rowdy crowds or sedate?  I’d not want to change lenses in a rowdy crowd. Distances to the action matter a lot in making the evaluation.

Have you tried the mindshift rotation series packs? I have an older model (30L). I find the rotating part is a good compromise for getting to the main gear if the lenses frequently accessed aren’t ...

I’m a freak. I like my FE 28/2. I find it small and light and I like the general rendering. It isn’t razor sharp across the frame wide open - that’s true.

I’ve shot hobby rockets lifting off at 300mph with 10fps - I don’t know if 15fps is a major limitation.

Choices are plentiful. https://phillipreeve.net/blog/guides/ This site will give you a lot of info.

I once flew to Europe with a 40+ lb bag on my back. I didn’t even know there was a weight limit and got away with it. The bag was filled with two laptops spare usb battery packs, tablets, phones a ...

Need criteria and use case and perhaps what you are contrasting with. I assume the Sony ZA 55: https://electronics.sony.com/imaging/lenses/full-frame-e-mount/p/sel55f18z and the Zeiss Batis 85: ...

What’s the use case? The 70-180/2.8 Tamron is a better choice for most people. The 70-200/4 is not a great Sony lens. The Tamron is on par with the new 70-200 GM II in sharpness and even lighter ...

I would suggest that almost no one should buy the 200-600 without very specific goals and some experience using large long lenses. The lens is a beast and takes a large bag just to carry it. A ...

In prints of a rational size? On screen at 1:1? In what context? Blind perceptual testing at one time in the past suggested a 2:1 increase in mp was required using the same underlying technology ...

Another way to wrap your brain around the topic is that the apsc crop of the a1 is 22mp vs A7r iv being 26mp. - the 11mp difference quickly gets reduced as it is a squared rather than linear delta.

Your own post starting this thread indicated 14 might be too wide and that the 20 was more versatile. Additionally the 14mm GM is heavier than the 20mm G by more than 20%. But the 14 is lighter ...

Seems like a sound choice for your use.

While you say you are a Sony purist, The Tamron 17-28 might be just what you need. It falls between the Sony 20/1.8 (373g) and 16-35/2.8 (680g) in weight at 420g. This doesn’t give you more light, ...

Philip Reeve’s site says this about the Loxia 21: Recommended to: If you like manual focus and distinct sunstars this is still a very good choice. If neither is the case be sure to check out the ...

You can use a macro rail that is automated or you can simply refocus multiple times and use software to build the final image. https://www.diyphotography.net/fast-stacker-2-0-is-an-automated-focusi ...