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That's a cracking shot bmike! You've captured the comet really well, and the foreground is excellent too. I'd hang that one on the wall :D I had a look for the comet myself this evening, but ...

I've downloaded two of your images, A7R III.ARW, and A7R IV.ARW. If your use case is always panning shots, then the 24-105 is likely to give you better results, as it has OSS, which really helps ...

Yes, they look to be cheap, small, lightweight, and they have OSS too - which is amazing for the quoted prices (<1000USD)! It'll be interesting to see how they perform in the field! I must admit ...

@Auf Reisen: Because they're small, cheap and lightweight? I'd rather have an 800mm f11; than an 800mm f4 that I couldn't carry, and cost more than a car!

I would love one of these as a...

Thank you all for your posts; you made some good points, posted some excellent shots, and made me chuckle in equal measure - thank you! @Gytramr65: LOL; yes, but do you clone them out so the ...

I bought the Sony 12-24 f4, but if I had my time again I'd probably buy the 16-35 f2.8 GM; although it wasn't available when I bought my 12-24. Why would I choose differently in hindsight? Simply ...

That looks like something that will fall out of the hand nicely ;)

Also those sample images are not nice in the slightest. I hope they applied several Insta filters to the images, otherwise,...

Thread idea shamelessly pilfered from Softmarmotte. Feel free to post your best images that you feel were blighted by the evil sky ribbons ;) Yes, I know how to remove powerlines in PS, but it ...

A lovely sunrise shot; you've chosen a good subject to have in silhouette form too. I assume they're water tanks? If so, why are they elevated and exposed like that?

...and you, sir, have just won the internet ;-) Excellent work!

Whilst there are undoubtedly some genuine issues with a few 200-600s (as there are with any fragile optical instrument drop kicked shipped around the world), I think at least some of the reports of ...

Based on testing with the free trial versions, I purchased copies of both Sharpen AI, and Denoise AI. They are good, if interrelated tools. Gigapixel AI has also come on significantly in the latest ...

You're welcome Denis :) Unfortunately I think you may have misinterpreted what I was trying to say. What I'm saying is that the DNG converter often needs to be updated whenever a new native DNG cam ...

I think the others have pretty much covered it already, in terms of the words. In terms of the way I see things, I see a rather fine B&W image here: Channel mixer, plus Hue/Saturation in Colorise mode.

Whilst a universal raw standard is a great idea in principle, unfortunately DNG doesn't deliver on Adobe's promises. Each time a new camera is released you still have to download a new version of ...

The older ones are clearly out of copyright in most countries. I agree that some of the more recent images here are potentially problematic though. It's obviously OK if the actual image owner has ...

In addition to my earlier comment; another major concern with DNG (from my perspective) is that a DNG file may or may not contain the mosaiced data. DNG is basically a container format, which can ...

IMO you're just adding an unnecessary step to your workflow. If you're concerned about future readability, your primary concern should be making sure you check you have current backups, and that ...

Here's my version; I've used Topaz Sharpen AI selectively on the face, particularly the eyes and mouth. I've also used Frequency Separation to try and make the skin tone a bit more uniform, I'm ...

You're welcome Rick! Unfortunately I haven't used the A7R3, but on the subject of AF the DPReview review of the A7R4 states: "The a7R IV comes with an updated autofocus system, comprising a total ...