Mattias Burling

6 hours ago, proteanstar said:

Would love to see a comparison shoot out for portrait work on the X-T3 between the Prime Lenses: Viltrox 85 mm F1.8 AF X mount (price? availability? Cannot seem to find it - $300?)

It's available for pre-order at my local camera store as well as on eBay with world wide shipping.

The price is $359

4 hours ago, thebrothersthre3 said:

You seemed to indicate the A7S3 will hypothetically not have usable auto focus. 

That was not my intention. Sorry if that's how it came of.

The waiting list for new orders here is only one week, so stocks around the world will probably be filled soon. No need to rush the decision imo.

I think it's a bit bigger than 90mm. Haven't measured. But for the price it's forgivable.

15 hours ago, thebrothersthre3 said:

Well its not a far stretch to imagine the A7SIII will be as good or better than the A6400.

I understood that part

I had the 90mm f2. Great lens but this bad boy is just so darn affordable.

The new firmware cleared up all bugs and as a bonus increased the focus speed.

24 minutes ago, thebrothersthre3 said:

Seems like the A6400 auto focus is a lot more than usable already. 

Not sure what it has to do with the post you quoted but that is good news for the a6400 users indeed.

It would need a lot more than usable AF for me to choose it over CaNikon for video. But as always I am rooting for it to get there. 

1 hour ago, Robert Collins said:

Seems odd to me to have a long thread bashing Sony users on the basis they go around bashing other brands!!

What goes around comes around. I think a tiny little thread to balance the thousands and thousands of trolls and paid commenters is ok. It can be a place for us camera agnostics to ventilate a little frustration  

10 hours ago, ntblowz said:

DPreview just posted their work in progress review of RP and Sony fanboy are already in full swing mode LOL, why waste time on reading and commenting on product that you dont like and wont buy and then commenting what a waste of their time.

 

They have nothing better to do while recharging the batteries for the seventh time that day

Today I got a message from Viltrox saying that a firmware fix is indeed in the making. Not that I doubted they would, but still reassuring.
Also, I saw both the Auto Focus version for Sony and Fuji available for preorder at my local camera shop and this is one affordable lens.

As a comparison it cost less than even the 27mm.. Straight from the source online its going to be even cheaper.

Imo there is so much more to a lens than aperture.

These are HD frame grabs with the Mamiya 80mm and 55mm + Medium Format Speedbooster. My current favorite lens to use is the 150mm f3.5. The crop factor ends up at x0.7.

Still working out the shipping details but it looks like I will test it on the MAVO soon.

3 hours ago, MrSMW said:

It would be asking too much to expect it to work with the 1.4 TC adapter wouldn't it? I'm sure it's Fuji only and then only about 3 lenses...?

I haven't got one but having a lens like this (I know the Fuji 80mm works), work at 2 or more focal lengths would be exceptional.

A little update. The AF with the X-E3 is as expected much faster and more accurate. The beep still comes a little quicker than the actual focus so its best turning the beep off (I have it off anyway).

Sadly, still no aperture control.. Ive emailed Viltrox so hopefully I will have an ETA on a firmware soon.
I have however talked to another user who claims all is well on the X-T3.

PS. The lens is really, really sharp edge to edge with creamy bokeh.

1 hour ago, MrSMW said:

I skipped the review initially only glancing at it and thinking, "manual focus only", but it's got my attention now...

f1.8 beats my current 50-140 f2.8 and whilst this lens does not have the reach, a very viable alternative to the 90mm f2 that I sold as too much crossover with the zoom.

But at that price, I think it will be making it's way into my bag as soon as it's available. Should be a very nice pairing with one of my XH1's.

I'm testing it on a XE3 this afternoon so I can report back tonight about the AF.

If anyone wants a cheap option to the 90mm f2 I can report that the Viltrox 85mm f1.8 Auto Focus lens is seriously sharp and the bokeh is very creamy. 

I've been shooting with it all day and enjoying it. I will test it on the X-T3 and X-T20 tomorrow or Monday to see how the AF works on modern bodies (I'm using the old Xpro1).

Just started playing with the Viltrox Auto Focus 85mm f1.8 for Fuji. It is very sharp and well built.
Have only tried it on a X-Pro1 so far, which doesn't exactly do it justice. But I will try to get hold of a newer Fuji soon.
Could be an alternative for portrait shooters on a budget.

7 hours ago, @yan_berthemy_photography said:

Hi guys,

 

I am looking to turn on IBIS for my manual lens (no connection between body and lens)

 

I would like to use sensor stabilization but it does not work... only works with my native 25mm 1.7 panasonic lens... is this normal? any settings to change??

You might have to enable "shoot without a lens" in the menu. It's the same on all cameras basically.

6 hours ago, kye said:

Did I miss anything?

It sounds like you missed a lot actually. Didn't you read the article?

14 minutes ago, Julian Krause said:

@Mattias Burling Sent you an email ?

Super helpful! I left my computer at work but will get on it first thing in the morning.

Thanks again!

1 hour ago, Julian Krause said:

Hey @Mattias Burling, I shot a comprehensive image test with the Canon RP. If you want, I can send you some original footage.

I don't have any footage of the 6D MKII to compare it to but I have the feeling it is not going to be much different.

Yeah if you could send a one or two clips of HD that would be extremely appreciated. Maybe of a person from portrait distance? But I would be happy with anything. Thanks!

(The natural picture profile is the one I use on the R and would match it to.)

Yeah Im 99% certain that I will tell them to buy the R + 24-105.

Saw someone with the adapter a few weeks back, but it seems to trickle out rather slowly.

Seems cool but personally I would never trust an a6xxx again. Been burned to many times. 

8 hours ago, webrunner5 said:

 

Cool, given that its been severely cropped and still remain some detail it looks good. 

15 minutes ago, liork said:

In body stabilization? Only digital one with a more crop, no IBIS.

Yes, I love it. Dead silent, no wobble and I don't have to remember to turn it off. The crop is negligible, intercuts nicely with FS7 4K.
I really hope the manufactures keep advancing EIS because it was nice on the 6Dmkii and really nice on the R. 

Either way I have decided to get another R instead of the RP simply because I do use the 8fps shooting mode sometime. I often don't use CAF so the 5fps on the RP is plenty. But using CAF in 8fps with an awesome hit rate on the R, in raw, with what feels like an unlimited buffer has saved me many times already. Might as well dubble up on that feature.

So thanks anyway!

(Still might get an RP for private use since I miss the 6Dmkii image and would love to try my medium format speed booster on it.)

BTW here is an EOS-R video a fellow shared in the R FB-group. All handheld with the 35mm f1.8 and just the lens IS. A good option if one is afraid of the negligible crop EIS gives at the normal setting. And given how many EF lenses have great IS.. plenty of stabilization to go around imo.

Anyone with a Canon RP that can shoot some HD and share the file? Or anyone seen any HD samples online from someone that knows what they are doing?

I need to buy a b-camera for work. Will be used a lot for video so the R is still the perfect match from what I've seen. But the RP seems to have the same readout as the R with absolutely no rolling shutter as well as the in body stabilization and of course the colors. 

But I wonder if it's the same HD file as the 6Dmkii? If so I might as well go for the 6Dmkii or another R. Curious to see if the new processor has stepped it up.

I've searched but not found much HD footage. Anyone else seen any or have the camera?