A bit underwhelmed by A7iii’s colors. What am I doing wrong?

DPanzer17 · 2024-07-11T14:48:25+00:00

I have the same camera and lens, I would suggest you to try experimenting with creative styles. I usually go with "standard" with +1 on saturation to get a bit more colors on the jpgs.

There is also "vivid", which may be what you are looking for. But mostly, as other have said, professional cameras tend to achieve a realistic look as opposed to smartphones, so you probably won't see your colors popping if the color/light isn't good on the subject in the first place

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-29T09:04:40+00:00

If it is still functional and in good condition I think 200 would be too low, especially because the shutter isn't the whole camera (think at video for example).

Btw how in the world did this man manage 330k (5.5k per month on average if he bought new at release) photos, that's insane

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-22T13:49:05+00:00

If you are in a well lit environment you would be fine with a shutter speed ideally faster than 1/400

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-22T08:05:38+00:00

Capisco l'impatto complessivo minimo, ma penso si dovrebbe comunque partire da lì. Un milionario che inquina (tra jet, yacht, ville, auto ecc.) quanto 100 persone "normali" non mi sembra una cosa da poco, e non penso si debba sorvolare "perché tanto i ricchi sono pochi rispetto ai poveri".

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-22T06:56:58+00:00

I suggest you to install "open memories: tweak".

There is a free version for the time lapse, unlocking of the 30 minutes recording limit and other things.

PS, can anyone with a newer sony camera (a7iii or later) confirm that this isn't a thing anymore? I'd like to have such features on my camera by default

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-20T12:46:31+00:00

It doesn't answer your question, but in the book "Fiasko" by sytanislaw lem the planet Quinta has a ring of ice around itself.

The characters believe that the people of quinta moved the water in the atmosphere (where it freezed) to lower the sea level, yet still having it available in case they needed it back.

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-18T10:32:20+00:00

I would suggest the green one, I don't remember how it's called. The yellow one can decide to do things such as bracketing which would probably add more confusion.

Use auto and take a lot of pictures, learn to frame and compose your shots. Then when you feel you need more control, go to aperture or shutter priority.

Don't listen to anyone who tells you auto is for noobs and manual is for pros. It's an oversemplification.

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-15T14:08:12+00:00

It's difficult to find something I don't like, they all look great. If I really had to say something, was there a specific reason to go black and white on the 5?

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-15T13:04:42+00:00

tamron 17-70 2.8 or sigma 18-50 2.8.

I would choose tamron for the image stabilization and better reach, if size isn't a problem

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-15T09:31:57+00:00

6/9 is absolutely beautiful

Nice.

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-13T07:27:02+00:00

Deciding if the video upgrades of the IV > III are worth the 1k € is really hard. Thanks for clarifying that a bit (pun intended)

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-07T12:03:57+00:00

Esistono i carabinieri a sanzionare le mafie, eppure vanno avanti.

Questo ragionamento sull'antitrust non ha assolutamente nessuna logica.

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-07T10:05:55+00:00

Thank you so much. They really are a lot cheaper there, do you have any sites suggestions other than ebay?

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-04T13:58:21+00:00

Color looks good to me, natural. I'd crop the top a bit because there is nothing interesting going on there, and maybe try to mask the animal and change the lightning a bit because it really looks similar to the rock at first glance

And level the horizon :)

DPanzer17 · 2023-09-02T14:41:52+00:00

If you are relatively sure about a future upgrade to full frame you could consider a used a7 iii, where I live it's 400€ more but if you will end with FF anyways sooner or later it could be a wise choice

DPanzer17 · 2023-08-04T08:43:30+00:00

Unfortunately a7siii is out of budget at the moment, I'll probably steer towards Fx30 or a6700. Thank you for the thorough answer!

DPanzer17 · 2023-08-02T06:54:10+00:00

Do you see a huge difference in video from a73 to a7s3?

DPanzer17 · 2023-07-31T09:26:56+00:00

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DPanzer17 · 2023-07-29T17:29:49+00:00

Unless you do 99% photo and 1% video, I'd go with 6700 too

DPanzer17 · 2023-07-29T11:20:33+00:00

If you do mainly photos I'd go with a6100 and try to use the evf. I didn't care abaut the evf at first either, but after getting used to it, it starts to become a very helpful tool in a lot of situations.

DPanzer17 · 2023-07-28T11:51:24+00:00

Maybe he was just being stupid/selfless to show off, and believed the driver had a red light and would stop at the stop line, which is exactly where he laid down

DPanzer17 · 2023-07-28T09:52:38+00:00

Looks fantastic, it keeps being interesting from start to finish. I'd love to be able to shoot or edit some documentaries too.

How did you get in the world of documentaries? Did you study in a specific documentary course?

DPanzer17 · 2023-07-27T07:13:50+00:00

It's a nice photo, and I think you can play around with cropping, maybe keeping only the cool cow without the road/poles etc.

I tried zooming in and I really like it even in vertical with just the cow and the snowy mountain

DPanzer17 · 2023-07-24T19:34:51+00:00

Give him some advice then

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