QUOTE(Decky @ Sep 1 2014, 08:30 PM)
Thanks dude!
To A6k users, mind sharing your experience on it's low light high ISO performance?
I'm actually planning to downgrade (again) after finishing up all my responsibilities that would be better done with my full frame d600 + 35 1.4 ART currently and I was thinking of getting a combo that will save me some money. I realized that I was spending far too much money on a hobby that I will probably not have alot of time for as I grow older.
I know that a Fuji system will probably have better ISO performance (I used to own a XT1 + 23mm 1.4 and 56mm 1.2 at one point, got it at a crazy good price), but after trying out many fuji's, I never grew to like the image quality it produced. I'm pretty sure I'm quite alone in saying this, but I feel like fuji pictures (esp their raw files) tend to be more mushy. After comparing flickr pictures (no pixel peeping though) of the CZ 24mm 1.8 and the fuji 23mm 1.4, I'm pretty sure that I personally prefer the pictures produced by the CZ.
With that being said, I'm also considering a second hand a7 and 35mm f28 combo; which is basically a full frame version of a6k and the 24mm 1.8. My big question is this:
How much advantage does the full frame a7 sensor have over the a6k; no doubt a big advantage, but how much? The thing is that because 1.8 on the a6k will give me the DoF equivalent of the 35mm f2.8 on the a7, BUT will let in more light (nearly one stop worth of extra light?). So I was thinking if this would be a good trade off since lets say that the ISO 6400 of the A7 is equivalent to ISO 3200 on the a6k, then it would be a good trade off (the only advantage the a7 has now then, would be the extra dynamic range), but I get to save at least RM1.5k going for the a6k.
And I only plan to use one lens most of the time (which is a 35mm equivalent)...
Any thoughts?
I think the major differences of APS-C and FF IQ is a slightly richer color with better DR (dynamic range) especially at ISO above 1000. I don't really think DOF should be a concern since we can always find relative glass to overcome this "issue". For high ISO alone, I'd say A7 may give you about 1-1.5 stop advantage on color/DR/noise quality. Anyhow, I actually prefer APS-C system, for the sake of its crop factor that is an advantage for me. I can get smaller tele lens and lighter large aperture lens. I am not a wide angle guy, so 24mm is more then enough for me. I don't need to go FF just for the sake of getting that super wide angle shot. For general use, I really don't see most people can notice any difference on IQ between APS-C and FF. If you go for A6000, just try to shoot below ISO 1600 and IQ is fantastic. By using the kit lens 16-50 with OSS on, you can shoot with shutter speed as low as 1/25 and get a sharp image without pushing up the ISO too much. I personally shot some even at 1/15 handheld and still able to get sharp image with very nice DR at below ISO 1000.To A6k users, mind sharing your experience on it's low light high ISO performance?
I'm actually planning to downgrade (again) after finishing up all my responsibilities that would be better done with my full frame d600 + 35 1.4 ART currently and I was thinking of getting a combo that will save me some money. I realized that I was spending far too much money on a hobby that I will probably not have alot of time for as I grow older.
I know that a Fuji system will probably have better ISO performance (I used to own a XT1 + 23mm 1.4 and 56mm 1.2 at one point, got it at a crazy good price), but after trying out many fuji's, I never grew to like the image quality it produced. I'm pretty sure I'm quite alone in saying this, but I feel like fuji pictures (esp their raw files) tend to be more mushy. After comparing flickr pictures (no pixel peeping though) of the CZ 24mm 1.8 and the fuji 23mm 1.4, I'm pretty sure that I personally prefer the pictures produced by the CZ.
With that being said, I'm also considering a second hand a7 and 35mm f28 combo; which is basically a full frame version of a6k and the 24mm 1.8. My big question is this:
How much advantage does the full frame a7 sensor have over the a6k; no doubt a big advantage, but how much? The thing is that because 1.8 on the a6k will give me the DoF equivalent of the 35mm f2.8 on the a7, BUT will let in more light (nearly one stop worth of extra light?). So I was thinking if this would be a good trade off since lets say that the ISO 6400 of the A7 is equivalent to ISO 3200 on the a6k, then it would be a good trade off (the only advantage the a7 has now then, would be the extra dynamic range), but I get to save at least RM1.5k going for the a6k.
And I only plan to use one lens most of the time (which is a 35mm equivalent)...
Any thoughts?
Sep 2 2014, 04:30 AM

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