[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Enter the Consumer Drone Photography/Video Market?]

Yes Drew - along the lines of a DJI Mavic 3

[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Enter the Consumer Drone Photography/Video Market?]

I have their drone with the Hasselblad's camera, but I think Sony should strike out on their own - they don't need a partnership - they have some of the best engineers on the planet working for them!

[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Enter the Consumer Drone Photography/Video Market?]

I agree pm-r - fingers crossed

[Where Are Your Favorite Locations For Wildflowers?]

thanks for sharing alpha-stormy. I was at Carrizo Plain this week and it is well past peak but still in good shape along Highway 58 east of Santa Margarita, California

[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Enter the Consumer Drone Photography/Video Market?]

I realize Sony has the professional Airpeak S1 drone available, but how many of you would like to see them take on DJI and offer less-expensive consumer drones? With Sony's sensor and lens technology I think it would be a welcome addition. What do you think?

[2024 solar Eclipse]

I will be in Texas Tony - already have it on my calendar!

[Playing with the picture effects, Partial color]

Very cool images!

[What Is Your Favorite Lens For Landscape Photography?]

I have been photographing the California superbloom TrekRover and have also be using the 12-24mm and the a7RV focus-braket feature to capture the carpeted fields!

 

[What Is Your Favorite Lens For Landscape Photography?]

Just for fun I went back to past two years and looked at what was my most used lens for landscape. It was a close call between the Sony 24-105mm and the Sony 100-400mm. What is yours? I find myself using the 12-24mm  a lot lately...

[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Make Tilt/Shift Lenses?]

Hey Joey - they are awesome to use... I used to own some back in the day 🙂

[New Forum Enhancements]

The Sony Forums are awesome and congrats on the new updates!

[What are your top two locations for landscape photography?]

I would have to say Iceland and Norway but also South Island New Zealand!

 

[What photographers have influenced you?]

Without a doubt, Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell.

[Mountain silhouette]

Very nice - love the layering!

[What is your most profitable photo product?]

Workshops and teaching Caroline.

[Where Are Your Favorite Locations For Wildflowers?]

The Rowena Loop in the Columbia River gorge was always a favorite. And of course, Mt. Rainier in July is wonderful. 

I have to agree with you about the Rowena Loop Matt. Mt. Rainier is on my list!

[Golden hour with A7III and 200-600]

Awesome images - I love both ends of the day but am partial to sunrises!

[Where Are Your Favorite Locations For Wildflowers?]

Loving the colors in this image, Don!

Thanks Jessica. The Carrizo Plain is alive with wildflowers of all sorts - will maybe last one more week.

[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Make Tilt/Shift Lenses?]

Sure, I'd like to have high quality native E-mount T/S lenses.  I'd be fine with fully manual aperture and focus as long as EXIF data was communicated to the camera.  Do I think Sony will do this?  No.  The market niche is so small there's little incentive for Sony.  Existing Canon TS-E lenses are readily adapted to E-mount bodies so we do have access to lenses.  I'm surprised none of the third party manufacturers have filled this niche.  Laowa has a couple wide shift lenses.  Samyang is the only one to make a tilt plus shift lens.  None of them are good optically or mechanically.  None were designed for a mirrorless register.  A complete lineup of short flange T/S focal lengths would be great.

Off-axis tilt movements cannot be replicated by software.  On-axis tilt  to increase DoF can be emulated with focus stacking methods.  Oddly, Sony has only recently added that feature into a camera for the first time.  That points towards a future more reliant on computational processing rather than optical solutions.

Shift movements are more easily emulated by cropping ultra wide angle views.  There are some tricks you cannot duplicate without camera movements.  Software, ultra wide lenses and high res sensors offer enough for most photographers to accomplish what they need to.

 

I have no insight as to what Sony will do as you can imagine. I agree that the market segment for these types of lenses, given today's software, is small indeed. Not sure it would be worth Sony's investment. If enough people are interested I would assume they would get serious about it.

[Where Are Your Favorite Locations For Wildflowers?]

I am fortunate to live near Carrizo Plain National Monument. We are currently experiencing a Superbloom thanks to all the rain California received this year. I captured this image with my Sony a7RV and 12-24mm GM. Where is your "go-to" place for wildflowers? Please show some images!

[Focus Bracketing on the a7RV]

Simply EPIC, Don! This is beyond gorgeous! 

thanks Caroline - we have a "superbloom" happening right now

[What lens are you wishing Sony would create?]

But a tilt/shift as sharp as the 24mm GM and very light, will make life easier. It would require few shots to chose from, and save memory while out shooting. The computer will be happier and faster. And it would be a great choice for photographers that don't have focus stacking option in their bodies.

I would love a 24mm T/S LensBrew. I'm with you - I'd rather create "in camera."

[Protecting your equipment in the desert]

Great advice Ira. I'm with Tony, I'd be very diligent on cleaning my gear every day...

[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Make Tilt/Shift Lenses?]

How many of you would like to see Sony add some tilt/shift lenses to the lineup? Are they really needed with all the lens software we have out there these days? Would be interested to hear your thoughts...

[What lens are you wishing Sony would create?]

I used to wish for tilt/shifts, but with software, not so sure we need them anymore.