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This is the reason why I'm subbed to this channel, honest accurate reviews from somebody who knows his stuff. Thank you, appreciated greatly.

Absolutely incredible pictures of the racing greyhounds 🔥🔥🔥

@AlphaCreativeSkills

10 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Just received this camera today! So excited to create with it.

Outstanding review, Mark!! Thanks so much!!

Mr. Mark Galer's I am a silent follower of yours, I have learned a lot from you, you do not force anyone to watch your videos, who does not like the way you speak... so do not watch the videos, unfortunately, we are full of people filth. I really appreciate you taking the time to teach us. Kind regards from Miami Fl.

I greatly appreciate your teaching videos, Mark. I'm new to my a7iii as of Christmas, and you've helped me immensely at navigating its many capabilities and somewhat complex menu system. Thank you so much!

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Fantastic review Mark. Genuinely enjoyed following along with you.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Just the finest camera I have ever used and I have used virtually everything around. Thanks for your excellent well balanced videos. It's easy to gush over such a great camera

Great video as usual Mark. As a hobbyist, this camera is well out of my league but interesting just the same. Great photo's too.

Hi Mark, thanks for another great review. In your E-book, it would be wonderful if you take several use-cases, such as birds, sports and landscapes, and go through your preferred setup in detail. So often we are presented with a camera with immense capabilities and fantastic features, but we have trouble understanding the *why* of choosing a collection of settings for a particular use-case. Over time we can bumble our way to better settings, but it would be fantastic to hear your thought process for choosing the set-ups you work with, and how you arrived at those settings. I always look forward to your reviews. Well done.

Informative and useful as always. It's a real pleasure to watch you explaining every aspects meticulously. Great error to speed up the video as there are tons of tips in every sentence. I'm a big fan of yours. Thank you sir.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Mark You are a kind of therapist in photography.

Great video Mark, great content and amazing pics. I traded my A7R4 for the A1 mainly due to the high ISO noise >1600 ISO. I've noticed a huge improvement with the A1

Best review video I’ve seen on this camera.

Thank you so much for your video, Mark!!

buddy, your the best! Thanks for the always excellent content.

Great review lovely to see a shorter version from a Sony Ambassador ! Knowing the work 👍👍👍that goes into these vlogs, I can never understand how anyone can give it a thumbs down bizarre ! Lovely examples and demo of this awesome camera thumbs up all round from "Camilla & I"

Mark, you're a legend. Only reviewer / instructor I can gladly sit and watch for hours. Thanks for all your great info 👍

Wonderfull video as usual : clean, informative and precise. A big thank for your work !

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Excellent tutorial - really informative. Thanks.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great straight talking review as always 😊. Have to mention, as others have done, and having had a torn and detached retina and highly invasive and uncomfortable surgery to fix it, the retina is at the back of the eyeball. Sclera and iris and pupil are at the front 👍. Anyone wanting retinal photographic equipment needs the medical grade photographic equipment departments and the budget to suit 😊

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure why I said retina instead of Iris because I am familiar with the structure of the eye. I generally make these videos in one take and when I talk for up to 2 -hours without a script the occasional slip-up is to be expected.

Wow, compared to other reviewers you *seriously* know your stuff! Thank you

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Great video, your videos sre full of really good information..Thank you Mark.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Hey, Mark! There is not much new to say. Your channel is boiling with useful data on Alpha family! If I were Sony, I'd think about converting this into an official learning course. You've already invested a tremendous amount of work into this, and you are gifted with this calm and convincing presentation style! Thank you!

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback. I have approached Sony in regard to my learning support materials + my 500-page eBooks for each model. I had been allowing people to download the eBooks for free and asked Sony if they would support this work. They declined so I now distribute them from my Patreon site for the price of one monthly $10.00 fee - www.patreon.com/markgaler

Great video, but we have come to expect this from you Mark 😉👍 Seems like a great camera, not perfect of course, but than no other one is as well. It’s amazing to me when we look at the development in the last few years. AF has gotten much better, now even high megapixel cameras deal with high ISO really well, video capabilities increase all the time, the viewfinder in these cameras have become absolutely stunning, and the list goes on and on and on. And I’m sure sometimes in the future things like tracking will even work almost perfect even with eye tracking for humans and animals. I’m also sure the eye AF will improve in a way that it might even try to look for the pupils and not “just” the eyes 😉. Especially due to the competition that basically has started again with mirrorless full frame cameras after the other companies like Canon and even Nikon have picked up the pace. I use a Sony A7III but I’m all for competition, that drives innovation.

I always check out your opinons before I make any big purchases.

Thanks Mark

Always love your objective and knowledgeable reviews,even though you are a Sony ambassador.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Being a Sony Ambassador does not impact on what I choose to say or not say as Sony never ask me to comment either way. Being an Ambassador does, however give me access to the product and frees up a little time to put out these reviews.

Great objective look at the Sony A1

@AlphaCreativeSkills

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback

Thank you - another great video and the best reason to leave an abo here.

I love your cutie talking head and wise calm voice !

Thank you for your work. I really value your videos and have learnt a lot from watching your videos.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

Another great video, Mark. Absolutely brilliant! I am almost at the point of purchasing an A1. (One of my many) reasons for purchase is because of the APS-C crop feature which effectively extends the focal length of any lens by 50%. My question is, do we lose any stops of light in using the crop feature (as with teleconverters)? For example, if I use the APS-C crop feature at the 200 mm end of a 70-200 2.8 zoom, will the 300 mm effective focal length still be at 2.8?

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

The crop factor is applied to the angle of view and the aperture to find the equivalent depth of field. It is NOT applied to the aperture in terms of exposure. As we crop into an image, however, we are effectively zooming in on the noise - which is why the High ISO performance of the sensor is important. The A1 sensor allows us to crop aggressively at ISO 3200 while the A7RIV does not.

@paulravenscroft6045

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your reply, Mark. So just so I am completely clear, if I use the APS-C crop feature at the 200 mm end of a 70-200 2.8 zoom, the 300 mm effective focal length will still be at 2.8 (but I need to be aware that noise (might) become an issue - although this is probably less of an issue with the A1 compared to other Sony cameras).

So good.

Mark, Great A1 review. Do you know if Sony has added a function to close the shutter when you turn off the camera to prevent dust or debris from adhering to the image sensor when you change lenses like they have for the 9M2 camera. Also do you know if Sony will be updating the A7RIV to add this function.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - this feature on on the A1 - unfortunately Sony have not released a roadmap of firmware updates for their premium cameras since 2019.

@azsully3515

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills Mark, Thank you for the quick response. Enjoy you sharing your knowledge on Sony camera systems. Thank You I am hoping that Sony does provide this shutter closed feature in their next firmware update.

Nice video Nice person also Beyond Photography

Thank you Mark, the more I can learn about the A1 the better. I was wondering if you could elaborate on why back button ficus is no longer useful/needed. I always use it, mainly in tracking mode for wildlife? In a previous video you mentioned that there were better options.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

The AF Tracking is as reliable, when using it connected with the shutter release, as it is with it disconnected. The idea that the camera needs help in knowing when the subject is moving or stopped probably dates back six or seven years on some DSLRs that where the Phase Detect AF was not that good. I don't expect long-term BBAF users will change their ways but they need to be aware of the many features that cannot be used as a BBAF user, e.g., using the multiselector, using the Touch Pad to override a Focus Mode and Focus Area to instigate tracking with a target, holding down the AEL button assigned as a Recall Custom hold that will override the Drive and Focus modes with a pre-programmed subset of menu items.

@edmarsh5708

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thank you Mark, I appreciate your input and information! Truly aimed towards making me the best photographer for me. Plus the quick response!!

I'm still shooting an a9 and still amazed how fast that thing is !!! but I do shoot off camera flash all the time for portrait I would love to use an a1 with electronic shutter for sure. do you know if sony ever going to keep update sony a9 firmware since they discontinued them. thank you 😊

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Sony don't tend to update cameras when they are a couple of models old. The A9 had two major updates in 2019 and I would imagine future updates will only be to cover new flash or lens functions.

Mark, you made me laugh out loud with the "sticky note" solution! However, it wouldn't be a real Mark Galer video without the talking head!

Hi Mark, thank you so much for providing your camera settings, that made it so easy for me to set the camera up. This question might be slightly out of place, but I have been trying to work out how I can run my Sony a1 on ac power with a dummy battery. What power supply is recommended for the a1?

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have experience with running these camera on external power sources other than plugging in the charger I use to charge my phone.

@vortexknight69

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills OK no worries, thanks anyway. 😊

Hi Mark, love all your movies. Have you any further insights into the autofocus performance of the FE 200-600mm with the A1 since you first released this. Has Firmware 1.1 improved it ? I have the 200-600 and need to be reassured that this works well with the A1 before I purchase it for BIF, as I would be very unlikely to be able the justify the 600 F4.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I can confirm that the 200-600 works well with the A1 - check out my A1- Action Settings and Birds in Flight video

Great Review Mark 👍🏻. Does Sony A1 has in camera multiple exposure shooting ??

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

No - I would just use Photoshop for that which is much more flexible for creating composites.

@adiapte9575

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thanks Mark 🙏🏻👍🏻

Hey mark,in 14:42 you mentioned you need to have more test of that a1+200-600 combo (since it didnt produce sharpness like the a9/r3 you said). Are you gonna make a following video about that? Thanks!

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I have run subsequent tests and the 200-600 is all OK with the A1. It is the Bird Eye AF that can be unpredictable if the bird does not have a distinctive eye. I have released subsequent videos - look for my A1 Action and birds in flight video.

Hi Mark, I’m on the fence on upgrading cameras. I have an a9 and an a7riv. With the a7iv and the alpha 1 I am wondering how significant improvement will there be from a9 to a7iv or a1. The price of the a1 vs a7iv is what is perplexing. About 2.5x. I am curious about the 200-600 with the alpha1 vs a7iv. Any words of wisdom? Thanks

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

The A1 will match the AF tracking of your A9 but have the advantage of high resolution while maintaining the high ISO performance. The 200-600 works just as well on the A1 and A7IV but some report AF performance issues with the A7RIV

Mark, FYI around timestamp 25:30 you talk about 10GB/s and one sheet later about 10Gb/s. I believe one only one of them is right 😅

@GeertDelmulle

2 жыл бұрын

Mark corrected that in the video (audio) immediately. It’s 10 Gbps (gigabits per second).

When you assigned the recallcustom hold 1 to the AEL button, is this something exclusive to the a1? I tried setting up my a7iv that way and I'm having a difficult time figuring out how.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

Жыл бұрын

No it’s not exclusive to the A1. You have to remember to register the settings before exiting the menu page and assign the custom key. I provide a CAMSET file (camera setup file) from my Patreon.com/markgaler support channel

Hi Mark; I have A1 and Sony 200-600G lens as you said, i had the same problem for bird photography about sharpness! I am not so happy with the results of bird photos I don't know why? do you have any idea? there should be an update for the lens or the camera.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

5 ай бұрын

I am now happy with the performance of the 200-600 on the A1 camera. I sourced the problem down to the Bird Eye AF which sometimes struggles if the bird's eye is not clearly defined in a particular species where the eye is the same colour/tone as the surrounding feathers. If this happens just disable the eye AF and use the regular AF Area tracking without bird eye AF.

Mark you mentioned that you are assessing the performance of the 200-600mm with A1 v A9.2 i have just ordered the Sony Alpha A1 can you report your findings with regarding this ,thanks

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

The 200-600 is reliable performer on the A1. Any patchy AF performance when shooting birds in flight is to do with the bird eye AF and not the lens.

@lumenspaul

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills Ok thanks mark great reviews you mentioned that I can I download your settings to Camera where do I find this information

Is it not winter in Aus when this video was released? Just out of interest. You stated it is summer. And if you can get the retina and the lashes sharp at the same time you are a hell of a good photographer 😄 Go look at the anatomy of the eye again 😜 Very good review 👍

Hi Mark, I was wondering how you do your crop? Could you do a video on cropping to 4k,6k etc..

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

This one probably covers it - kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4uZxdejZcascag.html

@haynesiest215

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills thanks mate I don’t crop aggressively often and I’d like to know how far to push it yours always look amazing. Shooting with an r2

Mark I have a Sony A1 with both the Sony 200-600MM 5.6-6.3 and the 70-200 2.8 GMII at 400MM is it better to shoot the 70-200 with a 2X or the 200-600?

@AlphaCreativeSkills

Жыл бұрын

200-600

I am having sony a7 r 3 shall I attach Nikon 500 mm 5.6 pf with vr

Those pictures are from half a year ago. Any new photos?

What do you mean when you say back dated to the a9 and A7iii with animal Eye af? Also, hi Mark

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Animal Eye AF was not available on Sony cameras prior to 2019. It was introduced via a firmware update in 2019 to many cameras and natively appeared on all cameras released in 2019 and later.

Please Mark, quick question, Is it %100 worth moving from the A9ii to the A1, for %100 sports shooting, shots are mostly used for web and magazine use. Thanks, your channel is easily the best out there!!!

@pascalkrzeminski7341

2 жыл бұрын

No keep your SONY A9 II

@bigbubu75

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I own the A9 and A1 and I can tell keep the A9II, since you do that work for web and magazines. Only advantage would be the crop ability for that kind of work. When I shoot sports the two A9‘s are my main tools and A1 stays home becouse otherwise I would have to cut down the resolution (3000x2000 is asked). That said, when I do wildlife things are changing…

@grassrootsphotographysean4474

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigbubu75 Thanks mate, really appreciate the advice..

Is it possible to activate fucus tracking in Video mode without using the touch screen? Thanks

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Touch screen and touch pad when using the finder are the only ways that I know of.

@bryan_metcalf_perez

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thanks for the reply. Your videos have been super helpful. Pretty frustrating for those shooting with a water housing ... the tracking feature is so good with no way to use it!

@bryan_metcalf_perez

Жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hi, Seems it's been a year and I still cant find a solution to turn on tracking without the touch screen. Any solutions? Thanks Again.

I guess you meant the iris, the camera can not photograph the retina

Just a correction….you mean the cornea not the retina! The retina is deep inside the eye and seen only by special instrument….

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

That’s correct

Will Sony have to update their lens line up?

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Sony have been releasing G and GM lenses with ultra fast AF since the A9 was released (possibly in anticipation of even faster cameras such as the A9II and A1. The 85mm F1.4 GM plus the 24-70 and 70-200 GM zooms probably need a V2 for sports photographers but otherwise there are plenty of lenses to choose from. Primes such as the 50mm F/1.2 and 135 F1.8 GM have incredibly fast AF courtesy of multiple linear XD focus motors.

@Needafollower

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills just thinkin due to the canon lens range adding image stabilisation to there RF glass do you think Sony will have to do this in their future lens range

Unfortunately my A1 did overheat when filming in 4K. It overheated in little over 30+ minutes of taking 4K clips: clip 1: 90 sec 10 minutes later clip 2: 30 sec clip 3: 90 sec clip 4: 90 sec 4 minutes later clip 5: 180 sec 5 minutes later clip 6: 90+ sec clip 7: 90 sec The weather report said it was 34 C and before that I was sitting in a shaded area (outside) before shooting. Also no vertical grip was used.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Did you set your Auto Temp. OFF to the Higher option in the menus and tilt the monitor out and away from the camera body to help dissipate the heat?

@nexuses1

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills I have not, but aren't the warnings there to protect the camera? Yesterday I got a a few heat warnings again and it was only 24 degrees outside. I'm going to try and tilt the monitor next time.

How about a video where you compare the autofocus capabilities (real world not theoretical) of all the Sony mirrorless fill frame cameras (include APSC if you like). This is a source of endless confusion. Thank you.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I have essentially done that with my recent camera reviews I always take each camera out on multiple assignments and then show more than a hundred ultra HD examples to showcase the performance. All the camera released after the AF tracking algorithms were improved in early 2019 are much superior to the cameras that were released prior to 2019 (this includes cameras like the A7III and A7RIII, A6300 and A6500). The only camera that could deal with these newer tracking algorithms in real time was the A9 and this saw a major update in 2019. This means the AF tracking performance of the A7C is better than the A7III and the 6400 and 6600 are better than the 6300 and 6400. All of the cameras that use Stacked sensors offer more reliable AF tracking than cameras that use the more conventional back lit sensors. This means the A1, A9II and A9 are the best cameras for AF performance - in that order.

@artmaltman

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCreativeSkills This is quite helpful! I did not realize that the changes of early 2019 were so distinctive. Currently own a7iii and a7riii. Thanks!

I thought Sony A1 must come on top as press photographers' best choice action camera in the just concluded Tokyo Olympics! But actually it didn't.

Nice video. Best advice, speed up the video.

Hi mark how r u. i am muthu from india... i need one help. about video making

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

I am primarily a stills photographer

when you talk about noise at 20000 iso in this A1 and I look to my A7 II noise at 1000 iso 💔😣

The people calling out eyelash AF were total trolls. They know who they are

Lol some reviewers indeed just want the retina to be sharp and everything else should be obliterated in creamy bokeh :D

The retina? The retina cannot be in focus because it's inside the eyeball. The pupil and iris are what people should be wanting in focus. I'm not great with biology either but come on.

4:20 Every time I see this image, I want to tickle the soft part of the feet of this bird… …then again, those talons remind me that would be a bad idea. But I do wonder: are these birds of prey ticklish at their feet? :-)

Not a moment wasted. The evidence speaks for itself. You seemed a bit perturbed at other reviewers' experience with the camera and I can understand why, but it seemed a bit unlike you. Nice photos of dogs and birds.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

There were some reviewers who released their reviews early (for maximum views) and made errors and didn't use the camera in a sports/action context (choosing to photograph flowers and stationary pets instead). Some reviewers reviewed the camera without being fully familiar with the Sony menus. Some reviewers only showed two or three photographs captured with the camera!! My extended review had to be released early (earlier than I would have liked) to correct this misinformation. I have spoken to Sony about whether they would consider releasing the camera to experienced photographers rather than popular reviewers as the buying public need a better level of service than they are currently getting.

Those skintones and transitions of colors and highlights still look pretty crappy. Excellent camera for sports and fast action though.

@michaelhains2291

2 жыл бұрын

Buy a better monitor. No such issue on my monitor.

@AlphaCreativeSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Video Compression - that's why I include a link to Ultra HD mages in the Info section.

@gimaru1

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhains2291 yeah, I guess I’ll have to upgrade my Pro Display XDR :)

@michaelhains2291

2 жыл бұрын

@@gimaru1 You are not the only one with a high-end display. I had the common sense to view the high-resolution images to draw my conclusions, not a video feed. You obviously did not, as you would not have posted your flippant comment 😊