Sony A7 photo sample - share Sony A7 series photos here

[Rienzphotoz]

Here is something I learned about this camera. One of its weaknesses (no battery charger included in the purchase) could be one of its strengths ... I carry my camera every day to office and I work for about 10 hours a day ... obviously I can't go around leaving my day job to just photograph, so most of the time my camera just sits there on my desk ... today I just plugged it in to my office PC to check how fast it charges and was surprised to find that to fully charge the battery from 0 to 100% takes 200 minutes ... which is significantly faster than the supplied power adapter. Of course a dedicated charger, which I purchased separately, is even faster, but it is still nice to have this option to just charge it with a generic cable connected to the PC ... I always have a USB cable readily available in the office and the a7 charges without taking up any "shooting time" ... it may not make sense to many people, but if you are like me who carries the camera everyday to your day job, this is very useful.

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Another review and a video for Sony a7R+Sony NEX 10-18mm f/4 lens with sample photos (I'm getting more and more tempted by this lens)
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2013/12/30/sony-nex-enses-on-the-sony-a7r/
Sony NEX Lenses on the Sony A7r

 

[bholliman]

for me the Sony a7 is a compliment to my existing Canon & Nikon gear, not a replacement. For me photography is a fun hobby, so I just eyeball the images that my gear is able to produce in real normal situations rather than get into reading test charts and stuff ... so take my opinion with a pinch of salt.

Thanks!

I never considered the Sony software options, the timelapse ap sounds pretty cool.

 

[HankMD]

OK, back to sample images made with Sony a7 ... this one is made from a moving car at 28mm, f/4, ISO 3200, 1/160 sec.

Stunningly good image!

 

[Rienzphotoz]

I never considered the Sony software options, the timelapse ap sounds pretty cool.

Here is one I made today morning ... actually I didn't, the camera did ... all I did was put the camera on my office windowsill, lens tilted upwards with the help of a lid (of a Jam bottle), went into the menu selected "Sunrise Timelapse" from the application list and let the camera do its thing ... this is unedited footage, straight from the camera (other then whatever youtube does to it while uploading) ... did not use any PP or editing software (I pulled out the SDXC memory card from the Sony a7, inserted it in the laptop and uploaded it to youtube).
By the way, this is a dry and dusty desert country, so we don't get any magnificent sunrises that one gets to see in most countries ... in fact what you see in this video is one of the very few good days that we have in a year.
Short Timelapse with Sony a7+28 70 f:4 lens Straight out of the Camera

 

[sdsr]

Forgot to mention, the EF 50 f/1.4 does not AF on Sony a7+metabones adapter ... but when I mounted the Kenko Extension tubes on Sony a7+metabones adapter+50 f/1.4, the lens actually auto focused ... I am not sure what happened there but the Kenko extension tube is doing something to this combo and enabling it to auto focus ... thought some of you might be interested to know and those of you who have that combo, might want to give it a try and share your feedback. Cheers.

Very interested to know - I've not used extension tubes before, but I'm rather tempted now. The only native A7 lens I have is the kit lens, which I don't use because it doesn't do justice to the A7s sensors (the Canon 24-105L is plainly better); I've been using Canon EFs and a few legacy primes from various companies (I've become so accustomed to the slow focus of Canon lenses on A7s that it's rather a shock to revert to using them on FF Canon bodies (or using Olympus my OM-D, for that matter)).

One might ask - why bother at all if they focus faster on Canon bodies? For me, it's not about the weight difference, it's because I'm pretty sure the lenses make images that look better, even though an adapter is involved, than they do on a Canon FF body. Whether this is because of the sensor, metering, software, the fact that focusing is done directly via the sensor rather than a convoluted system of mirrors, or some combination of these factors, I'm not sure, but (at least when pixel peeping) the images seem a bit sharper, have a bit more "pop", and, of course, the files have better dynamic range (not just in terms of lifting shadows but in making shadows that don't go as dark as fast in the first place - or is that a metering thing?).

I liked the results so much with the A7 that I'm currently trying an A7r; the detail obtainable via even a cheap prime such as the 85mm 1.8 is pretty amazing on that sensor - it's nice to see that such a relatively elderly lens can do so well (the Sony kit lens doesn't come close), but now I want to try the Sony/Zeiss 55 1.8 - hard to imagine it would be much better. I haven't encountered the lens-slap-vibration problem yet (though I've not had a chance to scrutinize the photos I've taken on it with the 24-105; and today I'm trying the 70-200 f4 IS, so we'll see...), but for now I'm inclined to keep it instead of the A7.

By the way, have any A7 users reading this encountered the sensor reflection problem (which doesn't seem to affect that A7r)? See here:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52986111

I've not noticed that (probably because I use wider apertures at night), but I have noticed rather large halos around some bright lights that I'm pretty sure I don't get from Canon sensors.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I never considered the Sony software options, the timelapse ap sounds pretty cool.

Here is one I made today morning ... actually I didn't, the camera did ... all I did was put the camera on my office windowsill, lens tilted upwards with the help of a lid (of a Jam bottle), went into the menu selected "Sunrise Timelapse" from the application list and let the camera do its thing ... this is unedited footage, straight from the camera (other then whatever youtube does to it while uploading) ... did not use any PP or editing software (I pulled out the SDXC memory card from the Sony a7, inserted it in the laptop and uploaded it to youtube).
By the way, this is a dry and dusty desert country, so we don't get any magnificent sunrises that one gets to see in most countries ... in fact what you see in this video is one of the very few good days that we have in a year.
Short Timelapse with Sony a7+28 70 f:4 lens Straight out of the Camera

That is very, very cool to be able to do that in camera. I'm impressed.

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Here are a couple of images I had posted on an another thread ... thought this might help those who are considering this camera+the metabones adapter to use their EF lenses ... basically showing the size advantage for certain situations ... I removed the lens cap & the B+W XS-Pro filter to show how small size of the metabones adapter.

 

[MichaelHodges]

I never considered the Sony software options, the timelapse ap sounds pretty cool.

Here is one I made today morning ... actually I didn't, the camera did ... all I did was put the camera on my office windowsill, lens tilted upwards with the help of a lid (of a Jam bottle), went into the menu selected "Sunrise Timelapse" from the application list and let the camera do its thing ... this is unedited footage, straight from the camera (other then whatever youtube does to it while uploading) ... did not use any PP or editing software (I pulled out the SDXC memory card from the Sony a7, inserted it in the laptop and uploaded it to youtube).
By the way, this is a dry and dusty desert country, so we don't get any magnificent sunrises that one gets to see in most countries ... in fact what you see in this video is one of the very few good days that we have in a year.
Short Timelapse with Sony a7+28 70 f:4 lens Straight out of the Camera

That is very, very cool to be able to do that in camera. I'm impressed.

Very cool.

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Here are some images comparing the size difference between Sony a7 & 5D MK III and EOS-M. Some of the images look a bit wonky because of the barrel distortion caused by my mobile phone camera.
The first few images are to establish the size difference (or the lack thereof) of the EF-EF-M adapter for the Canon EOS camera & the Metabones adapter for the Sony a7 camera.
As you can see the Canon EF-EFM adapter is a tiny bit bigger than the Metabones adapter

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Now for the size comparison of EOS-M (a crop sensor camera) with a7 (a full frame camera) ... if you are wondering what is the round black thing behind the EOS-M, it is a lens cap I had used to prop the EOS-M up, coz the longer tripod mount was causing it to fall backwards.

 

[Dylan777]

Now for the size comparison of EOS-M (a crop sensor camera) with a7 (a full frame camera)

Thanks for sharing Rienzphotoz,

This is good for those interested in A7 series. I completely forgot that I have EOS-M + 22mm pancake.

My 2 cents: the adapters kill the compactness of these cameras :-\

 

[Rienzphotoz]

... and finally 5D MK III and a7 ... but the first image is of the EF 50mm f/1.4 & EF 40mm pancake lens with the Metabones EF adapter ... this is to show that when the Canon EF 40mm pancake lens is mounted on a Metabones adapter, it is almost similar in size to EF 50mm f/1.4 lens (with the EF 50mm being a tiny bit bigger ... because I did not align the 2 lenses properly, the 50mm looks a tiny bit bigger than it actually is)... my idea was to basically show 2 "similarly sized" lenses mounted on 5D MK III and a7. Sorry about the bad barrel distortion ... I blame the camera in my mobile phone ;D
Also, one thing to remember here is that while you can "dismantle" this Sony setup (shown here) into 3 small parts for space saving storage (while travelling with it as hand luggage in flights), my 5D MK III takes up a lot more space. Once again, this is not a Canon bashing thingy, coz I like my 5D MK III and will never get rid of it (until the 5D MK IV is released) ... this is only to show that even though we are "alleged Canon fanboys", we can still play with other cool & awesome cameras from the other manufacturers.
Peace

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Couple more with slightly bigger f/2.8 lenses
The 5D MK III is mounted with Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC lens and the a7 is mounted with Metabone adapter + EF 16-35 f/2.8 L II lens (with AF functionality).
The first image is only to show that both the lenses are similar in size.
Once again, the wonky shots are due to my mobile phone camera.

 

[Rienzphotoz]

I never considered the Sony software options, the timelapse ap sounds pretty cool.

Here is one I made today morning ... actually I didn't, the camera did ... all I did was put the camera on my office windowsill, lens tilted upwards with the help of a lid (of a Jam bottle), went into the menu selected "Sunrise Timelapse" from the application list and let the camera do its thing ... this is unedited footage, straight from the camera (other then whatever youtube does to it while uploading) ... did not use any PP or editing software (I pulled out the SDXC memory card from the Sony a7, inserted it in the laptop and uploaded it to youtube).
By the way, this is a dry and dusty desert country, so we don't get any magnificent sunrises that one gets to see in most countries ... in fact what you see in this video is one of the very few good days that we have in a year.
Short Timelapse with Sony a7+28 70 f:4 lens Straight out of the Camera

That is very, very cool to be able to do that in camera. I'm impressed.

Very cool.

Thanks for the kind words Dustin and Michael ... here is another one made with the same set up (a7 on the windowsill with the lens slightly tilted with the help of a jamp bottle cap ... 5 seconds into the vid you can see that the camera slipped off the lid a little) ... and uploaded directly from SDXC card to youtube.
Timelapse with Sony a7 & Kit Lens

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Just got the FE ZEISS 24-70 f/4 OSS lens ... didn't get a chance to take it for a "spin" but here are a few images of how the lens looks like

 

[Rienzphotoz]

couple more ... sorry for the image distortion, these images are made with a mobile phone

 

[Dylan777]

Just got the FE ZEISS 24-70 f/4 OSS lens ... didn't get a chance to take it for a "spin" but here are a few images of how the lens looks like

Compared to the kit lens, it seems like a bit thinner & a bit longer :

Pls let us know how you like it? from handling to IQ

 

[Rienzphotoz]

Just got the FE ZEISS 24-70 f/4 OSS lens ... didn't get a chance to take it for a "spin" but here are a few images of how the lens looks like

Compared to the kit lens, it seems like a bit thinner & a bit longer :

Pls let us know how you like it? from handling to IQ

I haven't made any worthwhile photos with it yet, but the build quality is not at all appealing ... my EF 50 f/1.4 has better build quality than this "ZEISS" 24-70 f/4 lens ... the build quality of this lens is a bit of a let down for me ... but I suppose they had to keep the weight down and thus the feeling of cheaper build quality :-\ ... or am I just unfairly comparing it with Canon L lenses :-\ ... but again, to me, it does not even seem to match even the build quality of my EF-M 18-55 IS STM.
I'll shoot some images in the morning and see how it performs optically.

 

[Dylan777]

Just got the FE ZEISS 24-70 f/4 OSS lens ... didn't get a chance to take it for a "spin" but here are a few images of how the lens looks like

Compared to the kit lens, it seems like a bit thinner & a bit longer :

Pls let us know how you like it? from handling to IQ

I haven't made any worthwhile photos with it yet, but the build quality is not at all appealing ... my EF 50 f/1.4 has better build quality than this "ZEISS" 24-70 f/4 lens ... the build quality of this lens is a bit of a let down for me ... but I suppose they had to keep the weight down and thus the feeling of cheaper build quality :-\ ... or am I just unfairly comparing it with Canon L lenses :-\ ... but again, to me, it does not even seem to match even the build quality of my EF-M 18-55 IS STM.
I'll shoot some images in the morning and see how it performs optically.

O-no :-\

I hope you can return it if thing doesn't work out. As an owner of 50mm f1.4, I know the build quality of this lens(not that great).

The Zeiss FE 55mm is solid - from build quality to IQ.

Should I cancel my pre-order?