Cool! ...let me know your feedback, when you get it ... I'll be getting it before 6th March (hopefully) ... if I get it before you, I'll give you my feedback.Dylan777 said:
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Sony A7 photo sample - share Sony A7 series photos here
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Rienzphotoz said:
I don't need to scrutinize if you resaved them with a higher compression ratio. That's what did it. Resaving any jpeg, even at high quality, has a pretty severely detrimental effect, especially with poserization. I thought the images were strait out of camera JPEGs, which is why I was surprised by the amount of posterization in the OOF background.
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jrista said:
You can read more about that problem here:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-alpha-a7/13
I don't use JPEGs, so for me that's not an issue. What does bug me - because I like taking urban photos at night - is a sensor flare/reflection problem, some of which is discussed in this thread:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52986111
I don't think I ever noticed that particular problem, presumably because I never shot slower than f4 at night (but perhaps I should scrutinize my images more closely; I won't be taking more photos with it because I returned it), but I did notice large halos around just about any significant point of light - headlights, streetlamps, etc. - regardless of JPEG or RAW and regardless of whether I was using a native lens or, say, a Canon. I have never seen such halos via the A7r I've been playing with for a couple of weeks. (If I decide to keep either of them, it will be the A7r, whose main problem for me is the shutter vibration, which is easy enough to avoid - shoot slower than 1/100 or faster more than 1/125).
By the way, in case anyone reading this who cares and doesn't know: in the US at least you can take $200 each off the price of up to three of Sony's native lenses for the next couple of weeks or so if you buy them with an A7/r, and they're almost giving away a Sony flash that normally costs c. $500. The two primes are certainly worth it....
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J.R. said:
I get not wanting to attach a Canon zoom, but it's perhaps worth pointing out that you retain a small form factor if you attach one of the smaller Canon primes (I've used the 40mm pancake and 85mm 1.8). Of course, focusing may not be fast enough....
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I agree! ... I have been using it with 40mm, 50mm & 85mm ... I find focusing with 'foucs peaking' to be a lot more accurate and faster. Sometime in the near future, I do plan on adding the EF 24 IS, 28 f/1.8 and 35mm IS lenses.sdsr said:
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You may want to check out Amazon Japan (see the link below) ... they've got some awesome low prices (due to the weak Japanese Yen) ... I got my FE 24-70 f/4 from Amazon Japan ... you'd obviously have to work out your shipping and customs charges ... I didn't have to pay any shipping or customs charges, as my ex-boss brought it with him from Japan. Anyway, here is the weblink:J.R. said:Rienzphotoz said:
Thanks for the tip. The only lens available as a kit lens in India is the 28-70. The zeiss 55mm f/1.8 is almost 2/3rd of the Canon 50L price
while the other lenses are coming soon
Scrambled brain ???
http://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_ja_JP=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Sony+FE+24-70
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I just saw this video, over at Sonyalpharumors and I'm hooked ... I'll be ordering the a6000 soon along with the 10-18mm f/4 OSS lens ... my Canon G1 X is going on sale soon to make way for the a6000+10-18 lens
Sony a6000 Review and AF Testing First Look
Sony a6000 Review and AF Testing First Look
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Sony released this interesting bluetooth mic ... I think it also works with the a7/a7R
According to http://store.sony.com/microphone-transmitter--zid27-ECMW1M/cat-27-catid-All-Camcorders-Accessories;pgid=YaVekzJizz1SRpzpWbJT83BP00000kmVtP9f?_t=pfm%3Dsearch%26SearchTerm%3DECM-W1M
... this is what it can do:
"Special moments right at the source with this Bluetooth® wireless microphone. Not only can you record crisp, clear sound up to 300 feet away, but you can also enjoy two way communications between you and your subject. This unique feature enables you to give your subject direction while capturing only their voice, or you can chose to capture both their voice and yours while filming".
According to http://store.sony.com/microphone-transmitter--zid27-ECMW1M/cat-27-catid-All-Camcorders-Accessories;pgid=YaVekzJizz1SRpzpWbJT83BP00000kmVtP9f?_t=pfm%3Dsearch%26SearchTerm%3DECM-W1M
... this is what it can do:
"Special moments right at the source with this Bluetooth® wireless microphone. Not only can you record crisp, clear sound up to 300 feet away, but you can also enjoy two way communications between you and your subject. This unique feature enables you to give your subject direction while capturing only their voice, or you can chose to capture both their voice and yours while filming".
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Impressive details for f/2.2 ... btw, what is the black ball thingy in the sky?drjlo said:
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I think its a good thing that this Sony sensor is not in the 5D MK III ... the Nikon/Sony cameras (with 24 or 36MPdrjlo said:It's "New Homes" Sale baloon
I so wish this sensor was inside my 5D III.
Sony sensors) that I own(ed) and/or tried, do not have the same versatility, speed and accuracy of AF like the 5D MKIII ... from my limited experience I feel Sony sensors are "specialty" sensors, that are good for great image quality & DR but they are not good "all rounders".
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Woke up this morning with this sunrise, so I took a shot with Sony A7R with FE55 and 5D III and 24-70 f/2.8 II both at around 55 mm and at f/3.2 The 24-70 is a bit disadvantaged as it's barely stopped down, and the auto white balance of both cameras yielded very different WB, so I did my best to match WB.
Sony A7R, FE55mm by drjlo1, on Flickr
5D III white balance match by drjlo1, on Flickr
For the curious, this is how 5D III WB looked before matching. Recalling what my own eyes saw, I would say the sky looked like somewhere between Sony and Canon but more towards Canon.
Canon 5DIII WB, exposure match by drjlo1, on Flickr
Sony A7R, FE55mm by drjlo1, on Flickr
5D III white balance match by drjlo1, on Flickr
For the curious, this is how 5D III WB looked before matching. Recalling what my own eyes saw, I would say the sky looked like somewhere between Sony and Canon but more towards Canon.
Canon 5DIII WB, exposure match by drjlo1, on Flickr
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Nice images ... they look very similar, except the Sony looks a a tiny bit more saturated/underexposed maybe ... but probably that has something to do with capturing (or not capturing) the small water body below? ... actually, not sure I can't really tell the difference, but I like the images.drjlo said:Woke up this morning with this sunrise, so I took a shot with Sony A7R with FE55 and 5D III and 24-70 f/2.8 II both at around 55 mm and at f/3.2 The 24-70 is a bit disadvantaged as it's barely stopped down, and the auto white balance of both cameras yielded very different WB, so I did my best to match WB.
Sony A7R, FE55mm by drjlo1, on Flickr
5D III white balance match by drjlo1, on Flickr
For the curious, this is how 5D III WB looked before matching. Recalling what my own eyes saw, I would say the sky looked like somewhere between Sony and Canon but more towards Canon.
Canon 5DIII WB, exposure match by drjlo1, on Flickr
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Just got my a7R, very pleased with the convenient controls, very fast AF - expected that it would slower
Did some tests with ZEISS 55 1.8 and below are some samples - one full image- small size, the other 100% crop with 100% Jpeg quality, all handheld
Very good addition as walk around camera to 1Dx
Did some tests with ZEISS 55 1.8 and below are some samples - one full image- small size, the other 100% crop with 100% Jpeg quality, all handheld
Very good addition as walk around camera to 1Dx
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Couple of more samples.
All shots are processed in Phase One Capture One with default setting, only shot with flowers has highlights slider set to 5 % to show more texture on white flowers
I tried a7R with Lightroom 5.3, DXOOptics Pro 9.1 and Capture One and the last gives more pleasant results for a7R files compared to DXO and Light room.
DXO also very good - with default settings output looks better then LR5.3
May be this is personal perception but to my eye C1 do much better rendering for a7R raw files than LR5.3
Now waiting Metabone adapter to test it with Canon TSE 17 glass
All shots are processed in Phase One Capture One with default setting, only shot with flowers has highlights slider set to 5 % to show more texture on white flowers
I tried a7R with Lightroom 5.3, DXOOptics Pro 9.1 and Capture One and the last gives more pleasant results for a7R files compared to DXO and Light room.
DXO also very good - with default settings output looks better then LR5.3
May be this is personal perception but to my eye C1 do much better rendering for a7R raw files than LR5.3
Now waiting Metabone adapter to test it with Canon TSE 17 glass
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