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p.3 #1 · p.3 #1 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Update was smooth and simple but took some 15 minutes on a high end core i7 hackintosh with OS X 10.11.2 on it.



Dec 18, 2015 at 03:58 PM
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p.3 #2 · p.3 #2 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


It took 12 minutes for me but seemed like forever.
(v10.11.2) Mac Pro Late 2013

I noticed my Loxia 50/2 is autofocusing much faster now. Thanks Sony!



Dec 18, 2015 at 06:30 PM
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p.3 #3 · p.3 #3 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Fred Miranda wrote:
It took 12 minutes for me but seemed like forever.
(v10.11.2) Mac Pro Late 2013

I noticed my Loxia 50/2 is autofocusing much faster now. Thanks Sony!


Ahh ... Fred you must have downloaded the fingerware update



Dec 18, 2015 at 08:26 PM
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p.3 #4 · p.3 #4 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


It seems like RAW files are finished much faster when you shoot so that you can view an image sooner if need be. It also seems my 24-70L II is focusing better in poorer conditions and at both the wide and long end.


Dec 18, 2015 at 11:42 PM
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p.3 #5 · p.3 #5 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Fred Miranda wrote:
It took 12 minutes for me but seemed like forever.
(v10.11.2) Mac Pro Late 2013

I noticed my Loxia 50/2 is autofocusing much faster now. Thanks Sony!


I don't know about your Loxia Fred, but you should note a difference with the 90mm and the 70-200.



Dec 19, 2015 at 04:11 AM
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p.3 #6 · p.3 #6 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Have you tested if firmware 3.0 has improved long exposure performance?


Dec 20, 2015 at 09:14 AM
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p.3 #7 · p.3 #7 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Are we being serious about the 70-200 F4. I'm tempted to sell my canon 135 and MB to grab one. I rented it once but something was wrong with the lens.

jviegas wrote:
I don't know about your Loxia Fred, but you should note a difference with the 90mm and the 70-200.




Dec 20, 2015 at 10:01 AM
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p.3 #8 · p.3 #8 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


I'm very intrigued by the fact that they were apparently able to address an overheating issue related to long-term motion recording with firmware.

Remember when Canon had to release a separate and drastically more expensive model (1D C) to deal with those issues in the 1D X? Good times -.-



Dec 20, 2015 at 10:21 AM
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p.3 #9 · p.3 #9 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Hi Guy, you'll love the 70-200 f4 I've had one since it first came out and use it all the time. 200mm is weak spot of the lens but not my much. 135mm is spectacular. I use a rubber lens hood and carried around in my Tenba messenger bag.
It really shines on the A7r2.



Dec 20, 2015 at 10:39 AM
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p.3 #10 · p.3 #10 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Ireally like the canon but I'm also done with adapters too. My only concern is speed but this cam goes far beyond the previous bodies for noise. I'm shooting a big gig in two weeks. I rented a extra body the A7II and the A 70-200 2.8 with LAE-3 which I used before on older firmware so it should work nice but if I paired my A7rRII with the 70-200 F4 also than two of us can shoot at the same time which means more images per model on runway and different view as well which leads to more print sales. Bottom line it make me more money. The 135 is a little short even in crop mode. Need about a 300mm total. I shoot all of this in crop mode. I do not need big files. 8x12 300 dpi is all I need for this.


Dec 20, 2015 at 11:05 AM
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p.3 #11 · p.3 #11 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


dennishh wrote:
Hi Guy, you'll love the 70-200 f4 I've had one since it first came out and use it all the time. 200mm is weak spot of the lens but not my much. 135mm is spectacular. I use a rubber lens hood and carried around in my Tenba messenger bag.
It really shines on the A7r2.


I agree with this. It really shines at 135mm at f/5.6 and smaller. The EF 135/2L is still better even at f/8 towards the corners but that is pixel peeping and we are comparing the zoom with one of the best 135mm primes ever made.




Dec 20, 2015 at 11:07 AM
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p.3 #12 · p.3 #12 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


See at 135 it becomes a great portrait lens focal length . If I can Squeeze a good on center at 200mm at 5.6 than its good for runway and podium stuff too. I put my 135 up for sale or trade. My other point here if I can make far more money double shooting some of this it just leads to more sales. Yea I'm a slut I work for money. Lol

The other thing is I get eye AF and I shot my grandson last night by a Christmas tree with my 35 1.4 and it is so sweet shooting Eye AF



Dec 20, 2015 at 11:21 AM
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p.3 #13 · p.3 #13 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


What's the likelihood that the A7II will get a similar update? My 90FE hunts quite a bit on my A7II. Seems like this 3.0 FW alleviated that on the A7RII.


Dec 20, 2015 at 06:06 PM
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p.3 #14 · p.3 #14 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Did you guys see that the new firmware 3.0 fixed the overheating issue when shooting in 4k even in aps-c mode?
I have not tested it but if true, kudos to Sony!




Dec 20, 2015 at 11:36 PM
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p.3 #15 · p.3 #15 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


As usual, they fix a lot more than they say in the firmware announce, that is because they'd admit it needed fixing on the first place.


Dec 21, 2015 at 05:26 AM
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p.3 #16 · p.3 #16 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


Did someone made a bulb iso100 long exposure test to see if by any chance confetis are fixed ?


Dec 21, 2015 at 06:06 AM
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p.3 #17 · p.3 #17 · Download Firmware v3.0 for Sony A7RII


ive taken about 100 pics with 30-40 second exposures from iso 100 to iso 3200 and don't see anything abnormal


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