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A7/A7r - performance with WA RF lenses | |
Now that the new Sony A7 and A7r have been announced we all want to know about their performance with wide-angle range-finder type of lenses (35mm and below). On APS-C Nexes they have problems in various degrees with corners/edges; smearing and color casts.
Reading the early specs the A7r seem to have an advantage over the A7 as it has \"off-set microlenses\". Sony illustrates it like this; to the left traditional surface and to the right off-set micro lenses to better harvest light coming in with a steeper angle.
Please share any findings on the subject.
The first WA RF shot I\'ve seen, A7r with Zeiss ZM 18/4:
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Lots of PP, cropped and way too small. But it\'s a first. Found in one of the links posted in the mega-prayer-thread. \"Brian Smith Pictures\".
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U P D A T E - NOV 22 - 112 pages later
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This thread asked for it and got its fair share of speculation when images started to appear and corner pixel peeping @ 36MP. Summary.
- A7 is clearly better than A7r for WA RF lenses
- Many RF lenses below 35 have corner/edge issues (*), worse so on A7r than on A7
- Most RF lenses above 35mm seem just fine
(- SLR lenses all seem fine, including WAs)
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(*) many of the RF WA lenses deemed unusable for landscaping will perform just excellent for short DOF photography.
Two very fine cameras indeed. For me personally, the 24MP no doubt, not only because of WA RF\'s.
And another personal remark: these cameras are not Leica-replacements at all. Leica fosters better for the type of lenses particular for this thread. And Leica is still Leica. But on the other hand the Sonys bring superior resolution, dynamic range, size advantage, and usability. And add to that within parenthesis, (affordability).
Untitled by N. Feans, on Flickr
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