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Archive 2013Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
p.58 #1Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Check List:
Camera Has:
Looks good, check
Full frame, check
Tilt screen, check
Viewfinder, check
I Have:
NEX batteries, check
Adapters, check
Lenses, check
Only have to decide which one, A7 or A7r, a tough decision as the 7r is about a grand less than everyone expected. Actually the 7 is less than I thought by about $500.
John
Camera Has:
Looks good, check
Full frame, check
Tilt screen, check
Viewfinder, check
I Have:
NEX batteries, check
Adapters, check
Lenses, check
Only have to decide which one, A7 or A7r, a tough decision as the 7r is about a grand less than everyone expected. Actually the 7 is less than I thought by about $500.
John
Oct 14, 2013 at 06:56 AM
p.58 #2Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Compared to the RX1, It also looks like the shutter button will not allow the option of a mechanical screw in cable release - or soft release shutter button. Pretty minor I guess. I would have liked to have the aperture on the lens as an option - though, of course, it will be there on my adapted lenses!
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:01 AM
p.58 #3Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Yeah, there is an IR sensor on the grip, so it looks like they've gone the wireless remote route.
Tariq Gibran wrote:
Compared to the RX1, It also looks like the shutter button will not allow the option of a mechanical screw in cable release - or soft release shutter button. Pretty minor I guess. I would have liked to have the aperture on the lens as an option - though, of course, it will be there on my adapted lenses!
Tariq Gibran wrote:
Compared to the RX1, It also looks like the shutter button will not allow the option of a mechanical screw in cable release - or soft release shutter button. Pretty minor I guess. I would have liked to have the aperture on the lens as an option - though, of course, it will be there on my adapted lenses!
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:05 AM
p.58 #4Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
john_edwards wrote:
Check List:
Camera Has:
Looks good, check
Full frame, check
Tilt screen, check
Viewfinder, check
I Have:
NEX batteries, check
Adapters, check
Lenses, check
Only have to decide which one, A7 or A7r, a tough decision as the 7r is about a grand less than everyone expected. Actually the 7 is less than I thought by about $500.
John
Where did you see the tilt screen?
Check List:
Camera Has:
Looks good, check
Full frame, check
Tilt screen, check
Viewfinder, check
I Have:
NEX batteries, check
Adapters, check
Lenses, check
Only have to decide which one, A7 or A7r, a tough decision as the 7r is about a grand less than everyone expected. Actually the 7 is less than I thought by about $500.
John
Where did you see the tilt screen?
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:06 AM
p.58 #5Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
It's in the specs "SR5"
RX1 is a beauty in comparison. Dont like the humps but glad some others do. There might be a point and I guess I have to get used to them.. :-)
RX1 is a beauty in comparison. Dont like the humps but glad some others do. There might be a point and I guess I have to get used to them.. :-)
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:08 AM
p.58 #6Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
wfrank wrote:
It's in the specs "SR5"
RX1 is a beauty in comparison. Dont like the humps but glad some others do. There might be a point and I'll get used to them.. :-)
I agree. There is something a bit off about the A7 design, in my eyes, although that wouldn't preclude me from buying the camera. What is precluding me from buying the camera is the lens, body design and leaf shutter of my RX1.
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:11 AM
p.58 #7Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
OK, that's a relief. For a moment I was afraid that Sony had taken too much of the RX1 body and dropped the tilt screen. Somehow I can't help I'd like to see the Contax logo on these bodies. It would fit them very well 
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:12 AM
p.58 #8Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
douglasf13 wrote:
Yeah, there is an IR sensor on the grip, so it looks like they've gone the wireless remote route.
I hope Sony includes a port for a proper shutter release cable.
Touch screen would be good too.
Yeah, there is an IR sensor on the grip, so it looks like they've gone the wireless remote route.
Tariq Gibran wrote
Compared to the RX1, It also looks like the shutter button will not allow the option of a mechanical screw in cable release - or soft release shutter button. Pretty minor I guess. I would have liked to have the aperture on the lens as an option - though, of course, it will be there on my adapted lenses!I hope Sony includes a port for a proper shutter release cable.
Touch screen would be good too.
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:15 AM
p.58 #9Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Looks a lot nicer in these images than the original leaked images. I'm sure it will perform brilliantly. Only thing for me, as I'm sure people are aware, is the size of the lenses. The 35/2.8 looks nice and small, but at the cost of a slow maximum aperture, so you're gaining very little over something like the Oly 17/1.8 unless you're shooting outdoors stopped down in good light. Once you start getting into the arena where you gain in shallow DOF capability, the lenses start getting DSLR sized. The 28-70 f/3.5-5.6 looks to be manageable but still not small...I'm sure the zeiss 24-70/4 is quite large, and the rumored 70-200/4 will be, I'm sure, about the same size as the Canon or Nikon 70-200/4.
I'm starting to think APS-C might really be the sweet spot for mirrorless cameras with native glass from a size/capabilities standpoint. M4/3, will, of course, maintain a good lead for overall size, especially in the telephoto range.
Now, if you're adapting Leica M glass, or just want the highest image quality for good light photography with a small kit of moderate aperture primes, then this is friggin' awesome.
Edited on Oct 14, 2013 at 07:21 AM · View previous versions
I'm starting to think APS-C might really be the sweet spot for mirrorless cameras with native glass from a size/capabilities standpoint. M4/3, will, of course, maintain a good lead for overall size, especially in the telephoto range.
Now, if you're adapting Leica M glass, or just want the highest image quality for good light photography with a small kit of moderate aperture primes, then this is friggin' awesome.
Edited on Oct 14, 2013 at 07:21 AM · View previous versions
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:15 AM
p.58 #10Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
The one and only thing that can disappoint me now is the low ISO dynamic range.
I'm really hoping this sensor matches the D800 / D800e.
I'm really hoping this sensor matches the D800 / D800e.
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:18 AM
p.58 #11Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
EOS20 wrote:
douglasf13 wrote
Yeah, there is an IR sensor on the grip, so it looks like they've gone the wireless remote route.Tariq Gibran wrote
Compared to the RX1, It also looks like the shutter button will not allow the option of a mechanical screw in cable release - or soft release shutter button. Pretty minor I guess. I would have liked to have the aperture on the lens as an option - though, of course, it will be there on my adapted lenses!Touch screen would be good too.
Don't know about the touchscreen, but no threaded shutter release has been confirmed.
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:19 AM
p.58 #12Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
I dont mind the EVF hump on top...it makes the camera sexy too.
What i do mind is the enourmous viewfinder eyecap that makes the camera rather ugly and not pocketable ! In fact i hate it, i was hoping to pocket it with a Leica M...and it doesnt seem that way now...
What i do mind is the enourmous viewfinder eyecap that makes the camera rather ugly and not pocketable ! In fact i hate it, i was hoping to pocket it with a Leica M...and it doesnt seem that way now...
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:28 AM
p.58 #13Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Even if I had plenty of spare cash, I wouldn't preorder anything until knowing full specs. and seeing a bit the real performance of those sensors with 'troublesome' glass ( i.e RF wides ).
I'm afraid also that having menus like the RX1 implies peaking linked to image magnif. ?. That'd be very annoying for me, quite a deal breaker.
I'm afraid also that having menus like the RX1 implies peaking linked to image magnif. ?. That'd be very annoying for me, quite a deal breaker.
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:31 AM
p.58 #14Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Jman13 wrote:
Now, if you're adapting Leica M glass, or just want the highest image quality for good light photography with a small kit of moderate aperture primes, then this is friggin' awesome.
Bingo!
Now, if you're adapting Leica M glass, or just want the highest image quality for good light photography with a small kit of moderate aperture primes, then this is friggin' awesome.
Bingo!
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:36 AM
p.58 #15Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
I'm guessing that big chunky RF wides like some M distagons will be fine, the question is how it will handle really small M lenses, the kind with the rear element almost touching the sensor. On the other hand, if the EVF protrudes so much in the back I'm not sure if there's any point in being too anal about the size of the lens in the front.
Oct 14, 2013 at 07:42 AM
p.58 #16Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
The EVF in the photo could have a snap-on light shield to make it appear larger or protrude more. I wonder if that hot shoe is going to snag the bag every time I pull the camera out? Small nitpick I suppose.
Oct 14, 2013 at 08:07 AM
p.58 #17Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Thanks for posting these Tariq. I wish the Zeiss 35 was a little faster. It's not very tempting against the fantastic Sig 35. Wonder how long it will take Sigma to have some nice 'Art' lenses available in this mount?
Tariq Gibran wrote:
Just so we have them in our thread:
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5540407/sonyA7_zoom_.jpg
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5540407/sonyA7R_fe35f28_.jpg
Tariq Gibran wrote:
Just so we have them in our thread:
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5540407/sonyA7_zoom_.jpg
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5540407/sonyA7R_fe35f28_.jpg
Oct 14, 2013 at 08:07 AM
p.58 #18Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
mco_970 wrote:
Thanks for posting these Tariq. I wish the Zeiss 35 was a little faster. It's not very tempting against the fantastic Sig 35. Wonder how long it will take Sigma to have some nice 'Art' lenses available in this mount?
If it is anything like the M mount Biogon C 35/2.8, it will be a very nice lens.
I'll think I'll buy the 7r with this lens as a kit.
Thanks for posting these Tariq. I wish the Zeiss 35 was a little faster. It's not very tempting against the fantastic Sig 35. Wonder how long it will take Sigma to have some nice 'Art' lenses available in this mount?
If it is anything like the M mount Biogon C 35/2.8, it will be a very nice lens.
I'll think I'll buy the 7r with this lens as a kit.
Oct 14, 2013 at 08:11 AM
p.58 #19Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Spyro P. wrote:
... On the other hand, if the EVF protrudes so much in the back I'm not sure if there's any point in being too anal about the size of the lens in the front.
+1
IF the back is protruding...there is little point to "must have" leica M in the front...
Here is hoping that the real thing can be tamed down...
... On the other hand, if the EVF protrudes so much in the back I'm not sure if there's any point in being too anal about the size of the lens in the front.
+1
IF the back is protruding...there is little point to "must have" leica M in the front...
Here is hoping that the real thing can be tamed down...
Oct 14, 2013 at 08:30 AM
p.58 #20Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Sony has dealt with this on the rx1, let's hope a7s can do the same magic with interchangeable lenses.
Spyro P. wrote:
I'm guessing that big chunky RF wides like some M distagons will be fine, the question is how it will handle really small M lenses, the kind with the rear element almost touching the sensor. On the other hand, if the EVF protrudes so much in the back I'm not sure if there's any point in being too anal about the size of the lens in the front.
Spyro P. wrote:
I'm guessing that big chunky RF wides like some M distagons will be fine, the question is how it will handle really small M lenses, the kind with the rear element almost touching the sensor. On the other hand, if the EVF protrudes so much in the back I'm not sure if there's any point in being too anal about the size of the lens in the front.
Oct 14, 2013 at 08:36 AM