p.159 #2 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
I know that the battery life is lacking like the NEX models, but I did not expect for the battery to lose power when in the camera and the camera is off. Is this normal? I have two new Sony batteries and I left one in the A7 camera for a week, the other in my bag. At the end of the week, the one in the camera is at 30%, while the one in my bag reads 99% when I insert it into the camera. The weather here has been awful, so my A7 has been powered off during this time.
p.159 #3 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
cocosphere wrote:
I know that the battery life is lacking like the NEX models, but I did not expect for the battery to lose power when in the camera and the camera is off. Is this normal? I have two new Sony batteries and I left one in the A7 camera for a week, the other in my bag. At the end of the week, the one in the camera is at 30%, while the one in my bag reads 99% when I insert it into the camera. The weather here has been awful, so my A7 has been powered off during this time....Show more →
with the rx1 the power is drained when the power is off if the the shutter is depressed. the same could be true for the a7. is it possible there was something pressing against the shutter the way you stored it?
p.159 #7 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
Something wrong with the D800E testing in that review. My D800 crops are sharper than their D800E crops. I suspect they didn't use a good lens for the test, but they don't list it.
p.159 #8 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
sebboh wrote:
with the rx1 the power is drained when the power is off if the the shutter is depressed. the same could be true for the a7. is it possible there was something pressing against the shutter the way you stored it?
It is possible that the shutter button could have been slightly depressed. The bag I use is a backpack style and has a lot of padding near the top of the camera. I will see if this is what's happening. Thanks.
p.159 #9 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
DamonJoyce wrote:
I just got my RSS plate, and unless I have a defective plate, I've lost the ability to tilt the screen down. It's not a huge problem, since it's a position I hardly use, but disappointing nonetheless.
p.159 #10 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
Batts get better over the first few charge cycles; airline mode on; and turn off review if you don't use it; let the little guy sleep rather than turn off (quick half depress of shutter to get fast wakeup). Remove battery when at home or travel overnight - mine even runs down the in-cam battery if I leave it long enough.
Shutter button shoud be out of contact unless needed, it starts things up.
Fred, how do you like the detachable piece on the side? Do you find it sufficiently rigid in portrait orientation? If you have the time, could you post a few photos of it installed on the camera?
p.159 #15 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
akuba wrote:
Fred, how do you like the detachable piece on the side? Do you find it sufficiently rigid in portrait orientation? If you have the time, could you post a few photos of it installed on the camera?
Once attached, it's solid. Most L-bracket companies are offering this design now.
Best,
Fred
p.159 #17 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
carstenw wrote:
Something wrong with the D800E testing in that review. My D800 crops are sharper than their D800E crops. I suspect they didn't use a good lens for the test, but they don't list it.
I think that's just typical of the really poor quality photos on Imaging Resource in general.
p.159 #18 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
molson wrote:
I think that's just typical of the really poor quality photos on Imaging Resource in general.
Nope, it reflects their use of jpeg when testing various cameras and showing these comparisons. If a particular camera produces poor jpegs, it will show up in IR's comparison on the main overview page. IF one wants to see the best possible results from IR tests, they provide the raws for download via their sample page - here in the case of the D800: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d800/nikon-d800THMB.HTM
IR also - in most cases where the lens is available in a native mount- uses the same, very sharp Sigma 70mm Macro as their bench lens to eliminate that variable when testing and comparing cameras.
So, if one really wants to compare images via IR, download the raws from each camera and disregard this jpeg comparison on the overview page (unless you're a looser and shoot only jpegs - just kidding).
p.159 #19 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
juan_amores wrote:
Hi, Anybody has used a flash on the camera for portraits? What model?
I like to know your experience and comments.
Thanks!!
I've put a Speedlite 430EX (Canon) on it just to try. It's a fully manual experience requiring some testing to get it right with the help of a guide number chart or similar. But it works.
p.159 #20 · Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
For FE 35 owners, anybody actually able to use the autofocus and nail focus consistently on the first try? It takes me somewhere around 3 to 4 tries depending on light conditions to achieve focus. I've been switching it to manual on low light to focus because it takes way too long to autofocus.
