p.18 #4 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
gdanmitchell wrote:
Cameras using this technology have been used by expert photographers and videographers to capture photographs of subjects that cannot be anticipated.
This isn't a question of expertise. (That argument could as well be used to reject digital SLR cameras, 35mm cameras, handheld cameras, roll film...)
Dan
I was mostly referring to the tech that would decide which objects or subjects to follow and take control of the camera. Or the idea that a camera will decide when someone is smiling and decide when to take a picture.
I do like the idea of a rolling buffer that captures the seconds before you press the shutter. That is a very useful feature.
p.18 #5 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
mttran wrote:
Samyang offers all E-Mount for what they have available now in FF. Please, make a note of this
Soon will be Sigma & Tamron to follow, Man this A7 twin to be a real killer to most FF camera MFG. Sony has top notch Engineers & MBAs working for them (maybe they got laid off from canon and nikon)
p.18 #7 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
galenapass wrote:
Stop. I am trying to temper my excitement over this Sony release. If the AF is good also, I'd sell off my Canon DSLRs in a heartbeat.
That is exactly how I feel.
If the A7R AF is "good enough" for me (accurate, but not necessarily fast w lots of bells and whistles), I might say bye bye to my 5D3.
p.18 #8 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
Glenn NK wrote:
Here's hoping that you won't require that the birds be "taxidermied" in order to acquire focus, what with the blazing AF this body is reputed to have.
Glenn
That's what I was thinking.
We might have to coin a new acronym for bird photography with the A7R: BIC = Birds in Coma
p.18 #10 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
Another trick to use for BIF is to tie a piece of string to the bird's leg and let him fly in circles and if you prefocus at the length of string, you're bound to get some sharp shots each time he comes around to the same spot.
I can’t really say much about the quality, because they are all random snaps at high ISO, and It’s a 12mm lens, so an extreme test. But looks pretty good i.m.o.
p.18 #16 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
Lots of 24.3MP A7 shots uploaded on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sony+A7 most Zeiss and Leica lenses but no EF sample yet. Sorry for the image size, they look better this way so you can judge them.
p.18 #17 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
Pixel Perfect wrote:
Luckily I'm not much into portraits as I'd have to start using Gaussian blur a lot more.
Only a few days ago the argument that was in fashion for those looking to pooh-pooh the camera was "the lenses aren't going to be good enough to " or "there's no way you'll be able to get that much resolution out of the sensor." Now the new trend is going to be "Sony's sensor is too sharp!"
p.18 #19 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
mttran wrote:
Lots of 24.3MP A7 shots uploaded on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sony+A7 most Zeiss and Leica lenses but no EF sample yet. Sorry for the image size, they look better this way so you can judge them.
DR samples look so fine, highlights shadows transition look very smooth. Pleasant IQ and AF is not bad either
hardly to see noise nor banding. Click for 100%: [url=http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/10381966724_60224fcd1f_o.jpg
p.18 #20 · Sony A7 and A7r Full Frame with Canon Lenses
Okay, guys, I was a while offline because I was outside and actually taking photos with my 5D MkII cameras . I recommend we all enjoy the beautiful fall weather (where ever this is possible climate-wise).
I have a question in regard to the Metabones adapter which can be used with the A7(R) cameras: it looks like there could be potentially two of them used with Canon EF lenses, one with the glass element (improving the lens speed by one stop indirectly by its built) and the other MkII/III(?) one which functions just like an extension tube without glass element. For the latter one - I didn't find described anywhere how many stops of light is lost with this adapter. Does anybody know?
CORRECTION: I just saw that Metabones updated their website in regard to the MkII adapter stating it does not work with the Sony A7 series.
So this leaves us with the option of using the "smart adapter MkIII" only? This one doesn't seem to have a glass element - so is there a loss of stop(s) of light?
