Sony FE Images Thread
p.293 #1Sony FE Images Thread
ocean beach with the rokkor 58/1.2.
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May 13, 2014 at 02:10 AM
p.293 #2Sony FE Images Thread
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May 13, 2014 at 05:00 AM
p.293 #3Sony FE Images Thread
TMaG82 wrote:
Also I would like to know the same for you Phillip, why you chose the 7 over the 7r.It was an easy choice for me
I am a student, so it would have been hard to finance the a7r. I would probably have managed to, if it had an image stabilizer and the a7 had not.
I rarely print big so I have no need for the resolution plus most of my images are handhold and it is hard enough to get the maximum out of the a7, would require even more tripod use for the a7r
I think the electronic first shutter curtain is an important argument for the a7
I ordered some big prints from my a7 for the first time and they should arrive this week, I am looking forward to see how well the a7 holds up
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/14183696463_0e8277445e_o.jpgDSC04782 by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/13976947909_38f1d53dcc_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14163608535_8c7b34a130_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr Thanks Philip and mills. You've been very helpful. I've been looking at samples, looking at videos, etc for the last few days. At first I wanted the 7r for the extra resolution but it would require too much for me. Right now I'm leaning towards the a7, especially since you guys mention about the shutter lag, the lack of the electronic first curtain, and the necessity for good handholding technique.
Right now I have a 13 month old to chase around and while I'm not expecting to track her, I would like some good quality images of her. I do...Show more →
There is an issue with A7, about flare during night long shots. I got the A7 during 13 days. Everything was ok, and I made up my mind exactly for same Philip's reasons. But I take a lot of night shots. When I tried to shoot the moon not exactly in the center of the frame, with more than three seconds at ISO 400, I realized it will be impossible to do something clean in astrophotography.
I got same observations from Samuli here, and others on blogs and fora. I regret the A7 about first electronic curtain and A7r problems of shaking with high magnification, macro and telephotos. But I have no flare issues anymore.
If you do many night shots, perhaps you should have to go further with this question before your decision.
Phillip Reeve wrote
TMaG82 wrote
^ Really nice mills. So you're shooting the a7 now? Any particular reason you chose the a7 over the 7r? I'm torn between trying the a7 or the a7r.Also I would like to know the same for you Phillip, why you chose the 7 over the 7r.
I ordered some big prints from my a7 for the first time and they should arrive this week, I am looking forward to see how well the a7 holds up
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/14183696463_0e8277445e_o.jpgDSC04782 by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/13976947909_38f1d53dcc_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14163608535_8c7b34a130_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
Right now I have a 13 month old to chase around and while I'm not expecting to track her, I would like some good quality images of her. I do...Show more →
There is an issue with A7, about flare during night long shots. I got the A7 during 13 days. Everything was ok, and I made up my mind exactly for same Philip's reasons. But I take a lot of night shots. When I tried to shoot the moon not exactly in the center of the frame, with more than three seconds at ISO 400, I realized it will be impossible to do something clean in astrophotography.
I got same observations from Samuli here, and others on blogs and fora. I regret the A7 about first electronic curtain and A7r problems of shaking with high magnification, macro and telephotos. But I have no flare issues anymore.
If you do many night shots, perhaps you should have to go further with this question before your decision.
May 13, 2014 at 05:42 AM
p.293 #4Sony FE Images Thread
@Greg, thanks..yes the Nokton strangely does convert nicely to B&W..I don't know why though. By the way, keep those lovely portraits coming. I see you go out more often with the 35 Nokton than your 50 summilux now? 
Philip, excellent set..I assume you're using a monopod / tripod?
Michiel, you seem own so many lenses. It must be hard to choose what to bring
Kiboos, excellent set..I've been wanting to get a shutter remote for quite sometime.
Guys, thanks for the likes! very much appreciated. Here's a few with the Zeiss M 25.
Untitled
Untitled by faisalre, on Flickr
Untitled by faisalre, on Flickr
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Philip, excellent set..I assume you're using a monopod / tripod?
Michiel, you seem own so many lenses. It must be hard to choose what to bring
Kiboos, excellent set..I've been wanting to get a shutter remote for quite sometime.
Guys, thanks for the likes! very much appreciated. Here's a few with the Zeiss M 25.
Untitled Untitled by faisalre, on FlickrUntitled by faisalre, on FlickrEdited on May 13, 2014 at 08:19 AM · View previous versions
May 13, 2014 at 06:33 AM
p.293 #5Sony FE Images Thread
A few more with A7r and FD200 f4 macro :
Paris sunset par smdl75, sur Flickr
Paris sunset par smdl75, sur Flickr
Droséra par smdl75, sur Flickr
And a crop with aliens eggs in an asteracee
Aliens in Drosera par smdl75, sur Flickr
And thanks for the likes too !
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Paris sunset par smdl75, sur Flickr
Paris sunset par smdl75, sur Flickr
Droséra par smdl75, sur Flickr
And a crop with aliens eggs in an asteracee
Aliens in Drosera par smdl75, sur Flickr
And thanks for the likes too !
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May 13, 2014 at 06:41 AM
p.293 #7Sony FE Images Thread
A couple from the Nikkor 105/1.8 Ai-S. The colors are quite heavily processed, because I really didn't like how they came out straight from this lens/camera combination. But the bokeh is quite nice.
soft green by alwang, on Flickr
lawn blur by alwang, on Flickr
branched frame by alwang, on Flickr
soft green by alwang, on Flickr
lawn blur by alwang, on Flickr
branched frame by alwang, on Flickr
May 13, 2014 at 09:22 AM
p.293 #8Sony FE Images Thread
millsart wrote:
Few more beach shots (a7 w/ 28-70)
Mills, how do you find the 28-70 kit lens? Obviously I don't expect it to be the best and would most likely use the other FE primes but having a decent walk around zoom may be beneficial for those casual outings with my family.
Few more beach shots (a7 w/ 28-70)
Mills, how do you find the 28-70 kit lens? Obviously I don't expect it to be the best and would most likely use the other FE primes but having a decent walk around zoom may be beneficial for those casual outings with my family.
May 13, 2014 at 09:45 AM
p.293 #9Sony FE Images Thread
smdl wrote:
Also I would like to know the same for you Phillip, why you chose the 7 over the 7r.It was an easy choice for me
I am a student, so it would have been hard to finance the a7r. I would probably have managed to, if it had an image stabilizer and the a7 had not.
I rarely print big so I have no need for the resolution plus most of my images are handhold and it is hard enough to get the maximum out of the a7, would require even more tripod use for the a7r
I think the electronic first shutter curtain is an important argument for the a7
I ordered some big prints from my a7 for the first time and they should arrive this week, I am looking forward to see how well the a7 holds up
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/14183696463_0e8277445e_o.jpgDSC04782 by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/13976947909_38f1d53dcc_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14163608535_8c7b34a130_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr Thanks Philip and mills. You've been very helpful. I've been looking at samples, looking at videos, etc for the last few days. At first I wanted the 7r for the extra resolution but it would require too much for me. Right now I'm leaning towards the a7, especially since you guys mention about the shutter lag, the lack of the electronic first curtain, and the necessity for good handholding technique.
Right now I have a 13 month old to chase around and while I'm not expecting to track her, I would like some good quality images of her. I do have a 0 series Gitzo tripod that I use and can carry around but if I could not have to use it all the time it would be even better. Plus at least for the first few months I would most likely use native FE glass then add adapted glass later. I'm not sure my skills are good enough for the 7r. Maybe get the 7, learn, improve, and then later on get the 7r or an improved model with hopefully IBIS, NEX 7 like styling, or other improvements.There is an issue with A7, about flare during night long shots. I got the A7 during 13 days. Everything was ok, and I made up my mind exactly for same Philip's reasons. But I take a lot of night shots. When I tried to shoot the moon not exactly in the center of the frame, with more than three seconds at ISO 400, I realized it will be impossible to do something clean in astrophotography.
I got same observations from Samuli here, and others on blogs and fora. I regret the A7 about first electronic curtain and A7r problems of...Show more →
Thanks for the insight, I don't do long exposures, at least I haven't up to now, but it's interesting to note your observations.
TMaG82 wrote
Phillip Reeve wrote
TMaG82 wrote
^ Really nice mills. So you're shooting the a7 now? Any particular reason you chose the a7 over the 7r? I'm torn between trying the a7 or the a7r.Also I would like to know the same for you Phillip, why you chose the 7 over the 7r.
I ordered some big prints from my a7 for the first time and they should arrive this week, I am looking forward to see how well the a7 holds up
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/14183696463_0e8277445e_o.jpgDSC04782 by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/13976947909_38f1d53dcc_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/14163608535_8c7b34a130_o.jpgUntitled by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr
Right now I have a 13 month old to chase around and while I'm not expecting to track her, I would like some good quality images of her. I do have a 0 series Gitzo tripod that I use and can carry around but if I could not have to use it all the time it would be even better. Plus at least for the first few months I would most likely use native FE glass then add adapted glass later. I'm not sure my skills are good enough for the 7r. Maybe get the 7, learn, improve, and then later on get the 7r or an improved model with hopefully IBIS, NEX 7 like styling, or other improvements.
I got same observations from Samuli here, and others on blogs and fora. I regret the A7 about first electronic curtain and A7r problems of...Show more →
Thanks for the insight, I don't do long exposures, at least I haven't up to now, but it's interesting to note your observations.
May 13, 2014 at 09:47 AM
p.293 #10Sony FE Images Thread
smdl: Those are great city horizons! Congratulations!
Fooling around with a prism filter.
Fooling around with a prism filter.
May 13, 2014 at 09:57 AM
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p.293 #11Sony FE Images Thread
Very nice effect with the prism, Michiel...and you handled it like a master!
"Yellow Rose"
Rose gelb Stack.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
60 shots, focus stacked in PS CC. Yes, i know, way to many....
Rose gelb Stack.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
60 shots, focus stacked in PS CC. Yes, i know, way to many....
May 13, 2014 at 10:35 AM
p.293 #13Sony FE Images Thread
Technique #1 with Sony seems to be "hat" (holding hat between sun and lens), I have done it before with 5DmkII, but usually it did mean minor improvement on contrast. On Sony it seems to be completely different story; light sources close to image "frame" cause enormous flare, reflections and something else random depending lens. This scene was shoot with C/Y adapter, which was masked, but even it didn't help. Photo was shoot with polarizer, but has almost no effect (did try first without polarizer and photo seemed as bad).
"Hat trick #1 - no hat" - Carl Zeiss S-Planar T* 2.8/60 @ f/2.8, 1/100s, Sony A7 @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* Circular Polarizer 67mm
"Hat trick #1 - with hat" - Carl Zeiss S-Planar T* 2.8/60 @ f/2.8, 1/40s, Sony A7 @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* Circular Polarizer 67mm
Samuli
"Hat trick #1 - no hat" - Carl Zeiss S-Planar T* 2.8/60 @ f/2.8, 1/100s, Sony A7 @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* Circular Polarizer 67mm
"Hat trick #1 - with hat" - Carl Zeiss S-Planar T* 2.8/60 @ f/2.8, 1/40s, Sony A7 @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* Circular Polarizer 67mm
Samuli
May 13, 2014 at 11:58 AM
p.293 #14Sony FE Images Thread
Hmm, I am not a big fan of that boke, feels rather "thick". Is it always like that, or just sometimes?
May 13, 2014 at 04:58 PM
p.293 #15Sony FE Images Thread
Few handheld shots with the Samyang 24mm 1.4
Dry Dock - Superior, WI by xposhore, on Flickr
Superior Dry Dock by xposhore, on Flickr
Superior Boat by xposhore, on Flickr
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Dry Dock - Superior, WI by xposhore, on Flickr
Superior Dry Dock by xposhore, on Flickr
Superior Boat by xposhore, on Flickr
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May 13, 2014 at 05:19 PM
p.293 #17Sony FE Images Thread
Minolta MD 100 f4 with tube & A7. Last is CV125
May 13, 2014 at 06:37 PM
p.293 #20Sony FE Images Thread
carstenw wrote:
Hmm, I am not a big fan of that boke, feels rather "thick". Is it always like that, or just sometimes?
Carsten, yes. Boke improves in quality, not contrast balance between focus plane vs boke where the issue is, when closed down. This lens is "one trick pony" and for me it's 1:10 shooting, for which it has been optimized and MTF curves show the optimization as well. For shots like last page I would prefer almost any Planar, Sonnar or even Biotar over Contax S-Planar 60mm (most likely Distagons would be preferred as well, thou haven't shoot with medium format 40/50/60mm Distagons myself in 36mm*24mm).
Close to 1:10 I like the lens very much, but also there I think that the rendering is not very Zeiss like. Of course in addition it's good at makros in addition to 1:10, but that is expected from makro lens, so would not consider it anything special, just that it does well what it's designed to do.
Carl Zeiss S-Planar T* 2.8/60 @ f/2.8, 1/40s, Sony A7 @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* Circular Polarizer 67mm
Samuli
Hmm, I am not a big fan of that boke, feels rather "thick". Is it always like that, or just sometimes?
Carsten, yes. Boke improves in quality, not contrast balance between focus plane vs boke where the issue is, when closed down. This lens is "one trick pony" and for me it's 1:10 shooting, for which it has been optimized and MTF curves show the optimization as well. For shots like last page I would prefer almost any Planar, Sonnar or even Biotar over Contax S-Planar 60mm (most likely Distagons would be preferred as well, thou haven't shoot with medium format 40/50/60mm Distagons myself in 36mm*24mm).
Close to 1:10 I like the lens very much, but also there I think that the rendering is not very Zeiss like. Of course in addition it's good at makros in addition to 1:10, but that is expected from makro lens, so would not consider it anything special, just that it does well what it's designed to do.
Carl Zeiss S-Planar T* 2.8/60 @ f/2.8, 1/40s, Sony A7 @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* Circular Polarizer 67mm
Samuli
May 13, 2014 at 10:45 PM