I wanted to follow up on my experience after installing the Fotodiox Tough E-Mount LT on my A7r today. It took only minutes to install and appears to have improved the lens wiggle quite a bit, but it is not completely gone. Just to be sure, and before deciding to keep it, I put the orignal e-mount back, checked the wiggle and confirmed the Fotodiox was inded an improvement and was worth keeping. For reference, I grabbed the only other camera I have right now, a Fuji XE-1, and could also detect slight flex in its mount. So I'm happy with this setup now...time to go out and shoot more...
Thanks to MarcB83 (Marc), navmannz (John) and 40Driggs for weighing in on this topic.
The 2 images below were taken looking across Somes Sound from outside of Acadia National Park looking at Acadia Mountain (which is within the Park). Somes Sound is one of the few Fjards in the United States. The images are a Panoramic image comprised of 4 images (10 images were taken but there was too much curvature to really take advantage of the complete panorama).
The images were taken with my tripod mounted A7r and my Minolta CLE MC M-Rokkor lens set to I believe f8 and also using a Singh-Ray Warm Polatizing filter close to 3:00 PM. The images were processed in LR6.
Let me know if you prefer the image in the more gold/yellow color (based upon AWB) or in the more blue rendering (using daylight for the White Balance setting).
So many amazing shots in this and the last several pages! Thank you for sharing. I got my Sony FE 90mm macro lens today and tried it on my a7 for some butterflies (inside a glass house) and flowers. The AF is very very slow but the sharpness, the contrast and bokeh look very good to me. I used a Canon 100mm L IS macro for several years and really loved it. It was the last Canon lens I sold when I swtiched to Sony and Nikon. Had a Nikon 105mm VR macro briefly too. I am looking forward to trying the 90mm more.
naturephoto1 wrote:
The 2 images below were taken looking across Somes Sound from outside of Acadia National Park looking at Acadia Mountain (which is within the Park). Somes Sound is one of the few Fjards in the United States. The images are a Panoramic image comprised of 4 images (10 images were taken but there was too much curvature to really take advantage of the complete panorama).
The images were taken with my tripod mounted A7r and my Minolta CLE MC M-Rokkor lens set to I believe f8 and also using a Singh-Ray Warm Polatizing filter close to 3:00 PM. The images were processed in LR6.
Let me know if you prefer the image in the more gold/yellow color (based upon AWB) or in the more blue rendering (using daylight for the White Balance setting).
I was there over the Memorial Day weekend...quite beautiful. I took some pano's from atop Acadia Mountain (kind of a big hill really) where there was a nice view of Somes Sound.
My preference is the second image, if only by the litmus test that I would prefer to swim in the water as it appears in that image and not so much in the first. It depends on the effect you are looking for...
Many nice macros coming from the new 90mm, and some great b&w work here as well.
I am still editing some images from my recent trip to Cape Breton, so here are a few more. Being new to the A7r, I am amazed at its ability in low light. Coming from a cropped sensor this should probably not be surprising...but it is, and I'm enjoying the surprises! The last image on the lobster boat (I went out early one morning with a friend and his neighbor to check his traps), to me, is remarkable, and not for any artistic interpretation, but the ability to shoot at 4:30 in the morning under dark and cloudy skies in mixed lighting is jaw dropping goodness. I am very excited about the potential for this camera.
I was there over the Memorial Day weekend...quite beautiful. I took some pano's from atop Acadia Mountain (kind of a big hill really) where there was a nice view of Somes Sound.
My preference is the second image, if only by the litmus test that I would prefer to swim in the water as it appears in that image and not so much in the first. It depends on the effect you are looking for...
Jon
Jon,
Thanks for the input. I am not sure that I would want to swim in such cold water for long.
Ultimately, I suspect that I will post both versions on Face Book. For now, I posted the first, which is probably more in keeping with the color output using the Circular Warm Polarizing filter without correction since it does warm up the image. The second rendering with the Daylight White Balance is probably closer to what would be closer to the affect from just a "regular" Circular Polarizier.
Some incredible BW's last page!
Werner...the 90 macro has some very smooth bokeh! Love the hay roll shots above from both the 35 and 90, but the 90 stands out in my eye! I think I'll have to rent it from Roger fairly soon!
Gregg
A7rM and Summilux M 50 E46 pre
