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artur5 wrote:
If Sony wasn't so protective about the sales of their own FE glass, they could release without much effort a modified A7 tuned for film-era glass, make a bit of sizeable cash and raise a few points the appreciation of the Sony name among RF glass owners. Besides, the small loss in FE lenses profit would be possibly compensated by the sales of that camera
I suppose that the global mentality of big corporations is just a bit too obtuse to see that side of the business which isn't immediately profitable, but might be worthwhile in the long term because it improves the image of the brand, even if only for a small sector of the market....Show more →
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If you note the anguished quest for wide performance, I think it's more than a small sector, and by influence, very vocal.
But I imagine there is panic in the air, with so many parts of Sony not profitable. This makes the obvious obscure. The whole A7 project was supposedly twice cancelled in route.
Tariq Gibran wrote:
I would guess that modification of the A7II sensor might be a trickier proposition given the IBIS mechanism. Maybe I missed it...did KolariVision indicate plans to modify the A7II?
I doubt they have seen one. What turns me off is the size and weight is marching steadily in DSLR direction,
" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">as Kai & co hysterically point out in this vid, though the non-4k vid IBIS is impressive, if beside the point.
No doubt, as Derek alludes to, a reasonable shutter would be welcome. Do you put 400 in a 850USD A7 body? Well my rationale is it will add about 300 to the resale value, if it's clear things are working well. And it will be alot of fun to see what happens for ourselves, as opposed to speculative tears.
charles.K wrote:
Hi Tariq, I don't really see a downside here. I have always felt that having thinner cover glass gives that certain look to images. If proved to be an excellent modification, this will a great option for those still carrying a lot of M glass.
Hi Charlie, I think your A7 will be back before my A7r, so I think you will be up on centre stage
I can only pray all goes as according to plan Roger and lloyd seem to have the "R" and I really wonder/hope the plain 7 will be better. It has to be, really, since in my testing the smearing was more obvious, and the colorshift too--all those teeny weany pixels!
Toothwalker wrote:
The advantages of a thick cover include a less fragile package, reduced visibility of dust, and the possibility to accommodate better filters.
Concerning the dust, not all users are equally happy to spend time in post processing to remove the spots. The Kolarivision modification of the A7(r) disables the dust reduction system, and simultaneously enhances the visibility of the sensor dust in the images.
I appreciate the argument put clearly. I just think it's been a catastrophe in practice.
Wait, what am I saying? Without the think sensor stack, I would not own a M9!!!! That's really true.
OK, crazy Sony, Thank You
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