joychris wrote:
grahamgibson wrote
joychris wrote
I was going to pre-order both to downsize my kit, but with no real mechanical shutter I'm now a little hesitant. Not a fan of the EFCS bokeh issue, I like to chase my toddler daughter with fast lenses during the day.
The a7cII for me is still the more appealing of the pair, but now I'm just not sure.
Hmm...
Chris I'm pretty disappointed by this also. The effect on bokeh is not bad at 1/1000s IMO, that is kind of the threshold for me, so it's avoidable if you utilize NDs. But staying under 1/1000s when I'm shooting kids sports is a no-go.
Maybe next generation Sony can make a stacked sensor model (A1c?) that has no physical shutter at all. They could reduce the size even more. I was watching Julia Trotti's video on the cII, she was shooting backlit portraits with the 35 GM wide open, subject in front of foliage, fastest SS was 1/1250 and bokeh looked good. She posted higher SS shots, but the background was a solid wall.
Hopefully we see more samples where someone specifically tests the EFCS for any issues. Otherwise I'll wait until deliveries start and ask someone here to test before buying.
Chris
From what I understand of how EFCS works, it is not camera dependent, so there's no reason to expect any different result with these new models as we've seen previously. It doesn't surprise me that at 1/1250 the samples look fine--as I said, 1/1000 is where it starts to be noticeable, but not bad yet. At 1/4000s though, watch your 50/1.2 GM start to look like a cheap f1.8.