Last night at King’s Island, Ohio, ISO 3200 with Denoise, electronic shutter with 15fps bursts which were helpful in selecting the right moments during editing
ILCE-7RM6E 28-75mm F2.8 A063 lens45mmf/2.81/60s3200 ISO0.0 EV
I’m an A7riv user who recently upgraded to the A7rvi. I do primarily landscape photography, with some cityscapes, and occasionally wildlife. Even more occasionally, I do bird photography. So the debates about camera readout speed, and rolling shutter don’t have much relevance for me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen rolling shutter in any shot I’ve taken.
So far, aside from setup, I haven’t really stress tested the camera. I’ve done some closeup and focus stacked images at a local botanical garden. And, yesterday, I photographed some of the tall ships docked in New York harbor. So my impressions are very preliminary.
The camera feels very similar to the A7riv. I know the grip is different, but I don’t have large hands, so the riv grip was fine. I really appreciate the ability to set multiple custom settings and pick them with the * menu. I’ve already configured several. The camera is certainly faster in operation than the riv. The new batteries are very long lasting, which is impressive since the riv battery life was really good.
The viewfinder is amazing. From an riv , there are several upgrades. The resolution is much higher, the color space is much wider, and (maybe) there is HDR. The HDR part is confusing. From what I’ve read, the viewfinder should only show HDR while the camera is in HEIF only mode. I was shooting raw. But it still seemed to me that the viewfinder was not crushing the highlights like the rivs. For those who’ve upgraded from the A7rv, does the viewfinder seem different in the rvi?
Coming from the riv the articulating rear screen is great. In camera focus bracketing is also very welcome, but I wish you could set the far focus limit in addition to the near
The image quality looks great. The additional 7 megapixels is hardly a change at all, and that’s fine for me. I don’t want to restart the high megapixel counts are useless debates. Honestly, I think the subject is more complex and subtle than anything that can be settled in a forum discussion. I use the large files in the r series to extend the range of my lenses by cropping, to adjust aspect ratio, and for using transform adjustments. I haven’t really stressed the dynamic range yet, it I’m looking forward to making use of this in the future
Here are some photo I made af the tall ships in New York. They are all cropped to various degrees with cropped sizes from 25-50 megapixels. That’s exactly what I like about r series cameras. I can crop to whatever I need, and still have good sized files
ILCE-7RM6E 28-75mm F2.8 A063 lens49mmf/13.01/100s160 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM6E 28-75mm F2.8 A063 lens56mmf/13.01/125s160 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM6E 28-75mm F2.8 A063 lens36mmf/16.01/80s250 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM6E 28-75mm F2.8 A063 lens75mmf/11.01/160s400 ISO0.0 EV
regulator wrote:
Has anyone discovered an intervelometer / remote trigger that works with the new body yet?
I have ordered Rollei Cable for existing Rollei remote/intervalometer that I have with micro USB (for a7rv).
They sell multiple variants. The variant is named USBC S/N which wrongly translated on English version of the Rollei web site as "USBC serial number".
Compatibility stated on website:
USBC-S/N (Sony & Nikon):
Sony Alpha 7 IV, Sony Alpha 7C, Sony Alpha 7C II, Sony Alpha 7C R, Sony Alpha 6700, Sony ZV-E10, Sony ZV-E10 II, Nikon Z30, Nikon Z5, Nikon Z50 II, Nikon Z6, Nikon Z6 II, Nikon Z6 III, Nikon Z7, Nikon Z7 II, Nikon Z8, Nikon Z9
So I guess it will work with a7rvi too when it works on other models that replaced micro USB with USB-C.
Maybe even the ones for later Nikons will work as the cable is same.
