Well that sucks. I assume it shows bigtime in the images. Have you tried pixel mapping? IDK if it would help, but at least worth a try. Otherwise it sounds like a trip to Sony for repair.
Tarekith wrote:
Thanks again for the tips. It’s funny, I actually was thinking about the background separation and real quick lowered my aperature from the F9 I had been using to F5.6 and it backfired on me. But yeah, even if it had been in focus too busy for sure. It was a random moment while walking my dog back from using the camera all morning in another location, wasn’t even thinking there might be osprey in that part of the river. Doh.
Always shoot wide open i.e f/5.6 on that lens - to let the most light possible in. That will help with subject detection and autofocus as well. There is no good reason to shoot f/9 if you can shoot f/5.6 except perhaps for landscape.
If you can't avoid that kind of background use Zone not wide - harder to keep the subject in the Zone but less likely to get confused by all the highlights in the background. Usually I find Sony cameras are way better than Canon or Nikon at staying on the subject in those conditions but they are not infallible. A longer focal length also helps as DOF is much less and background is a bit more out of focus so less likely to cause problems - but BIF at 840mm has other challenges.
Best solution is to position yourself such that background is not an issue - more easily said than done. Next best solution is to simply delete those images in camera before you start questioning whether the money was well spent !
BigBabyMoses06 wrote:
Anyone know how a piece of dust could get under the sensor glass? I have a nice little round spec on(under) my sensor glass, noticed in my photos last night. Pretty baffled...and a bit anxious on what this might cost to clean or repair. I cleaned the sensor top several times to no avail. Kicking myself for buying used this time
That is not cool! If you get a copy of original receipt from that FM member you may be able to get a warranty repair.
BigBabyMoses06 wrote:
Anyone know how a piece of dust could get under the sensor glass? I have a nice little round spec on(under) my sensor glass, noticed in my photos last night. Pretty baffled...and a bit anxious on what this might cost to clean or repair. I cleaned the sensor top several times to no avail. Kicking myself for buying used this time
If it is an A7R6 and it's under the glass send it back to the store/Sony - hopefully you got the original invoice
Isn't it sealed under the glass and you're absolutely sure it's under the glass not a bit of the glass coating that has come off ?
BigBabyMoses06 wrote:
Anyone know how a piece of dust could get under the sensor glass? I have a nice little round spec on(under) my sensor glass, noticed in my photos last night. Pretty baffled...and a bit anxious on what this might cost to clean or repair. I cleaned the sensor top several times to no avail. Kicking myself for buying used this time
Sorry to hear that. Just send it to Sony for warranty repair. They will honor the warranty even it's not in you name, As long as it was purchased from a legit US Sony retailer.
Thanks folks. Sorry to bring down the mood . Hopefully we can locate the original invoice.
I went back and looked at test pictures I first took when I got it, can't say with certainty if it was there or not. Those were using my 300 2.8. I can see the spec in shots on my second outing with it, and can see it showing up as low as F 1.8 in my most recent shots. At 2.8 it's clear, and obviously F8 it's like "Hey, look at me!
I have 2 high school volleyball teams I need it for tomorrow and all week for senior portraits. Thankfully the spot is on the edge and usually outside the aspect ratio boundaries I tend to use so I can remove it in post for now.
Duncangr - No idea honestly. It does look oddly circular and white. Not like a normal piece of dust.
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ILCE-7RM6FE 20-70mm F4 G lens24mmf/8.01/200s100 ISO0.0 EV
Thanks for the advice, definitely will take all that onboard.
duncangr wrote:
Always shoot wide open i.e f/5.6 on that lens - to let the most light possible in. That will help with subject detection and autofocus as well. There is no good reason to shoot f/9 if you can shoot f/5.6 except perhaps for landscape.
If you can't avoid that kind of background use Zone not wide - harder to keep the subject in the Zone but less likely to get confused by all the highlights in the background. Usually I find Sony cameras are way better than Canon or Nikon at staying on the subject in those conditions but they are not infallible. A longer focal length also helps as DOF is much less and background is a bit more out of focus so less likely to cause problems - but BIF at 840mm has other challenges.
Best solution is to position yourself such that background is not an issue - more easily said than done. Next best solution is to simply delete those images in camera before you start questioning whether the money was well spent !...Show more →
BigBabyMoses06 wrote:
Thanks folks. Sorry to bring down the mood . Hopefully we can locate the original invoice.
I went back and looked at test pictures I first took when I got it, can't say with certainty if it was there or not. Those were using my 300 2.8. I can see the spec in shots on my second outing with it, and can see it showing up as low as F 1.8 in my most recent shots. At 2.8 it's clear, and obviously F8 it's like "Hey, look at me!
I have 2 high school volleyball teams I need it for tomorrow and all week for senior portraits. Thankfully the spot is on the edge and usually outside the aspect ratio boundaries I tend to use so I can remove it in post for now.
Duncangr - No idea honestly. It does look oddly circular and white. Not like a normal piece of dust. ...Show more →
Looks like two marks next to each other. Good luck.
Someone was asking about focus accuracy of mechanical shutter vs electronic shutter and I finally got around to putting together images from sequences taken with both types.
I was surprised as mechanical shutter was much more accurate than I thought it would be (A7R5, A6700 recollections).
In particular the cropped images at the bottom of the list (-1 suffix) show what appears to be better detail on the terns head. ISO 400 so they should be in the 'better DR than anything else' zone - if I understand the specs correctly.
What is apparent is how much more difficult it is to keep the subject centered in the frame when using mechanical shutter because of the blackout - nevertheless quite feasible to get plenty of images using MS. Also 1/4000s results in motion blur on some images.
You can access the full resolution MS images manually by removing the '_4K' from the individual images filenames. Downsampled to make scrolling through the list feasible - full res images are slow to load.
Not gonna lie- The ability to plug this camera in and Get 4k30/4K60 out of a USB-C port is pretty damn amazing-
I am constantly creating professional content, doing an interview for something or needing to present etc- and this simplified my workflow beyond words-
I am pretty annoyed I have been fiddle fucking around with other bodies instead of just using the Sony stuff- Lesson learned
Today I visited a wildlife park and caught a bird show; I had both the A7R Vi and the Z50 II with me, so I was able to put the autofocus to the test.
The A7R Vi’s autofocus locks on very quickly—better than the Nikon—and its bird-eye detection is superior when it actually finds the eye.
The Nikon picks up birds from much further away, especially against busy backgrounds, though it is less precise than the Sony.
Naturally, I got a much higher number of sharp shots with the A7R Vi.
I experimented with button assignments for zone modes and smaller focus points on the A7R Vi; it works well, but I still feel the autofocus isn't quite perfected yet—especially considering it has a stacked sensor and comparing it to my old A6700 and, above all, the A1.
Don't get me wrong, it’s not bad, but when the subject was a bit further away, the Z50 II found and tracked it more easily. With the A7R Vi—even using a small zone—it was trickier; if I switched to a large zone, the camera would lock onto the background instead, leaving the bird blurry.
However, performance was much better with white birds against busy backgrounds.
Of course, we ask a lot of these autofocus systems, but at this price point and level of expertise, I know Sony is capable of doing better in this area.
In every other respect, the A7R Vi is fantastic. I didn't even pick up the Z50 II again after the tests because I got so many more great shots with the A7R Vi, and the overall experience is incomparable. For my type of shooting—specifically 120p video of birds in flight and still photography—I need a camera with an autofocus system I can trust, just like the one on my old A1 or even my trusty D500 DSLR, which locked onto anything that passed in front of it.
I need to keep testing and closely observe exactly how the autofocus behaves. I don't have any other wildlife lenses to test with besides my 300mm f/2.8.
I have high standards; I hope to try out another Sony camera alongside my current one—under my own shooting conditions, of course, which are certainly not the easiest.
I wanted to clarify that the reason I sold my A1 was that my little A6700—paired with the 300mm f/2.8 and 1.4x teleconverter—was fantastic; more importantly, it offered eye detection for video.
Now, with the A7R Vl, I get the best of both worlds: in APS-C mode, I have 28 megapixels and a crop for 120p shooting, while full-frame gives me wider shots.
I’ve owned quite a few cameras over the years—starting with Canon and Nikon DSLRs. Later, I wanted to get into video, so I picked up the Canon R6, R5, and XH2S. I switched back to Nikon for the Z8 because I had kept some lenses. I owned the A6700 alongside the Z8 and loved its autofocus, especially for video, so I sold the Z8 to upgrade to the A1—but ultimately, I wanted to consolidate down to just one body.
That’s why I chose the A7R Vl; perhaps I’ve just become too demanding.
While I wait for my delayed FX5 preorder, I've been using the A7RVI on some video projects. Really pleased with the video quality. Dual Gain mode is my new favorite thing.
n8rv wrote:
While I wait for my delayed FX5 preorder, I've been using the A7RVI on some video projects. Really pleased with the video quality. Dual Gain mode is my new favorite thing.
Hell, I might not need the FX5 after all...
Anyway that's it. That's the post.
Same here! DGO is fantastic.
Went ahead and picked up a pair of R VI bodies while the backorder/delay of our FX5 orders is in limbo.
They are either B/C cams to our Venice, or simple A/B cam on smaller projects and podcasts. The video is outstanding and does not overheat under any circumstances in our use cases.
It really makes the FX5 look like a want at this point, and the need buckets are full. We may take at least one order of the FX5 when they're ready and make a final call then.
A7R VI is simply Sony's best all-around offering at the moment. Sold our A1s as well just to have room in the kit!
daniel.in.la wrote:
It really makes the FX5 look like a want at this point, and the need buckets are full. We may take at least one order of the FX5 when they're ready and make a final call then.
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Yes. Same. I won’t cancel my FX5 preorder yet, but if the delays continue to extend, I might just say f*** it and continue to lean on the A7RVI for everything. It’s done an excellent job so far.
Ugh bit the bullet on a good deal from a member here. Which means I am selling my A7r4 and A1 ....... .I think it is the right call to lighten the amount of my gear. I still have my light weight kit A7cii and 3 small lenses. The R6 will now have to carry wildlife landscape macro and city for me.
Nervous about decision but think it will make me shoot fast subjects a bit smarter and will set my gear for hopefully 2+ years.
eriet30 wrote:
Ugh bit the bullet on a good deal from a member here. Which means I am selling my A7r4 and A1 ....... .I think it is the right call to lighten the amount of my gear. I still have my light weight kit A7cii and 3 small lenses. The R6 will now have to carry wildlife landscape macro and city for me.
Nervous about decision but think it will make me shoot fast subjects a bit smarter and will set my gear for hopefully 2+ years.
You chose well. I too loved my compact A7C2, but ended up selling it after a few weeks of using the A7R6. It’s just so darn good at everything, and isn’t really much larger than the A7C2. And the finder is worth mentioning too
eriet30 wrote:
Ugh bit the bullet on a good deal from a member here. Which means I am selling my A7r4 and A1 ....... .I think it is the right call to lighten the amount of my gear. I still have my light weight kit A7cii and 3 small lenses. The R6 will now have to carry wildlife landscape macro and city for me.
Nervous about decision but think it will make me shoot fast subjects a bit smarter and will set my gear for hopefully 2+ years.
Congrats! And thanks I am pretty sure you are going to enjoy the R6, lots to like.
chrswlch wrote:
Greetings folks. Has anyone found a solution for the difference in color between the EVF and LCD on this camera?
The viewfinder color adjustment slider that Sony provides is too rudimentary to get them to be a close match.
I’ve checked several A7RVI bodies and this seems to be a fairly universal quirk. Must come down to a difference in components/calibration.
It does leave me to wonder which of the two is more “accurate,” though I’d imagine that’s surely the EVF.
Anyway, hope it’s something they eventually patch in firmware. This is my first Sony body; does something like this usually get resolved?
Stellar camera, otherwise, as many of you seem to agree with. ...Show more →
Chris in his review mentioned that EVF color fidelity was a concern. So it might be a side effect across the whole line (perhaps a result of the high color depth– dynamic range support)
. Hopefully we can locate the original invoice. 
I am pretty sure you are going to enjoy the R6, lots to like.