Re: Official: Sony A7 and A7r Fullframe Mirrorless
hiepphotog wrote: Jman13 wrote:
Is the A7 + 55/1.8 combo better than my X-E1 with 35/1.4? Yes. It probably is. I spent $1300 on my X-E1 + 35/1.4. The A7 with 55/1.8 is $2,700. Is it $1,400 better? Eh....
For that extra $1400, you have a bigger sensor, more MP, most likely higher DR, better tonality, and a traditional and well-behaved Bayer matrix. I will wait to see more test on the 55/1.8. My hunch is it will stomp the 35/1.4 both WO and stopping down. The 35/1.4 has good central sharpness, but the edges and corners are not so much from the reviews I have read. This is a new system, so lens selection is lacking. But as a whole, Sony has a more mature flash system (even with all the grieves about over-heating and less wireless option than Canikon). Sony mirrorless is getting more support from third parties than Fuji in term of lens (Touit is clearly for Sony), adapters, etc. And you don\'t need to print 50\" to see the difference between 16MP APS-C and 24MP FF. So I\'m just putting my perspective here why I would pick Sony over Fuji.
Shh...don\'t feed my dumb brain. He needs to be quieted.
Rational me says: More MP means nothing to me...I\'ve been shooting with 16MP sensors for 4 years and have never really wanted for more resolution. DR is also a minimal increase. I\'ve pull absolutely insane shadows and highlights out of my Fuji files, to a point where I almost never shoot HDR any more because the pulled and pushed single file ends up looking better than a 5 stop bracketed HDR. Tonality...Fuji\'s tonality is pretty darn good. Is the A7 better? Yeah, probably a little, but not THAT much. Well-behaved Bayer? You have a point, though with C1, I almost never have an issue with X-Trans, even with foliage heavy scenes. I\'m sure the 55/1.8 is sharper at the edges than the 35/1.4. But again, $1400 sharper? That\'s the kicker. Do I WANT the A7 with 55/1.8? Yes...yes I do. Does it make SENSE for me to spend the money on it?
Shut up brain, you\'re dumb.
Oct 16, 2013 at 03:21 PM
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