Re: Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
zhangyue wrote: ct8282 wrote: fungz0r wrote:
For FE 35 owners, anybody actually able to use the autofocus and nail focus consistently on the first try? It takes me somewhere around 3 to 4 tries depending on light conditions to achieve focus. I\'ve been switching it to manual on low light to focus because it takes way too long to autofocus.
To be honest I\'m actually finding the autofocus performance on the A7R with both the 55mm and 35mm FE lenses to be pretty hit and miss and inconsistent. I\'ve learned over the last few days not to even bother taken pictures of my daughter with this camera. Even if she\'s relatively still I\'m still getting a very low keeper rate.
The eye AF system is great, when it works, which is about 65% of the time. I have concluded that the A7R, for portrait work, is great for adult portraits and when you get focus right the IQ is unreal. But for pictures of my daughter I find this camera even more frustrating than I used to find the X-E1.
I can imagine for landscapers the AF won\'t be an issue, but taking pictures of people with this camera is frustrating in anything other than perfect lighting.
If the subject is still, the light is decent. My keeper rate is very high with AF. I seldom miss shot, unless my kid\'s eyes are not on the same focus plane, then, the camera could pick back one instead, but I won\'t complain with that.
General speaking, I am satisfied with AF for stuff not moving. For moving, I use AF-C but putting focus on AEL button, seems workable as well.
+1
I am finding the AF with the FE 55 and 35 to be very good in normal lighting. When I set to flexible point, and place the square on the near eye, I have had about 95% success for portraits. There is no forgiving with the FE 55, and in low light just toggle to MF. I find the AF on the A7r faster and more accurate than with the RX1/r.
Re: Official: Sony A7 and A7R Fullframe Mirrorless
zhangyue wrote: ct8282 wrote: fungz0r wrote:
For FE 35 owners, anybody actually able to use the autofocus and nail focus consistently on the first try? It takes me somewhere around 3 to 4 tries depending on light conditions to achieve focus. I\'ve been switching it to manual on low light to focus because it takes way too long to autofocus.
To be honest I\'m actually finding the autofocus performance on the A7R with both the 55mm and 35mm FE lenses to be pretty hit and miss and inconsistent. I\'ve learned over the last few days not to even bother taken pictures of my daughter with this camera. Even if she\'s relatively still I\'m still getting a very low keeper rate.
The eye AF system is great, when it works, which is about 65% of the time. I have concluded that the A7R, for portrait work, is great for adult portraits and when you get focus right the IQ is unreal. But for pictures of my daughter I find this camera even more frustrating than I used to find the X-E1.
I can imagine for landscapers the AF won\'t be an issue, but taking pictures of people with this camera is frustrating in anything other than perfect lighting.
If the subject is still, the light is decent. My keeper rate is very high with AF. I seldom miss shot, unless my kid\'s eyes are not on the same focus plane, then, the camera could pick back one instead, but I won\'t complain with that.
General speaking, I am satisfied with AF for stuff not moving. For moving, I use AF-C but putting focus on AEL button, seems workable as well.
+1
I am finding the AF with the AF with the FE 55 and 35 to be very good in normal lighting. When I set to flexible point, and place the square on the near eye, I have had about 95% success for portraits. There is no forgiving with the FE 55, and in low light just toggle to MF. I find the AF on the A7r faster and more accurate than with the RX1/r.
For action shots, there are many better options!
Jan 12, 2014 at 10:22 PM
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