We (k-h.a.w. and I) would like to give a big thank you to Ilija at KolariVision for loaning us an A7RII.Mod. We also know that without him (and Michael), this mod would not even be available.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
TESTED LENSES:
M Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Zeiss ZM 15 f/2.8 Test 1
Leica WATE 16-18-21 f/4 Tests: 16mm, 18mm, 21mm
Leica Elmarit 21 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 28 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Elmarit 28 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Zeiss ZM 35 f/1.4 Test 1
Leica Summilux 35 f/1.4 ASPH (non-FLE) Test 1
Leica Summicron 35 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summilux 50 f/1.4 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 APO Brief Remark
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Summicron Rigid 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Elmar-M 50 f/2.8 Collapsible Test 1
Leica Elmar 65 f/3.5 Visoflex Test 1
Leica Summicron 75 f/2 APO Test 1
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8 M Brief Remark
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8 Brief Remark
Leica Tele-Elmarit 90 f/2.8 Brief Remark
Leica Tele-Elmar 135 f/4 Brief Remark
Sony FE Native Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Sony Zeiss 35 f/2.8 Test 1
Mitakon 50 f/0.95 (unexpected) Test 1
Sony Zeiss 55 f/1.8 Test 1
Sony G 90 f/2.8 Macro Test 1
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
We (k-h.a.w. and I) would like to give a big thank you to Ilija at KolariVision for loaning us an A7RII.Mod. We also know that without him (and Michael), this mod would not even be available.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
TESTED LENSES:
M Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Zeiss ZM 15 f/2.8 Test 1
Leica WATE 16-18-21 f/4 Tests: 16mm, 18mm, 21mm
Leica Elmarit 21 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 28 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Elmarit 28 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Zeiss ZM 35 f/1.4 Test 1
Leica Summilux 35 f/1.4 ASPH (non-FLE) Test 1
Leica Summicron 35 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summilux 50 f/1.4 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 APO
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Summicron Rigid 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Elmar-M 50 f/2.8 Collapsible Test 1
Leica Elmar 65 f/3.5 Visoflex Test 1
Leica Summicron 75 f/2 APO Test 1
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8 M Brief Remark
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8 Brief Remark
Leica Tele-Elmarit 90 f/2.8 Brief Remark
Leica Tele-Elmar 135 f/4 Brief Remark
Sony FE Native Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Sony Zeiss 35 f/2.8 Test 1
Mitakon 50 f/0.95 (unexpected) Test 1
Sony Zeiss 55 f/1.8 Test 1
Sony G 90 f/2.8 Macro Test 1
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
We (k-h.a.w. and I) would like to give a big thank you to Ilija at KolariVision for loaning us an A7RII.Mod. We also know that without him (and Michael), this mod would not even be available.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
TESTED LENSES:
M Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Zeiss ZM 15 f/2.8 Test 1
Leica WATE 16-18-21 f/4 Tests: 16mm, 18mm, 21mm
Leica Elmarit 21 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 28 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Elmarit 28 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Zeiss ZM 35 f/1.4 Test 1
Leica Summilux 35 f/1.4 ASPH (non-FLE) Test 1
Leica Summicron 35 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summilux 50 f/1.4 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 APO
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Summicron Rigid 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Elmar-M 50 f/2.8 Collapsible Test 1
Leica Elmar 65 f/3.5 Visoflex Test 1
Leica Summicron 75 f/2 APO Test 1
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8 M
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8
Leica Tele-Elmarit 90 f/2.8
Leica Tele-Elmar 135 f/4
Sony FE Native Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Sony Zeiss 35 f/2.8 Test 1
Mitakon 50 f/0.95 (unexpected) Test 1
Sony Zeiss 55 f/1.8 Test 1
Sony G 90 f/2.8 Macro Test 1
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
We (k-h.a.w. and I) would like to give a big thank you to Ilija at KolariVision for loaning us an A7RII.Mod. We also know that without him (and Michael), this mod would not even be available.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
TESTED LENSES:
M Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Zeiss ZM 15 f/2.8 Test 1
Leica WATE 16-18-21 f/4 16mm, 18mm, 21mm
Leica Elmarit 21 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 28 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Elmarit 28 f/2.8 ASPH Test 1
Zeiss ZM 35 f/1.4 Test 1
Leica Summilux 35 f/1.4 ASPH (non-FLE) [https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1392833/2#13289502]Test 1[/url]
Leica Summicron 35 f/2 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summilux 50 f/1.4 ASPH Test 1
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 APO
Leica Summicron 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Summicron Rigid 50 f/2 Test 1
Leica Elmar-M 50 f/2.8 Collapsible Test 1
Leica Elmar 65 f/3.5 Visoflex Test 1
Leica Summicron 75 f/2 APO Test 1
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8 M
Leica Elmarit 90 f/2.8
Leica Tele-Elmarit 90 f/2.8
Leica Tele-Elmar 135 f/4
Sony FE Native Lenses: (sorted by focal length)
Sony Zeiss 35 f/2.8 Test 1
Mitakon 50 f/0.95 (unexpected) Test 1
Sony Zeiss 55 f/1.8 Test 1
Sony G 90 f/2.8 Macro Test 1
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
We (k-h.a.w. and I) would like to give a big thank you to Ilija at KolariVision for loaning us an A7RII.Mod. We also know that without him (and Michael), this mod would not even be available.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
We (k-h.a.w. and I) would like to give a big thank you to Ilija at KolariVision for loaning us an A7RII.Mod. We also know that without him (and Michael), this mod would not even be available.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
We (k-h.a.w. and I) would like to give a big thank you to Ilija at KolariVision for loaning us an A7RII.Mod. We also know that without him (and Michael), this mod would not even be available.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us (k-h.a.w and I) a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us (k-h.a.w and I) a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lens. The original first post will be updated with a link to this index.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also used electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We mostly ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later on we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better results. At no point did the stock camera produce an equally good result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us (k-h.a.w and I) a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lenses. The original first post will be updated with a link to this index.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We also use electronic first curtain shutter to avoid shutter vibration, but there would be exposure inconsistency. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later one we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better result. At no point the stock camera can produce a similar result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us (k-h.a.w and I) a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lenses. The original first post will be updated with a link to this index.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later one we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better result. At no point the stock camera can produce a similar result as the Kolari.mod.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us (k-h.a.w and I) a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lenses. The original first post will be updated with a link to this index.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
Some of the tests had been on the South side, but later one we decided that the North side is better. So there was a change in scenery.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better result.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it took us (k-h.a.w and I) a while to organize all the test pictures we shot last Sunday. The amount of info is quite big, 900+ shots. It took us literally the whole day to do these. I admit that I underestimated the time it would take to go through these.
This is a comparison between the stock A7RII and the Kolari.mod A7RII. So this is going to be the index post for A7RII’s tests. I’ll add test links to each lenses. The original first post will be updated with a link to this index.
We used only one tripod, the Joby Algonquin. All tests had been done using 2-sec delay, WB set to Daylight, manual focus only. We attempted to match the exact framing by using the battery grip method, but the Meike grip failed us. So there was a very slight change in framing, but that should not affect anything.
We ran two aperture series for each lens on each camera, center-focus and corner-focus. This is to assess the induced field curvature by mis-matching sensor stack thickness. It is also to evaluate the additional astigmatism on the thicker stack.
Due to the huge amount of pictures (we used uncompressed option for this test), we can\'t provide full resolution files for the full series. It is also well-known that the center experiences no impact on a thicker stack, we would not post any center crop here. We also only include the wide open, best aperture for corner performance on the mod and f/11 crops. We believe this still holds the same merits as posting the full aperture series.
All pictures has been processed (Exposure and Vignetting correction) to give a bright corner for your viewing pleasure . All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.
RESULTS:
All results were organized such that the Kolari.mod camera is on the left and the stock camera is on the right. There will be three apertures\' crops for each focal length with center-focus. Only one wide open crop using corner-focus, if available, was included for each lens to show the additional astigmatism.
SHORT CONCLUSIONS:
1. With Kolari mod, the degradation on native lenses is minimal at best for me (at least within the focal lengths we tested). The improvement, however, is tremendous on M lenses. Up to and including 75mm, the modded camera produces better result.
2. The widest SLR lenses we tested is a 28mm f/2.8. Sharpness difference is minimal (a little more astigmatism/hazy for stock Sony). Longest we test is a 280mm. There is essentially no difference between stock vs. mod.
3. Small side benefit: lower purple fringing at wide open. But I don\'t want to read too much into this.
Nov 14, 2015 at 02:53 PM
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. All has been processed using the same default sharpening I am using in LR (40/0.7/100/12). We did not attempt to match the WB since it would make it easier to visually identify the cameras. Other than that, we did not tamper with the results to skew it over one side or the other.