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Sony A7RII - The Canon 5DSR killer
Check this out. 42 megapixels, compatible with Canon EF lenses, monster ISO, mirrorless, more compact, internal image stabilization which will stabilize any lens ...wow!
Read this article...http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2015/06/10/sony-creates-a-monster-the-new-a7ii-r-see-my-hands-on-report/
I was thinking of the 5D Mark IV and the 5DSR, but now Im thinking Sony. The question is can it focus my Canon lenses fast and well?
Read this article...http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2015/06/10/sony-creates-a-monster-the-new-a7ii-r-see-my-hands-on-report/
I was thinking of the 5D Mark IV and the 5DSR, but now Im thinking Sony. The question is can it focus my Canon lenses fast and well?
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I'm a Sony A7 and A6000 shooter. Formerly Nikon. Let's face it Neil, mirrorless is where it's all heading. EVF are awesome! You see the outcome before you take the picture, and as you're making changes, i.e. Shutter speed, ISO, Aperture, and Exposure compensation. Chimping, as they call it, then becomes a thing of the past for the most part. As much as Canon and Nikon try to deny it...It's here and getting better by the month. The new A7RII with a Metabones Canon adapter will focus fairly quickly, but not quite as fast as if it were on a Canon camera, from what I've read so far...They are almost there. It's literally only a matter of time. VERY short time. Once that happens, Canon shooters can then keep all their great glass and switch to a much smaller bodied camera with stellar features. Best of both worlds...
You can use ANY lens made by any lens manufacturer in the world on Sony NEX E or Alpha FE A7 series cameras with an adapter, plus all your lenses will be Stabilized. It's not Hype Neil...Sony is practically there. Just saying. One mans opinion is just that. An opinion. You can find numerous contrary opinions as well. Comes down to the type of shooting you do, You don't need hundreds of lenses to make a system, just 4 will do EVERY kind of photography you could ever want. The multitude of lenses available for any system is not an argument at all. I hear that argument all the time concerning the limited selection of lenses for the SONY A series cameras, even from Sony users...What a joke. 70-200mm F2.8, 85mm F1.4 or 1.8, 17-35mm F3.5 G, and a 50mm F1.4. Those are ALL that's needed in ANY camera system. You now have all the bases covered....ALL OF THEM. Get darn tired of hearing the Lens argument issue. Again, no disrespect intended, but one gets tired of hearing others slam a Camera simply merely because they are entrenched in another system. A good camera is a good camera, regardless of who makes it. Period. My 2 cents worth. Stepping off my pedestal.
So it sounds like either this is the version to get OR maybe the next version is the one to get. Sony has either hit the nail with this one OR will hit the nail in 1 or 2 years.
When I bought my T3i, I chose that over the straight T3 because it didn't have a flip-out screen. Novice that I was/am, I thought it would behave excatly the same as the Powershot, but I was wrong, and in order to do that I would have to switch to Live View, and I very rarely use that except when the camera is set on a tripod.
The new mirrorless cameras - do they behave like the Powershot, where I can switch back and forth between eyepiece and screen?
Thanks - Dave
Something to consider, if you want to use a TTL off camera
flashes like the Profoto B1your out of luck with Sony. There are very few TTL radio flash triggers available
for Sony cameras.
The Sony A7RII sounds like the answer to my dreams. Lots of ISO and lots of pixels to defeat the event organizing cavemen who dont believe in wasting the Earths resources with huge funky hot lights.
If you mean does it turn off EVF when you take you eye away from camera and automatically turn on rear LCD, yes, and opposite as well.
you don't see many photogs running around with Sony mirroless cameras yet due to one main thing...PERCEPTION. Clients see these smaller FF cameras and think, "What, I paid all this money for a photographer and he shows up with a Point and shoot camera!" wish people would worry more about results then the size of a camera. Neil and others are right in that respect. It will take FOREVER for people to look beyond the physical size of a camera...For this Perception reason alone, I have Vertical grips and use Minolta glass with the Sony LA-EA4 adapter...This gives the camera bulk and size, for those oh so critical clients looking for BIG cameras. What a joke. With camera technology today, MOST clients, predominantly Weddings and the like, wouldn't know the difference with image quality between a Point and Shoot and a Professional Camera...Seriously. We're not talking extreme low light usage or ANY of that...just your normal pictures...Given proper light, just about ANY camera can do the job. You all know I'm right. Most won't admit this, but for the most part it's true. Adding Photoshop/Lightroom increasingly cements my argument. So why do we keep upgrading? Big boys toys, and the need to always have the next best thing. There are indeed tradeoffs between Point and shoot cameras and Pro DSLR and Mirrorless cameras, of course. Okay, off my pedalstool now.
The look of the camera doesnt matter to me. What really matters is how it performs. I would love to push past ISO 4000. Usually when I get past 3200, the noise becomes more than I prefer. The resulting images to my eye become unacceptable. However there are times when I do go higher because I need speed and cross my fingers on quality.
Usually high megapixel and high iso do not make a good mix thus I await the reviews when it comes out in August.
Tony,
Great work for your friend, but some of the photos in the album of One-Click-Photographer seem over-cooked to my liking.
Thanks for the link. All the pictures look great.
Looking again at your graph, I see the gap between DSLR and mIrrorless has gotten much smaller overall. This new Sony A7RII will be a nice edition to the Sony line, especially if it lives up to it's expectations.
Why do people keep referencing lenses? These are all ANYONE could need ...Period.
70-200mm F2.8, 85mm F1.4 or 1.8, 17-35mm F3.5 G, and a 50mm F1.4. Those are ALL that's needed in ANY camera system. You now have all the bases covered....ALL OF THEM. Get darn tired of hearing the Lens argument
Agreed rany,
people tend to get carried away with how good their gear is compared to others. I've been a little guilty of that at times as well. Whatever gets the job done. The New Sony A7RII should be an excellent piece of gear. Every camera has short coming's, If there was one camera that met EVERYONE's needs, We'd all have it and all the other camera manufacturers would have to duplicate it or go out of business. Imagine that?
Really, for me, it comes down to the 5D or 6D series cameras. The 1D series is much larger and heavier thus harder to pack around. Its also twice the price. I would rather have two 5ds versus one 1DX. The 1DX series also uses its own batteries which cant be shared with the 5Ds. I can get the 5Ds battery for $14 each. So the 5D/6D series is far more practical for the event shooter. The 1D series is for those who want the very best Canon can offer and dont mind its not-so-practical nature like double the weight, expensive batteries, etc.
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You're a Canon guy thru and thru. And nothing wrong with that..
There are a few features which I would really enjoy such as in camera stabilization, half the weight and the way it focuses tracking the subject around. However, I want to know about focus speed and to see how it handles....ISO performance. So Im waiting for the reviews. Then I would rent it first and make my decision.
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