The Sony A7II will ship soon in US/EU and as a consequence more and more reviewers are getting their hands on the camera. Here are two more preview reports:
Steve Huff writes:
Sony is kicking ass and I have yet to use a camera this year that feels as good, looks as nice and performs like this one. No Fuji, no Olympus, No Leica, No Nikon has done it. The A7II makes the Nikon Df feel like a toy in the hand, that is how much better it feels over the A7 Mark I. I love the Nikon Df, it is the only DSLR I would own (and did for a while) but the A7II has shown that Sony still means business and they are not backing down.
Colby Brown writes:
While I am used to the shutter button on my a7r and a7s, the new shutter release button not only feels more natural in its new position, the button itself feels more responsive. It is larger and better built as well, making it easier to press down. While the camera is certainly faster to turn on, I wouldn’t exactly say it has an “instant on” feature. It still has to wait half a second from when I flip the on switch. Either way, there is an improvement.
Note: Sony US (Click here) is giving away one A7II and one A6000 camera
USA/Canada preorders:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,698 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore and Sony Store Canada (Click here).
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,998 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II Lens for $1,148 at BHphoto.
EU preorders:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for 1.799 Euro at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Spain, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Portugal, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Norway.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for 2.099 Euro at Amazon Germany and at Wex UK. In Finland at Verkkokauppa.
Asian/Australia preordersNote:
Sony A7II at Sony Store Australia (Click here) and Amazon Japan (Click here).
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Huff Brown reviews… doesn’t sound very sanitary
Huff is like movie critics who say “two thumbs up” for every new movie release.
Unless it’s the biography of Volkan Ersoy.
So deep i can see Adele rolling in there.
Steve Huff actually takes pictures with those cameras and has great results. If he doesn’t like something he says it, but he isn’t nitpicking on little flaws of cameras and whinging for many years like so man other people on the net.
I like his positive attitude.
I would have preferred him to be less enthusiastic but I agree. Likeable guy, not irritating.
Plus one on the positive thinking.
Like others I appreciate Steve Huff’s positive approach.
In all fairness to Steve, he tends to only review those cameras in which he is interested in the first place. For instance, he doesn’t hide the fact that he doesn’t like big dslr’s and just doesn’t review them for the most part. If he wanted to juice sales he would certainly not ignore the biggest part of the market.
So right off the bat Steve ignores cameras in which he has no interest, and so of course that leaves those cameras that Steve would tend to like.
Steve has also indicated that while he likes Fuji, he’s not in love with their cameras like so many others are. So once again he misses an opportunity to juice sales if that’s all he cared about.
Also, let’s face it…most cameras today are very good, competent machines. If one is an honest reviewer, one would have good stuff to say about most cameras from the major players in the market.
Steve comes across as very authentic, and I like his reporting.
anyway, i get 4% for any camera sale just like andera!
I hate these reviews, it leaves nothing for us trolls to troll about other than the $hit we make up.
But some nobody YouTube video producer doesn’t like it.
looks like the Fuji X-T1 but full frame and IBIS 🙂 Lots of pissed off Fuji owners out there today I’m sure.
As a fuji owner I am irate.
There will always be a new, slightly better model after you make your purchase. Such is life.
Not me. I dropped Fuji 2 months ago for Sony. Couldn’t be happier 🙂
When will Sony deliver true 14 bit images ? http://www.rawdigger.com/howtouse/sony-craw-arw2-posterization-detection
When your mother delivers a child that wasn’t born brain dead.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/health/canada-brain-dead-pregnant-woman/
Not nice, really not nice at all…
Did that act of complete idiocy make you feel better about yourself? Geez, there are some mean things on this forum but that set a new a low.
Wow, that’s low! What a scumbag you must be!
That was harsh… But I laughed anyway.
The hilarity of it all is that they are related. probably brothers
And both brain dead.
Whoa! I just realized how barbaric one can be. I hope you’re not a photographer, kid.
Irving ! Where have you been, I thought mommy flushed you down the toilet?
When there’s a real problem.
Push or pull any of your images and you will see the problem.
I thank you for your subscription. Don’t post your real name on this blog unless you have some pictures to prove your point. Just listen to me, thanks!
If you think Anton Berlin is brain dead ^ this post.
Wonder if the market big enough for sony to have new camera every 3 to 6 months? Still using the 6d and nex 6, tempted by the A7 series to replace nex 6 and 6D all together as the only system though.
I have the a6000 and many others but consider the NEX 6 irreplaceable. Yes, I’d love to have some of the bells and whistles of the a6000 (AF, Memory settings) but this 16MP sensors is one of Sony’s best ever. The NEX 6 was one of the most underrated winners Sony ever produced. Still like the outcome better than the NEX 7, a60000, a77 24MP sensor. Compared it to FF (I do print professional staff) and couldn’t see the value in image quality vs camera size increase. Buy what you want but don’t dream of unloading your NEX 6, you will miss it!!!!
love sony…but when are they going to come out with cheaper lens for their cameras. 900+ for a lens is a joke. Especially the zeiss F4 zooms. I would pay 750 for the 55 1.8 though. But the rest of them….no way! It’s no wonder why i decided to buy a 60D with a 50mm zeiss for under 1K still.
So the guys who get the camera for free and might be even payed for the review like it. Quelle surprise!
The only way to get an honest review is buy the camera or wait 6 months for guys who actually “bought” the camera to review it. I like Huff but just like the rest his reviews are little more than infomercials.
Steve huff or as we use to call him school, spoiled milk is an ex leica fanboy. If sony could win him over that camera must be good
We (affectionately) call him the “G.A.S. MAN”.
Sony – win a camera by posting a picture with hastag power or speed as in my picture could haves more. What the heck is power? Longer battery life? Seems an odd choice.