The A7s with 24-240mm lens test by BHphoto.
BHphoto (Click here) tested the Sony 24-240mm lens and writes:
In my rudimentary testing I can say that when I focused on something at the telephoto end and zoomed out, the focus did not shift noticeably, which is a big plus. The main drawbacks for video are the stiff zoom barrel, as well as the distortion, which is not as easily corrected for video users. Still, if you have to have a large zoom range and don’t want to splurge for the Sony FE PZ 28-135 lens, then this is certainly a viable option.
It’s not going to be the sharpest or most light-sensitive lens but, in my testing, I think it does well enough to use in place of other FE lenses—in most circumstances.
Steve Huff (Click here) previewed the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens and writes:
For me, this is TRULY the 1st native “WOW” lens for the Sony full frame FE system. It easily surpasses the 55 1.8 for me as well as the 35 2.8 that I have been using since the launch of the A7 system, and those are both beautiful lenses when it comes to image quality. The 35 1.4 has such a beautiful character and rich rendering.
Amateur Photographer (Click here) tested the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens and writes:
Optically it isn’t perfect, but the chromatic aberration is slight and I would actually rate the vignetting as a nice feature. In terms of resolution this lens is difficult to fault, and it is certainly one of the sharpness lenses we have tested for the Alpha 7 series, although the 90mm f/2.8 macro lens looks like it may well offer some competition on that front.
Having used the Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens for a few days, I am left with the impression that this is a lens with character. From the resolution and bokeh to the build quality and aperture ring, this lens has a certain something about it that makes it stand out from the generic 35mm lenses that roll off production lines.
There is yet no test of the 90mm macro and 28mm FE lens (just image samples at Pantip).
Preorders:
In USA at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony Ultra-Wide Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
In Europe at:
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony IT, Sony ES, Sony NL, Sony BE, Sony AT, Sony CH, Sony SE, Sony FI, Sony NO, Sony PT.
Wide angle converter for the 16 and 20mm APS-C lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
Fisheye converter for the 16 and 20mm APS-C lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.
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It should be illegal to do lens and resolution tests on the A7s. Especially for a huge camera store which has plenty of 7 and 7Rs at their disposal?
They didn’t do a resolution test. They did a general shooting experience. Big difference.
That 24-240 looks absolutely ridiculous. Anyway, go read the interview with the head of Sigma over at DP Review. He specifically mentions a desire to start producing FE lenses. Unlike Sony and their awful lens lineup, Sigma is actually producing lenses that people want and are good value. Really hope they start coming out with some FE lenses, the sooner the better.
The CEO of Sigma changes his mind on a weekly basis, just a couple weeks ago he was trying to explain why they couldn’t design a lens for E-Mount. Sigma is the slowest lens company to bring lenses to market due to it’s antiquated manufacturing facility. If you wait for Sigma for lens selections, you’ll be waiting a long time and probably end up with nothing but empty promises.
I think Sigma can save the FE mount. I’m pretty sure there are others who view the current FE lineup as an unappealing ripoff. I don’t mind expensive lenses if they’re good value. Recent Sigma lenses are very good value. I’ve lost all faith in Sony when it comes to their lens lineup.
I think Sony has announced 4 very interesting and different lenses which is commendable. I will buy the 90mm for studio portraits and macro and will consider the 35mm though it’s quite expensive. It is very large but Sony has gone for optimum quality here as they already have a very small and light (and excellent) 35mm lens in the line up so it makes sense. I think the holes in their line up are easily filled at the moment by other brands with adaptors (I have Canon lenses and a Metabones adaptor) and hope Sony will continue to release interesting lenses and not just a typical line up. If they were only to release 4 or 5 lenses a year but they are all as varied and interesting as these they would still build a very interesting system in the long run.
I am sure the 35mm is a very good lens, but the pictures at Steve Huff’s website completely fail to convince me, am I the only one who finds them very mediocre?
I’m sure all the jealous trolls find them mediocre, even though they are far superior to what you’re using now.
The lens does fails to impress. Vastly overpriced for what it is. Get the Samyang and save over $1,000. No one will know the difference.
There’s nothing Troll about it… I agree with JZ, having had the fortune to try the A7r with 35 and 55, i can honestly state i was massively unimpressed by the lenses… especially for the money! The A7r CAN deliver some great results, but it’s oh so slow!!! I doubt by the way the lenses are better than what i personally use… Since I’m shooting 99 A Mount Zeiss and Leica M. Just be careful what statements you make! :0)
you were “unimpressed” by the FE 55mm ???
Jesus… Stop photography and pick another hobby, really !
I certainly didn’t want to troll and I am willing to believe the lens is probably a very good lens. The only thing I said though was that I don’t believe Steve Huff’s pictures do the lens justice. IMO his pictures are very mediocre.
What does the quality of his photography have to do with anything? Is a review worth nothing unless it is produced with Magnum quality photographs? The images he posted are fine for illustrating the quality of center sharpness and bokeh wide open. That’s pretty much all I needed to know. I just want to see how a lens renders and there were more than a few photos he posted that illustrate that nicely. Whether I care for the content,composition or post editing is irrelevant.
Well, I am glad you got anything out of it, but I personally didn’t, if you start saying that the lens is better than the 35 Summilux FLE, then I want to see that in the pictures, otherwise is just words and blah blah… I don’t want to push this any further but for me personally those pictures did not illustrate what he was saying in words…
I am using Canon ,Pentax and Sony at the minute . want to love the Sony A7r and was really excited for the 35 1.4 ! I just can’t get over how crap the autofocus is on this Sony and the battery life is so bad. The canon on the other hand is super fast and when paired with the underated 35 f2 , is really really good ! Hope Sony work on the speed and battery life in the future
To be fair, it’s been a long time since Huff produced some good photos for his ‘reviews’. Even harder to judge anything since he started to push everything through VSCO filters.
well if you want to create impressive photos you have to put effort into it. pressing the shutter button wont be enough 😛
When will they unleash the beast? The 135mm F2 in native FE mount. When will we see the beast allowed to roam free- free to fly above all other FE lenses. Sony- unchain the sickness and let it bequeath destruction upon the earth.
Seems like Rokinon unchained it already. Its cheap, idk about IQ, first samples looked good
Yes, no autofocus though.
No af, no problem. Bigger concern for me is that its iq is probably nowhere near zeiss.
LOL… we now rate vignetting as a “nice feature”…?
What’s next?
My original Minolta 35/1.4 has a real nice “glow” feature when shot wide open. And it also gives special effects red/green colors at the edges of high contrast objects and foreground background.
Those cr@ppy Otus lenses don’t have those “features”.
I rub Vaseline over my lenses to give them that hot signature glow look.
It can be removed in post for the raw (or in body when shooting jpegs) as with every lens, where’s the problem?
I thought the whole point of the A7 series was its small and compact size coupled with FF?…. Yet these new lenses, (which i might add are not as good as the high end A mount or as bright / fast) are not far off the same sort of size as the A-Mount! – Nope think i’ll be sticking with my 99 and Zeiss / G A Mounts as my main system. Thats not to say i won’t get the A7, indeed the camera can be used professionally, that said its not a professional camera!
“I thought the whole point of the A7 series was its small and compact size coupled with FF?…. ”
Are you new to the site or just a regular troll? The whole point of the A7 and EVERY SINGLE CAMERA ON THE MARKET IS TO TAKE PHOTOS, YES, PHOTOS.
Dude i aint no troll….. I’m merely stating my opinion on the new lenses released, which is the point of this forum!!!…. Oh sorry … i must have hit a nerve because you own this system and can’t handle constructive criticism!! For your information the system was sold as small and compact!!!…. Or did you just buy your A7 a fortnight ago??? Have a nice day 🙂
Sorry, I tought you were the troll that has asked the same question 1,000,000 times on every single photography blog. Just continue using your SLR, let us mirrorless fools enjoy our crappy megalarge lenses.
Apology accepted 🙂 Nope it’s not me… I only ever try to be honest on forums. As far as mirrorless goes… i get what its all about, and i wish i could buy into it. But for me it’s just not hitting the spot. I’m not even saying the lenses are crap… What i am saying though, for the money charged and obvious increasing physical size and obvious ergonomic issues – to me it would just make sense to go SLR surely… at least then your getting that extra quality and they’re a damn site easier to hold, rather than trying to hold a small body with whopping lens on the front whilst adjusting settings…. Doesn’t seem practical to me
Compromise, to be honest I wish Zeiss made the loxia 35 1.4 and sony/zeiss made a 35 1.8/2, would have been a win win situation for everyone, the loxia would have been smaller since it would have been a manual lens but my guess is Sony asked zeiss not to make it so they could, monster(in image quality/size) but I’ll pass. But seriously, no matter how “big” the lenses for the Sony A system, still nothing compared to those bricks with obsolete viewfinders and mirrorboxes.
You raise an interesting point about compromise. For me, when paying the premiums when buying in to a system there should be NO compromise! Yes in terms of bodies theres always a compromise.. where a camera excels in one area there is usually a trade off and i can live with that. God knows the 99 auto focus is terrible, but since i never use it, it doesn’t bother me. But as far as lenses go, the technology and capability are there. Where the A7 series is concerned (I’m going back to my original point) it was never going to be a Pro range camera, nor were the lenses. And that is fine, as long as its sold as such. The trouble is Sony are now trying to produce high end glass (guess it has be marketed as that because of the premiums they charge) and finding that the only way to do it is by increasing size…. (Which makes sense, you can only shove so much light through a small hole!) hence why it’s a cop out. As for the Sony SLR’s / SLT’s …. yep i through in my Nikon gear and bought into the A99 and for the most part i have no regrets. Dynamic Range / colours and tonal qualities are far superior and as for glass… i couldn’t be happier. However, if i knew then what i know now i wouldn’t have traded!!! I’m sure you’ve heard it all before, but A-Mount users have pretty much been left hung out to dry!! Trouble is the A99 is so close to being ‘THE’ perfect camera (if you don’t include size and weight haha)… For me it’s only drawback is the autofocus for some inexplicable reason being centred in the middle of the frame!!… I guess in todays market a 36 or 40mpxl sensor would be nice too. Of course we keep being told the A99ii is on the way, but alas it remains ever illusive!!… Frustrating when other pro’s including me have spent £15,000 on the camera and Zeiss / G lineup!
Simple fact, you don’t have to buy into Sony. Stay with your Canikon. This system serves me well, and I’m not bitching or moaning on any of the Canikon fora.
Apparently you missed the multiple mentions of his A99…
Clearly didn’t read my comments above 🙂 I bought into the Sony system and threw in my Nikon, for the simple reason – For me i think in terms of hardware Sony quality is far superior. I only own Sony and Leica (which I’m not discussing here since that is not relevant) Having spent 15k on A99 and lenses (again mentioned above) i have no real quibbles as far as my system goes, rather the Sony support and lack of new A Mount cameras. More to the point, i was merely making the point that the new E mount lenses are too big, too expensive and under performing for their premiums. The original A7 series was designed to be small and compact … Fact! The new lenses are anything but…Fact! They’re more comparable in size to A mount…Fact! The new lenses are ergonomically more difficult to handle whilst holding a small body and adjust settings… Fact!! Their prices are not that far away from A-Mount premiums…Fact! The new lenses for their premiums are massively under performing… Fact!…. Indeed for not much more money you can go out buy highest quality, faster, brighter optics on the A-Mount that are now comparable in size… Fact… So what is the point of this system???
Again mentioned above… The A7 series was never meant to be a premium system… which is cool… No problem with that. In fact the original system i did think obout because of its size and portability… but Sony are trying to turn it into a premium System… and it will not work! At least with current technology… What the future holds is anybodies guess?
“… but Sony are trying to turn it into a premium System…” what is your problem with that? anyway, you use A99 with a whole variety of lens selection and still mad that e-mount users get new lenses?
Please just go to the point at your first comment and say you want new A-mount bodies/lenses; you don’t have to complain about other systems/cameras to achieve that; otherwise it sounds like being a troll.
BTW,
DSLR sales are decreasing, FACT
Mirrorless sales are increasing, FACT
hahaha… Your missing the point entirely!!! No problem in Sony trying to turn it into a premium system WHATSOEVER!
and yes you are stating the obvious about sales…. and as i have already stated… I would love to switch!! BTW when a compact mirrorless system comes on the market that does deliver as well as pro level cameras i will be first to switch!!!
But if they’re going to do that, and in line with what the whole system is designed around which of course is size and portability… then stick to it!
What is the point in designing a comp[act system that isn’t compact???? and yet the same company already has an established system with NOW lenses that are not far off the same size but with superior quality optics… It doesn’t make sense… FACT
According to Sony, the A99 isn’t a pro body either 😉
What would be the point to create a new 35mm compact lens that is only half a stop faster (Sony never promised to beat physics after all)? We have already two very good compact standard lenses with AF – if you want a smaller brighter lens get a manual focus lens that doesn’t require the AF motor. The Loxias are beautiful lenses and you can manually focus really well with the A7 series or get some Leica M ones (Voigtlander 35mm 1.2)
Besides Sony adds a new compact AF lens with the 28mm one.
“What is the point in designing a compact system that isn’t compact???? ”
Do you have ONE single example of a FF camera with equivalent FE lens that is more compact than the A7 ?
Just one single example ?
There is none so factually, this is the most compact FF system in the world (let’s keep a 7000$ Leica rangefinder out of the discussion please).
“These lenses are huge”
see above, I have proven that they are indeed the lightest and similar or smaller than all the equivalent.
“but under deliver in terms of optics”
On the FE lenses produced so far, it has all be proven that most of them are either in line (70-200, 16-35) or better (35mm, 55mm) than all the other existing similar lenses.
“especially for the premiums charged!”
Proven again above that they were also the similar or cheaper than all the other similar ones.
“Yet the same company already has an established system with lenses that are not far off the same size”
Well, this is difficult to take this example seriously.
Look at this : http://camerasize.com/compact/#487.393,197.56,ha,t
or this http://camerasize.com/compact/#487.394,197.60,ha,t
or this
Are you saying that the size is really not far off ?
Yes, there are f/2,8 lenses but you have no f/4 similar zoom in A mount with the same quality.
So at the end of the day, if you want a top of line quality FF system as compact as possible, you have no choice : FE system.
“Again mentioned above… The A7 series was never meant to be a premium system… which is cool… No problem with that”
Actually, it clearly was !!!
Otherwise, you can take an A6000.
the A7 is clearly an uncompromised FF mirrorless system.
“In fact the original system i did think obout because of its size and portability”
It is a consequence of being mirrorless and it is.
“Sony are trying to turn it into a premium System…and it will not work”
It was already with the 55mm being only bettered by a non-AF 4000$ lens. Same with the 16-35mm or 35mm.
And it IS working.
“i have no real quibbles as far as my system goes, rather the Sony support and lack of new A Mount cameras. ”
On what has this to do with new FE lenses ???
“More to the point, i was merely making the point that the new E mount lenses are too big”
Compared to what ?
The Sigma 35mm ART is 50g heavier than the Sony and similar size.
The Sony 28mm f/2 is 6cm long and 200g versus :
– Canon f/1,8 : 5.6cm ; 310g
– Sigma f/1,8 : 7,7cm ; 480g
– Zeiss Distagon f/2 : 9,3cm ; 520g
– Nikon f/1,8 : 8.13 ; 330g
The Sony 24-240 10x zoom is 11.8cm ; 780g versus :
– Nikon 28-300 : 11.4cm ; 800g
– Canon 28-300 : 18.8cm ; 1,66kg
The Sony 90mm macro is 13cm ; 600g versus :
– Nikon 105 VR : 11.6cm ; 720g
– Canon 100mm : 12.3cm ; 625g
So in all the cases above, FE lenses are lighter than comparable lenses and of similar size or smaller.
So why are you making such silly claim ?
“too expensive”
Canon 100mm macro : 950$ versus 1100$
Nikon 28-300 : 1050$ versus 999$ for Sony
Zeiss Distagon 35mm 1,4 ! 1750$ versus 1600$ for Sony Zeiss Distagon
Zeiss Distagon 28mm f/2 : 1183$ ; Nikon 28mm f/1,8 : 600$ ; Canon 28mm f/1,8 : 450$ versus 450$ for Sony
So again, on each case except the macro where there is 100$ difference), the Sony lenses are (significantly) cheaper
“and under performing for their premiums”
Based on which review or findings ? Would you care to share some proof of that ?
So far, the FE lenses like the 35mm or the 55mm have proven surpassing anything existing on the market (with AF).
The 16-35mm seems to be one of the better (if not the best) lens of this type and same with the 70-200 which is among the best.
How without any factual data could you remotely dare to claim that ?
thank you.
So much nonsense
And your really Constructive!!! Well done for managing to string that sentence together :0)
You know that the size of the 35 is due to technical spec and has nothing to do with marketing right?
What are the size of the other AF 35/1.4 FF SSM-like lenses?
Despite the body being small, it’s still a FF sensor in it, so big lenses when you want fast silent AF lenses.
“You raise an interesting point about compromise. For me, when paying the premiums when buying in to a system there should be NO compromise!”
Are you saying that with a DSLR, you are not compromising on weight and size ? This is a very significant compromise for many people. I would even state that this is THE biggest compromise for THE VAST majority of people as the 1st used camera in the world is … the iPhone.
So you are making a very important compromise with a DSLR or SLT.
“Where the A7 series is concerned (I’m going back to my original point) it was never going to be a Pro range camera, nor were the lenses”
What do you mean by that ?
Are you saying that the 70-200, the 16-35, the 35 f/2,8 or 55 or this 35mm f/1,4 are not giving pro results ? That they are not every bit as good as the A lenses or even better ? How come that DXO are rating those above the A lenses ?
Usually these exaggerations like “A99 DR, color ,tonal qualities, far superior than Nikon” don’t help. They use a Sony sensor in the top Nikons, so differences are small and even slightly in favour to Nikon (no translucent mirror). Regarding lenses it always depends on the very lens, rice range, etc.
Nothing constructive about you criticism. Just sounds like more A-mount sour grapes. Get on the bus cuz.
When a system is produced that is as capable, i’ll be more than happy to jump… As you can see from my comment below… i’d like to… fact still remains, this system isn’t a patch, and is completely back tracking on what it initially set out to achieve… small & compact with FF. The new lenses are huge… end of!
The whole point of the Zeiss 35 F1.4 is too give the highest pic quaility. There are compact 35mm lenses out there…
I agree with you, for sure. However i feel that it fails to deliver. Thoroughly unimpressed. Its the same for the A Mount too (which i own) For years I’ve wanted Zeiss to bring out a 35mm F1.4 instead of the dated G (old Minolta re hash), but alas it hasn’t happened. Instead i make do with the Sigma 35mm Art… which is ok, but it aint no Zeiss!
From all the hi-res samples I have seen so far, I don’t see how this lens is not mile better than the Sony G 35/1.4. It comes quite close to the Art but the rendering (bokeh, high microcontrast, but average global contrast, beautiful color) is ahead of the Art. If it’s not too big, I wouldn’t even think twice about getting it. I guess I have to see more sample and mull over it.
So you wait for years for a great Zeiss 35/1.4 to arrive and then you are thoroughly unimpressed when it does?
Ok.
As my comments above state… Ive been waiting for a 35mm Zeiss for the A Mount for years yes. The 35mm just released for the E mount is thoroughly unimpressive, especially for the premiums charged. In terms of image quality it is more comparable to the old rehash Minolta 35mm now sold as a G. Bokeh is terrible and sharpness isn’t great. Qualities normally associated with Zeiss
Which reviews did you see or read and on which samples do you base your conclusion?
“Bokeh is terrible and sharpness isn’t great. Qualities normally associated with Zeiss”
Really?
Don’t take him seriously, he complained about all e mount lenses including 55/1.8. I think moderator removed parts of his comments.
And you just know it would have been better than E-mount version because why?
Fails to deliver cuz of the size or you feel the quality is not high enough?
Because people always whine for the lack of “fast lenses” and when they have one, they whine about them being too big?
FYI, this lens is as big as any other 35/14 by Canon, Nikon or Sigma
‘Yet these new lenses, (which i might add are not as good as the high end A mount or as bright / fast)’
Really? Please of please point me to the faster 35mm for A-mount? No? Faster 28mm? Still no? Faster 90mm macro? Also no? 24-240mm? Yeah didn’t think so.
You whine and moan that they are ‘slower’, then whine and moan (incorrectly) that they are slower AND as big… but not as good (even though you haven’t used ANY of them AND admit that the ‘pro’ 35mm for A-mount is not good enough)…
Sony are developing both small and reasonably fast but optically very good lenses AND large and fast lenses for this system AND faster than Sony have ever developed lenses for any system, yet people like you still seem to be terribly confused by this?
I thought the BHPhoto review of the 24-240mm was quite good. Well written, and by someone who is obviously an experienced photographer. Kudos to the reviewer.
with 28 f2, can start to consider A7ii with this kit and get forget about slomo 120P feature which is not avalaible in A7ii.
So with XiaoMi 1st move get into SportCam for $63 that its every spec above GoPro $129. I speculate XiaoMi soon will take over for slomo sport camera by offer insane features; this will also sucking all the sale from others such as sony sport/action camera.
” I am left with the impression that this is a lens with character.”
That’s exactly what owners of the original Minolta 35/1.4 G say about their lens.
Indeed it has character on the other hand you have to give it some non-measureable attributes when you’re blown away by CAs.
Every lens will have CA with that fishnet photo I think :/
Saying a lens has “character” is basically big warning flag to me. It generally translates to, “This lens has noticeable uncorrected spherical/chromatic abberation, significant vignetting, distracting bokeh and/or (more rarely) difficult to manage field curvature.”
I really hope that isn’t the case with this lens, because paying for “character” is a form of stupidity tax – I can get all the character I need from a 40-year-old lens for $20.
Did you read the review?
The problem is obvious: it all depends on how you define character. For some it is Holga-like crappiness, for others it is a touch of vignetting wide open.
Is there any lens Steve Huff isn’t WOW-ed by? lol
Yeah, lenses that haven’t been released yet.
lenses that are not picked(to be reviewed) by him
Seriously though, he is worse than a 1990s Car & Driver columnist. If a critic likes everything that he comes across, his reviews become sales pitches.
LOL
Can someone tell Sony that they need to bring sexy back. The A7II looks like a brick with a handle glued on. The lenses look like coffee mugs on crack. Come on man, give me some curves and a little bling. I love the cameras, but your stuff is looking like refrigerators styled appliances.
Just look at how sexy this EM5II looks with the pro lens. Compare that to Sony appliance brick. Since it’s to late to do a “pro” line, then maybe a “super sexy” line wiill do. Nubby non fly by wire aperature ring and some blingy bling around the front and base. I hope sony is feeling this.
i agree in that i wish the lenses had been made a bit more classic functioning/looking, or at least “technical” and all included aperture rings, i however happen to enjoy the body aesthetic of the a7 series..to me it doesnt look all that different from the olympus you posted.
Only if it’s the A7-series, I find they kinda ruined the look with the A7 II
Just the opposite, the a7 looked like a brick more than anything. II has it fixed a little, at least adding some texture.
That isn’t a pro lens. It is the superzoom 14-150. They may look nice, but even my A7 has a better grip.
Can’t agree with you on this one, I think they should design some sort of minuscule a99.
Wake me up when it’s Full Frame…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHYidejT3KY
Yeah, wait decade or two to get that Full Frame.
That is the longest fuji advert i have ever seen!!
That’s a super zoom, not a pro series lens.
Sigh….
Most photographers care only the practicality of the equipments and the end results.
…..said no one ever. Come on, some of the earlier Rollieflex cameras were works of art. Before the dawn of time, man made machine to reflect his passions, his drive. You get where this is going. Most photographers are using their flashy Iphones to take pictures.
Buy a Leica. They make cameras for fashion douchebags.
well said..
Personally, I find the modernly designed Sony cameras and lenses (especially all Zeiss A- and E-mount lenses) very attractive and the designs stand apart from more traditional, less clean and more rounded conventional design.
a99, easily the best and what they should be looking for even when designing E-mount.
“Modernly designed” like an AE-1,FM2,OM4 and so on.
http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2013/10/fm2_1.jpg
http://m9.i.pbase.com/o9/94/892094/1/154232719.dKdMY8qf.SonyA7_Pentax_ME_superwGrid_web.jpg
The fact that there is an EVF on top of the camera doesn’t make it an old fashioned design. Camera wise, the APS-C E-mounts are all modern and I emphasized the lenses.
FTFY
The fact that there is a “VF” on top of the camera “DOES” make it an old fashioned design.
I disagree. It is current design. Old fashioned would be a TLR design.
By your reasoning, all cars with 3 or 4 wheels would have an outdated design.
To each their own I guess… I actually prefer these distinct lines and straight edges of the OMD EM5 and A7m2 to the overly rounded amorphous soap shape of modern dSLRs.
As for the lenses, though, I agree. All these smooth surfaces… When I was in the arctic, swapping the m4/3 primes on the OMD was a pain, yet those have ribbed grip areas (albeit small and too close to the camera body to use in gloves). Now, in similar circumstances, I can just imagine how much worse FE lenses would fare…
These focus rings are unnecessarily wide. I’d prefer a large grip surface with a thin aperture ring and a medium-width focus ring.
It will be interesting to see how the 35mm compares to its ZM step brother.