Jordan and Chris from TheCameraStoreTV just published their Sony A7S II Hands-On Field Test made in New York. And Newsshooter tested the Sony a7S II vs the original.
Cameralabs posted three new A7sII videos:
Standard style: https://vimeo.com/142411589
S-Log 3: https://vimeo.com/142412840
Cinematic Grade – S-Log 3: https://vimeo.com/142474695
In progress review at CameraLabs.
A7sII test by Brian Smith.
d-pixx.de posted a 1. test of the Sony A7S II with a series of pics taken at all ISO-settings and in a second post we show 19 full-size-shots taken at the event in Munic.
http://www.d-pixx.de/2015/10/sony-a7s-ii-erster-test/
http://www.d-pixx.de/2015/10/sony-a7s-ii-praxisbilder/
Sony A7s Mark II: First Images by Three Blind Men and An Elephant Productions.
Brad: “Wanted to share with you an unboxing video I just did of the new Sony A7s ii. I run LStopMedia.com and we received our copy a bit after noon central time today in Chicago. I captured the unboxing using the Sony a7r ii, at 4K, 30p using the Zeiss 24-70, with audio captured using the rodelink wireless system connected into the xlr-k2m. It just uploaded and is still processing, so the 4K may not be available yet. Please feel free to share and spread this video around if interested. Let me know if you have any comments or questions. http://youtu.be/-0UaeU-QWW4“
The new Sony A7sII is now shipping in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama. And in Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.
And Samy’s Camera Los Angeles is having a free event for the Sony A7SII launch! Just sign up using the link below! Learn how to take your 4K footage to the next level! Also, take advantage of the Trade Up Program!
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Still debating the r or the s 2.
You and me both. I really don’t know what to do. I would if sony had just added the 399 focus points and maybe upped the megapixels to 14 or 16mp for 4k super 35 purposes. I sure as hell don’t need or want 40+ megapixels. I also shoot video for my girls youtube channel and will be starting a documentary soon so the low light video would come in handy.
I was in the same boat, but I’ve just jumped for the A7Rii.
Unfortunately, for people like us there has been very little done to compare the still performance of the two, with everyone concentrating on video. However, I’ve managed to get sufficient information to be confident of my decision.
In my opinion, the A7Rii has much better AF, vastly better resolution, and the low light performance can pretty well match the A7Sii when downsized to 12mp. In other words, the A7Rii can do just about everything the A7Sii can do, but the A7Sii certainly can’t do all that of the A7Rii.
For 4K video the A7Sii is likely a better option, but for everything else it’s a no-brainer.
As to file size, you can always shoot jpegs!
Brian Smith has done some more testing this month
http://briansmith.com/sony-a7sii-bring-on-the-night/
http://briansmith.com/sony-a7rii-field-test-2/
I’m grateful to people such as Mr. Smith, but what he has posted tells a potential buyer almost nothing, other than Mr. Smith’s personal opinion.
The 12800 ISO samples for the A7Rii are too small to show anything of worth, even when clicking on ‘Enlarge’. The sample then shown is only 1200 x 800 px! Any reference to it being ‘clean’, or mentions of clarity, are completely pointless.
As I am reasonably confident to discover when mine arrives, I fully expect the A7Rii to be within a gnat’s whisker of the A7Sii in low light performance, when resized, and I’m told that in low light the AF of the A7Rii is more than a match to the A7. Even if the A7Sii improves in this area, Brian Smith’s contention about shooting concerts may be misleading.
I ll buy A7x line only if Sony pays the half to Sony APS-C owners which expected new high-end camera… They ll still be able to get cash back with the FE lenses I ll buy and which costs more than APS-C ones…
By that logic, Sony would have to pay half to 4K TV owners, when 8K comes out?
Yes if they stop making 4k TV and force ppl buying 8k TV in order to keep Sony quality… Or change the manufacturer with the risk to find less good
Really? I would of thought you bought a 4K TV as is, in working order. If they come out with a 8K TV, your 4K TV doesn’t work any worse. They are not forcing anyone into buying anything. you are not REQUIRED to upgrade.
You buy product as is! No company would want to have a policy to compensate past customers if a new product is out. and what would be their time frame? 1 year? 5 years? 10 years? 100 years?
I understand what you are getting at. I don’t want to move up to the weight and dimensions of the a7 series cameras even for the FF and low light goodness. I figure my a6000 has a few good years let in it – if by then Sony does not supersede with a new APS-C, then I will jump ship for another brand.
Same here, there is a MP gap in between the sII and rII and lots are not willing to go with the A7II before the shutter, EVF etc update. 40+ MP is ridiculous for average usage. Sure, soon there will come the A7III.
No heat problems? Therefore Sony knows that the Exmor R back-illuminated
structure CMOS sensor has the heat problem. This is what I was waiting
to see. If they would put an Exmor R back-illuminated sensor in the
A7sII also and fix/recall all the A7rIIs. I suspect Nikon/Fuji will fix
this problem. I am completely baffled how owners of the camera let
them get away with this. I am quite that once Nikon and Fuji get the
sensors, they will ensure that there’s no heat related problem before
releasing it. Constant overheating means probable circuit damage will
occur or has occurred. Depends on how you read the alarm or indication. Should one upgrade from the A7s to this or wait for Fuji/Nikon to receive the Exmor R processor, if they are a Fuji/Nikon user? I
reckon Fuji or Nikon will want this one instead of the Exmor R, if it doesn’t create
excessive heat.
Surely if you are using the A7S for 4K video then you’ll have an Atomos Shogun, so won’t that mitigate the overheating issue?
The heating relates to internal recording, or have I misunderstood?
He might be thinking that overheating happens in photo mode, specially because he talks about fuji and nikon.
Not using the A7s for 4K video. Using it for low light stills on location. It reduces some portable lighting requirements at sunset and beyond. However when using the Soloshot equipment, would prefer to use internal 4K. The Atmos Shogun defeats the whole purpose of the Soloshot. Filming while shooting stills, without an assistant.
Forgive me if I’m missing what you’re trying to understand.
On the one hand you seem to be criticising owners for accepting a real problem of overheating, yet don’t seem sure what the issue is.
As I understand it, the only real area of concern is during 4K internal recording when ambient temperatures are relatively high. If the environment is cool, and you take certain steps to help, then recording for the 30 minute limit is no problem.
With regard to stills, all cameras will be affected to one degree or another for long exposures and it’s one of the considerations for astrophotography, but I don’t think it justifies a criticism of the A7 series.
And where does the AF points come into this? You’ll need to be a lot more clear as to what you want and expect from a camera to get a better answer.
I’m not totally sure when it happens really. I’ve read reports from a continuous use of 10min sessions to one 20min session. I dunno. However I will ask Brian Smith about the performance of the AF points. You have to expect 399 phase detect points will surely be better than 169 contrast points. However these burlesque fotos seem to give some indications of obtainable detail in low light. http://briansmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sony-a7SII-Burlesque-5731.jpg
I think these guys work very hard on their photos. You might still have to find out about it yourself if you are not going to spend equally amount of effort on it.
Chris always tends to be over positive. The photos of the church taken with ISO above 6400 looks terrible. But he said it’s super decent. A7s series are great for video but not good for still, even low light still.