Sony just published that A77 II test shoot and review with Eric Levin (video on top). And while you watch the video I will keep working on the next A99II rumors… 😉
Sony A77II specs, preorders and shipment date:
Sony A77 body in USA at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Sony Store (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Sony A77 with 16-50mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Sony Store (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Sony A77 body in Europe at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, PT, NO, SE, FI and Wex UK.
Sony A77 in Asia at Digitalrev and Sony Australia.
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well if they can make the A99II focusing area wider than the narrow central 1/3 area, I’ll immediately upgrade.
Wow! Really? A99II rumors!
Indirect confirmation for photokina!?
Want the rumors now. B-)
I’ll be doing my own test shooting with the A77II tonight. 😉
he reminds me of an actor, but i can’t remember which one?
Jon Voight?
oh shi7! reminds me of Ryan Eggold… strange.
He reminds me of Marc Jacobs…
Does anyone know which 16-50 zoom Eric Levin is praising in this video?
and?
Extremely weak video. No offense to Mr. Levin but it doesn’t really sell the a77II.
I disagree. Getting “known” photographers to talk about the A77II is the way to go. A review doesn’t have to be technical, merely talking about how the person feels using the camera can say far more and sell more.
I actually think this is a bit of clever marketing for a change, if you want a boring technical reviewer talking about high ISO this and that then go to dpreview. 😉
Yeah, I don’t have a problem with the general concept of getting new cameras into the hands of pros but there was nothing in the video that answered any of my questions regarding the a77II. His stuttering ‘praise’ of the a77II’s IQ reminds me of the typical person in a social situation struggling not to offend the person he’s talking to.
Yeah, dpreview is painfully boring. Which explains why I typically read the overview, skim most of the excruciating detail on menus/features, and skip up to the IQ stuff, then read the conclusion.
With the a77II finally on sale in some markets I’m looking for the reviews, Flickr photos, etc. to start coming out so I can get a better feel for it. Luckily, I’m in absolutely no hurry to make a decision on it.
Good points. Has anyone seen *any* “technical” reviews of the A77II? It’s almost four weeks since announcement, the camera will soon be shipped to buyers in some countries, and yet I haven’t seen a review or test by a professional who knows what they’re doing, particularly at still photography. I can understand Dpreview taking a while to do a 20 page in-depth, but how about just a good high ISO test? Have I missed one?
It’s been shipping in the UK for a week, some on SAR have it. I have mine waiting at home right now. 😉 Go over to dyxum.
He’s a “known” photographer??? I got the impression he didn’t know what he was talking about…He was asked to test the cameras AF and the best he could do was run at someone with the camera…Is it just me who thinks that is farcical…
He isn’t known because you don’t know him? How many other professionals do you know that are at a level where Sony would use them for promotional videos? I don’t follow and don’t aspire to be a professional so haven’t a clue, hence the use of the ” marks.
The point however is that Sony needs more of this, professionals talking about using Sony, not necessarily the technical aspects of the camera. Perhaps this type of marketing is too subtle for some.
If they gave me a free camera, and lens (preferably the 70-200mm) I’d give them, an completely objective (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) review.
So Sony ships there best ever sports camera to a portrait and landscape photographer WTF! Where are the sports and wildlife shots that show off the “Worlds Fastest AF” Sony? This is what I want to see tested on the A77mii Sony! http://www.darrylreynoldsphotography.com/p351539633/h2d00d749#h2d00d749 and http://www.darrylreynoldsphotography.com/p351539633/h25b780ed#h25b780ed and http://www.darrylreynoldsphotography.com/p351539633/h354fa783#h3871a9b7 Come on Sony quit with the BS!
Sony doesn’t need to be worrying about Canon or Nikon’s next move. Sony needs to be working extremely hard on rolling out many more ultra high quality FE mount Zeiss branded PRIME lenses that consistently score high marks. If they do this; everything else will work itself out very nicely.
Canon is sleeping
How many times did we hear a 7D replacement rumor?
oversold it a bit, get the camera just to get the 16-50 f2.8 combo? wtf? Every full frame 24-70 2.8 is sharper than the lens and offers much more clarify
and no, zooms are NOT known for notoriously soft photos, only the low end zooms like 18-55
24-70 and 70-200 are well known for their ‘better than prime’ sharpness, claiming the 16-50’s ‘sharpness’ to sound like something new is ridiculous
The A77II easily performs as well as most professional DSLR, with 24-70mm lenses. See the attached photos.
His assessment is correct. I own both, and use both professionally daily. The difference between the A99 with the Zeiss 24-70mm, and the A77 16-50mm isn’t a great you might think. The A77II has likely narrowed the gap.
The 16-50mm is considered an unofficial G-Series for its sheer performance.
http://www.testfreaks.ca/lenses/sony-sal-1650/reviews/
and we already know the A77II has won over most reviewers.
http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Sony-SLT-Alpha-77-II-sensor-review-New-leader-in-the-semi-pro-category
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Sony-SLT-Alpha-77-II-versus-Canon-EOS-70D-versus-Canon-EOS-1Dx___953_895_753
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/a77-ii-test-shoot-and-review-with-eric-levin/#disqus_thread
As you can see the Sony is clearly as good if not better than all of Canon’s “Professional” offerings, and its faster than all of them. but the 1DX. Of course it’s also $5900.00 cheaper, and has better Colour Depth, and Dynamic Range.
DXO measures sensor quality on a pixel level, and does not stand for real world tests
It’s like saying my 30m2 apartment is better than your 300m2 house because the bathroom tiles are of a higher grade
I stand by what I said, the equivalent range of 24-70 does not lack sharp lenses, so him saying he would switch to this camera JUST for a sharp lens in this range is baloney
Every full frame with a 24-70 2.8 lens will be sharper than this combo, I guarantee you