Pedro Collares – Voice & Hang from Rafael Lopes on Vimeo.
This is the fourth part of the SAR readers legacy lens test roundup. Thanks for sending me all your work and reviews at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com!
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Roy Teo:
“I have been a Canon shooter for the past few years and have been shooting the 5Dmk3 for the last 2 years with various L lenses. However, recently i made the big decision and switched to the Sony A7R. I sold all my Canon gear and bought into the Sony system. Most recently, i did my very first shoot with the A7R. No major editing was done as i was still experimenting with the Sony camera as it is vastly different from anything i’m used to on a Canon.
Comparing to the Canon, the major difference was the AF method. The face detection works flawlessly and unlike the Canon where you have to select the focus point, on the A7R, the face detection does everything for you.
The magnification and peaking mode worked amazingly for manual focusing.
The resolution of the raw files are better than anything i was used to on the Canon.I did not have to adjust the level much in order to get the image exposed correctly.
The captured image is accurate straight out of the camera. The dynamic range is better than the Canon files I was used to.
To sum it up, I am really happy i made the switch. It’s lightweight and handles files way better than the 5D3.
Although the AF is slower and continuous focusing doesn’t keep up, for my line of portrait shooting, those do not matter. Resolution and dynamic range and colour tones matter more and in this aspect, this is where the A7R truly shine unlike any other camera i have used.
This is a set of photos taken during a test shoot with the A7R and 3 different lenses.
The Zeiss FE35mm F2.8
The Zeiss 135mm F1.8 A-mount with LEA4 adapter and
The [shoplink 22851 ebay]Canon FD 55mm F1.2 (here on eBay)[/shoplink].
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.479300242187334.1073741850.266838383433522&type=1”
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Gerald: “Hi Andrea! This has got to be the first wedding shot with the new Sony A7r and A7 using Leica manual lenses!!! They ate the first unit owners here in the Philippines! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.605369739499836.1073741832.468714236498721&type=1”
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Darren: “I’m an architecture and landscape photographer from Singapore. I’ve had the A7R for two weeks now and am happy to say it will replace my Canons for any architectural work I need to do. I’ve written a short report on using the 7R together with some real world images published on the Invisiblephotographer.asia site here: http://invisiblephotographer.asia/2013/12/14/sonyalphaa7r-darrensoh/”
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Nicolas: “I’ve found some great infos on sonyalpharumors before buying A7R, and have write something that could interest you:
http://www.nicolasgenette.com/blog/sony-a7r-for-canon-users/”
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Franky: “Minolta MD on A7: http://forum.mflenses.com/minolta-rokkor-lens-with-sony-a7-t63296.html”. Minolta MD lenses on [shoplink 23631 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Mike Kobal: “nikkor super wide on a7, a7r: http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/?p=10083“. Nikkor lenses on [shoplink 23632 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Sunil: “I am regular reader at your site. I got my A7R a few weeks ago and though I have not had the chance to shoot extensively with it, I have had the opportunity to shoot a few images with it. I was primarily a DSLR shooter using a D700 + 24-70 setup and after I received my A7R I am yet to use the D700 🙂 I am really impressed with what Sony has done. This is a breakthrough imaging making device. No question. Is it perfect ? No. I cannot fathom how Sony did not include a charger and the battery life is atrocious. Having said that it does the one thing that it is supposed to do really well. Make wonderful images. The manual focus on this camera is a dream. It has an amazing EVF. I don’t miss the OVF at all. I am yet to shoot with my other Leica lenses (28 and 90 Elmarit). So far, I have shot the images using a Novoflex adapter and a modern Summicron 50 (11816). I love this setup and now take it everywhere with me. It makes for a superb portable system.
Images at http://discretememories.com/cameras-and-lenses/the-sony-a7r-is-a-fine-travel-camera/”
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Michal:
“the second part of the non-FF lenses and adapters: http://per-analogia.blogspot.com/2013/12/a7-i-obiektywyadaptery-nie-kryjace-ff.html
This time Lens Turbo was tested and a comparison of A7 + FD lenses versus NEX-5N + Lens Turbo + FD lenses was made.
First part of the test: http://per-analogia.blogspot.com/2013/12/A7crop.html Third part is coming soon.
A7 + Sigma 30mm f/2.8 short test: http://per-analogia.blogspot.com/2013/12/a7-sigma-30mm-f28-dn.html”
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Pedro: “I have now tested the A7r with 3 different Zeiss 35mm lenses (Zeiss FE 35mm Distagon, Zeiss Contax 35mm Distagon, Zeiss Jena 35mm Flektogon) and the Leica 35mm Elmarit. The images are posted to Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastingimages/sets/72157638858397944/”
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Pascal: “here’s a little article that presents the M vs R lens choice on the A7r. I own quite a few Leica-R lenses and love them to bits: http://www.dearsusan.net/2013/12/19/188-leica-m-or-leica-r-which-red-dot-for-your-sony-a7r/“
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Specs and Preorders in US and Canada:
Dedicated Sony announcement page at Amazon US (Click here).
Sony A7r body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony A7 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony RX10 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 24-70mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 35mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
70-200mm A-mount at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Sony A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony A to E adapter with mirror at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
A7/A7r leather case at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
A7/A7r vertical grip at Amazon, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Sony W Series Battery Charger at Amazon, BHphoto.
Sony FA-CS1M Off-Camera Shoe at BHphoto.
Semi-Hard LCD Screen Protector for A7-A7r at Amazon, BHphoto.
Specs and Preorders in Europe:
Sony A7r body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE.
Sony A7 body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR.
Sony RX10 at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE.
Zeiss 35mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT,
Zeiss 55mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT
Zeiss 24-70mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, SE, PT
Sony G 28-70mm lens at Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO.
Asia:
A7r at Digitalrev.
A7 at Digitalrev, Amazon Cina.
A7 with 28-70mm lens at Digitalrev.
8 Responses
Who cares about the A7-A7r when you can bang away with E.T.’s ride… like boss…
Nice to see the Sony community is growing and growing. Sony did a great job here!
I ordered my A7r this week. Didn’t arrive yet, but I’m sure it will!
I did the same. Sold my Canon 5DMII, 24-105 50/f1.2 85/f1.2. And I am VERY happy.
Hi guys,
I’m the author of the “Pedro Collares – Voice & Hang”. This video was shot as a favor on location without me knowing anything about the location or conditions that were waiting for me. I just got there, looked at the place and was told that the musician had only little more than 1 hour to shoot the whole thing. I used adapted Pentax lentes (28mm 2.8, 50mm 1.4 and 85mm 2.0) and recorded the audio live with a rode videomic pro. I chose the best audio track and synced all video shots over it (which was hard, since the musician had created the song hours before I showed up, and each take was different from the other…some takes were like 2min and other were more like 6min).
On the technical side it was a true pleasure shooting with this camera. I could not use my Sony external monitor because the A7 has a micro hdmi output (which sucks), but it’s EVF and LCD are so great that the only times I’ve missed the external monitor were when I was shooting some “stranger angles”. I have ti say it’s awesome to be able to control the audio levels directly on the camera, to see the audio levels bar and to hear what you’re recording with the headphone output. Oh, and even though I was shooting under hot Brazilian tropical weather, not once did the camera overheat.
My biggest complain with this camera so far is how big and expensive it’s AF lenses are. When the first NEX cameras showed up there were much more affordable lenses. Oh, and I set the video format to NTSC so I can shoot 24p and EVERYTIME I turn on the camera I get a “Running on NTSC” message, which I’ve read is normal on the Sony website (this is just insane!)
Happy New Year from Rio de Janeiro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawfa/11582556164/sizes/o/in/photostream/ (taken with the 28-70mm kit lens)
Nice composition. A GX7 may be more up your alley if you’re looking for a video-capable system that also runs smaller native lenses. Every system has it’s tradeoffs!
Contax Zeiss 35mm Distagon?? The f/1.4 or f/2.8 version? Two stops kind of mean all the difference doesn’t it? Besides the f/2.8 is a budget lens while the f/1.4 is a premium lens.
And what version is the Flektogon? f/2.4 or f/2.8?
If interested a test done on A7: Zeiss 35mm FE 2.8 vs Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 II
http://danielecuccia.com/zeiss-sonnar-t-fe-35mm-f2-8-za-vs-voigtlander-nokton-aspherical-35mm-f1-2-ii/
OT — If you like the “Hang” — the instrument used in the video — check out works by the “Hang Master” artist “Christopher of the Wolves.”