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SAR reader Wojciech pointed out one good news regarding the new A7II:
“Fotopolis posted full sony A7 II test. Interestingly with A7II sony solved problem of fatal focal strong light sources reflections (ghosting) observed at the peripheries of the A7 frame (sensor) during night shots. And they did it without removing AA filter. It is rarely mentioned by the testers.“
Good to hear at last!
More A7II news:
ePhotozine posted a full review and writes: “improved handling as well as built-in image stabilisation make the camera better than ever”
Boon: “I’ve tested my friend’s Sony A7II and have posted about this from a A7R user’s perspective: http://myphotojourney.co.uk/sony-a7ii-impressions/”
Jason: “MetaBones just released a new firmware for their EF-NEX Adapter making it compatible with the A7II plus a slew of biz fixes mainly (for me at least) resolves issues with the sigma 50 Art lens. Firmware can be found at their website and clicking on the EF-NEX Mark IV adapter, then firmware.”
Paul: “Amateur hand held video with sony a7ii, zeiss 55mm & zeiss 16-35mm. http://youtu.be/6TGVjLtH6fk”
USA/Canada A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,698 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore and Sony Store Canada.
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 A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for 1.799 Euro at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Jessops 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, Wex UK, Jessops UK, Verkkokauppa.
Asian/Australia A7II link:
Sony A7II at Sony Store Australia, Digitalrev and Amazon Japan.
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A short review of the 2015 VAIO Z already, the CPU is factory overclocked, bringing it closer to a standard voltage version and definitely the best anybody could get out of current 5th gen Core options.
http://slatereview.net/sony-vaio-z-2015-review/
wrong [sony] blog?
maybe the cam in there is also overclocked 😉
nice one! 🙂
No I just think that it’s the best laptop there is for photo editing on the go, besides it’s half Sony so it goes nicely with Sony cameras.
I’m pretty sure it still beats any laptop canon or nikon has made…..
Wait… where is the ghost ? Oo
I’m in your Sony photos. Just look closer.
Most refer to this issue as “sensor reflections”, which is what causes the ghosting. It has been significantly reduced on the A7II but not totally eliminated.
Good news – I’m still holding out for a version withe the a6000’s af performance though…
myphotojourney.uk is perhaps the dumbest, most pointless review of anything I’ve ever seen.
And that includes this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AO7BljKqaw
It reminds me of this: https://twitter.com/boringmilner
I don’t think anyone needs links to pointless videos…. if anything… finding a wel made video that is worth watching…. thats the challenge these days
It’s just some guy’s photo blog. No need to throw a tantrum over it.
Ghosting….
Isn’t that what Steve Huff’s other website is about?
No, Steve huffs website is about Steve huff, it’s got nothing to do with camera’s or photography.
Spot On. They ought to rename SH as the leader of the ignorance blog. According to SH just get an E-M1 (if you can’t afford a Leica M240 and lenses of course) and nothing else matters; the M43 sensor(1/4 the size of a FF) and Oly camera are so good you cannot go wrong. Put the camera in Aperture priority and the rest is magic. So good that SH will volunteer to over post process any photo to prove his point.
Where’s your site? Where’s your example of you doing more/better? Anonymous jackass comes online to crap on what someone else is doing while doing nothing themselves. How original.
he is steve huff
Honestly, I won’t buy another A7 series camera unless they fix the overly excited EVF eye sensor.
Oh that bugged me a lot, and what’s with cannot switch the lcd to review only as fuji does.
I actually thought I got used to it, then I used an X-T1 for a whole day of street shooting and realized that I have NOT gotten used to it at all.
Nex 5N EVF was perfect, so was Nex 7. How could they not get it right this time?
Sony’s problem right now is that they are trying to make expensive products cheaply hoping to compete. And in a way it works but if you want business from people who are used to well made gear, you got to make well made gear. The A7II is a small step in the right direction to get back on track. Both the 5N and NEX7 are nice solid pieces of kit.
Have you seen the box Nex 7 comes in? I felt like I must’ve bought a Leica or Hasselblad when I got mine. A7 was back to cardboard like a cheap kit.
Yep, it was sad to see sony chickened out and went back to being cheap when they did the whole NEX / Alpha switch.
The box… seriously?
Yes, seriously. The Nex 7 has a much nicer box than any of the A7 series and feels like a higher end, pricier camera compared to them.
ROFL
Err… so what?
Man, who cares about the box? Look how much better chassis nex7 has in comparison to a6000. They make good AF-C for first time and put it into cheap made body. I really hope a7000 will be expensive. Not because i want to pay more, but because i want nex7 quality with a6000 AF or better. And IBIS. Ready to pay for it more than A7 costs.
foo0l like you should buy a canon and wait for 5 years for the next gen, try to start with 7Dmk2
only a fool would buy an apsc camera at that price. LOL
Yes, there are many small things Sony could fix with a firmware update very easily, and it would improve the camera a lot. I turned auto review off in the first 10 minutes of using the A7 a year ago. Never used it since. This is really bad. But gladly a mirrorless doesn’t need chimping that much like a DSLR where you never know how the exposure came out…
Another thing is the annoying “Running in NTSC mode” on a pal version on every startup and (even worse) return from power save mode, which is not disengageable.
Then there’s craw and a few other quirks which could be ironed out easily.
No worries. There is simple workaround. Some black tape over the sensor solves the issue.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjusting-shortening-the-eyepiece-sensor-for-a-Son/
Indeed you can tune how sensitive you want the sensor to be by slightly moving the piece of tape
Thanks, I shall try this tonight. I actually tried it with some exposed film but failed to get any good results. Thanks again.
This worked fine on my A6000 now the sensor is allowing me to pop out the screen and hold the camera close to me – which did not work before at all. I am yet to fix my A7
Been trying for 20 minutes now, without success. It’s either no diference or no LCD.
Here is my fix for A7. Just did it in a minute. I hope similar works for you. Now I will be cutting the extra tape
Great one. Now put a thick plastic bag over your head for 20 minutes and see if that fixes that breathing problem you have.
http://www.senscore.org
The whole top 15 is Sony sensors, not a canon in sight until #16.
Surprised to see the A7S score big, not because I did not expect it, but because I did not expect it 🙂 when you look at the images it shoots you know it is special, but who knew measuring it would give the same result hah….
What matters is what the companies do with those sensors. It’s just a chip. It’s all of the experience and expertise that go into a Nikon, as an example, that make it perform way better than a Sony with the same sensor.
Ah yes, the Sony A7 CASPER edition, it’s for people who believe there is more between heaven and earth then what you can post on twitter or facebook.
Well this is not exactly true. Indeed the A7ii reduces sensor flares to very low level but not completely fixing the problem. As well the real issue is not night shots! The big issue with mirrorless (yes this affects all mirrorless) is shooting against the sun. The later produces all sorts of bad bad artefacts. I have not seen any report to date that this is fixed or reduced
Why would this affect all mirrorless cameras, but not mirrored (non-slt) cameras? The mirror flips up when the exposure occurs, and the sensor is directly exposed to the light coming in from the lens. How is that different from mirrorless (other than the autofocusing)?
My speculation is that this is due to lens and sensor coating and flange distance. Note that (a) this problem only appears with native lenses, (b) flange distance on mirrorless is much smaller than DSLR/Slt. In essence the coatings used on DSLR lenses and sensors are not good enough to prevent sensor flare in mirrorless So rereflections from the sensor bounce back from the lens and appear as ghost images of strong light sources. With sun shots patterns from the sensor are projected back and appear as very bad banding
Speculation is always welcome against cold hard facts which are unsettling and rejected by you as a rule.
The ghosting is still there, it has been improved, but it’s still there. Google will turn up image samples. Saw some on Fred Miranda when the A7ii was first released. Just because one tester didn’t see it doesn’t mean it’s fixed. Talk about a rush to judgement.
a7mk2 is out for 2 months. get out from your basement and go try one
My A7r appears to be haunted. How do I have the ghosts of low bit color and resolution exorcised from my camera ?
https://sonyvnikon.wordpress.com/
Sell it. Move on. Next…
I have noticed very bad ghosting while shooting in bright sun while using the Minolta AF 50mm Macro. It was very large and clear in the EVF. The a7ii has not addressed the problem
Sometimes when I point my lens straight at the sun there is this bright spot in the center of my photos, why is this????
I use a SONY ! It’s the bestest cameras evers.
I should of been clear. Willing using the Minolta AF 50mm f2.8 1:1 Macro I can under particular angles see the sensor reflection in the image. The reflections are lots squares separated by gaps. The reflection could be a result of the old lens and/or la-ea4 adapter with has the SLT beam splitter. The pattern was very present.
Why do all of my Sony portraits look like this ?
http://cdn.4nabs.com/Casper_Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost_fan_art_9bSoiG1tWz.jpg
Wow , that D750 alone really wipes the floor with all Sony cameras.
Yes, more cleaning ladies use Nikon than all other brands combined.
Honestly, can we get rid of the a7x’s dedicated EV comp dial? It’s so needless and redundant… a dead dial when in manual exposure. And nothing that an extra programable free spinning dial couldn’t do better… or even with just the existing control dials.
I have a7R, a7II… and NEVER use that EV comp dial for anything that my NEX7, a77II, a99 control dials can’t do better with more efficiency and less clutter.
Also a7II front control dial is WAY TOO CLOSE to the ON/OFF switch. Constantly turning camera off by accident, and worse with gloves or vertical orientation. Those two controls are stupid close to one another.
If sony can solve the problem on A7ii, then sony should help to solve the same problem on A7, even with owner own cost. Better free of charge.