The video on top is part of a very detailed A7s test published at DVXuser.
High ISO Comparision – Fuji X-T1 v. Olympus E-M1 v. Sony A7s by JoshMcleod.
A99-RX100 mk2 ISO comparison by PhotoAgainstPhoto.
Japanese A7s test at Nikkei.
RX100 mk2 review at PhotoAgainstPhoto.
Sigma 18-35mm lens test at GetDpi.
A6000 with Sony G 70-400 SSM and Sony LA-EA2 testclip on Youtube.
Alexandre: “After having the small flash (F20M), I decided to buy the Sony HVL-F43M and I tested it by shooting models at the Bangkok Motor Sales last week. I’m really satisfied, this is a professional flash, very efficient and still not too heavy nor bulky. You can see here the most beautiful models from this Motor Show, shot with my Sony A7R+FE35mmF2.8 and the Flash Sony HVL-F43M. http://thailandfacts.com/bangkok-grand-motor-sales-2014-pretty-thai-models/“
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1st blood! ^^
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You played Dota way too much
I dont understand why do this test or even post it it was shot at iso 200 i has been eel documented that the a7s needs 3200 for Slog and with out slog its not humming nicely until 800 iso. I was expecting a real 4k test
Look at the full test then. This is pretty much what a comprehensive video comparison looks like. You can’t just test a camera in it’s optimal settings. Don’t be upset just because it points out the fallacy and uselessness of tests like the one at Cinema5D. The A7S is an amazing tool (I plan on shooting a documentary on one next month), but these DR claims and just overall image quality claims are nonsense.
“shooting a documentary” Can you reveal any details?
Nothing that exciting. It’s a feature Doc set in Kansas. I’ll be doing a lot of interviews in available light in workshops. I’ll be recording in 4K on the A7S with an external recorder. I’ll also be shooting another 4K camera for slow motion, but that hasn’t been finalized yet.
I’m more excited to use the A7S for night scenes on the horror feature I have in the works. I think this camera will be perfect for that. For me, the A7S is a night camera. There are other options I’d prefer for studio or day scenes.
I just got the A7II for a recent bird shoot as no other new products I wanted are yet available.
I cancelled my 150-600 Tamy preorder and will see what Sigma has before deciding what to get.
I used the camera with the older Sigma 50-500 for 5 days…on the fourth day the high speed focusing on the old screw drive mechanism literally caused the lenses mechanism to fail and it will no longer AF so I put the camera on my 180 macro.
When I first looked into thhe viefinder I noticed a huge differrence in sharpness…this is mainly due to the improved viewfinder an although there is some sharpness improvement in the files it is nowhere near the level of improvement in the viewscreen.
I used ISOs of 1600-6400 but mostly ended up settling on 1600 with 3200 for low light.
AF was much faster and more rel uhh able on my screw drive lenses than the A77 or A65.
I was able to do birds in flight that were aquired when still and then flew away with about 50% remaining in focus…very good for BIF
Birds flying towards me were much more difficult for the camera as they had to be locked onto while moving towards me with the camera moving…the camera plus screw drive was not quite reliable for that task but still hit about 10% of the time.
Birds moving parrelel to the the camera were easier for the camera to handle and the camera was able to aquire them in flight. Again about 50% were in focus.
For stationary animals focus lock was almost instantaneous.
I also shot a running deer and every frame was perfect.
I also tried the same settup out in 3 zoos.
The lens is f6.3 and although this is fine for outdoors it is marginal for indoors…even in super well lit indoor locations.
I shot indoors at iso 6400 and f8 and was able to get reasonably good shots of stationary birds.
Not surprisingly I had virtually no success with BIF in the zoos..the birds are so close and in flight for so short a time that there is insuficient reaction time for me or the camera, plus the lighting is insufficient for the extremely fast shutter speed necessary…simply put..stationary birds are easier in the zoo flying birds easier in the field.
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Overal faster focus, plus one f stop iso, a little sharper than A77.
So is it a solid upgrade?
Borderline…if the improvements in my summary are enough than its a solid upgrade from the A77.
If you dont already have an A77 than there is no question this is a must have camera.
That is really good to hear, because I almost always use my A77 the for macro, and super telephoto zoom work where it is better suited than either my A850, or A99 IMO.
If you have any info on how it performs on the 50mm macro, 100mm macro, the 70-300g, or 70-400g it would be appreciated, all of the reviews seem to be testing it only on the 16-50mm f/2.8.
My plan is to buy the A99II first, and pickup the A77II in the spring.
I used it for 180mm tamron macro and it performed very well with super fast AF.
Since macro lenses sometimes AF on things other than what we want them to this camera has the very welcome new feature of a drive mode dial on the lower rear right.
This rotates to auto or manual focus as well as two other modes I have not tried yet.
On the a77 you have to hold down a button continuously to manual focus…now you dont have to.
This camera focuses much faster than screw drive lenses were ever desighned to focus…this could possibly be too much for them to handle as using this camera for 4 days on my screw drive Bigma literrally burned out the gears on the lens..
I do not know if this is an isolated occurrence or if other people are experiencing the same issue.
Dave the hiker just got an a77II that he uses for his hummingbirds and he loves the camera.
Thai models or ladyboys… you never know!