Sony Cyber-shot RX1R II Hands-On Overview
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FE 55mm review at Photozone.
A7Rii Surfing Aquatech Water Housing (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony A7rII : Beautiful models at the Bangkok Photo Fair 2015 (Traveljournalist).
images shot in Paris with the A7RII w/ FE28 & 85 Batis (PMRphoto).
CAME-Single 3 Axis Gimbal, with a7rII in 4k on Vimeo.
Tim: “Have you been to Big Sur? You might enjoy some slow motion action of one of the most gorgeous places in California! Thanks! www.instagram.com/timallday https://vimeo.com/148840680”
Drasko: “In Part II of my Review for the Sony A7II Firmware 2.0 Update i´m comparing 3 affordable autofocus adapters Canon to Sony E-Mount. I´m also taking a quick look on the uncompressed RAW feature which is now available on the Sony A7II. Get some popcorn and beer and watch my video. http://www.dsphotoblog.com/?p=390”
Derrick: “4K video shooting by Sony A7rII: https://vimeo.com/147101024/description”
Gabriel: “Here is the link to my video test of the A7rII in French: http://www.gabruek.com/test-video-version-longue-sony-a7rii/ It’s a long one.”
Kay: “Here is a short underwater clip shot in 4k and rendered in HD from a few days in Komodo National Park in Indonesia. Gear used was;
Sony A7s, Atomos Shogun
Sony FE 16-35mm
Nauticam Housings & Dome
Lights by Fisheye; Fix Aquavolt 7000
https://vimeo.com/136800400“
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hmm…a “not so great” review of the 55 by one of the most respected sites gets hidden in the tidbits 🙂
My only wish for the 55mm F1,8 is to have a small inward lens hood, just like the 35mm F2,8.
It would make an otherwise perfect lens, completely perfect.
I personally wish it had a bit more of character. The images can be boring at times. Otherwise its a really neat small lens…
You get the prize for best comment on this thread! Absolutely agree with what you’ve written. This lens is a little like that A+ student, the one somewhat lacking in any individual thought!
Hehe. Brilliant. Not the chick you want to take out on a hot date.
I don’t know about the ‘most respected sites’, but this certainly contradicts most other reviews (and my own experience), so it does raise questions.
There’s no doubt about the very high price being an issue, but if I had been working for Photozone I think I would be repeating the tests with a different lens, just to confirm my findings.
Any result that contradicts always raises flags in the scientific community and I think this should be treated the same until they have repeatable confirmation.
yes, it simply is one of the most respected sites, one of the few that does make real, consistant lab test. (SAR normally gives a separate article about photozone tests of sony lens… seems like admin also doesnt like how the 55 was rated there). And the one who is really tough and unforgiving while rating the lenses.
As for the result, please notice that its the only one who did test the 55 on the new 42mpix sensor so far. The “many reviews” you mention rarely did any scientific tests really..and often tested the lens with 24mpix A7… Perhaps the 55 is not such a tough cookie paired with the latest sensor?
Short term lens testing is fraught with “issues” something that Photozone, DXO et al demonstrate daily!
The 55 review is kind of disappointing. One needs to go to f4 to have sharp imges accross the frame. In m43 the 1.8 lenses are sharp accross the frame at 1.8. Wish the 55 was sharp at 1.8 too.
the comparison is a bit unfair….the m43 lenses have to resolve only 16 mpix sensor. The photozone test was done on 42mpix…bit harder to resolve that, right? 😉 Anyway, still a bit disappointing in deed…
Actually a 16mp mFT sensor has a pixel of 3.8×3.8 micron while a 42mp Sony sensor has a pixel of 4.5×4.5 micron so the mFT still has a finer resolution than the Sony 42 mp sensor. The 16 mp mFT sensor is equivalent to a ~65mp full frame sensor when it comes to resolution so it is more demanding when it comes to lens resolving power.
Your f1.8 is f3.6 (x2 crop factor), and you have to realize that it s the equivalent of the center of the zeiss, no corners to deal with…which where the worries are. So definitely not comparable
It is sharp at f/1.8, it doesn’t perform as well at close ranges. I’d suggest renting a copy, then go shoot it, and only it, wide-open for a week. You may be surprised!
However, honestly speaking we think that Sony went a bit insane here. The lens is undoubtedly good but one thousand dollars for a 55mm f/1.8 lens … ?
Good said – and exactly my opinion. Sony needs reasonable priced 50mm with reasonable quality – and small and lightweight.
Lots of ladyboys at the Bangkok photo fair…
I had a lot of doubts regarding photozone reviews, and after the 55 ones I decided to find a lens that has an high optical score. Eventually I found one, the Leica 50 f2, tested in 2009 on the m9 was rated 4.5 out of 5 stars for optical quality. The interesting thing here is that when comparing the two mtf charts the Leica one at is best centre value fairly reaches the extreme corners of the Sony ones at 1.8!!!!!!!!!
So what the hell we have here?
I think that photozone could be interesting for the data, but really nasty in the judgment and in the scores…
You don’t seem to realise that the score also depends on the camera. More pixels, higher resolution.
Of course I realised it
It’s a matter of the system, and Leica do not deserves more than 24 mp
So, if you consider it in this way the Leica system overall is under the optical quality of the 55 border at f1,8.
Less pixel peep and more photo
Gary Friedman on Sony A7r II focus modes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wSHBVFG6m4
Gary has way to many cameras.