A7rII test by Matt Granger. Plenty of new A7rII discussions on SAF.

One of my favorite reviewers Matt Granger posted that 10 minute video review you can watch on top. And he also shared a short 4K video test of a Ferrari here: youtube.com/watch?v=0mUC1-8DjTg

And there are many ongoing A7rII discussions at our SonyAlphaForum:
Sony A7RII Screen darkens when recording 4K video (SonyAlphaForum).
Strange AWB results on Sony A7R II vs. A900/850 (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony is lying about flash sync speed on Sony A7RII (SonyAlphaForum).
A7RII Narraganset, RI Sunrise (SonyAlphaForum).
Long and high ISO exposures with the A7Rii (SonyAlphaForum).
A7R ii Silent Shooting (SonyAlphaForum).
Chervil Horse with A7RII and 16-35/24 – 70 (SonyAlphaForum).
A7RII Aperture Focus Noise. Is this normal? (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony A7II Handheld HDR (SonyAlphaForum).

One more Sony A7rII review at Mobile01.

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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New Sony A7rII tests roundup.

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Reminder: A7rII in Stock and shipping worldwide at Digitalrev. Germans have gold box deals on Sandisk card.

LeButler on SonyAlphaForum posted the lust of pros and cons when using silent shutter mode:

Negatives:
-RAWs reduced to 12 bit (reduces dynamic range, though not noticeable in the majority of shots)
-Dark banding across the image under artificial light at certain shutter speeds (which are unpredictable, can avoid completely changing shutter speed)
-Expanded ISO modes not available
-No flash triggering

Positives:
+Silent
+Reduces shot-taking lag to virtually zero
+Less vibration = potentially sharper shots
+Nice little haptic feedback remains when taking a shot (on A7Rii)
+Presumably uses marginally less battery
+Presumably extends body lifetime

Our Sony A7R II and RX10 II hands-on previews continue (Imaging Resource).
How about collecting the information of adapter performance on A7Rii? (SonyAlphaForum).
Comparison: Sony A7RII with the A7R at base ISO (100) at Fred Miranda.
Sony A7RII Overheat Update (TheDigitalDigest)
3rd party af lenses on la ea3 by Mike Kobal.
High ISO samples at ThePhoBlographer.
A7rII and Batis test by Chad Wadsworth.
Full Sony A7rII review by Yannick Ciancanelli.
Sony A7R II Hot Pixel Issue (Photographylife).
Feature of the Sony a7rII — Silent Shooting Mode!! (Paul Gero).
Sony ILCE-7RM2 – #alphaddicted Teil 2 / part 2 (Joerg Haag).
Sony A7Rii Using 5 Axis Image Stabilization on Ducati Motorcycle shoot with fire by Jason Lanier on Youtube.
A7rII test with 135mm A-mount Zeiss by Jorge Torralba.
Sony Alpha 7R II Vorstellung am vergangenen Freitag bei Isarfoto.
Erste Testfotos Sony a7r Mark 2 (community.sony.de).
Hands on a7r2, rx10 mark2, rx100 mark4 at ClubSonos on Youtube.

Christian:A strange image artifact with dotted lines: http://fotoschule.westbild.de/2015/08/erste-eindruecke-sony-a7rii/

Kevin:I’m leaving a series of Instagram (@kevinrwhitley) videos over my initial impressions with the A7R II.  These can also be found on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kevin.r.whitley. The main difference between these and other reviews is I’m highlighting some of the not-so-great aspects of it that other reviewers seem to be ignoring.  Overall still positive, but just some issues for users to be aware of (e.g. grip issues).

Chris: “Andrea, there’s an easy fix for the long exposure noise, its something Sony cameras do internally every 30 days. Here’s a thread discussing it: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1380165

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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New DSLR vs Sony A7rII tests by Tony Northup.

Our friend and really independent reviewer Tony Northrup posted that new test video where he again compares the new Sony A7rII with the Nikon D810 and Canon 5DSr. Reminder: Only Store having the A7rII in Stock now is Digitalrev (with worldwide shipment).

Note: With really independent I mean reviewers that don’t are members of any company program and do not get their cameras from the companies for testing. That said being independent doesn’t mean the reviewer is good and a non  independent is bad. Be genuinely skeptical on every test you read :)

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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A7rII plus super tele lens tests: Canon EF 600mm by Patrick Murphy-Racey. Tamron 150-600mm test by Frydman.

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SAR reader Patrick Murphy-Racey tested the new Sony A7rII with some massive tele lenses:

I think you will dig this video.  I shoot a tennis player with three long lenses that have not been talked about much.  Most of the testing online has been with Canon short glass so I thought it might be nice to take the monster 600L into a dark indoor tennis court and shoot action at 12,800 ISO. The files are pretty amazing from the new camera and end up 120.7 megs each!!! here is the video:

SAR reader Gilles Frydman sent us that nice picture of the new Sony A7rII with Meike grip and the Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 SSM superzoom. he also said the “Meike battery pack MK-A7II Pro  which seems to work great, at about 1/3 of the Sony price“. You can see image samples shot with that combo on his Facebook page. You can buy the Meike grip on Amazon US (Click here) or via many [shoplink 39175 ebay]eBay sellers (Click here)[/shoplink].

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A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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Sony A7rII: First aerial shot and first anamorphot video.

Newshhooter shared that video of the new Sony a7R II paired with a SLR Magic Anamorphic 2x adapter and new Rangefinder variable diopter. Main lens is a Leica R 60mm f2.8 Macro and the camera is set to S35 crop..


Sony A7RII 4K aerial video test (no post stabilization)
from Hacky on Vimeo.

3D-Kraft posted that A7rII aerial video I posted on top.

New hot SonyAlphaForum discussions (Click on it to read the thread):
Moving from Nikon to A7RII. Question about lenses…
Absolute Sharpest Wide Angle For A7R ii?
A7RII is only a body. Is my environment ready for it?
A7RII solves symmetrical lens problems?
A7rii EVF with Smart Remote Control?.
A7Rii first impressions thread (incl RAW downloads).
A7RII + Canon EF/Metabones IV AF Early Results/Questions
A7rii sample footage download

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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Diglloyd: “A7rII lack of shutter vibration leads to superb results! A compelling reason to abbandon DSLR.”

Note: A7rII is in Stock and shipping worldwide at Digitalrev.

3D-Kraft posted that Sony A7rIi vs A7s High ISO comparison (video on top):

The image from the A7RII shows some more detail due to its downscaling from a 15 MP sensor readout. At 25600 ISO there is a slight advantage for the A7S. Regarding noise, the A7RII is not far behind the A7S but the A7S is able to keep up more details at very high ISO.

Diglloyd posted an article about the Shutter Vibration with the Electronic First Curtain Shutter on the A7rII:

The lack of shutter vibration possible with an EFC shutter means that any ultra high performance but physicall awkward or large lens like Zeiss Otus or even long teles like the Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R can be shot with superb results and no fear of damage to sharpness by shutter vibration. (and Again on a second article): This is serious value from the IBIS technology and two compelling reasons that some shooters are best off abandoning the DSLR.

High ISO A7rII comparison at Newshooter:

From the outset, it is clear that the full frame mode on the a7RII isn’t as good as the a7S. The image is quite noisy and doesn’t compare well to the a7S. At all ISOs from 3200 onwards the a7S bests it and I would not use the a7R II this way.

Key Settings and Suggested Programming for Buttons and Menus (Diglloyd).
Sony A7R II with the Zeiss Loxia 50mm Sample Images (Photographyblog).
OSX + A7R ii woes (SonyAlphaForum).
User hands-on impressions at Lightfinity.
Sony A7 II Rolling Review Part III (Planet Alpha).
A7rii QC issues and overheating (SonyAlphaForum).
Fun Sony A7Rii Unboxing, Sony A7Rm2- Lighthearted Unboxing by Jason Lanier at the Los Angeles River (Youtube).
Moving from Nikon to A7RII. Question about lenses…(SonyAlphaForum).

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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The A7rII issues post (autofocus problems, long expsoure chroma noise and again pre-cooked RAW).

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On August 12th there will be a special A7rII live streaming at BHphoto (all info can be read here). Also Sony manager Kenta Honjo will be part of the panel and this may be the occasion to also discuss the A7rII “flaws”. Because as with any new cameras you will have issues and bugs. Some of them can be fixed by Sony via firmware update and some not. Here is the “A7rII issues” roundup:

Autofocus: Marko on Dpreview writes:

Today I got the new A7RII. Everything is very good. But I have one Problem with the SEL2470Z. When I focus with the camera AF-S (Focus-Field is green), everything from 35 to 70 mm has massive front focus and the object which should be in focus is blurry. This is heavier when I use F5.6 to F7.1 or higher and not so heavy in F4.0.
All other lenses work great !
Manuel Focus on the SEL2470Z works fine !
I don’t know, if this a Problem of the lens or a Problem of the new camera. I tried my old A7R and here everything is fine. When I use AF-C on the new AFRII I often got good focus, but not everytime. Can someone try this with the new A7RII and the SEL2470Z ?  Should I send the lens to Sony for repair ? Or is it the new camera ? Thanks for helping !

RAW: Diglloyd says the A7rII Raw Files Are Still ‘Cooked’:

While I can double or quadruple sharpening on a Nikon D810 file with minimal ill effects, doing so on a Sony A7R or A7R II files looks godawful.
I have to be very careful with sharpening Sony A7R II files, just as I had to with Sony A7R and A7 II and A7 files. The raw files are pre-cooked. Very disappointing to see this practice continue with the A7R II, which has superb sensor quality.

Front focus issues: Marko on Dpreview writes:

Today I got the new A7RII. Everything is very good. But I have one Problem with the SEL2470Z. When I focus with the camera AF-S (Focus-Field is green), everything from 35 to 70 mm has massive front focus and the object which should be in focus is blurry. This is heavier when I use F5.6 to F7.1 or higher and not so heavy in F4.0. All other lenses work great !

Autofocus jitter: Bphoto writes on SonyAlphaForum:

Picked up new camera and my first lens (switched systems entirely today), the zeiss 55. Now I’ve noticed the lens is still using firmware v.1 and I don’t have my computer with me to try updating to v.2.
That said, I’m using P mode with afs and wide focus settings, and I’ll focus on something (accurately) as usual right? Then after I release the half-pressed shutter button, focus should (on af single) remain on target, but it jitters and loses focus intermittently and kinda jumps around.

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Long expsoure chroma noise: Again Bphoto writes on SonyAlphaForum:

I had read about these Chinese tests and a few others indicating poor performance by the new camera with long exposures. This concerns me as I do a bit of nighttime astro and landscape stuff. I wanted to check it out before getting to bed so here’s a couple RAW crops showing what I think is chroma noise in shadows. You can see my adjustments on the right. I haven’t really seen such noise before. Not sure what’s causing this, but I hope it’s something that can and will be addressed via firmware. I never had anything like this with my Nikon. The JPEG versions, i’ll note, are so compressed that banding happens far sooner than would have on the Nikon /:

Long exposure affects dynamic range: Anonymous:

http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1485077-2-1-2.html. Here some chinese users in the largest chinese camera gear forum, were discussing the noise issue with long exposure. They are not blindly accusing Sony in the chinese scene. You can see a lot of comparison pictures of A7rII A7S D800 D800E D810 D810A(which is specialized in long exposure) 5DSR. Can the raw decoding softwares include Rawdigger, exiftool, Capture One Pro(Sony recommends), RawTherapee. Also, they are referring to a similar test JimKasson @dpreviewforum was doing. You can download the raw files if you look for links in this currently two-page post.
Conclusion: A7rII did perform worst (worst dynamic range, most noisy) of all cameras tested here, in terms of long exposure, no matter it’s low iso (100, for normal landspace) or high iso (3200 6400, for astronomical photography).

This is a long list o issues I hope Sony will tackle down. And while we are hear…please Sony also improve your service! If you want to become successful you have to give us great hardware (which yo do) great software (give us “real” RAW) and offer decent service (in some countries you really don’t do a decent job here).

Feel free to add your issue description on our SonyAlphaForum.

A7rII preorder list:
In USA: at Amazon, BHphoto, AdoramaSonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DEUK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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