Sony A7rIV gets Gold Award at Dpreview: “frankly, the camera to beat right now”

The  A7rIV sells great in the USA (full ranking here)

Dpreview published the full Sony A7rIV review:

“Although the a7R IV’s borderline-bonkers 60MP of resolution grabbed most of the headlines upon its release (and understandably so), the real story here is how busy Sony has been working on refinements to the body and the interface. The result is a camera that gets out of your way much more so than any a7-series camera before it, so that you can focus on your photography and really make the most of all those megapixels on tap. For professional wedding photographers, landscape shooters and studio portraitists, the Sony a7R IV is, frankly, the camera to beat right now.”

Now let’s see what Sony will bring on the A7rV in 2/3 years….100 Megapixels?

Sony A7rIV and new accessories:
Sony A7rIV in USA/CA at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon, BuyDig, Henrys.
Sony A7rIV in EU at Calumet DE, ParkUK, WexUK, Calumet NL.
Sony A7rIV in Asia at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony VG-C4EM grip in USA at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, ParkUK, WexUK.
ECM-B1M Digital Audio Shotgun Microphone at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Park UK.
XLR-K3M Mic at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Park UK.

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE review by Opticallimits: “bit of a disappointment”

Opticallimits tested the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE  and concluded:

The Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE is a bit of a disappointment. It’s not exactly a small lens and it’s obvious that Samyang spent some efforts designing it but the performance is just not good enough for a high-resolution sensor. The center quality is fine but the resolution falls apart towards the outer image field at large-aperture settings. Conversely, the results are great at medium apertures but that’s not the sole reason for buying such a lens. To be fair, however – in real life this may not be that much of an issue. How often do you require sharp corners at f/1.4 or f/2 after all? Lateral CAs are low – at the borders at least – whereas axial CAs are very pronounced. The native image distortion is very low. The vignetting is taken care of by image auto-correction. In RAW mode, the light falloff is high at f/1.4 though. The quality of the bokeh has two sides. Highlights are nicely rendered in the center zone, less so in the corners. The rendering of the general out-of-focus blur could be better in the background.
The build quality is impressive but stays just short of professional-grade expectations. Namely, weather-sealing is absent. That being said the all-metal construction is solid. The AF speed is quite fast and it’s near-silent. While the focus ring is very smooth to handle, the actual focusing is a bit on the coarse side in manual (by-wire) mode.
Overall we are not convinced that the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE is a good choice in this class. That’s, of course, easily said given the price tag of the Sony/Zeiss alternative. If you are on a budget and can stand the weight, maybe consider the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART or settle for something slower like the Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA.
The Samyang 50mm f/1.4 FE lens is the last “not so good” lens they made. All newer lenses like the 85mm lens perform way better and are highly recommended!