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

August 12, 2015
reviews
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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].

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

A7rII case:
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(SR2) Possible 8K Cine Alta Sony camera specs!

August 12, 2015
rumors
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I got this from a very new source so please as usual take it with a grain of salt. The source claims to know the specs of a new 8K FZ mount camera:

“Sony is working on a 8K Cine Alta camera which will replace the current top of the line Sony F65 camera. The sensor will be based on the A7r2 back-lit CMOS technology and will include a global shutter mode (either mechanical or electronic)
– 60FPS in DCI 8K resolution
– 240FPS in DCI 4K resolution
– 16 bit RAW uncompressed and compressed onboard recorder
– ProRes, DNxHD, DNxHR, AVCHD, XAVC, SR, MPEG-2, H264
– Burst mode allows for higher FPS
– Sony F55 form factor and weight
– To be introduced in early 2016
– Price point will surprise many people
– Sony FZ mount”

Thanks source!

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New Sony A7rII test roundup…

August 12, 2015
news
45 Comments

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

From Canon to Sony. Almost. (Josh Anon).
Sony A7rII: ISO 5000 and up in silent mode (Mike Kobal).
Kids At The Park: A Sony a7RII Video (MovetoMirrorless).
Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7R II in low light – Speed Booster Shootout (EosHD).
Sony A7R II with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Sony A7R II with the Sigma Art Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Assessing Dynamic Range on a Scene that Exceeds the Camera’s Ability (Diglloyd).
Japanese A7rII report at (Yodobashi).
Sony ILCE-7RM2 – #alphaddicted Teil 1 / Part 1 (Joerg Haag).
5 Questions for Daniel Watson About the Sony A7R II (Explora BHphoto).

Robbert: “Shot my first real shoot with the new A7Rii yesterday and it performed fabulously. Used it connected to my MacBook Pro running Capture One and the files where transferring to the laptop pretty fast. The autofocus was running perfectly and the files that are coming out of the camera are rich, detailed just beautiful. Also thumbs up for Sony for the new cable management thingie that’s in the box with the Rii!! The first result of the shoot can be found here: https://flic.kr/p/xc44eR”

Gilles: “Something interesting: On the A7R we had to use the sony adapter la-ea4 to gte good results. The AF was slow but accurate. I saw Brian Smith explaining early that with the A7RMK2 it’s highly preferable to use the sony adapter la-ea3 because the AF is handled directly by the body. Sounded great. I got a la-ea3 on Saturday and was surprised to find that my Zeiss 1.4 85mm was not recognized as an AF lens. Then tested all my lenses and got weird results. The Sigma ART 35 works fine. The Sigma ART 50 tries to get focus and then restarts, never able to focus completely. 1/3 of the Zeiss lenses are working (Sony-Zeiss Alpha A-Mount 24mm f/2 SSM does but neither the 85mm nor the 135 mm work). The Tamron 150-600 works like a charm. The store where I bought the adapter talked to a Sony rep this am who confirms that the adapter has incompatibility issues. If that is true Sony A-mount lens users have a real problem. Painful, inexplicable and inexcusable. We should find more from Sony engineers.”

Ryan: “I just posted a blog post with some sample images and initial thoughts on the new A7Rii. I will also be running this camera through its paces in the studio today with the Profoto B1 strobes. Tomorrow I’ll be shooting environmental portraits with the A7Rii and Profoto B2 strobes. http://www.sniperphotoblog.com/2015/08/sony-a7rii-high-res-samples-lets-see.html”

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

A7rII case:
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Sony A7s for $1,799 on eBay US (grey imported with 1 year US warranty)

August 11, 2015
deals
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You save $700 on the A7s sold by [shoplink 39326 ebay]GetDigital on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]. It’s grey imported but comes with 1 year seller US warranty.

Sony US lens deal reminder:

A special full overview page can be seen at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).And those are the savings in detail and with direct link to three major US stores:

Sony A7rII: First aerial shot and first anamorphot video.

August 11, 2015
reviews
15 Comments

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, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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

August 11, 2015
reviews
91 Comments

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, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

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(SR1) New detailed APS-C E-mount flagship camera specs?

August 11, 2015
rumors
71 Comments

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Like I told you yesterday I have many doubts about those rumored E-mount camera specs. And we got even more info from the same source I want to share. But again, I see low chance these are correct. The source claims that this is a new APS-C camera model placed above the current A6000. Read his message here:

It has a new 24MP sensor with ISO range of 100-51,200.
15fps continuous shooting with AF.
30fps continuous shooting in “4K Mode”. This is similar to Panasonic 4K Photo Mode.
Still no touchscreen, but it has a new 2.8M dot OLED EVF. Rear monitor is 3″ 1.04M dot and is now fully articulating.
Mic input support.
It will have lots of exciting video features previously not seen on Sony APS-C cameras.
This camera will be placed above A6000 and target users that need both stills and video features. A6000 will continue to be sold as is.

It certainly sounds exciting! And it would be nice if Sony would finally keep pushing the APS-C E-mount system too! We really need a more affordable and also smaller mirrorless system camera.

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