Sony A7rII review by Luminous Landscape: “It may be the first universal camera!”

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Luminous Landscape (Click here) posted their full A7rII review. They conclude:

With so many cameras crossing my desk each year it’s hard not to cozy up with the prettiest new face on the street. But the A7RII is more than just a pretty face. It’s a highly competent tool for creating images that gives up almost nothing to any competitor, and while it doesn’t win every race, it places in the top three if not the very top in every category.
It’s now only August, and there’s a long way to go until December 31st. But, unless another company pulls the proverbial rabbit out of a hat I wouldn’t be at all surprised if when year-end comes that the Sony A7RII doesn’t become most reviewer’s “2015 Camera of The Year“.

They also shared some “impression” about the A-mount future:

I can’t give a definitive answer, but when I met with the senior Sony executives in Portland, and asked this question, I found their responses evasive and vague. In my experience this usually means “No“, but with no one really wanting to actually say so. It may well be that the answer is yes. I just can’t be sure.
More informative was the unsolicited comment from one of the people at the table. The gentleman said…”The A7RMII would make an excellent camera for anyone invested in A mount lenses. Just add one of the inexpensive mount adapters, such as the LEA-3 and all A series lenses will work perfectly”. This adapter sells for about $199. The more expensive LEA-4 isn’t needed because the A7RII has Phase Detection AF built into the sensor itself and doesn’t need the Translucent Mirror Technology of the LE-A4.

An interesting comparison has been made with the Pentax 645Z medium format camera using the large 50MP Sony MF sensor:

Colour rendition differs (both were set to Daylight WB) but most obvious is that the Sony with its 90mm Macro has higher internal contrast. When subjected to ultimate pixel peeping (200X and 300X) it is extremely hard to see any difference in resolution, which really is a testament to the Pentax 120mm Macro. Subjectively, overall, I give the win to the Sony, but only slightly, showing that the 50MP over 43Mp sensor size is a quibble.

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.

A7rII case:
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Gold Box deal now on the Sony 128GB SD card!

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Right now there is a Gold Box deal on the SOny 128GB SD card at Amazon US (Click here and check the Lightning Deals bar).

More Sony deals:
A3000 for $249 on [shoplink 39567 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Additional $200 off on the Zeiss 16-70mm E-mount lens on [shoplink 39576 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It’s grey imported but comes with 3 year seller warranty.
A-mount and E-mount special deal pages at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

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Yannick Ciancanelli tests the A7rII autofocus performance on the massive 600mm Canon EF lens.

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Yannick Ciancanelli (Click here) posted a long Canon EF lens with A7rII autofocus performance test. Along all “normal” Canon lenses tested by Yannick he also had the chance to play with the massive [shoplink 39571 ebay]Canon 600mm EF lens (over $10,000 price here on eBay)[/shoplink]. Yannick writes:

“This stunning lens’ AF, sadly, does not work that well. Focus picks up sometimes. It depends on contrast and subject. Face detection helps a lot. Without it the lens would be lost, but when faces show up then boom it’s nailed. Does not focus in-between shots (High Burst rate of 5fps).”

And here is the video showing the A7rII with the lens:

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.

A7rII case:
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Kai from Digitalrev: “The A7rII is bloody awesome!”

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Kai from Digitalrev tested the new Sony A7rII. And he surprisingly has really nothing negative to say about the A7rII. For him the camera it’s just ” bloody awesome!”.

A7rII in Stock in USA and Germany too: The A7rII is in Stock at Amazon USA (via third part resellers) at [shoplink 39551 ebay]eBay Germany (Click here)[/shoplink] at [shoplink 39493 ebay]E-infinity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev (Click here).

New Sony A7rII tests:
Sony a7R II Camera: AdoramaPro with Daniel Norton (Adorama Blog).
Apple adds A7r2/RX10m2/RX100m4 RAW formats support (Apple Support).
A7Rii Performance… Am I Missing Something? (SonyAlphaForum)
The a7R II is the Best Camera Sony Has Ever Made (Resourcemagonline).
A7RII vs A7R Dynamic Range test at HIGH ISO (Fred Miranda).
How To Light & Photograph a Silhouette Indoors- Sony A7Rii Studio Shoot by Jason Lanier A7Rm2 (Jason Lanier on Youtube).
Sony A7R II Memory Recalls Gone – Issue? (Yannick Ciancanelli).
A7r II low light gallery (Mirrorlessons).
Sony A7R II and A7 II ISO Series Comparison: http://www.talkemount.com/threads/13566/
Sony A7R II, A7 II Shutter Sound Comparison: http://www.talkemount.com/threads/13556/
ISO 100 Dynamic Range Test – A7R II vs A7 II: http://www.talkemount.com/threads/13544/

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.

A7rII case:
Gariz leather case in [shoplink 39113 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39108 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39110 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 39111 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 39112 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. Also available on Amazon US (Click here).
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Big Sony A and E-mount lens deal reminder (up to $200 off).

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The Big A and E-mount lens savings is still running and a full overview can be seen on those special pages at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). These are the rebates in detail with Amazon links included:

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 16-35mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24-70mm f/4.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-70mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 16-70mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 16mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 18-55mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$150 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

A-mount lenses:
$50 off on the 100mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 11-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 135 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 16-35mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Zeiss 16-35mm II lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 16-80mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 18-135mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 18-250mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 18-55mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 20mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24-70mm II lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 28-75mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 30mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 35mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 50mm DT lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 50mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 55-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 55-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm II lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 85mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the 85mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 135mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-400mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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Dpreview’s autofocus test: “Sony Alpha 7R II can match or beat DSLR low light AF performance”!

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A7rII in Stock in USA and Germany too: The A7rII is in Stock at Amazon USA (via third part resellers) at [shoplink 39551 ebay]eBay Germany (Click here)[/shoplink] at [shoplink 39493 ebay]E-infinity on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev (Click here).

Dpreview posted their big autofocus Sony A7rII test and their conclusion is absolutely sensational:

The a7R II, when paired with a bright lens, can match or exceed the performance of the best DSLRs with respect to low-light AF ability. And we haven’t even shared the most exciting thing with you yet: although in this video we show you results at -2EV, our ‘extinction’ tests measured -3EV as the failing point of phase-detection with the a7R II + 35mm F1.4 combo. That’s very dark, and represents potentially game-changing performance, in our opinion.4

Sounds like for the very first time Canon and Nikon managers will REALLY have to worry about Sony taking away the spotlight from their Full Frame Pro market!

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.

A7rII case:
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DSLRmagazine: Sony A7rII JPG files are as good as the Canon 5DSr and Phase One XF RAW files!

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The SPanish review site DSLRmagazine (translation here) posted a detailed Sony A7rII vs Canon 5DSr vs Phase One XF comparison. Of particular interest is that very big comparison chart image you can see here: dslrmagazine.com/images/stories/Pruebas/Sony_A7RII_Captor/SCP.jpg. In very short the conclusion of the reviewer is:

1) Sony’s JPG files show excellent processing. It significantly increases the feeling of sharpness rivaling even with RAW versions of the 50 Megapixel models (Canon-Phase One) showing a larger but not sharper file.
2) The overall quality of the new Sony A7RII is really noticeable until it reaches ISO 6400 / ISO 12800.

Focus Numerique also posted a new A7rII ISO test. Their graph below shows how up to ISO 12,800 noise is acceptable and then suddenly doubles with the next stop and goes crazy high at ISO 102,400.

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They also compared the A7rII against the Nikon D810, A7s and Canon 5ds:

Ultimately, it is the new Sony A7R II and BSI sensor that wins this comparison. The progress made by Sony in the management of electronic noise when creating JPEGs are really impressive

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.

A7rII case:
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