UPDATE: Sigma announced an amazing f/2.0 constant aperture Full Frame zoom lens! It’s a 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art Full Frame. But there is a bad news…there will be no A-mount version yet. But as it happened in the past a Sony A-mount and Pentax K-mount version are likely to be announced 6-12 months after the first Canon/Nikon/Sigma mount release.
There is some confusion about the shipping date of the new A7rII. Sony officially stated the camera will ship in August. But different stores give different dates:
Let’s see what store placed the correct “guess” on the date :)
More A7rII news:
Sony A7R II, RX10 II, RX100 IV Hands-on Photos (Photographyblog).
Sony A7R II: primeras impresiones (Quesabesde).
Hands-On with the Sony RX10 MKII and RX100 MK4 (Mirrorlessons).
Field test by Brian Smith.
Sony brings all its new tech to A7 line (Cnet Youtube)
SONY A7R II – toma de contacto y analisis (DSLRmagazine).
Sony Alpha 7R II, CyberShot RX10 II und RX100 IV: Revolutionäre Sensortechnologie? (Photoscala).
Electronic E-mount adapters are highly requested but difficult to make. We have electronic adapter for Canon EF from Metabones (Click here) and [shoplink 37432 ebay]Kipon (Click here)[/shoplink]. And also an electronic adapter for Contax from [shoplink 37433 ebay]Techart (Click here)[/shoplink].
But now we are close to get a very important new electronic adapter for Nikon F lenses! Xjirumo spotted that adapter made by an unnamed chinese company. It’s said that the adapter is almost ready for production. This really would be a BIG good news for all those Nikon lens owners that want to use their lenses with full autofocus and electronic aperture control on the Sony E-mount cameras! And in particular those of you who preordered the new Sony A7rII can epxect the autofocus performance to be “decent” thanks to the hybrid AF system! I hope to get some more info about the adapter soon.
A7rII Autofocus tests: These are three new videos made to show the autofocus performance of the new A7rII. Sony still didn’t allow journalists to record videos on their SD cards so we have to wait a couple of weeks more before to see real more “scientific” tests.
Sony A7R II + LA-EA3 + 70-300mm SSM (A-mount)
Sony A7R II + Metabones Smart Adapter + Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Kai and the A7rII: This week the Canon 5Ds 50 Megapixel camera started to ship via many stores like Amazon US. But the new A7rII really stole the spotlight from the Canon. Even not-so-Sony-friendly Kai from Digitalrev just posted an article saying the A7rII is a “Canon 5Ds R Killer“:
High-resolution, 5-axis stablisation, 4k video, faster autofocus, better shutter – these are not marginal improvements but rather changes of a colossal scale. Other camera manufacturers should take note: the a7R II is how a product update should be done.
When you look at what Canon are coming up with and then what Sony are doing, you can’t help but think that Canon are holding something back, playing it safe. In this comparison, there is no comparison because it has become quite apparent that Sony is the one that we should be eagerly anticipating to make the next big moves.
My thoughts: I believe the Sony A7rII 42MP files will match the Canon 5Ds files in terms of resolution because of the newers Sony sensor technology. And I have no doubt dynamic range will be higher ont he Sony! Can’t wait to see the comparison between the two to see if I was right with my speculations!
One more thing: Hugh Brownstones thoughts about the A7rII:
Special SAR deal: If you preorder the new camera at BHphoto using my affiliated links you will have the chance to win a $100 rebate! Four preorders will be randomly selected by BHphoto. The winners will get notified by BH and get the $100 off (The A7rII will cost $3098). This “action” is available for all worldwide preorders and not only for US!
Asia and Europe online preorder options should go online the coming hours:
Short heads up: I got the final confirmation the Sony A7rII (and RX100m4/RX10m2) online preorders will start at exactly 11am London time. If you preorder the new camera at BHphoto using my affiliated links you will have the chance to win a $100 rebate! Feel free to also send me links of other stores accepting preorders. This way we will make sure SAR readers will get the first in line on the very long A7rII preorder list :)
Rebate action notes: Four preorders will be randomly chosen by BHphoto. They will get notified by BH and get the $100 off (The A7rII will cost $3098). This “action” is available for all worldwide preorders and not only for US!
One more thing: SAR reader Alin Popescu was present at the Sony London A7rII presentation event. He told me that:
YES – you can charge via USB while using the camera (possible maybe with new firmware updates for other cameras too) YES YES – you can reprogram the Record Video button to be used with any other customizable button (not with the shutter button though). Here is a small Demo video I did to show this feature https://youtu.be/bSd2aQLK_LU YES – new ISO Auto Minimum Shutter Speed New focus area Flexble Spot with area (or something like this, I forgot the name). What it does, it uses close focus points to the one selected And many more goodies. I’ve posted some more images on my blog – http://www.alinpopescu.eu/blog/test-hands-on-cu-a7r-ii-rx100-iv-si-rx10-ii-hands-on/
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