A7R & A7 User Thread! Let's gather here!

[jlee1974]

By the way, a technical questions.

Say I use my autofocus 35mm to autofocus from a tripod (half pressed shutter button). Now I recompose my shot. At this point the shutter button is still half pressed maintaining the same focus point.

How do I 'lock' my focus after letting go the shutter button, if I want to use my remote trigger for long exposure?

 

[Errz]

use manual focus

By the way, a technical questions.

Say I use my autofocus 35mm to autofocus from a tripod (half pressed shutter button). Now I recompose my shot. At this point the shutter button is still half pressed maintaining the same focus point.

How do I 'lock' my focus after letting go the shutter button, if I want to use my remote trigger for long exposure?

 

[kei1309]

By the way, a technical questions.

Say I use my autofocus 35mm to autofocus from a tripod (half pressed shutter button). Now I recompose my shot. At this point the shutter button is still half pressed maintaining the same focus point.

How do I 'lock' my focus after letting go the shutter button, if I want to use my remote trigger for long exposure?

use manual focus

you mean "switch it to manual focus, after AF is locked-on"

 

[kei1309]

I suggest you play around with your 35mm use it for landscape see how you would like it and also be able to adjust to the lens fov

35mm? it's that short? :bsmilie:

 

[cwaikong]

By the way, a technical questions.

Say I use my autofocus 35mm to autofocus from a tripod (half pressed shutter button). Now I recompose my shot. At this point the shutter button is still half pressed maintaining the same focus point.

How do I 'lock' my focus after letting go the shutter button, if I want to use my remote trigger for long exposure?

You can turn off AF when the shutter button is pressed. It is one of the customized setting. If you want to disable AF permanently, you can assign the AF ON function to one of the customizable buttons (e.g. AEL button). However, you would need to press two buttons to capture an image using AF, one to press and hold for AF and the other to press the shutter release.

 

[ayuready]

By the way, a technical questions. Say I use my autofocus 35mm to autofocus from a tripod (half pressed shutter button). Now I recompose my shot. At this point the shutter button is still half pressed maintaining the same focus point. How do I 'lock' my focus after letting go the shutter button, if I want to use my remote trigger for long exposure?

Use the flexispot focus instead ?

These are instance where I felt a touch screen focus will be useful hehe

 

[ricleo]

Use the flexispot focus instead ?

These are instance where I felt a touch screen focus will be useful hehe

ya hehe... maybe the A8/A9 or another full frame iteration by sony in the shape of the nex7 type of body

 

[zgim80]

Personal opinion: 15 for nature landscape can be nice but capturing too much risks your picture becoming too cluttered.

Having brought the 15 and 35 to the mountains in and near Mt Fuji, I found myself leaning towards the 35 for my desired framing and the 15 for only 1 or 2 novelty shots. Often, these shots provide an overview but just too many features.

 

[Thoth]

Personal opinion: 15 for nature landscape can be nice but capturing too much risks your picture becoming too cluttered.

Having brought the 15 and 35 to the mountains in and near Mt Fuji, I found myself leaning towards the 35 for my desired framing and the 15 for only 1 or 2 novelty shots. Often, these shots provide an overview but just too many features.

Guess the advantage of the 15mm is the extra space which U can crop if U find some additional subjects too distracting...

 

[Thoth]

ya hehe... maybe the A8/A9 or another full frame iteration by sony in the shape of the nex7 type of body

I see what r u doing there... Keke...

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1342976

 

[Jlee74]

Use the flexispot focus instead ?

These are instance where I felt a touch screen focus will be useful hehe

Thanks. Sounds like the way with lesser steps involved..

One more question. I know we can temporarily hold the exposure by holding the AEL button. In the same landscape shoot above, I cant be pressing this AEL button. What is the best alternative to lock an exposure setting?

In my Nikon d90, in manual mode when I look into viewfinder I can tell whether its under or over expose (spot metering) and I just adjust the Ev until the arrow touches the center (zero). I cant seem to.do it on a7

 

[Atarandas]

Thanks. Sounds like the way with lesser steps involved.. One more question. I know we can temporarily hold the exposure by holding the AEL button. In the same landscape shoot above, I cant be pressing this AEL button. What is the best alternative to lock an exposure setting? In my Nikon d90, in manual mode when I look into viewfinder I can tell whether its under or over expose (spot metering) and I just adjust the Ev until the arrow touches the center (zero). I cant seem to.do it on a7

There's an evf meter in the evf as well . Minus means under exposure , plus means over

 

[kei1309]

Thanks. Sounds like the way with lesser steps involved..

One more question. I know we can temporarily hold the exposure by holding the AEL button. In the same landscape shoot above, I cant be pressing this AEL button. What is the best alternative to lock an exposure setting?

In my Nikon d90, in manual mode when I look into viewfinder I can tell whether its under or over expose (spot metering) and I just adjust the Ev until the arrow touches the center (zero). I cant seem to.do it on a7

why would you need to hold the AEL? assuming that your camera's on a tripod, all you need to do is watch the exposure on the LCD. with the EVF as well, it's what-you-see-is-what-you-get. in Manual Mode, AEL isn't that helpful as when you're in Av or TV mode.

 

[Jlee74]

There's an evf meter in the evf as well . Minus means under exposure , plus means over

Yup I know there a meter. But theres only one arrow on top and it simply points to my pre set expoaure compensation. It doesnt show that its over or under.

Or.maybe I just dont know how to read it

 

[LangLee]

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May I know:
1. If A7r file size is too big, can always reduce frame to medium for non - landscape shots right? Will thus solve the problem?
2. To reduce blur, can use anti - blur function or high shutter speed on A7r. Why some people are saying A7r is difficult to use because of blur.
Thanks for your comments.

 

[ricleo]

May I know:
1. If A7r file size is too big, can always reduce frame to medium for non - landscape shots right? Will thus solve the problem?
2. To reduce blur, can use anti - blur function or high shutter speed on A7r. Why some people are saying A7r is difficult to use because of blur.
Thanks for your comments.

1. if you reduce frame to medium size, might as well get the A7 instead of the A7r?
2. no anti-shake on the A7r. higher shutter speeds will help indeed.

 

[Atarandas]

Yup I know there a meter. But theres only one arrow on top and it simply points to my pre set expoaure compensation. It doesnt show that its over or under. Or.maybe I just dont know how to read it

If the arrows points to the right and you don't see any marker of how many stops exposure u are over, it means you are severely over exposed .

To the left means it's under exposed

 

[Castlesinthesky]

Can anyone with the battery grip confirm if their charging light is on when camera is plugged in via USB?

I've just attached mine with two batteries and I can't seem to get it charged. The charging light doesn't show when the grip is attached.

I've tried taking the grip out and charging the battery within the body itself. That works.

 

[kei1309]

Can anyone with the battery grip confirm if their charging light is on when camera is plugged in via USB?

I've just attached mine with two batteries and I can't seem to get it charged. The charging light doesn't show when the grip is attached.

I've tried taking the grip out and charging the battery within the body itself. That works.

You can't charge the batteries when the grip is inserted

 

[ayuready]

You can't charge the batteries when the grip is inserted

Wow like not very useful ? Esp if u do not have the dedicated charger