Official Sony A7 or A7r discussion thread (Season II)

[silgt]

Did u remove d lens cap off yr lens? Haha.

Thanks Sherlock...I forgotten I even need to install a lens...so troublesome LOL :bsmilie:

 

[Thoth]

Thanks Sherlock...I forgotten I even need to install a lens...so troublesome LOL :bsmilie:

Haha. Just in case.

 

[Errz]

Thanks Sherlock...I forgotten I even need to install a lens...so troublesome LOL :bsmilie:

u forget to put in battery! :bsmilie:

 

[snoopyzai]

FE 55 f1.8 will be available in Singapore tomorrow

 

[coolhirako]

FE 55 f1.8 will be available in Singapore tomorrow

Really ? I doubt so...

 

[ZoomZ]

Wah... You are working in Sony?

Shops also not sure when coming in, and you so sure it will reach tomorrow?

FE 55 f1.8 will be available in Singapore tomorrow

 

[snoopyzai]

Friend who order received news to collect tomorrow man. He also maybe selling his 1 week old 35mm f2.8 FE lor. Believe very little stock la.

 

[silgt]

Was at MS Color checking on both these lenses...seems they don't even have any clue as to when will receive these, only tentative/estimates dates with a "don't quote me on this hor" qualification....say like don't say lidat haha

 

[ZoomZ]

Which shop?

Mscolor, Click, Cathay and Sony Stores all not aware leh.

Friend who order received news to collect tomorrow man. He also maybe selling his 1 week old 35mm f2.8 FE lor. Believe very little stock la.

 

[kei1309]

It might be the older Sony 50mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss and might be a mis-order :bsmilie:

 

[Halfmoon]

Sony has two main kinds of interchangeable lens camera system, the DSLR/T which uses the A mount, and the mirrorless NEX/A7(r) which uses the E mount, similar to canon EF mount for DSLRs and the EOS M mount for its mirrorless cameras.

For DSLR, canon crop lenses are called EF-S and uses the same mount as full frame EF lenses. For nikon, crop lenses are designated as DX. For Sony A mount, crop lenses are designated as DX (no unique name for Full frame lenses) . For sony mirrorless E mount, crop lenses have no special designation, but Full frame E mount lenses are designated "FE"

KM mount is the mount used by minolta DSLRs before they were bought by Sony, and is the exact same mount as A mount. So to use KM (or A) mount lenses on a7, which is an E mount mirrorless cameras, u will need the laea3 or laea4 adapter. Laea4 allows full AF and electronic control of the adapted lenses, but laea3 may not allow u to AF most of the older lenses with SAM or SSM motor.

THanks Bro for the explanation... understand the lens much better now...

APSC = E-mount, A mount DT
FF = FE-mount, A mount (no marking), FA - Zeiss

 

[Halfmoon]

For Sony A-mount, the APS-C lenses are marked DT. The Full Frame lenses bear no marking, except the Zeiss lenses with FA

The E-mount APS-C lenses have no special term for them, but the Full Frame E-mount lenses are marked FE

Thank you Kei Kei....

 

[Halfmoon]

Well, DP Review has always been biased against Sony cameras. No issue if it's gotten a Silver Award because it's got a Platinum Gold Award from me and my experience in using it :bsmilie:

Review is good as a reference....

But when actual purchase, look at your budget and your needs.....

 

[coolhirako]

Review is good as a reference....

But when actual purchase, look at your budget and your needs.....

And your feeling about the camera =)

 

[Halfmoon]

And your feeling about the camera =)

Yes... initial Sony DSLR to me was a turn off... I thought I was holding a toy camera.... lol...

I only held A7 recently... not sure if the DSLR still feel toyish...

 

[coolhirako]

Yes... initial Sony DSLR to me was a turn off... I thought I was holding a toy camera.... lol...

I only held A7 recently... not sure if the DSLR still feel toyish...

Me too !!! Still remember years a go i bought sony laptop at sony store at Tampines one, saw a guy buying sony DSLR and was thinking "what is that toy ? Who buying sony DSLR ? Poor thing , why not nikon/canon? "
I think it is better now but i hope their improve their design

 

[kei1309]

Review is good as a reference....

But when actual purchase, look at your budget and your needs.....

Buy First, Regret Later

 

[Halfmoon]

Buy First, Regret Later

Life is too short to live in regrets....

1. Learn from others mistakes.

2. Make decision based on information at time x and stick to it.... when time y comes... dunn regret.

3. Be clear on what u want.

 

[wheresmycheese]

Hi Guys. Anyone knows cheap but workable adapter for M mount to Sony E mount? i am confused if the previous NEX adapters can be used with A7 with no vignetting or not?

 

[Kit]

Nex cameras and A7/R are using the same E mount. M to E mount adapters are available on eBay. They all should work but precision comes at a price.