Will you swap your M9 / M9P / ME for the Sony FF compact?
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Now I think I can forgo shooting with a rangefinder if it means I can save $6000 by getting an A7 instead of M240.
The ultimate test is to take it out into the open with clear blue skies. Interior wise, it's 'hard' to get the color shift indoors unless the light is intense
Posted this in the Sony sub-forum but I thought I'll also post here since it is also relevant to the discussion. Forgotten to bring my wide angle lens along, so the widest I managed to test was a 35mm. As expected, no color shift was detected with that lens.
Had the opportunity to preview the Sony A7 at a pre-launch event organised by Sony Singapore and Clubsnap. Took some of my RF lens down to try out with the camera. Overall the image quality is good but I think focus peaking is still a hit and miss. I average ~50% hit rate with my RF lens in terms of focusing accuracy. This is no where near as accurate and consistent compared to focusing using the rangefinder. I guess with more practice, the hit rate will go up but if you are a wide open shooter, you'll likely be better off with a rangefinder.
Given my limited time with this camera, it has dispelled any doubts I had over it being a viable substitute to my M240. However I think it would make a suitable addition/backup to Leica M9 users looking for high ISO capabilities missing in their camera.
Some of the test images are found below. All taken @ ISO 3200, JPG, Auto-WB except for the first one which was taken at ISO 800.
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 35mm Summilux Asph FLE @ f/1.4 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 50mm Noctilux E58 V1 @ f/1.0 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 50mm Summilux Asph @ f/1.4 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 50mm Summilux Asph @ f/1.4 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
For rest of the photos and their full res version, please visit my Flickr set.
Had the opportunity to preview the Sony A7 at a pre-launch event organised by Sony Singapore and Clubsnap. Took some of my RF lens down to try out with the camera. Overall the image quality is good but I think focus peaking is still a hit and miss. I average ~50% hit rate with my RF lens in terms of focusing accuracy. This is no where near as accurate and consistent compared to focusing using the rangefinder. I guess with more practice, the hit rate will go up but if you are a wide open shooter, you'll likely be better off with a rangefinder.
Given my limited time with this camera, it has dispelled any doubts I had over it being a viable substitute to my M240. However I think it would make a suitable addition/backup to Leica M9 users looking for high ISO capabilities missing in their camera.
Some of the test images are found below. All taken @ ISO 3200, JPG, Auto-WB except for the first one which was taken at ISO 800.
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 35mm Summilux Asph FLE @ f/1.4 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 50mm Noctilux E58 V1 @ f/1.0 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 50mm Summilux Asph @ f/1.4 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
Sony A7 (pre-production firmware) with Leica 50mm Summilux Asph @ f/1.4 using Novoflex NEX-M adapter
For rest of the photos and their full res version, please visit my Flickr set.
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/next-big-a7-a7r-legacy-lens-test/
I suppose that means that anything less than 50mm focal length isn't going to work very well wide open.
I suppose that means that anything less than 50mm focal length isn't going to work very well wide open.
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