Jim Tardio
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Very tempting. I can envision a small kit with the A7s, Voigtlander 15, 40 & 75mm lenses.
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Saw your Flickr first earlier this evening. So what happened to the Fuji? You had some very nice shots with the 23mm and 56mm.Well, it wasn't long, and I am back in the Sony Fray with the A7s. My decision hinged on it's capacity to be a body for M lenses. I had come to the conclusion, that in general, the camera best suited for M lenses is an M, but going back over the past few months of shooting, I did enjoy using the A7 both with native and M glass. Now the news that the A7s plays well with wides, and I decided to jump in, especially given the low light capabilities. At very first glance, the silent shutter function should be fantastic for most of what I shoot....that is, composed street shots...And at first blush, the sensor seems to do better with wide M's, the 21 super-elmar in particular....At the moment, I have no FE lenses, so it's going to be M lenses all the way, for a bit at least....fun fun fun!
Very impressive, thank you for sharing.HI,
Here are some black and white images taken by A7s
high ISO:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/studiokanu/14517469781/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/studiokanu/14497766756/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/studiokanu/14334226740/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/studiokanu/14540987533/
Noise from the A7S using ISO 12,800 @ 12 meg is like A7 using ISO 6400 @ 24 meg … is that what you mean? One stop difference sounds like a wash when comparing similar print sizes.The little girl's ISO 12800 pictures that Ashwin Rao posted like the A7's iso 6400. I would love to have access to these RAW files if possible.
Marc:It would be interesting if someone had both the A7S and A7 (or A7R) and could shoot a low light image at the same distance using the same lens (especially with people in the frame), then compare the full image on A3 prints for noise and color.
- Marc
I'd be interested in a downrez comparison to the A7r too, there's a lot of downrezzing there to reduce noise.Noise from the A7S using ISO 12,800 @ 12 meg is like A7 using ISO 6400 @ 24 meg … is that what you mean? One stop difference sounds like a wash when comparing similar print sizes.
If that is true, then why would one want to be stuck with 12 meg at ISO 100 to 400 for a majority of images one would normally shoot where noise isn't an issue?
I think you are right, it is very hard to evaluate images and ISO performance without access to the RAW files. It would be interesting if someone had both the A7S and A7 (or A7R) and could shoot a low light image at the same distance using the same lens (especially with people in the frame), then compare the full image on A3 prints for noise and color.
- Marc
I'll have my A7s in a few days and will be able to perform this comparison. In the meantime here's a comp I did between the D800 and Df, which can serve as proxies for the A7r and A7s as they have very similar performance to the Sony bodies. At normalized resolutions (I chose 8MP like DxOMark) there is no discernible difference at ISO 6400 and very little difference at ISO 12,800.Noise from the A7S using ISO 12,800 @ 12 meg is like A7 using ISO 6400 @ 24 meg … is that what you mean? One stop difference sounds like a wash when comparing similar print sizes.
If that is true, then why would one want to be stuck with 12 meg at ISO 100 to 400 for a majority of images one would normally shoot where noise isn't an issue?
I think you are right, it is very hard to evaluate images and ISO performance without access to the RAW files. It would be interesting if someone had both the A7S and A7 (or A7R) and could shoot a low light image at the same distance using the same lens (especially with people in the frame), then compare the full image on A3 prints for noise and color.
- Marc
Silent shutter?…. why would one want to be stuck with 12 meg at ISO 100 to 400 for a majority of images one would normally shoot where noise isn't an issue?……….
Thank you, that is a sign of good news.Hard to say, but in my opinion, from experiences with the 28 cron and 21 SE in particular, the A7s is better. More importantly, I don't have to do a ton of color corrections to get the images to look right with the M lenses.