Second copy of the 70-200: still not very happy!
So I waited a few weeks for my replacement (first copy, you got it, de-centred) and now I have one that seems usually (not always) symmetrical. And I have to say I'm rather disappointed. Firstly, the A7R shutter slap issue is visible with this lens like with no other I have tried: it's a rarity to get s sharp shot at less than a 1/400th. Secondly, random bits of the field of view seem to wonder in and out of focus. Thirdly, possibly related to #2, there is too much play at the lens mount. Results nowhere near as consistent as, say, the Nikkor equivalent lens.
Still, got some snaps of this morning even whilst mentally making a note that at some point I'm going to have wonder about whether the switch from D800 system was such a good idea after all.