Thanks for the A7R-II shutter Info ... isn't there a penalty for using EFS? Is the full electronic shutter the same a silent mode? I know there are limitations with that, which I discovered the hard way.Hi,
Regarding shutter modes of the A7rII there are three:
1) Mechanical shutter, no limitations but has vibrations. Needs to be closed before exposure, inducing significant exposure lag.
2) Electronic First Curtain. Not recommended for highest shutter speeds (like above 1/2000s) may not work with legacy lenses that don't stop down fast enough.
3) Fully electronic shutter. Slow travel time but totally silent. Forces 12-bit mode.
So Electronic First Curtain is mostly best option.
I think you are a bit over agitated just because a few persons have different needs than yours. Please, just keep in mind that many photographers don't use flash at all. You would need a nuke to illuminate a landscape.
Also a lot of shooting is done in ambient light. So for many users long exposure capability and great dynamic range matters more than capability for flash sync at 1/800.
As I mentioned some well known MFD users switched from MFD to A7r. One of them, Rainer Viertlblöck was involved with development of the Sinar ArcTec, it was made for him, but he now uses the A7rII 95% of the time. His own words. I don't know why they switched, but good enough and more efficient workflow are words that have been mentioned.
I think that anyone going into MFD should analyse their needs and select what is most appropriate for those needs taking economy into account. Doing that it is nice to be aware of the alternatives. Don't you think so?
Best regards
Erik
The OP didn't ask what I thought about other people's needs Erik ... the question was why each of us MFD folks selected MFD and would we do it again. I've answered why, and YES I would do it again.
I doubt anyone here is missing the advantages of alternatives ... most posts on GetDPI are Sony related these days, and before that Nikon D800.
I fully recognize others have different needs and said so ... however, if you want to line list advantages competitively weighed to your POV and leave out some key info I'm happy to fill it in so there IS discussion of alternatives.
The notion of Landscape photography being the criteria for measuring attributes is one that GetDPI has always tended to attract. There is a whole other world out there: fashion, product, table-top, portraiture, wedding, corporate, PR, etc., etc., all of which involve flash sooner or later ... so dismissing use of lighting as a good reason to need MFD is pretty narrow.
As I said, High Sync is there when I need it and not there with the Sony ... and even if the S was just a focal plane shutter camera, I'd still opt for my S for the reason already mentioned.
- Marc