Ben Rubinstein
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My take, using a 50 year old Pentax 50mm with a scratched rear element @ f8 (2 series gitzo, BH-40 2 second delay on shutter), is that the A7r is sharper and far more detailed than my 5D3 ever was with any of my L lenses. I can't comment on clarity and contrast due to the lens which is yellowed due to a radioactive element. We have a D800e in the studio and shooting repro would be a great way to test this but to be honest, life it rather too short to bother, we've got too much real work to do, maybe another day less busy than this coming week (have to take the DF to the dealer tomorrow for 2nd shutter replacement in 6 months, sigh). I stand by my impression reported at the beginning. The raw file is here, focus on the AC unit. It's a DNG using the same base (LR/ACR) settings I had for my 5D3 and custom sharpening (I had to back the sharpening down from my defaults it was so sharp). It was this file that made me decide not to bother with a 'lux or a Sonnar. I love what that lens does wide open and stopped down it's bleeding sharp. Only thing is the Adobe jaggies are very apparent in that shot. Was the first time I'd seen the problem.
EDIT. Just tried it with C1. Doesn't sharpen up anywhere near as nicely as in ACR. Tried it with 210,0.6,0 but the clarity sucks at default unlike in Adobe and the lack of a 'detail' slider is a real problem when trying to sharpen up brick walls. Jaggies are still there but less obvious. Try this in Adobe people.
EDIT. Just tried it with C1. Doesn't sharpen up anywhere near as nicely as in ACR. Tried it with 210,0.6,0 but the clarity sucks at default unlike in Adobe and the lack of a 'detail' slider is a real problem when trying to sharpen up brick walls. Jaggies are still there but less obvious. Try this in Adobe people.
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