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Fun With Sony Cameras
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W.Utsch
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Michiel Schierbeek
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
I had to join the fun
Specifically bought an A7r to utilize lenses that would not easily fit to my Nikon bodies. A natural use for the cam is obviously legacy glass of all kinds, however in my searching I was immediately drawn to the Mitacon / Zhongyi "Speedmaster" (hey, I didn't name it!) 50mm f0.95 lens. The day I got the camera, I went online and ordered a copy of this lens in Sony E mount, the newest Ver II with 67mm filter size. Anyway, it just arrived today and I decided to give it a quick run. The whole reason of buying this lens -- and using on this body! -- is the relative ease of focusing a lens this fast and keeping your body, your camera and your subject in focus alignment through the point of exposure. Tough to do even with an excellent RF system, but relatively easier with the EVF and focus peaking.
Anyway, here's the shot. I focused on Mrs. Clause's glasses, right at the hinge on the frame and to my surprise I pretty much nailed it. (Yeah!) Next is my again relative surprise at how good this lens is! I think this image shows off the lens' strengths -- sharpness, fall-off, oof speculars, Bokeh, and the overall balanced rendering.
Zhongyi 50mm f0.95 lens, handheld, ISO 200, 1/60th at f0.95; focus point on glasses frame is roughly 3 feet distant:
Now the image looks pretty good at web size, but what about at actual pixels? Not too dang bad for an inexpensive (relatively) hyper fast lens, at least IMHO... Actual pixel crop as it came out of C1:
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To say I'm pleased with this little combo is an understatement. I expected it to be good, even pretty good, but not great -- and IMHO this is pretty great for the hyper fast aperture
I had to join the fun
Specifically bought an A7r to utilize lenses that would not easily fit to my Nikon bodies. A natural use for the cam is obviously legacy glass of all kinds, however in my searching I was immediately drawn to the Mitacon / Zhongyi "Speedmaster" (hey, I didn't name it!) 50mm f0.95 lens. The day I got the camera, I went online and ordered a copy of this lens in Sony E mount, the newest Ver II with 67mm filter size. Anyway, it just arrived today and I decided to give it a quick run. The whole reason of buying this lens -- and using on this body! -- is the relative ease of focusing a lens this fast and keeping your body, your camera and your subject in focus alignment through the point of exposure. Tough to do even with an excellent RF system, but relatively easier with the EVF and focus peaking. Anyway, here's the shot. I focused on Mrs. Clause's glasses, right at the hinge on the frame and to my surprise I pretty much nailed it. (Yeah!) Next is my again relative surprise at how good this lens is! I think this image shows off the lens' strengths -- sharpness, fall-off, oof speculars, Bokeh, and the overall balanced rendering.
Zhongyi 50mm f0.95 lens, handheld, ISO 200, 1/60th at f0.95; focus point on glasses frame is roughly 3 feet distant:
Now the image looks pretty good at web size, but what about at actual pixels? Not too dang bad for an inexpensive (relatively) hyper fast lens, at least IMHO... Actual pixel crop as it came out of C1:
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To say I'm pleased with this little combo is an understatement. I expected it to be good, even pretty good, but not great -- and IMHO this is pretty great for the hyper fast aperture
W.Utsch
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
MERRY CHRISTMAS
May you always fly as high as save to the light !
"Ikarus"
DSC01296.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
May you always fly as high as save to the light !
"Ikarus"
DSC01296.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Merry Christmas
A7s, 16-35, taken on Christmas eve in Brockwell park, london
Rainbow & Shadow by Viramati, on Flickr
Merry Christmas
A7s, 16-35, taken on Christmas eve in Brockwell park, london
Rainbow & Shadow by Viramati, on Flickr
Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
Sony should feature this image on their ads. Great example of what their cameras and lenses are capable of.
This is an award winning shot. Congrats!MERRY CHRISTMAS
May you always fly as high as save to the light !
"Ikarus"
DSC01296.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
Sony should feature this image on their ads. Great example of what their cameras and lenses are capable of.
biglouis
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
LouisB
MERRY CHRISTMAS
May you always fly as high as save to the light !
"Ikarus"
DSC01296.jpg by W.Utsch, on Flickr
Great shots! The more I see of your work with this lens the more I am interested in it.Merry Christmas
A7s, 16-35, taken on Christmas eve in Brockwell park, london
Rainbow & Shadow by Viramati, on Flickr
LouisB
scho
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Re: Fun with the Sony A7 Series Cameras( all of them)
+1 and I am waiting for my copy to arrive next week.
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