A thread has been started on preview that at first I didn't take seriously
Returned A7R II because of severe frontfocus: Sony Alpha Full Frame E-mount Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
But then I got to thinking and I notice that the A7rII opens up the aperture to focus which isn't the case on my A7s and I don't have the A7 or A7II anymore to check. On doing some testing with the FE24-70 at 50mm on a tripod etc I do in fact seem to be noticing a shift forwards and I can only presume that if the lens didn't open up to focus wouldn't be there. Now I only have the A7s to compare it with and it is only 12mp so I can't really get an accurate comparison ( when tested in the same way I can't see any shift) with something similar nor do I have a proper test chart that I can place at 45 degrees to see what is really going on. So it would be good if others could test this out. Thanks
P.S tested on the FE16-35, 55 and 28 and they are all fine with the focus point getting sharper as you stop down which certainly doesn't seem to be the case with the 24-70
Returned A7R II because of severe frontfocus: Sony Alpha Full Frame E-mount Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
But then I got to thinking and I notice that the A7rII opens up the aperture to focus which isn't the case on my A7s and I don't have the A7 or A7II anymore to check. On doing some testing with the FE24-70 at 50mm on a tripod etc I do in fact seem to be noticing a shift forwards and I can only presume that if the lens didn't open up to focus wouldn't be there. Now I only have the A7s to compare it with and it is only 12mp so I can't really get an accurate comparison ( when tested in the same way I can't see any shift) with something similar nor do I have a proper test chart that I can place at 45 degrees to see what is really going on. So it would be good if others could test this out. Thanks
P.S tested on the FE16-35, 55 and 28 and they are all fine with the focus point getting sharper as you stop down which certainly doesn't seem to be the case with the 24-70
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