tashley
Subscriber Member
Re: Fun with the A7/7R
Well you may well be right - I just returned from a walk along the beach and out of 22 shots all but three were not good enough and many downright cr@p... the three that were OK were all where I really stopped, stood dead still, did a double AF and let the OSS settle. So regardless of the underlying reason(s) I have to say that for my walkabout usage, it is close to useless. But hey, it was my risk to put it on the wrong camera. I wish I'd brought my E-M1 and 12-40 F2.8 along instead... but I can't help making myself the guinea pig in my own experiments!I agree - it's only as good as the worst (correctly taken) shot. I've seen no complaints from others with the lens on the A7, and whatever else, I'm nearly as fussy as you about this stuff. On the other hand, several people with the A7r have complained (actually, I've not seen anyone say that it's okay on the A7r).
Well, I went out today and took 55 shots with the camera and the zoom, one grab shot was grotesquely out of focus, the rest are spot on - no funny blur, no smeary corners, only decent, detailed images.
Everything points to it being something inherent in the distinction between the cameras, and as KarlHeinz says, it's unlikely to be a coincidence that Sony didn't bundle the kit with the A7r.