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Jealous that you have one to play with. I was hoping for performance a bit north of 'competent', but I'm still looking forward to checking this out when it eventually arrives. Hurry up and wait.I have one. It (at least the copy I have) is competent, but not quite as sharp at any focal length and aperture combination I've tested so far (70, 135 and 200mm) as the Canon 70-200 f2.8 with a metabones adapter. Chris
Tim:DXO tested it. It's pretty good.
Had a similar experience with sony.fi web shop. I was supposed to get my 70-200 on April 8th or 9th, but no lens or update came even week after that. Called them on April 15th and they said "early May", my account/order in their site has not been updated, it is still showing April 8th to April 9th so early may.Just got a notice from Amazon that the FE 70-200 I've had on order now has an expected ship date between May 20th - June 2nd. Well, that's not so good. Might have to think about a plan b.
Me to test it for you.What would I need more!?
Could it be possible your mount needs to be tightened down? I get reasonably sharp handheld shots with my Contax 180/2.8 when I do my part and extremely sharp on a tripod.My "initial" copy of the FE 70-200mm zoom arrived yeasterday. I have only had the opportunity to take a few test shots with it so far, but it looks very promising in terms of its inherent optical quality. I see none of the blurred corners that I see with my Sony Zeiss FE 24-70. I am, however, seeing some evidence of shutter shake depending upon the shutter speed. If someone could explain to me how to create a 100% crop from LR, I will post some examples.
I have a Nikon 70-200 VR II zoom that I will shoot on a D800E for comparison.
One thing I did notice is that there is a little "play" in the lens mount with this lens. If you hold the lens in one hand and the camera in the other, you can feel the lens turn a bit in the mount if you twist the lens back and forth.
No, the connection of the Sony tripod foot is to a RRS clamp, and it is VERY tight.Could it be possible your mount needs to be tightened down? I get reasonably sharp handheld shots with my Contax 180/2.8 when I do my part and extremely sharp on a tripod.
I meant the actual mount on the camera and not the lens collar/ tripod foot.No, the connection of the Sony tripod foot is to a RRS clamp, and it is VERY tight.
The consensus as to how to minimize the effects of shutter vibration with longer lenses is to add weight to the camera. Joe Holmes went the route of creating a small tungsten block that he attaches to the bottom of the A7R. Lloyd Chambers suggests putting a flash in the hot shoe. Unfortunately, the diminutive size and weight of the A7R are a major part of the attraction of the camera for me. I would consider the deadweight that Joe Holmes is using, but I would need a machine shop to do the work and I am not aware of any that would be up to it at a reasonable price.