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Hi Jono you could have saved and save yourself a lot of dough.....:ROTFL:
Your suggestions are noted! Although I am buying the 35 zeiss as well, I hope you don't mind me putting some other brand lenses on it as well
I might have been a bit harsh in my original statement, but I think I see a trend from Sony, going from SLR to SLT and NEX and then merging it all into FF NEX. Will they maintain 3 ranges of lenses, although 2 share the same (NEX) mount? With the launch of the A7/r, how many will invest in a full frame SLT camera with lenses, starting from scratch? And if few photographers do that, how long can Sony afford to keep manufacturing and marketing those lenses?
CoolThese A7/7r go way beyond Leica m mount lenses or FE lenses. How many know of this?
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There are plenty more possibilities.
I understand what you're saying, Jono, in the end it's all about one thing; content. Though it sure wouldn't hurt if these shots would have been taken on a 36 mp sensor camera with good ergonomics ...
I fully agree, the Sony's take a lot of undeserved heat for not working flawlessly with non native lenses. Sony does not claim these cameras are made for WA rangerfinder lenses. Like Marc, I believe the camera will operate well and give really nice IQ with Sony FE and ZA lenses.
I almost self-moistened when I saw these, thinking from a casual flick through some EXIF data that I was looking at the A7R with the A7's kit lens: those that had detail right to the edge were stunning, right to the edge. Then I realised that those shots were with other lenses. Nonetheless, pretty damned good.
FE 55/1.8 ZA is what I see in the exif (through Iridient Developer)Very promising in deed. That 55 Zeiss is on some of those pictures, I think. The exif doesn't say Zeiss but it is 1.8 A must have stunning lens, I think. Who cares it is not fast enough!
For my bank account I am glad they did not bring out more Zeiss lenses already.
Except Canon doesn't have a 36mp 14-stop sensor in any of their cameras, while Nikon's TS lenses could be better, here you get the best of both worlds.
Not gonna argue with personal preferences.
Capture One isn't opening these Raw files for some reason, even though another set worked just fine.
Sure, if 36MP is needed then Canon doesn't offer it. And if the Canon sensors are not good enough for you and the Nikon T/S lens not good enough - maybe the new Sony with a Canon T/S lens is your solution.
There is another (more accessible) possibility:Cool
Who will make a compact monorail tailor-made for the A7r? Something similar to the Sinar p-slr, but simpler, cheaper and lighter...
Some day, there will be comparison shots available with this and some super expensive Summicron. If the Zeiss does better, I will buy it.Very promising in deed. That 55 Zeiss is on some of those pictures, I think. The exif doesn't say Zeiss but it is 1.8 A must have stunning lens, I think. Who cares it is not fast enough!
For my bank account I am glad they did not bring out more Zeiss lenses already.
Looks pretty good to me!
It looks that these were shot in exposure priority (all around 1/80 and 1/100 secs exposure times). I think these were hand-held shots to test out the camera during a Sony photo opportunity in Nashville TN. According to the guy who took them he'll be adding other photos over the course of the next day or two of varying types (different ISO levels etc.).
All shot around f/5.6, from f/4 to f/6.3.
