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Sony FF mirrorless A7
It looks like it will be here, full frame and all   A7 is less than $1700, and A7r is $2200. I thought I would be safe not buying any camera body for a long while after buying the D800 last year. It looks like I will be wrong again.  The body look small. Love the beefy handle.  http://thenewcamera.com/category/sony-rumors/ Oct 14 13 07:12 pm Link Canon came out with the first consumer available FF DSLR camera w/ the 5D. Sony will be the first with a full frame EVIL. Considering Sony purchased their whole DSLR Camera division from Konica Minolta just a few years ago, it's pretty amazing how far they've moved along. They've continued to be industry leaders, not only photography, but in the motion picture industry. The PMW-EX1 was one of the first few CineALTA cameras with solid state storage using SD Cards and at 1080p, and then the NEX models like the FS100U. While Canon was still chasing their tails trying to figure out the AF issue in the 1D Mark III, and watching to see how everybody else's experiments sold before they even came out w/ their own half ass attempts in the EVIL M and digital camcorders like the XF300, not to mention taking 3 years to come out with a half assed 5D2 successor. Canon is way behind. Sony is way ahead. Oct 14 13 07:59 pm Link It sure is ugly. Oct 14 13 08:05 pm Link Cool! I've been waiting awhile for this. I am already using the Son NEX-6 to shoot video and love its quality/bokeh/auto face detection/slow motion 60p/etc. Depending how it tests, I may replace my Nikon D800E & 70-200 mm F/2.8 with the new FF mirrorless Sony and an equivalent lens. Will be lighter for my dual rig for stills & video which has a nikon d800e on top and a sony nex-6 on the bottom with a 50mm F/1.8 prime, which is ~ the equivalent of 70mm on a full frame d800e:  When does it go on sale? Oct 14 13 08:17 pm Link Sony announcement is expected this Wednesday around 6.00 GMT. Accidentally, a typhoon is scheduled to hit Tokyo same day.. Oct 14 13 08:20 pm Link It sure is ugly. But it has all the things I wish my NEX-7 had: - A more-or-less standard hotshoe - More clearly differentiated shutter speed/EV control dials. I keep turning the wrong one by mistake. - Enough space on the side panels to accommodate a cable release. It might not be in there, but it would certainly fit. - And if I'm REALLY lucky, you'll have to push a button to change the ISO, instead of just rotating the rear dial. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally jacked up my ISO with my thumb while using the viewfinder. I'll probably buy the 36MP A7r as soon as possible - I've actually been saving for it for a while, since I knew it had to come out sooner or later. The idea of using my favourite Schneider M42 lenses with what is presumably a D800 sensor is just too good for me. Oct 14 13 08:22 pm Link Sony also released the first 35mm DSLRS under $2k. It was a big move in the market even if they managed to only get a small percentage of the performance out of the sensor that Nikon did. Oct 14 13 08:23 pm Link Stanley wrote: as a standard body... Oct 14 13 08:23 pm Link Hey, I like this! May not be the prettiest camera, but it's nice to see Sony leading the way with this FF mirrorless. If they're able to keep the price at around $2,000 dollars, it'll be a winner. Bravo to Sony! Oct 14 13 09:06 pm Link As a long-time A-mount user, I've not gotten into any E-mount cameras, because, of course, the A-mount is the "higher"-level gear, and important to have for doing "serious" photography. Watching. Rethinking... Oct 14 13 09:25 pm Link I just really like OVFs... I don't want an EVF. Oct 14 13 09:46 pm Link Definitely picking up the 7R to go with my RX1 Oct 14 13 10:53 pm Link This is quite interesting and the price isn't bad either. Interested in hearing what the pros and "joes" have to say about it. FBY1K Oct 15 13 12:12 am Link Don't understand why they went with the ugly retro look, none of their other cameras are like that Oct 15 13 12:14 am Link Yingwah Productions wrote: Nostalgia for the days of film..... it certainly looks a bit like my old Nikkormat. Oct 15 13 01:17 am Link Stanley wrote: Hmmm... Oct 15 13 01:24 am Link It will be very interesting to see what the EVF is like. Might be a perfect companion for the NEw Ziess Otus 55mm 1.4 manual focus. Oct 15 13 01:27 am Link cant wait to see this in action..shot with my buddie's sony setup before and i had to admit there was a nice vibrant warmth to the images straight out of the camera..im a canon dude but if this is as good as people claim it will be..might have to invest in this bad boy Oct 15 13 01:34 am Link I am happy that Sony is taking the lead in mirrorless, hope others will follow. It is good for the consumers. Oct 15 13 08:57 am Link Viator-Defessus Photos wrote: I hear you. But I think EVF is here to stay, we just have to get used it. Just like today's fighter pilots, they use electronic screen. Oct 15 13 09:01 am Link Love the ergonomics of the 7! I HATE the RX1 ergo's. Oct 15 13 09:03 am Link Fred Greissing wrote: Well, so far, I think Sony EVF in the studio sucks, when used in conjunction with studio strobe. It's like watching underlit video, and when you do fire a shot, the quick preview is colored blue, so you have to hit "play" to confirm it's shooting correctly. This is when you disable the rear screen simulation of wysiwyg. You can't compose the shot without using that setting (in the studio), because the screen is black. (using the NEX7) I'm not sure if the way the A7 is the same, but it's likely. It's feels like "forced chimping". Oct 15 13 09:12 am Link Smedley Whiplash wrote: I imagine the technology will get better. Sony is after all sponsoring a few real pro shooters and getting their feedback for just that reason; well minus Nigel Barker that is just a marketing ploy. Oct 15 13 09:16 am Link AJScalzitti wrote: The really need to sponsor Kessler. His work with the NEX7 is nothing short of amazing. Oct 15 13 09:20 am Link Smedley Whiplash wrote: Yes, you have a point. I haven't thought about that Oct 15 13 10:29 am Link Smedley Whiplash wrote: I concur, he gets everything out of that "little camera" anyone could need. Oct 15 13 10:35 am Link DOUGLASFOTOS wrote: I really have no idea what you mean by this. Oct 15 13 12:11 pm Link I would buy it in a beat if there was a Nikon lens adapter for this that supported AF etc. Use my Nikon lenses on it and maybe get a dedicated compact lens for it. Would the Novoflex one work http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control … details&Q= Oct 15 13 12:48 pm Link Really interesting camera. I think there's a good marker for high end mirrorless... I might even end up picking one up at some point!! Oct 15 13 01:32 pm Link Smedley Whiplash wrote: I'm not getting colour issues with mine ... but I am having an equally hard time using it with strobes. The modelling lights aren't bright enough to support a 1/60th exposure at f/8, so the camera jacks up the ISO on the preview image, making me focus using a noisy-as-hell image. If I want to shoot at f/11, I need to open up, focus, and then stop down before the shot. I've resorted to sticking a continuous light in the mix as well, so I have a good enough image to focus. Oct 15 13 01:52 pm Link Connor Photography wrote: The first camera I ever bought back in 2006 was a smaller fixed lens system with an EVF. It frustrated me back then and it drives me up the wall now, which is why I can't stand to use that camera anymore. If the EVF gets a LOT better I might grow more tolerant of it, but until then... Oct 15 13 01:58 pm Link Anyone know if the Sony NEX lens mout is large enough to support full frame? Would any existing NEX lenses work on it? In theory?? Oct 15 13 03:48 pm Link Fred Greissing wrote: The 1D X was not a huge departure from what has been made by Canon already. A lot of people were expecting a higher resolution 1 series, not an amalgamation of the 1D and 1Ds. Performance wise, it's not overly impressive over the 5D3. The 5D3 was made with a slow SD Card, glaring omissions of a UHS-1 compatible card reader were done so on purpose because they didn't want to use a UHS-1. Oct 15 13 04:43 pm Link Out of the 'big three' Sony is taking the most risks and innovating the most. I would go so far to say that combined Fuji and Sony are the most innovative camera companies today. Canon and Nikon are too afraid of endangering existing camera sales to risk coming out with a product that directly competes. Thats why we saw them launch the EOS-M and the Nikon 1 while Sony launched the NEX series (which quickly overtook their Alpha DSLRs in sales). Canon does seem to be suffering from a video fetish of late. Most of the improvements to the 5DIII directly improved video (new sensor) and offered only a little to still photography. The last time Canon and Nikon one-upped each other directly with a model was when Canon launched the 7D to best the D300s. Its weird times in the camera industry. Oct 15 13 04:58 pm Link Robb Mann wrote: I'm actually hoping that Olympus will take a big leap by making a FF mirrorless camera. Oct 15 13 05:16 pm Link Happy Guy Photos wrote: I was somewhat disappointed that when Olympus announced the new E-M1. Oct 15 13 05:43 pm Link Robb Mann wrote: I don't know if I can agree with you there. The D800 seems like a definite shot at the 5DIII, the D600 humiliates the 6D and the D3200 and D5200 both seem designed to put pressure on the Rebels and the XXD series. Oct 15 13 06:07 pm Link Robb Mann wrote: I didn't think it was, but the VG-900 proved me wrong. I expected something like a 1.2x crop factor. Oct 15 13 06:24 pm Link Oct 15 13 11:04 pm Link Oct 15 13 11:51 pm Link |
