New Sony A7R Mark II

[Fordo]

Any else seen this?

http://petapixel.com/2015/06/10/sony-a7r-ii-the-wo...

Fair bit of coin, but quite exciting piece of kit.

Exactly what i've been waiting for - full frame, Image stabilization from the sensor(!)- (great for my old nonIS glass), very compact, onboard 4k video (with a high dynamic range gamma curve) - so i can use it as a B cam for work, flying it on drones, or rigging it up in usual places. - but at the same time I can also make use of it as a very good stills cameras for portraits and architecture.

A colleague of mine has the mark 1 - its a lovely camera, so compact - you almost forget its full frame, and the onboard IS is remarkable. Feels unusual to be able to use a prime lens, but get IS. One thing I will say is, although you can get a canon adapter and use canon glass, autofocus is veery slow when you go through an adapter. However, use a lens with a native Sony E mount, and autofocus is super fast.

Edited by Fordo on Thursday 11th June 10:21

[Fordo]

apologies, he's got an α7II - my mistake. Didn't realise there where quite so many a7 variants!

[Fordo]

Simpo Two said:

Somewhat tankline in appearance... but what is 'back illumination'? Illuminated buttons?

Ah, it's a compact.

I think you're thinking of old Casio watches!

Back illumination for sensors is some kind of magic that's supposed to improve the sensor's light sensitivity- not saying it sounds like voodoo, but it's voodoo.

[Fordo]

StuH said:

Ditto - I webt 5D3 ---> A7r. The only criticism is the AF, so if this is as much of an improvement as it seems it will be stunning. Looks like not available until August though?

How've you found living with your A7r- battery life, ease of use etc?