Sony's full-frame Alpha 7 and 7R

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #16482681
i'm an enthusiast and a bit invested in canon gear as well (see sig), but i'm fed up with Canon lack of innovation (at least lack of in right direction).

My buddy got a7, but it all in Japanese, so far I like it, but can't try all functions because neither I or him can understand the menus...

oh man... these is a language menu you can change to English i believe. if you are interested in a decent body that gives great image quality, i say get one and use it as an everything camera, this way you don;t have to put miles on your canon gear...

dtufino wrote in post #16482730
oh man... these is a language menu you can change to English i believe. if you are interested in a decent body that gives great image quality, i say get one and use it as an everything camera, this way you don;t have to put miles on your canon gear...

not on the bodies bought in Japan , trust me, he checked every single menu option and call to Sony, confirmed it.

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #16482772
not on the bodies bought in Japan , trust me, he checked every single menu option and call to Sony, confirmed it.

Wow, dude, that truly sucks!

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #16482772
not on the bodies bought in Japan , trust me, he checked every single menu option and call to Sony, confirmed it.

That is pretty incredible. All electronic devices nowadays have multiple language options.

my buddies a7 next to my OMD and 5DIII

Sirrith wrote in post #16482794
That is pretty incredible. All electronic devices nowadays have multiple language options.

well the camera is about $1,300 in Japan, i guess that their way of preventing more people buying gear in Japan for cheaper price.

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #16482806
my buddies a7 next to my OMD and 5DIII

sorry about the crappy phone pic

i had the OMD Em1... but sold it to get the A7.... the OMD EM1 had better build quality then the a7... but the image quality is better on the a7...

Couldn't the guy with the Japanese language only A7 just update the software with the U.S. version? Maybe download firmware to SD card, insert, and force rewrite? If not through SD, then perhaps tethered to a computer?

Maybe tether and search firmware files and compare to U.S. firmware files, then swap in mismatched items?

Masis wrote in post #16482855
Couldn't the guy with the Japanese language only A7 just update the software with the U.S. version? Maybe download firmware to SD card, insert, and force rewrite? If not through SD, then perhaps tethered to a computer?

Maybe tether and search firmware files and compare to U.S. firmware files, then swap in mismatched items?

according to Sony support not possible.

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #16482857
according to Sony support not possible.

Good info on hacking Sony language issues here: http://www.nex-hack.info …cation-topic-for-users/p2

Wiki for hacks here: http://www.nex-hack.info/wiki/

Not a registered user, so I'm not sure what the inventory of hacks includes. Worth a look though.

a review from digitalrevtv
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=wUJc83wV6iA

they even transform a sony A7 at the end

Masis wrote in post #16482910
Good info on hacking Sony language issues here: http://www.nex-hack.info …cation-topic-for-users/p2

Wiki for hacks here: http://www.nex-hack.info/wiki/

Not a registered user, so I'm not sure what the inventory of hacks includes. Worth a look though.

i will let him know, somehow I doubt they would have anything for the new a7.
And unsure if he would want to do that to a brand new camera.

Day #2 with it.... i'm still trying to figure some things out out the camera... i can;t wait for the 55mm to come out.

I've been using a Youngnou manual flash with it... it's does good work, will pick up a sony one in january/feb next year... so far so good, i think!

How is the EVF? I'm using a Zacuto Z-finder on my 5D III as a kind of make-shift EVF, but the Canon Live View system is a bit laggy which leads to some dizziness when panning the camera. But, I've read/heard that the A7/R EVF is very snappy.

Very Snapy.... but i would prefer an optical view finder.. i'm a bit old school... but the sony a7 has a great EVF...
wife took these today with it....

Me.