Sony's full-frame Alpha 7 and 7R

I think I'm going to go with samyang 14 for ultra wide as well. The fact that they make a native e mount version is a bonus.

is it E or FE (full frame E)?

The true benefit of buying the Samyang 14 with E-mount is that you'll avoid any potential risk of adapter misalignment.

Pretty much all adapters suffer from misalignment, but it is only visible on super-wide focal lengths, like 14mm.

Anyone using a wrist/hand strap on your a7/R? I'd like to try one, but not sure what would fit the camera best.

Ginga wrote in post #16750549
The true benefit of buying the Samyang 14 with E-mount is that you'll avoid any potential risk of adapter misalignment.

Pretty much all adapters suffer from misalignment, but it is only visible on super-wide focal lengths, like 14mm.

What are the consequences of misalignment...vignett​ing? I haven't had an issue using my 17-40 @17mm using the Metabones adapter. I imagine those 3mm less of focal length can make a big difference.

navydoc wrote in post #16751031
What are the consequences of misalignment...vignett​ing? I haven't had an issue using my 17-40 @17mm using the Metabones adapter. I imagine those 3mm less of focal length can make a big difference.

According to Fred Miranda (who went through 3 copies of the Merabones adapter before he found a good one) it is loss of corner sharpness on one side of the frame.

David Arbogast wrote in post #16751029
Anyone using a wrist/hand strap on your a7/R? I'd like to try one, but not sure what would fit the camera best.

Do you use any kind of a strap now David? I finally took mine off as it seemed to be in my way a lot. Now I'm using a Lowepro Photo Runner 100 Convertible Beltpack/Shoulder Bag to carry the camera + a couple of extra lenses on me instead.

http://www.amazon.com …o02_s00_i00?ie=​UTF8&psc=1

Wife snapped these of me today!

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navydoc wrote in post #16751046
Do you use any kind of a strap now David? I finally took mine off as it seemed to be in my way a lot. Now I'm using a Lowepro Photo Runner 100 Convertible Beltpack/Shoulder Bag to carry the camera + a couple of extra lenses on me instead.

http://www.amazon.com …o02_s00_i00?ie=​UTF8&psc=1

So far, my a7 and a7R have no straps on at all. I just ordered a toploader Lowepro sized to fit a7+longest lens with lens shade, which I hope will make it easy and comfortable to carry both cameras with lenses attached (one camera in bag and the other in hand). I would just like to have a measure of protection against accidentally dropping the camera in hand.

Got the OK from the better half to blow my entire bonus on whatever I want. Hookers and cocaine aside, I was thinking about the A7R and either the 55mm or the 35mm primes. Only thing is, I have a S35 EF mount, so would the 35mm Zeiss be worth it in a native mount vs an adapter and my Sigma?

I am a fan of the 50-ish focal length so I think I might just go that route, especially considering the high performance of the Sony?Zeiss 55 1.8

gnome chompski wrote in post #16753415
Got the OK from the better half to blow my entire bonus on whatever I want. Hookers and cocaine aside, I was thinking about the A7R and either the 55mm or the 35mm primes. Only thing is, I have a S35 EF mount, so would the 35mm Zeiss be worth it in a native mount vs an adapter and my Sigma?

I am a fan of the 50-ish focal length so I think I might just go that route, especially considering the high performance of the Sony?Zeiss 55 1.8

get the A7R and the Sony 55fe. That is a SUPER sweet combo. Next get a adapter for your EOS -glass. Then last start buying Zeiss MF glass. To me this order of purchase makes the most sense.

Someone was asking about how many focus points there are on the a7r. I'm not sure offhand how many points there are for full auto focus but here's a test I did for spot focusing that I thought I'd share.


The spot focus point can be set to large, medium and small sizes. For a test of edge focus, I moved the small focus point to the far right of the LCD screen and took a shot.

I put the camera on the table aligned like I did when I took the photo and then took an image of the LCD screen. Hopefully you can make out the small brackets that show where the spot focus point is. You should be able to see it on my Flickr page at least.

The focus point.

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That's no crop? That's pretty far to the edge. I can't see really needing much more than that for stills. Maybe for video tracking though.

stevo8 wrote in post #16754229
That's no crop? That's pretty far to the edge. I can't see really needing much more than that for stills. Maybe for video tracking though.

No crop. You can see from the shot of the Sony LCD full frame. Also note that the black focus box is on the right side of the shaker top. I was curious so I also moved the focus point straight up from where you see it here and it went as close to the top edge of the frame as it does to the right. I'm very impressed with the amount of area in the frame covered by the small spot focus point.