Sony a7(R): Best thing that happened to Canon users this year.

Looks like I need to restock my bar...and dust the bottles.

Makers Mark
85mm - f2 - 1/80th - iso 6400 - no noise reduction/sharpening done

The shot was also hand held and manual focused.

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navydoc wrote in post #16625517
Wow, those are super sharp David. I'm curious though, do you recall what color the walls were? On my monitor, there is a bluish cast to them.

The color on the white walls was varied: blue from daylighting, and warm yellow from the reflected light off the wood floors. In Lightroom I used the white balance picker to select an in-between area on the white walls. Per your helpful feedback, I revised and reloaded them with less of a blue cast.

Some more...

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Tonight's sunset was colorful...

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navydoc wrote in post #16625527
Looks like I need to restock my bar...and dust the bottles.

Makers Mark
85mm - f2 - 1/80th - iso 6400 - no noise reduction/sharpening done

The shot was also hand held and manual focused.

Don't get the key to the neighbour

David Arbogast wrote in post #16625625
Tonight's sunset was colorful...

My wife said our sunset is boring tonight (All 135L):

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^ That sunset looks pretty great to me!

^ Gene, you inspire me the way you find aesthetically-pleasing settings in your own home to photograph. You have a nice home!

A couple from today...

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Some from a wedding with the 55mm f/1.8 (full set on blog)

David Arbogast wrote in post #16628710
^ That sunset looks pretty great to me!

^ Gene, you inspire me the way you find aesthetically-pleasing settings in your own home to photograph. You have a nice home!

A couple from today...

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Thanks. I especially like your paper umbrellas. I remember when I made a night light out of one. It was placed in the corner of a room on the floor with the top of the umbrella facing out. The light shining through the colored paper cast a great, subdued light.

MigsVuitton, nice series. I take it fast auto focusing wasn't an issue using the Sony lens?

x_tan, I think that's a terrific sunset.

Bought one of these on ebay for less than $4.
Took a month to arrive but it works fine on the A7r
Wireless shutter release. Works on bulb too.

Thanks, David & Gene.
Anyway wife still doesn't like the Melb sunset shot; so we didn't stop for another shot for the sunset during our walk this evening.

Anyway I manage to get a shot of bee with those red flower from the gum tree. Full size JPEG from the camera (with 200mm f/2.8L II):

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frizzle wrote in post #16628832
Bought one of these on ebay for less than $4.
Took a month to arrive but it works fine on the A7r
Wireless shutter release. Works on bulb too.

Looking good, who is the eBay seller?

My 1st ever upload video from a7R. Obvious I'm NOT a videographer!

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Migs, those are absolutely stunning..... all natural light?

http://www.dpreview.co​m/reviews/sony-alpha-a7

DPReview's a7 review is interesting. They reference an issue with the a7(R) that I have had my own suspicions about: posterization caused by Sony's compressed raw format. I have seen some posterization in continuous tone areas of my photos (more than from my 5D III) and wonder if it is due to the compresse raw. Sony should at least provide a menu quality option for an uncompressed raw format.

All-in-all, it's a nice review by DPReview and, all things considered, the a7 is a great best-fit camera for me.

navydoc wrote in post #16628752
MigsVuitton, nice series. I take it fast auto focusing wasn't an issue using the Sony lens?

Not an issue though my 5d3 and L glass did focus quicker. The sony had a better keeper ratio with majority of shots in focus where I wanted it to be.

dtufino wrote in post #16629361
Migs, those are absolutely stunning..... all natural light?

Thank you, yes all natural light.