Sony A7 models with non-Sony lenses

for sure, chickens and cats..... not sure how that works. Chickens have really weak necks and I imagine a cat would make quick work of chicken. I've lost a few chicks to raccoons....... I hate them coons!

Amazing bunny

Nice series of waterfall photos Dean. It is amazing how wet things are west of the Cascades. Have you ever been to eastern Oregon. That's one big desert.

New toy and I am at work not able to play!!!!!

Need to find the 1:1 adapter in nikon for this

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What is that exactly??

Well, I did it again...Pulled the trigger on some new glass...The legacy lens collection is growing fast! And to think I only joined the Sony family 3 weeks ago now. hehehe.

This one's going to be an interesting buy.

Puckman wrote in post #17555196
What is that exactly??

whoops thought i put it in. It is a Vivitar Series 1 90 2.5 Macro

You really need to get out more, Vin! Those non-portait shots you've been posting are pretty damn cool!

thanks. here's one more from the CV40

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Nadim, just curious

the A72 and your Canon 6D has anti-aliasing low pass filter, does it bother you at all in terms of image quality?


To anyone having both the A7R and the A7/A72, is there a huge difference in image quality and sharpness?

eriet30 wrote in post #17555162
New toy and I am at work not able to play!!!!!

Need to find the 1:1 adapter in nikon for this

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/sy37​XH 20150513_141251 by Paul, on Flickr

Awesome. I love the series 1 Vivitar glass, I've got 2 Series 1 lenses and I'm thinking about getting the 135mm next.

vinmunoz wrote in post #17555361
Nadim, just curious

the A72 and your Canon 6D has anti-aliasing low pass filter, does it bother you at all in terms of image quality?


To anyone having both the A7R and the A7/A72, is there a huge difference in image quality and sharpness?

My first Sony was the a7. A few months later I "upgraded" to the a7R. First, thing I'll say is the low-pass filter in the a7 (and a7S) is weak...not really noticeable. I would put that out of your mind if it's a concern. At 24 MP it is really a necessity. Even with it, I experienced some issues with moire with my a7.

Second, "upgrading" to the 36 MP a7R did not wow me. Don't get me wrong: I am very happy with my a7R, but I don't think the resolution difference is that amazing. I kept both a7 and a7R for several months until finally deciding to sell the a7.

Thanks for your input. I asked because occasionally I have wedding gigs and for that a bit more faster AF and more quiet shutter is necessary.

I'm thinking if the A7R2 specs is not that impressive, I wanna go A72. Nobody from my clients ask for very large prints anyway.

Regarding AF with your A7 and A7R, there's no significant difference huh? Sony said A72 is 30% faster than A7 though. I don't know how true.

vinmunoz wrote in post #17555426
Thanks for your input. I asked because occasionally I have wedding gigs and for that a bit more faster AF and more quiet shutter is necessary.

I'm thinking if the A7R2 specs is not that impressive, I wanna go A72. Nobody from my clients ask for very large prints anyway.

Regarding AF with your A7 and A7R, there's no significant difference huh? Sony said A72 is 30% faster than A7 though. I don't know how true.

The a7 has phase detect AF points which focus significantly faster than the a7rs contrast detect AF.

A friend of mine got the a7II and it focuses significantly faster than my a7r. That said, even the a7II will struggle to lock in low contrast light. I stress tested the af of both systems in the typical poor lighting you end up shooting in during a wedding. Both have instances where they will fail to lock....the a7II simply failed faster lol

I still think DSLR's are the way to go for wedding shooting until Sony truly gets the AF up to par.

Edit: I've shot weddings with the a7r as a second body. Usually by the reception the a7r gets put back into my bag, as it can't hold a candle to my 5DIII in those shooting conditions and the general pace of the events

good to know about the A7II being "significantly" faster than the A7R. but I still agree with you that the A7 series is not for wedding. Even the A6000 is hunting also sometimes.

I hope Sony will finally unlock the AF problem. Sony is focusing in liveview though. if Sony A7 series compete with any canon or nikon in liveview AF, it's gonna be sony for the win.

thanks for your input.