Knorp
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+1 wonderful wonderful Bisto! ... :thumbs:Ah! Found it: Tim Ashley Photography | Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA on the A7R: The 'Bisto' lens.
Bisto! :thumbs:
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+1 wonderful wonderful Bisto! ... :thumbs:Ah! Found it: Tim Ashley Photography | Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA on the A7R: The 'Bisto' lens.
Bisto! :thumbs:
Thanks Carsten. Read what happened todayHappy Birthday, Guy, enjoy your game!
Your observation about the 50 Summicron M on the M8 is interesting. I found the 50 'cron R corners worse on the A7r than I remember on other media (below f4 or so). At least the 50 R will clean up when stopped down. Does the M?I am considering of sending mine back as well. I am finding that it has poor performance well within the edges with several 50mm M lenses. I confirmed this informally with a comparison with the M8 and found the smearing well within the area covered by the M8; the M8 had good results to the edge of the frame.
I am having a hard time seeing this smearing as acceptable. I know my tests could be tightened up, but it just doesn't look good for M lenses at this point.
Actually the 50s I have tested are the Elmar-M, a Hex Limited, and a Noctilux F1. I compared the first two directly with the M8. Stopping down helps, but so would buying cheap slow lenses!Your observation about the 50 Summicron M on the M8 is interesting. I found the 50 'cron R corners worse on the A7r than I remember on other media (below f4 or so). At least the 50 R will clean up when stopped down. Does the M?
Canada should see the native 55mm in a few days, and perhaps that will be the lens that makes this a keeper.
That's one of the more curios statements I can recall. I'm not aware of any vertical grip with a tripod socket "on the base when vertical". Can you point one out for me?Well, the crowning blow for me was getting the vertical grip and when put in a vertical position their is no tripod socket on the base when vertical. That is stupid and shows it is designed by those who do not use tripods I guess.
Huh?! Dear Lou, what have you been smoking ?Well, the crowning blow for me was getting the vertical grip and when put in a vertical position their is no tripod socket on the base when vertical. That is stupid and shows it is designed by those who do not use tripods I guess.
The tripod socket on a camera or vertical grip is centered on the lens axis, to prevent parallax error. That's why one doesn't see a 2nd tripod socket on vertical grips.OK, I guess you guys think one must buy an L bracket for everything in the Sony world. You must own or work for RRS. Even the RRS L bracket for the a7r will not work with the vertical grip attached.
Is it too much to ask for a 15cent tripod mount installed on the vertical grip. I am not a Sony guy so I guess those of you that are, think that is all right. Not me and I do not smoke. I cannot point out any vertical grips since I have never looked into vertical grips before this and only looked at this grip because the batteries would not last long for my day trips and having the grip sounded more practical than having to remove an L bracket to get to the battery compartment. So much for that.
John, just a thought: could the EVF activation sensor be the cause of the LCD shutting off? It may not be an electrical fault but may merely be camera switching to the EVF. The sensor is far too sensitive, IMO, and this happens to me quite often accidentally.I'm returning my A7 due to an electrical problem. Moving the camera in certain directions shuts off the LCD.
No, it's not that. The EVF eye piece is well clear of face and hands. In particular when I rotate it on the horizontal axis the LCD goes off.John, just a thought: could the EVF activation sensor be the cause of the LCD shutting off? It may not be an electrical fault but may merely be camera switching to the EVF. The sensor is far too sensitive, IMO, and this happens to me quite often accidentally.
Regarding the NEX-7, I fully agree that it's an entirely different beast - far more nimble and compact.