Originally posted by Sliver-Surfer there seems to be a lot of noise for outdoor shots with an a7 at f1:1.2, What settings are these shots taken at I don't see that much noise even at 6400iso on mine
ISO 1600
The noise you are seeing is greatly amplified by the processing (NIK Viveza + NIK Color Efex Pro). In the original image noise is apparent at 100%, but it pleasantly fine and will clean up easily. I just did not do that and kind of liked the somewhat gritty look. Not a great example of sensor performance therefore.
The FA77 is very nice on FF. This one is at ISO 4000 @2.8:
Here's another shot at ISO 4000 @5.6(?), hand held:
and here's a 100% crop:
What I find great assets of live view so far are 1) focussing is more precise then is possible through the OVF of my K5 and 2) seeing the actual exposure (aided by the live histogram) makes it easier and quicker to get exposure in such difficult circumstances perfect. Mind you, the overall scene it not problematic, in this case al the lighting makes it very tricky.
That being said, I do not want to state that an EVF is superior. There are pros and cons to both an OVF and an EVF.