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itshimitis · 08-16-2015, 04:50 PM

A couple from Mumbles this evening:

A7RII Tamron 24 - 70

1.

2.

itshimitis · 08-17-2015, 12:15 PM

Couple more from last night

A7RII

itshimitis · 08-18-2015, 03:52 PM - **2 Likes**

A few from my local beach....

A7RII Tamron 24 - 70

1.

2.

3.

4. FE 70 - 200

ranchy · 08-18-2015, 11:30 PM

been awhile i came into this thread..
Wow itshimitis, A7RII!!

So how's the camera, compare with its previous model? like the ISO, AF and also image quality or AWB?

itshimitis · 08-19-2015, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by ranchy

been awhile i came into this thread..
Wow itshimitis, A7RII!!

So how's the camera, compare with its previous model? like the ISO, AF and also image quality or AWB?

AF will still hunt in poor light, more points when you are using a native FE lens. At the moment am disappointed in the long exposure noise when you go beyond a certain amount of time. Where my 645Z will not grumble too much and leave me tiny hot pixels that are easy to clean up from the shadows, the MKII leaves much larger ones that are much more difficult to clean up. Even where you use Long exposure NR, you will see more noise than I'm used to on a particularly long exposure. Below 4 mins is fine with LENR but too much above that and things get hairy. So Sony has some work to do on a firmware update.

Much has been made of the 11+7 lossy raw, and I'd like to see 14 bit lossless compressed raw, but I'd rather the long exposure noise was treated first. The lower and lossy bits can exhibit themselves in blue skies if you underexpose, but I do see this sometimes with the 645Z too on 14 bit. The mkII is a little more susceptible to this, so care is needed in processing.

The quieter shutter is great and the new EVF is definitely an improvement. The 5 axis IBIS really helps, I have steady hands so I am often able to handhold at 1/15 at 35mm but the IBIS really helps with consistency.

itshimitis · 08-19-2015, 11:24 AM - **1 Like**

A7RII Tamron 24 - 70

itshimitis · 08-24-2015, 04:52 AM

A few more from the local beach... A7RII

Tamron 24 - 70

FE 16 - 35

itshimitis · 08-25-2015, 04:30 AM

My Minolta 85 f/1.4 and Sony 50 f/1.4 arrived this morning. Haven't had an opportunity to test the 50 yet, but it does work.

Took the dog up the garden, he doesn't mind being my guinea pig as he gets a run around in exchange for it...

First two are wide open at 1.4.

This one is stopped down to f/2.8

One thing I will say is that you have to be careful with the saturation, as they go all Velvia 50 very quickly and the contrast is very good...

ranchy · 08-27-2015, 12:55 AM

Originally posted by itshimitis

AF will still hunt in poor light, more points when you are using a native FE lens. At the moment am disappointed in the long exposure noise when you go beyond a certain amount of time. Where my 645Z will not grumble too much and leave me tiny hot pixels that are easy to clean up from the shadows, the MKII leaves much larger ones that are much more difficult to clean up. Even where you use Long exposure NR, you will see more noise than I'm used to on a particularly long exposure. Below 4 mins is fine with LENR but too much above that and things get hairy. So Sony has some work to do on a firmware update.

Much has been made of the 11+7 lossy raw, and I'd like to see 14 bit lossless compressed raw, but I'd rather the long exposure noise was treated first. The lower and lossy bits can exhibit themselves in blue skies if you underexpose, but I do see this sometimes with the 645Z too on 14 bit. The mkII is a little more susceptible to this, so care is needed in processing.

The quieter shutter is great and the new EVF is definitely an improvement. The 5 axis IBIS really helps, I have steady hands so I am often able to handhold at 1/15 at 35mm but the IBIS really helps with consistency.

IC... Thanks for sharing on your user experience!

itshimitis · 08-29-2015, 04:10 PM - **1 Like**

Back on the beach with the A7RII

A7RII + Zeiss Loxia 35 f/2

1.

2.

3.

Yesterday at Legoland in Windsor looking towards London - you can see the high rise buildings of the City of London, over 20 miles away...

Minolta 85 f/1.4

itshimitis · 08-30-2015, 06:08 AM - **1 Like**

A few more from last night:

A7RII Zeiss Loxia 35 f/2

itshimitis · 08-31-2015, 03:19 AM - **2 Likes**

One more from the other night:

itshimitis · 08-31-2015, 04:59 PM

Some from Burry Port on the Loughor estuary, South Wales:

A7RII variety of lenses used FE 70 - 200, Loxia 35 f/2

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

itshimitis · 09-03-2015, 06:15 PM - **2 Likes**

A few from London:

A7RII Zeiss Loxia 35 f/2

Handheld at 0.5 secs holding it against a railing...

itshimitis · 09-09-2015, 07:15 PM - **1 Like**

Some from Korea with A7RII

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6. Cold noodles, a surprisingly good and refreshing end to a good meal

7. Acorn Jelly, incredibly hard to pick up with korean chopsticks which are metal and shiny and cylindrical

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9.

10.

11.

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08-16-2015, 04:50 PM	#991
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	A couple from Mumbles this evening: A7RII Tamron 24 - 70 1. 2.

08-17-2015, 12:15 PM	#992
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Couple more from last night A7RII

08-18-2015, 03:52 PM - 2 Likes	#993
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	A few from my local beach.... A7RII Tamron 24 - 70 1. 2. 3. 4. FE 70 - 200

08-18-2015, 11:30 PM	#994
ranchy Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 570	been awhile i came into this thread.. Wow itshimitis, A7RII!! So how's the camera, compare with its previous model? like the ISO, AF and also image quality or AWB?

08-19-2015, 02:46 AM	#995
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Originally posted by ranchy been awhile i came into this thread.. Wow itshimitis, A7RII!! So how's the camera, compare with its previous model? like the ISO, AF and also image quality or AWB? AF will still hunt in poor light, more points when you are using a native FE lens. At the moment am disappointed in the long exposure noise when you go beyond a certain amount of time. Where my 645Z will not grumble too much and leave me tiny hot pixels that are easy to clean up from the shadows, the MKII leaves much larger ones that are much more difficult to clean up. Even where you use Long exposure NR, you will see more noise than I'm used to on a particularly long exposure. Below 4 mins is fine with LENR but too much above that and things get hairy. So Sony has some work to do on a firmware update. Much has been made of the 11+7 lossy raw, and I'd like to see 14 bit lossless compressed raw, but I'd rather the long exposure noise was treated first. The lower and lossy bits can exhibit themselves in blue skies if you underexpose, but I do see this sometimes with the 645Z too on 14 bit. The mkII is a little more susceptible to this, so care is needed in processing. The quieter shutter is great and the new EVF is definitely an improvement. The 5 axis IBIS really helps, I have steady hands so I am often able to handhold at 1/15 at 35mm but the IBIS really helps with consistency.

08-19-2015, 11:24 AM - 1 Like	#996
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	A7RII Tamron 24 - 70

08-24-2015, 04:52 AM	#997
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	A few more from the local beach... A7RII Tamron 24 - 70 FE 16 - 35

08-25-2015, 04:30 AM	#998
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	My Minolta 85 f/1.4 and Sony 50 f/1.4 arrived this morning. Haven't had an opportunity to test the 50 yet, but it does work. Took the dog up the garden, he doesn't mind being my guinea pig as he gets a run around in exchange for it... First two are wide open at 1.4. This one is stopped down to f/2.8 One thing I will say is that you have to be careful with the saturation, as they go all Velvia 50 very quickly and the contrast is very good...

08-27-2015, 12:55 AM	#999
ranchy Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 570	Originally posted by itshimitis AF will still hunt in poor light, more points when you are using a native FE lens. At the moment am disappointed in the long exposure noise when you go beyond a certain amount of time. Where my 645Z will not grumble too much and leave me tiny hot pixels that are easy to clean up from the shadows, the MKII leaves much larger ones that are much more difficult to clean up. Even where you use Long exposure NR, you will see more noise than I'm used to on a particularly long exposure. Below 4 mins is fine with LENR but too much above that and things get hairy. So Sony has some work to do on a firmware update. Much has been made of the 11+7 lossy raw, and I'd like to see 14 bit lossless compressed raw, but I'd rather the long exposure noise was treated first. The lower and lossy bits can exhibit themselves in blue skies if you underexpose, but I do see this sometimes with the 645Z too on 14 bit. The mkII is a little more susceptible to this, so care is needed in processing. The quieter shutter is great and the new EVF is definitely an improvement. The 5 axis IBIS really helps, I have steady hands so I am often able to handhold at 1/15 at 35mm but the IBIS really helps with consistency. IC... Thanks for sharing on your user experience!

08-29-2015, 04:10 PM - 1 Like	#1000
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Back on the beach with the A7RII A7RII + Zeiss Loxia 35 f/2 1. 2. 3. Yesterday at Legoland in Windsor looking towards London - you can see the high rise buildings of the City of London, over 20 miles away... Minolta 85 f/1.4

08-30-2015, 06:08 AM - 1 Like	#1001
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	A few more from last night: A7RII Zeiss Loxia 35 f/2

08-31-2015, 03:19 AM - 2 Likes	#1002
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	One more from the other night:

08-31-2015, 04:59 PM	#1003
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Some from Burry Port on the Loughor estuary, South Wales: A7RII variety of lenses used FE 70 - 200, Loxia 35 f/2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

09-03-2015, 06:15 PM - 2 Likes	#1004
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	A few from London: A7RII Zeiss Loxia 35 f/2 Handheld at 0.5 secs holding it against a railing...

09-09-2015, 07:15 PM - 1 Like	#1005
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Some from Korea with A7RII 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cold noodles, a surprisingly good and refreshing end to a good meal 7. Acorn Jelly, incredibly hard to pick up with korean chopsticks which are metal and shiny and cylindrical 8. 9. 10. 11.

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