Originally posted by philbaum MRNEWT - Congratulations on your purchase. I've been studying the Sony landscape since having bought my Nex 6. It just keeps getting better with a convincing roadmap in 2015. Here's some links you might enjoy:
The Sony A7II Real World Camera Review. My Camera of the Year 2014. | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
In the above link, most of the way down in the article, he compares video from the A7II to the A7S - the video from the A7II with the IBIS is really convincing in eliminating that micro jerking around that occurs with a regular camera.
PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR GUIDE: Sony Lens Adapters
I've been thinking of what i do for lenses if i bought into the A7 series. I'm willing to buy one native Sony FF lens, perhaps 28-70??? to start with, then hoped to flesh out other needs with some adapted lenses. I already have some Pentax lenses/fotodiox adapters for my Nex6. But also interesting, there are 2 companies that make electronic adapters for Canon lenses (of which i have none). Metabones and another one. The idea being that even if the speed with such an electronic adapter is not fast, it would still provide some AF convenience and low cost Canon lenses. Also i have noted that the astrophotography folks have high regard for Samyang lenses with regard to optics - all are MF of course.
http://www.amazon.com/CameraPlus-Full-frame-Built-Hand-shaking-MB-EF-E-BM3/dp/B00JOEP7FG
Anyone's thoughts on this is welcome to me.
Thanks for the links Phil!
Regarding the native lenses... I guess this depends a lot on the budget you have and plan to spend on the camera.
The kit lens is quite good to be honest. Comparing it with the kit lens from Pentax for example, the kit lens from Sony for me seems to be heads and shoulders above the Pentax one.
However, there is also the Zeiss version which is better but also more expensive - just a little above twice the price...
Personally I wanted to have at least the kit lens in the FE mount and use it on the go when I am in a hurry or for those moments I plan to go to some sport events and the AF:C will be needed.
Other than that, I don't care much about AF. I am a big fan of MF and M mode and for that I have already plenty of lenses to use for it.
The electronic adapter from what I have been reading as well are OK, but quite slow compared with the lenses for the native format. Personally I think it might be more annoying than anything so I am better off with the focus peaking.
Originally posted by osv you'll have to get an ef adapter with electronic connections if you want to open and close the aperture... i"ll be looking hard at that $98 deal, when i get ready to do it.
there are of course cheap ef adapters for $15... if you can set the aperture with an old canon film body, will the aperture setting be retained by the lens, after it's removed from the body?
i had a samyang 14mm prime, setting infinity focus on it with the k10d ovf was a nightmare... i'd basically have to guess at what perfect focus was, set it, then open up the photo on the computer to verify whether or not i'd actually hit the mark... it took several tries, and the corners never looked quite right.
at the same time, i just got the a7r, which meant no need to worry about setting infinity focus ever, on any adapted lens, and i could finally see just how decentered the samyang 14mm really was... so i sent it back.
've seen threads(with pics) where people have gotten 3 or 4 samyang/bower/rokinon/ect. 14mm primes in a row, and they were all decentered... so be sure and have a test procedure worked out, before you commit... if you get a good one, it's well worth it.
of course i test every piece of glass that i buy these days, on a ff camera that shows all flaws, and i now know what to look for.
That is good info osv -thanks for sharing this!
Here is another thing that personally I find slightly annoying on the camera.
When you have the battery grip installed, you cannot charge the battery by just plunging the camera in the wall. You have to remove the batteries and charge them with a charger... that you have to buy because it doesn't come in your kit.
Good thing I've already ordered (and waiting for) some extra batteries with a charger. So untill I get those, I have removed the battery grip so I can charge the battery that I have in camera.