Sony a7 review

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Sony a7 review

Sony a7 review

The Sony ILCE-7 camera (aka Sony Alpha 7, Sony α7) was unveiled on October 16, 2013, along with its older sister, the Sony a7R.

In the Exif data of the images, the camera is registered as ILCE-7, the letters 'ILCE' mean Interchangeable Lens Camera with E-mount - Camera with interchangeable lenses and E-mount.

So far, 'relatives' E-mount lenses not so much (and in truth, very little). So that the camera is not limited in lenses, you can use the LA-EA3 adapters and LA-EA4that allow you to shoot with A-mount lenses (for Sony and Minolta SLR cameras). In addition, with the help of adapters LA-EA1 and LA-EA2, you can also attach Sony DT cropped lenses, for which in the camera menu you can select a special mode of operation with cropped optics, in which only the central part of the sensor will be used (a common thing for Nikon cameras FX). And, of course, you can simply use cropped 'E' mount lenses.

Sony a7 side view

Sony a7 side view

Sony a7 is the cheapest modern full-frame camera, cheaper Nikon D610 и Canon 6D (problematic Nikon D600that they try to sell much cheaper D610, we will not take into account). Actually, it attracts many users with its price tag.

Sony a7

Sony a7

Sony a7 and a7r are made in the same case and outwardly indistinguishable. Also, the cameras have a 99% identical menu.

The main differences between the Sony a7 and a7r are as follows:

  1. Different image sensors. Sony a7 uses a 24MP sensor with AA filter, Sony a7r uses a 36MP sensor without AA filter, while showing different image quality - the camera with more megapixels showed better image quality. At the same time, the a7r has a lower noise level at high ISOs, and in general the picture from it is more interesting than from the a7. If the user does not know why he needs a 36 MP camera, then there is no point in overpaying for them.
  2. Different maximum burst speed. The Sony a7 can shoot at 5fps, the Sony a7r only 4fps. True, in normal mode, both cameras shoot at maximum speed. 3 frames per second, and to maximum speeds are accelerated only in the 'Pr-tSkorNotr' mode (High-Speed ​​Continuous Shooting in the Drive Mode). The trouble is that at extreme speeds, photography is performed with a fixed exposure and focus. Therefore, I do not recommend taking the 1 fps difference to heart.
  3. Different excerpt flash sync. The Sony a7 has an adequate 1/250 second, while the Sony a7r only has a meager 1/160 second. Plus, the cameras have different shutter sounds. The Sony a7 has a loud shutter, the Sony a7r has a super loud shutter :).
  4. Sony a7 can use the shooting mode with the electronic first (front) shutter. This mode is also enabled on the camera initially. When shooting at shutter speeds of the order of 1/20 s, I even thought that the camera has a very large shutter lag, but then it turned out that the shutter starts to make noise only after exposurewhen the second curtain begins to move.
  5. Different focusing system. Sony a7 uses a hybrid focusing system based on phase sensors built into the matrix, Sony a7r focuses only taking into account contrast. When working with both cameras, nothing is so striking as the different speed and tenacity of focus. Sony a7 significantly outperforms the focus quality of the Sony a7r.
  6. It's funny, but the Sony a7 has a plastic front panel in its case, while the Sony a7r has this magnesium panel. Honestly, if I didn’t read somewhere about this small difference, I wouldn’t notice it in my life, especially since cameras weigh the same (Sony a7 is 9 (!) Grams heavier).
  7. The cameras are very different frame buffer. In the RAW format, the Sony a7r has about 13 shots, while the Sony a7 has about 22 shots. In JPEG, the difference is even greater.
  8. Different cost. Sony a7r is almost one and a half times more expensive than Sony a7.
Sony a7

Sony a7

It was the Sony a7r that came into my first review, the focusing system of which I was very disappointed with. After a couple of weeks in the review, I also got a Sony a7, which with focusing is much better. The camera uses 117 phase focus points along with 25 focus points in contrast.

I am sad to write this, but still the speed, accuracy and focus of focus on the Sony a7 do not reach simple SLR or SLT cameras, however, for many tasks, focusing the Sony a7 will be quite suitable.

Sony a7, battery compartment, memory card slot and battery view

Sony a7, battery compartment, memory card slot and battery view

I want to note that when using a camera with 'A-mount' lenses using an adapter Sony LA-EA4 speed, accuracy and focusing tenacity are comparable to those of SLT or SLR cameras. But at the same time, there are still serious disadvantages:

  • lack of native 'Sony A-mount' lenses with stabilizer. Such lenses are not produced due to the presence of a built-in stabilization system in Sony cameras. On the one hand, this is an excellent solution for owners of such cameras. On the other hand, users of the new full-frame Sony ILCEs are left without a stabilization system at all (when working with an adapter).
  • loss of part of the light flux due to the translucent mirror of the adapter. Unlike SLT cameras, on Sony ILCE I would still like to avoid unnecessary waste of precious light :).
  • strong focusing of focus points in the center of the frame. So far, there is no adapter that would give the best coverage by the focus points of the frame area.
  • when using such an adapter, compactness suffers greatly. But one of the strengths of the Sony a7 is its small size. Moreover, with such an unusual adapter, the camera attracts unnecessary attention of others.
  • It seemed to me (of course, I crossed myself, but still) that when using such an adapter, the shutter lag increases, which the Sony a7 and Sony a7r cameras are not the smallest, especially when focusing and shooting in AF-S mode.
  • the adapter itself is not cheap, about 1 / 4-1 / 5 of the cost of the camera.

I guess I'm just really picking on the Sony a7, but it’s worth remembering that this is the first such camera, and it is logical that much remains to be fixed. As a practicing photographer, of course, I would like not to lose the dignity of the old ones when shooting with new cameras, first of all it concerns the focusing system.

Sony a7 with rotary display

Sony a7 with rotary display

Most likely, the cameras Sony SLT A99, Sony a7 and DSC-RX1 use the same matrix as the basis. Also, there are rumors that Nikon D600 и D610 use the same matrix as a basis - but it seems impossible to me to confirm or refute them precisely.

In any case, the matrix (the heart of the camera) at Sony a7 is not bad, it can work at ISO 50-25.600. It’s a pity that the auto ISO function allows you to use only the range 100-6400.

JUPITER-8 1: 2 F = 5cm P with a Contax-Kiev RF mount on a Sony A7 camera

JUPITER-8 1: 2 F = 5cm P with a Contax-Kiev RF mount on a Sony A7 camera

You can read about other little things in Sony a7r review (the cameras are very similar). When using the camera, I was pleased that almost all the buttons can be reprogrammed for themselves. The rotary display came to the rescue only in rare cases, sometimes it is very difficult to find some parameter in the menu, and to EVI need to get used to.

Sony a7 with Sony LA-EA4 adapter and Sony SEL-16F28 16mm F / 2.8 lens

Sony a7 with adapter Sony LA-EA4 and lens Sony SEL-16F28 16mm F / 2.8

In the gallery below, part of the photo was shot using a Nikon flash. SB-900. Sony switched to using the classic hot shoe, which allowed me to use the Sony a7 and a third-party flash with manual power settings without any problems.

More examples of photos (including with original RAW/ARW/JPEG files) on Sony a7 can be found in the reviews:

  1. LEITZ SUMMICRON-M 1:2/90
  2. Auto mamiya / sekor 1: 2 f = 50mm
  3. FUJINON 1: 1.8 f = 55mm FUJI PHOTO FILM CO. Lens-japan
  4. SMC PENTAX-M 1: 3.5 135mm ASAHI OPT. CO., JAPAN
  5. CANON LENS FD 135mm 1: 3.5
  6. Sony LA-EA4
  7. Sony SEL-16F28 16mm F / 2.8
  8. JUPITER-12 2,8 / 35
  9. Carl Zeiss Distagon 2/24 ZA T * SSM Sony SAL24F20Z
  10. Tamron SP 1: 2.5 90mm Tele Macro BBAR MC 52B N / AI
  11. SOLIGOR MC ZOOM-AUTO F2.5 / 3.5 f = 35-70mm
  12. FED 1: 2 F = 50m / m
  13. HELIOS-81 2/53 AUTOMATIC MACHINE
  14. HELIOS-103 1.8 / 53
  15. JUPITER-3 1,5/50
  16. JUPITER-8 1: 2 F = 5cm P
  17. Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 90mm F3.5 SL N / AI-S
  18. Helios-44-2 2/58
  19. Carenar Auto Zoom F / 4.5 85-210mm
  20. MS HELIOS-77M-4 1,8 / 50
  21. MC HELIOS-77M-4 50mm 1: 1,8
  22. Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 1: 1.4 f = 58mm
  23. Nikon AF Nikkor 35-70mm 1: 3.3-4.5 (MKI)
  24. TTArtisan 35 / 1.4 DJ-OPTICAL ASPH

Results

The Sony a7 is an interesting full frame mirrorless camera. It has a number of useful functions and capabilities, with its help it will be easy to create high-quality images. Advanced amateur photographers can squeeze a lot of value out of this camera. The focusing system is rather weak for professional shooting. All in all, I recommend the Sony a7 to anyone who wants to shoot full frame but doesn't want to wear heavy DSLRs :).

All Sony FE Lenses and Cameras

Fixes:

  1. Sony FE 14 mm F / 1.8 GM [April 2021, AliExpress price]
  2. Sony FE 20 mm F / 1.8 G [February 2020, AliExpress price]
  3. Sony FE 24 mm F / 1.4 GM [September 2018, AliExpress price]
  4. Sony FE 24 mm F / 2.8 G [March 2021, AliExpress price]
  5. Sony FE 28 mm F / 2.0 [March 2015, AliExpress price]
  6. Sony FE 35 mm F / 1.4 GM [January 2021, AliExpress price]
  7. Sony FE 35 mm F / 1.4 ZA [August 2014]
  8. Sony FE 35 mm F / 1.8 [July 2019, AliExpress price]
  9. Sony FE 35 mm F / 2.8 ZA [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  10. Sony FE 40 mm F / 2.5 G [March 2021, AliExpress price]
  11. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.2 GM [March 2021, AliExpress price]
  12. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.4 ZA [July 2016]
  13. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.4 GM [February 2023]
  14. Sony FE 50 mm F / 1.8 [March 2016, AliExpress price]
  15. Sony FE 50 mm F / 2.8 Macro [August 2016]
  16. Sony FE 50 mm F / 2.5 G [March 2021]
  17. Sony FE 55 mm F / 1.8 ZA [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  18. Sony FE 85 mm F / 1.4 GM [February 2016, AliExpress price]
  19. Sony FE 85 mm F / 1.8 [February 2017, AliExpress price]
  20. Sony FE 90 mm F / 2.8 Macro G OSS [March 2015, AliExpress price]
  21. Sony FE 100 mm F / 2.8 STF GM OSS [February 2017]
  22. Sony FE 135 mm F / 1.8 GM [February 2019, AliExpress price]
  23. Sony FE 300 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS [November 2023]
  24. Sony FE 400 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS [June 2018]
  25. Sony FE 600 mm F / 4 GM OSS [June 2019]

Zuma:

  1. Sony FE 12-24 mm F / 2.8 GM [July 2020, AliExpress price]
  2. Sony FE 12-24 mm F / 4 G [May 2017, AliExpress price]
  3. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 2.8 GM [May 2017, AliExpress price]
  4. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 2.8 GM II [August 2023]
  5. Sony FE 16-35 mm T / 3.1 PZ G C [November 2020]
  6. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 4 ZA OSS [September 2014, AliExpress price]
  7. Sony FE 16-35 mm F / 4 PZ G [March 2022, AliExpress price]
  8. Sony FE 20-70 mm F / 4 G  [January 2023]
  9. Sony FE 24-50 mm F / 2.8 G [February 2024]
  10. Sony FE 24-70 mm F / 2.8 GM [February 2016, AliExpress price]
  11. Sony FE 24-70 mm F / 2.8 GM II [April 2022, AliExpress price]
  12. Sony FE 24-70 mm F / 4 ZA OSS [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  13. Sony FE 24-105 mm F / 4 G OSS [October 2017, AliExpress price]
  14. Sony FE 24-240 mm F / 3.5-6.3 OSS [March 2015, AliExpress price]
  15. Sony FE 28-60 mm F / 4-5.6 [September 2020, AliExpress price]
  16. Sony FE 28-70 mm F / 3.5-5.6 OSS [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  17. Sony FE 28-135 mm F / 4 G PZ OSS [September 2014]
  18. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS [October 2017]
  19. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 2.8 GM OSS II [October 2021]
  20. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 4 G OSS [October 2013, AliExpress price]
  21. Sony FE 70-200 mm F / 4 Macro OSS II [July 2023]
  22. Sony-FE 70-300 mm F / 4.5-5.6 G OSS [March 2016]
  23. Sony FE 100-400 mm F / 4.5-5.6 GM OSS [April 2017, AliExpress price]
  24. Sony FE 200-600 mm F / 5.6-6.3 G OSS [June 2019, AliExpress price]

Autofocus full-frame lenses for Sony E / FE mount are also available from other manufacturers:

All Full Frame Sony E-mount Cameras

Materials on the topic

  1. Full frame mirrorless systems... Discussion, choice, recommendations.
  2. Cropped mirrorless systems... Discussion, choice, recommendations.
  3. Cropped mirrorless systems that have stopped or are no longer developing
  4. Digital SLR systems that have stopped or are no longer developing
  5. JVI or EVI (an important article that answers the question 'DSLR or mirrorless')
  6. About mirrorless batteries
  7. Simple and clear medium format
  8. High-speed solutions from Chinese brands
  9. All fastest autofocus zoom lenses
  10. All fastest AF prime lenses
  11. Mirrored full frame on mirrorless medium format
  12. Autofocus Speed ​​Boosters
  13. One lens to rule the world
  14. The impact of smartphones on the photography market
  15. What's next (smartphone supremacy)?
  16. All announcements and novelties of lenses and cameras

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Comments: 101, on the topic: Sony a7 review

  • anonym

    And how did you get a7 after a7p? Thanks for the review) everything seems to be honest

    • Arkady Shapoval

      :) all for the sake of readers)

      • Sasha, Kiev

        I myself am surprised Sonya Ukraine - after Arkady's not very flattering reviews about their cameras, they stubbornly continue to give him their devices to continue criticism.
        Arkady, tell me honestly, did they give you your top camera α99? Review wait or what?

        • Arkady Shapoval

          Hardly. Everything is relative, see for example the previous review of the Distagon.

    • anonym

      They simply advertise products, bad advertising is also advertising. Arkady is still supportive to them !!)))

      • Arkady Shapoval

        Well, I can complain about anything :)

  • anonym

    Beautiful colorful review)

  • Sasha, Kiev

    Arkady, thank you very much for the review. As always - great!
    Only you write that Sony is much cheaper than Nikon 610. In my opinion, this is not so. They are of the same price level - today they are asking for about 20 thousand hryvnia (price in Ukraine) for a carcass, which is in the first case, as in the second.
    I have a question in the subject for you.
    Almost matured (the last stage already) to purchase the first FF camera. Until today I shot on cropped D40 and D80. What do you recommend taking? Nikon D610, Canon 6D or this Sonya? Thank you in advance for your response.

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Fixed. But still cheaper. About Nikon / Kenon / Sony - too difficult philosophical question. Personally, I would probably lean towards 6d, but everything is written with a pitchfork on the water, because there are a million factors that need to be considered.

  • AM

    The biggest problem of the A7 / A7p (hopefully temporary) is the almost complete absence of high-quality "native" optics, moreover, Sony rely heavily on in-camera processing, which was noted by many Western observers - even in RAW the camera manages to make corrections. Well, the old sores have not gone anywhere - the battery and partly the same EVI - it's just basically impossible to "shoot" when the camera is turned off, it upsets.

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Most of this is indicated in my a7p review.

      • AM

        Yes, in the previous review. By the way, about the pollution - it remains a mystery why manufacturers do not make a shutter on the bayonet like a diaphragm or like on old “soap dishes”? I am certainly not a designer, but something tells me that this is quite feasible.

        • Arkady Shapoval

          I do not know. After switching off, you can leave it with the shutter closed.

          • Oleg

            This is done in Panasonic mirrorless cameras, for example, in GM1. In general, a unique camera, few people know - for example, there is a minimum exposure of 1 / 16.000 (!)

    • Eugene

      >> The biggest problem of the A7 / A7p (hopefully temporary) is the almost complete absence of high-quality "native" optics

      By zooms: staff member 28-70, not so hot that, but inexpensive, it justifies its price
      Zeiss 24-70 / 4, not without flaws, but overall interesting. Yes, not cheap, but who has such zooms cheap?
      70-200 / 4, somewhat more expensive than the similar Canon, but very, very good.
      The Zeiss line of fixes is very good, but again not cheap.
      Incl. Zeiss Zonnar 55 1.8 seems to be the most inexpensive of the “new generation” fifty kopecks ($ 1000 for us, $ 800 from Japan), with excellent graphics and excellent technically, sharpness and contrast.
      The list can be continued.

      Through adapters, you can hook on almost everything, including. mountains of magnificent optics from Zeiss (C / Y) and Kєnon (FD).

      Strictly speaking, the biggest disadvantage in terms of optics is the absence of a large market for used native optics. Those. for Canon there are not only new 24-105, 24-70, 70-200 is f4, but also used in good condition, and much cheaper, but so far only new ones, and the price is corresponding. high. By the way, Canon clings perfectly through the adapter 8 = -)

  • anonym

    Is a review of the sony a99 planned?)

  • anonym

    But who will give him the 99th, at least until decency has been lost :)

  • Zmitser

    The review is a bit stingy, of course, due to the availability on a7r, but thanks to Arkady.
    For me, as a photo lover, the camera will not work. And the point is not even the price, but the fact that dubious nishtyaks are offered for this money. The DSLR is simpler and more convenient. Mirrorless cameras have something to strive for, of course.

  • Vadim

    I still don’t understand what is the advantage in gabaribats, if you have a hefty lens on your small camera, and with a “pancake”, this is already a little-functional toy.

    • AM

      Well, this is the problem of all mirrorless ones. Unless to do with something like a Kenon pancake. Or you can buy from the same Sony RX100.

    • anonym

      The difference in weight with Nikon D610 is almost two times (474 ​​against 760 grams). In size, it is also considerable. On trips, hiking with a backpack, on the plane, this is very significant.

    • Eugene

      >> I don’t understand what is the advantage in gabaribats

      Just compare the weight and dimensions of the 600th Nikon with 24-70 or 28-70,
      and Sony A7 with 24-70 / 4.
      The weight is doubled.

  • Vladimir

    Still 7c review to see.

    • anonym

      Why see here. And so everything is clear. Toko Nikon 610 will save the fathers of Russian democracy

  • Madness scif

    sony-sony…. Sony tape recorders did good, but not cameras. but about the legendary zeiss generally keep quiet ... no stub, the autofocus is dull, the build quality is like a plastic toy. Germans will never sell the MOST zeiss to the Japanese - it is not profitable for them. that and in that very zeiss - also not very sunny - no autofocus, no stub, but I generally keep quiet about the price

    • Nutcracker

      Yes, all plastic toys would have a magnesium alloy body. Did you hold it in your hands?
      Specifically to the quality of the resulting image there is a claim? Well there, sharpness, skinton, noise level?

      • AM

        +1

  • Vladimir

    Arkady, hello.
    Duplicate the question in a fresh topic, sorry if not appropriate.
    First of all, I want to thank you for the work done. You write great and most importantly available.
    I also wanted to ask your advice. I am facing a choice between Jupiter 37A (without enlightenment) and Takumar SMC 135 3.5. I want to buy 135ku on my 5D MII I have: zoom 28-135 3,5-5,6 Canon; Jupiter 9 (black); helios 44-2 and canon 1.4 50. Does it make any sense to take such a lens (for the soul) offer a price of 3000 rubles and for that and that. In Jupiter, the diaphragm sticks. And in the "Japanese" wardrobe trunks and a hood.

    • Sergei

      You can take Takumar, and Jupiter and for 1,5-2 thousand can be found

      • Vladimir

        The assembly is painfully good at Jupiter, 81 years old. It seems to me that Takumar pains the correct picture. And in our city it’s cheaper not to find.

  • Anatoly

    Thank you Arkady for an honest review, probably Sonya will not give you her cameras for reviews anymore.
    When the resources for technical vaping are exhausted, Sonya stupidly sculpts a fat red ring on the case, it's not clear under whom, I think the marketers did not lose it here - this is a magical device for sonnodists, it should give importance to a camera and show the perspective of the office in photographic equipment.

    • Ivan

      however, the Sony A7 remains the best camera for manual lenses)))

      • Just Vanya

        taking into account the fact that at 19 inches the differences in the quality of pictures between the a7 (a7p) and the NEX-6 need to be looked for, and everything else (ergonomics) on the nex is not worse, but something is even better (speed, for example!) - it's hard to name its best doge for manuals.

  • anonym

    Arkady advise which model of sony a 7 is better suited to the lens Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens, which I was advised to purchase one of the experts for sony a 7R.
    After I became aware that when using the adapter between the Sony camera and the lens, a part of the light flux will be lost due to the translucent mirror of the adapter, I find it difficult to choose which camera to choose sony a7 or sony a7R, i.e. which one passes more luminous flux. Either way, you won’t have to use auto focus. I need a camera in order to take pictures on sunny days for detailed photo portraits. I was convinced that the lens is better than any Sony lens, which is why I had to order a Canon lens. Or is it better to still sell a kakon lens, and buy one of Sony's lenses, suitable for photo portraits, to use auto focus and not to lose part of the radiation flux, but what then? In portraits, details, colors, reflections from sun-drenched objects surrounding my face are important to me. I always take pictures in the presence of sunlight.
    Thanks in advance

    • anonym

      I forgot. My name is mila

    • Sergei

      What nonsense? Using Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM in manual mode? For the money it costs, you can't find a quality manual portrait lens ?! Moreover, 50mm is not like a portrait FR and even conventionally not a portrait - A7 is not a crop .. In general, do not suffer garbage. For example, Olympus G Zuiko Auto S 50 mm F1.4 for 5 tr. according to the picture, this canon will tear apart like a tuzik a sweatshirt. Canon is put on canon and you get pleasure from the delights of autofocus. And on the A7 something else is put and you get pleasure from the picture quality.

    • Ivan

      from Canon fifty dollars it is better to take Canon FD 50 / 1.4

  • Ivan

    can mount Canon EF lenses through an adapter containing aperture
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tZiilnJVO00

  • Madness scif

    I'm sorry, of course, but Sony knows how to make tape recorders and televisions - but their cameras and movie cameras are unimportant

    • anonym

      Sony is actually the former Minolta. And now they have the most technologically advanced cameras, and half of the manufacturers put their matrices into their cameras.

  • anonym

    Arkady help with the choice I want to buy a Nikon D7100 or Sony A7 the difference in price is $ 200 in favor of Sony from the old device there were Nikon 35mm 1.8 and 50mm 1.4 glasses or can they also be screwed to Sony? If so, what kind of adapter do you need for Nikon? and you would have chosen in advance thanks

    • Iskander

      Take Nikon, yes.

  • Just Vanya

    I am not new to photography, and I know and understand in numbers. And there is life experience. But it happens sometimes - it doesn't help. Because there is quite a lot of trust in the company, confirmed by previous experience of doing business with it. And if a respected company smartly announces its new camera FF (only from these letters "FF", the amateur photographer can fall into an orgasm!), Which is twice as expensive as its cropped 6-ki (which is beautiful!), Then of course the buyer understands this the way it should the seller and falls into a semi-faint state, where untold beauty looms at the end of the tunnel - Full Frame !!! ... In addition, the buyer, at the subconscious level, believes that the main tech. camera parameters are checked the most thoroughly in the world at THIS company! The fact that they mentioned that the focus is only contrasting is still weakly speaking about anything - the Panas are fine without a hybrid! And since SUCH firm leaves ONLY contrasting, it means that it is quite sufficient! Well, maybe a little worse than a hybrid, but in general, normal! What's a slow series? Bullshit, trifle - we'll get by! Well, a reputable company cannot put twice the price for an obviously worse camera !!! But actually it turns out to be a real scam! There would be no excuses: the fact that you need to have time to capture a market segment before competitors, and the fact that you shave off the stale goods (someone said a real hypothesis!) And some other reasons unknown to us! It was not the wheel that was uncomfortably placed! And not the gum comes off! It is clear to everyone here, and even to the manufacturing specialists, especially since a camera with such flaws will be a really niche camera for selfies in the toilet! (as someone here said for sure!). And there is nothing to object to woodpeckers and ZhP-leases!
    Those. for an ordinary amateur (yes, for anyone!), in the end - this is natural scam! I was so angry because I almost fell for this Foo! Almost exchanged my 6-ku for this dampness, and even with an extra charge!
    Thus, VERY BIG THANKS TO YOU for your specific review and, in general, for your work.
    Health to you!

    ps
    The only thing that terribly annoys you here is the reputable DRCs who very smartly (as they think) tell, teach, and “recommend”!
    Maybe you can somehow clean them periodically? Because it is impossible to defeat narcissistic DRC by logic! It can only be physically disintegrated!

    • Arkady Shapoval

      The army of fools cannot be defeated, and the blacklist already occupies half of the site’s database :)

    • anonym

      And what, is there better FF-cameras in such dimensions? Crop it is a crop, at least the disadvantage is that ff-glass on it does not fully open.

  • Artyom

    Arkady, are you now the owner of this unit ?!
    I met such a problem: at a shutter speed of 1/2000 - 1/8000, a part of the frame is not exposed to the dark stripe on top, the last firmware, the front electronic shutter is on. This only happens with the EOS-NEX AF adapter and I also met the mention of the same problem in English. The site with the leica-NEX adapter .. apparently the chip somehow affects the operation of the electronic shutter, because if you turn it off, everything is fine. You have a lot of experience, I would like to hear your comment.

  • Igor

    And for the sake of this, you sold Fuji S3, poured on the color!

  • Jury

    I like the idea of ​​small cameras with a large matrix, but nowhere have I found information about their interaction with flashes. Do they know how to control flashes in command mode and do they have high-speed sync?

    • Alexander

      Yuri, I own a Sony A6000 and a Nissin i40 flash. TTL works fine, HSS is present. If you want to use it as an external one, either set fire to the built-in one or use synchronizers (I highly recommend a product called FlashQ - that's what you need for compact cameras).

  • Olgertovich

    There is one more ointment for this glorious camera. Autofocus with high-aperture optics (via an adapter) does not want to work With Leader series lenses This is a really nice backdrop for expensive manual optics.

  • Alex

    Help me decide between 6D and A7, in particular, I'm interested in comparing the autofocus of these cameras. The 6D has an archaic one with a minimum of points, while Sony has more than a hundred. Which autofocus will be more convenient to use in practice and which will be more accurate (when shooting outdoors in the daytime)?

  • Oleg 1

    Tell me, I understood correctly, there is no stabilizer on the matrix.

  • Oleg 1

    Unsubscribe who worked with the A7 and A6000 when recording video, the stabilizer in the lens or electronic is working. Thanks in advance.

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