Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony A7s High ISO Test by ArtBenny ArtBenny tests the Sony A7s' high iso capability by shooting in a pitch black room. The Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar FE lens was used for the test. He states that the A7s was still able to autofocus in such low light. The Sony A7s will be available on July 8th and is priced at $2500. Sony A7s with a Zeiss 24-70mm OSS Lens

Sony A7 with Sony RM-VPR1 Wired Remote Control with Multi-Terminal Cable Atte Henriksson posted a video of his wired intervalometer hack for the Sony A7 . He uses a Sony RM-VPR1 to activate the A7's shutter by wire. He then connects the RM-VPR1 to a generic intervalometer timer and deed is done. He can now control the A7 by wire to take timelapse photography. Unfortunately there is no wiring diagram but it should be simple to find out which contacts activates the shutter signal from the RM-VPR1 and which wires are the output of the intervalometer timer. Sony A7 Wired Intervalometer via Sony RM-VPR1 Click here to see the wired intervalometer on the Sony A7 video . Thanks Atte Henriksson Now if we can just figure out a generic multi-terminal USB. Here is another cable that we may work instead of the RM-VPR1. We haven't tried. Sony VMCAVM1 A/V R Adapter Cable

Here are some test shots with the Minolta 40mm f/2 M-Rokkor for the Minolta CLE. This is the multicoated version of the Leica 40mm Summicron-C. We used the very compact 40mm M-Rokkor walking around a local train museum with the Sony A7r via a Leica M lens adapter . The shots up to the handcart are all done at maximum aperture of f/2. Manual focus was very easy with using the viewfinder magnification of the A7r even in the mid-day sun. The mid-day sun also guaranteed high shutter speeds at ISO 100 and f/2. All the shots are handheld. The shots below are at f/5.6 up to f/11. We need to test this lens more but the sweet spot is definitely at f/5.6. The CSX 152 (GE AC4400CW diesel-electric locomotive) and the CSX 7305 (GE C40-8 [Dash 8]) was shot during the afternoon sun. Sony A7r with a Minolta 40mm f/2 M-Rokkor via Leica M Adapter The lens has been great on the Minolta CLE and NEX-7 and it performs well on the full-frame A7r. The lightweight and

Sony A7s with Movie Accessories You may need all the accessories pictured above for you A7 but we pared down the essentials needed accessories and they are pictured below. Extra batteries are a must. We never let the camera/battery run down to 0%. Change the battery before you miss a shot. The A7 cameras can be charged using the supplied USB cable but it's nice to have an external battery charger. Protection for the rear lcd screen. Avoid problems down the road. The adaptability of the e-mount A7 cameras means lens adapters. Grab a few of these lens caps to keep those adapters sealed. Use the fastest memory card you can buy for the A7 camera. 24mb or 36mb of data is a lot to move. The A7 comes with a smart phone remote app but it is not as versatile as a wired or wireless remote.

We've seen what the Sony A7r can do with the Konica 57mm f/1.2 , now it's the NEX-7's turn. We actually took these shots almost two years ago. The 57mm on the NEX-7's APS-C sensor produces an equivalent field of view of 86mm. The lens having such a large aperture at f/1.2 is perfect for isolating your subjects. The shots are most likely at f/2.0 instead of wide open. We had to stop down since it was producing better results that day. We love greens that are produced by the Sony sensor and the shots below show it well. /> Can you tell a big difference between the 2 year old NEX-7 shots vs the recent A7r shots? Our biggest lesson is to process your files as soon as you can.

Sony 28-135mm f/4 G FE Cine Zoom Lens Here is the prototype of the upcoming Sony 28-135mm f/4 G lens. It is designed for cinematography with a power zoom built into the lens. It is shown with the new 4K capable Sony A7s. See more information in the video below.

Here's a quick video showing the autofocus speed of the Sony A7 and the LA-EA4 lens adapter . The LA-EA4 allows the Sony Alpha / Minolta A mount lenses to be used on the Sony A7 with phase detect autofocus. Sony A7, Sigma 50mm via LA-EA4 Adapter Here is Mr. Ticknor giving his impressions on using the Sony A7 with a Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 lens via the LA-EA4 lens adapter. Sony A7 with Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 Impressions by Ticknor Photography

Osprey Incoming Caught by Jack Scholl and the Sony A6000 Jack Scholl took out the Sony A6000 for some bird-in-flight shots. Here is what Jack S posted: The following is a 9 shot burst (we had 12 but didn't want to violate the 10 shot rule) with the A6000/SEL18200. The osprey is coming right at us and fast. The first 9 shots are OOC with no PP other than crop. The last is a simple standard LR preset of the last shot. We have shot BIF with Canon, Nikon and now Sony . . . this is a very good AF system in our opinion. Check out the whole 9 shot series from the A6000 at dpreview . This is pretty impressive for a mirrorless system.

Sony 70-200mm FE AF Test SLR Club posted this video to show the autofocus speed of the Sony 70-200mm f/4 FE OSS on the Sony A7 . The A7 has the autofocus advantage of having 117 phase detection autofocus points, which the A7r does not have. Both cameras have 25 contrast detection autofocus points. Sony 70-200mm FE G Lens on the Sony A7 by Berlin Backstage

Sony A7r with Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.2 shot by NEX-7 with a Leica 60mm Macro-Elmarit-R Here are some of our test shots from the Sony A7r and the Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.2 lens. The lens was mounted on the A7r using a Konica AR lens adapter . We wanted to test out the lens at f/1.2 the whole time and it was fitted with a 4X ND filter to battle the sun. The 1/8000 shutter speed and 50 ISO of the Sony A7r helped at times as well. The Konica 57mm played very well with the A7r per our standards. All the shots were handheld as we rarely use a tripod. The focusing, at such a shallow depth of field from the large f/1.2 aperture of the lens, was manageable on the A7r. The weight of the lens would make us think twice of walking around with it but the results are hard to argue with. The details shown at f/1.2 is remarkable even at the outer edges of the shots. 100% crop of the shot above shows great detail. Not a technically perfect shot. Red Pail Pops. 100% crop of the shot a