Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony A7 Kit with 28-70mm Lens iso.light wanted to see how good the Sony 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS Lens was. In order to test this he compared the lens against the Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens from iso.light: So the question arose: should I get the Zeiss 24-70mm zoom lens? What improvements would it bring over the kit lens? Is that really worth 1200$? Well, you tell me! Here are some comparisons pictures, all shot with a tripod and the OSS turned off. The same focal length and other settings were selected on each lens (at least that’s what the EXIF says) and I tried to change the lenses as fast as possible between the shots. There are 5 pairs labelled A & B, in no particular order. I’m interested to see which picture you prefer? They all have been edited inLightRoom with exactly the same settings for each pair (note that no lens correction was applied as LR5.3 has no profile for the Zeiss yet). There are no right or wrong answers, you can either try to

Sony and B&H Photo are giving a $460 credit when you buy a Sony A7 and also trade in an old camera. Click on this link http://goo.gl/OjiOOp and add an A7 or A7r to your cart and see the $460 discount. You can also add FE lenses for further discounts. The Sony 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar FE, aka mini-Otus, will be $200 less.

Firmware 1.02 for the Sony A7 cameras is now live and ready for download. Go to your local Sony Support Website to download your firmware. Here is the Sony Australia Firmware Download Page . Read the instructions multiple times to familiarize yourself. Thank you for your continued interest in Sony products. Sony is offering a firmware upgrade for Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-7R. Improvements after firmware upgrade Provides support for SEL70200G - Improves auto focus speed - Adds functions including the "Focus hold button" Reduces start-up time - The start-up time has been reduced in cases when the camera is switched on immediately after being switched off. Improves image quality Provides support for additional ”Play Memories Camera Apps” and additional features for previously supported apps. -Provides support for "Liveview Grading" and "Smooth Reflection" applications. -Provides support for the smooth automatic exposure f

Zeiss 24-70mm FE ZA with the A7r Zeiss 24-70mm AF Speed Test SLR Club posted a video of the autofocus speed of the new Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 ZA FE Vario-Tessar lens . This lens is made for the new Sony A7 cameras and covers its full frame sensor. This lens will also work on NEX aps-c cameras and will have an equivalent fov of 36-105mm. We are wondering how this lens compares to the Zeiss 16-70mm E ZA lens which is for the aps-c sensor. Both lenses share the common features. They have image stabilization, maximum aperture of f/4, and are dubbed Vario-Tessar by Zeiss. Zeiss 24-70mm FE ZA Pre-order from Amazon Ships early February

Sony A7r Checkout Cart Sony is offering a $200 credit if you spend $500 at the Sony online store using a new Sony Visa. This discount applies to any NEX purchase totaling over $500 including the new Sony A7r and pre-ordering the Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS lens . Add the Sony A7R Camera to your cart. Go to the Secure Checkout. Enter your billing and shipping address. Choose your shipping method. At the Payment screen, shown above, click on the Visa Apply Now button. A new window will pop up. Read the fine print. Fill out the Sony Card application. If you are approved, the Sony Card can be used to process the Sony A7r purchase. Now we wait 8-12 weeks and the $200 credit will appear on the Sony Card statement. There is 0% interest until October 2014. The fine print: In order to receive your $200 statement credit, you must make at least $500 in purchases within 90 days of account opening. The credit will appear on your monthly Sony Card statement within 8-12 weeks of y

Sony A7 A7r Help Guide Here is a more extensive manual for your Sony A7 camera . The download is a zip archive and it contains html files. Click on the index.html and the A7 help guide comes to life via your web browser. It is indexed and searchable. We extracted some interesting pages on the images below including dial wheel lock, eye focus, and 4K Television display settings. Sony A7 Dial Wheel Lock Settings Sony A7 Eye Focus Settings 4K Television Setting Download the Sony Help Guide for your new Sony A7 or A7r camera here via dropbox . Download the A7 user manual here if you haven't already.

Sony A7r Weather Sealing Test with 28-70mm FE Kit Lens Kai Wong of DigitalRev Plays with the Sony A7 Cameras The new Sony A7 and A7r cameras are featured on Digital Rev with Kai Wong. The A7's 28-70mm FE Kit lens was used on the A7r and produced "stellar" shots. The A7 and A7r's focus systems were compared. The water resitance was also tested using the A7r and the 28-70mm kit lens. A Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH was used to show how adaptable the E-mount is. The focus peaking display was nicely featured. In conclusion, Kai was impressed with both cameras, "Sony has created a product of desire." Sony A7r Focus Peaking with Leica Noctilux Sony A7r Rear LCD Water Resistance Sony A7 Kit

The 50mm Lens Candidates geesbert puts the new Sony A7r up against a multitude of 50mm lenses. The list of thirteen (13) 50mm lenses used on the Sony A7r is as follows: Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 Canon 45mm f/2.8 Tilt/Shift Leica 50mm f/2.8 Elmar M Leica 50mm f/3.5 Elmar Screwmount Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron M Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux M Olympus OM 28-48mm f/4 Olympus OM 50mm f/1.4 Olympus OM 50mm f/2 Macro Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.4 Minolta Rokkor 58mm f/1.2 Minolta 40mm f/2 Rokkor-M Sony 50mm f/1.8 E-mount geesbert has a great setup which shows the lens being tested. He took shots from wide open up to f/5.6 aperture. Sony Alpha 7r vs 50mm Lenses Thanks geesbert !

Here is the owner's / instruction manual and quick user guide for the Sony Alpha 7 (A7) family of cameras. The A7 and A7r share the same manual so read it twice to see what applies to your new baby. Below shows what will come with your Sony A7 . What's in the Sony A7 / A7r / A7K Box? Download the Sony A7r quick user guide via dropbox here. Download the Sony A7r instruction manual in PDF via dropbox here. Pre-order your Sony A7 here . Thanks Sony Australia!

Sony A7 Hybrid Autofocus It may not be obvious to us but the hybrid autofocus, phase + contrast detection, of the Sony A7 is faster than the contrast detect only focus. The A7r does not have hybrid autofocus, more from this previous post . Sony A7 Contrast Detect Only Autofocus Sony A7 with a Zeiss Vario-Tessar 24-70mm OSS Autofocus Lens

Sony A7r Eye AF in Action Here's a new feature included in the Sony A7 cameras . It's called Eye AF and it helps one capture that perfect focus for portraits with the camera locked onto the eye of the subject. We can't wait to test this out ourselves. Will it work with manual focus cameras? Another Sony A7 and A7r Eye AF Test

Sony A7r with a Voigtlander 12mm Lens and Viewfinder It was a very crowded Sony booth at PhotoPlus. The great thing was the Sony representatives were very accommodating to anyone who wanted to play with the new Sony A7 and A7r. We had our bag of lenses and was able to mount them all on the A7 and A7r - check out the 12mm viewfinder on the A7r above. The lenses include the following: Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 Leica Thread Mount on a helicoid adapter. Voigtlander 35mm f/1.7 Ultron LTM. Minolta 24mm f/2.8 Rokkor MD. Contax G 28mm f/2.8 Biogon. Contax Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar with the Metabones Speedbooster and the standard C/Y adapter. Zeiss 12mm f/2.8 Touit Distagon. The cameras were pre-production and the use of memory cards to record the images was prohibited. We wanted to see if I could see immediate problems on the rear tilting lcd but none were glaring.  The only noticeable issue was color shift with the Contax G 28mm Biogon.  We're hoping that this can be remedied with

Jpeg from Sony A7r , 100% Crop Gustav had a chance to play with the Sony A7r , 35mm Sonnar, and the LA-EA4 lens adapter. He posted some samples which are straight out of the camera's jpeg engine with +1 contrast and +1 sharpness via the camera menu. From Gustav: i have dicided to keep the camera , and not give it back to sony i`m not theoretical technical , but this camera feels superb ,build is very good , i like the sound of the shutter (its not softly)the menu is also easy , and almost the same as alpha-menu Samples by Gustav on Dyxum using the Sony A7r and the Zeiss 35mm Sonnar lens, LA-EA4 lens adapter, and the new Sony 70-200mm SSM G lens.

Sony Alpha 7 and 7r Product Guide Here's a nice brochure from Sony about the new A7 and A7r. It provides a lot of information on the technology used for the camera, the new lenses, and the compatible accessories. Download the Sony Alpha A7 and A7r via DropBox.

Sony A7r with Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar One of the major differences between the Sony Alpha 7r ( A7r ) and the Alpha 7 ( A7 ) is their focusing systems. Both cameras have contrast-detection autofocus but the Sony A7 incorporates phase-detection autofocus for a hybrid system which adds speed and accuracy to locking focus. The videos show a slight difference in locking focus for both cameras. More information below. Sony A7 Focus Speed with Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar Sony A7r Focus Speed with Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar Sony Alpha 7r Sony Alpha 7 Focus system Type Contrast-detection AF Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF) Focus point 25 points 35mm full-frame:      117 points (phase-detection AF) APS-C:      99 points (phase-detection AF)      25 points (contrast-detection AF) Sony A7r vs A7 Focusing System Comparison Contrast Detect Autofocus of the Sony A7 and A7r The Sony A7r's autofocus system as explained by Sony: Fast Intelligent AF Fast Inte

Some glamour shots of the new Sony A7r with a Contax G 28mm f/2.8 Biogon lens from xitek.com forum contributors dabpes, robsiqi, and 四核八线程. The Carl Zeiss Contax G lenses are mounted using an E-mount lens adapter. Pre-order your Sony Alpha A7r here.

Sony A7 vs NEX-6 Size Comparison Or should we say, how small are the new full frame mirrorless cameras from Sony? Sony A99 vs A7 Size Comparison Sony A7 Kit with 28-70mm lens Sony A7R with Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar

Sony Alpha 7r Continuous Shooting Shutter Sound What the Sony A7r sounds like at 4 frames per second.

Sony NEX Lens Roadmap for 2013 and Beyond Along with the introduction of the new full frame e-mount cameras, A7 and A7r, Sony updated the lens roadmap for 2013 and beyond. There are at least 15 full frame e-mount lenses coming by 2015. The first five lenses announced are Sont FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS SEL2870 Kit Lens for the Sony A7 Bundle EFOV of 42-105mm on NEX APS-C cameras Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE Sonnar ZA SEL35F28Z $798 EFOV of 52mm on NEX APS-C cameras Carl Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE Sonnar ZA SEL55F18Z $998 EFOV of 82mm on NEX APS-C cameras Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 FE Vario-Tessar ZA OSS SEL2470FZ $1198 EFOV of 36-105mm on NEX APS-C cameras. As a NEX-7 user this is the most appealing one. Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS SEL70200G EFOV of 105-300mm on NEX APS-C cameras The first four will be available this year, they are pictured below. The Sony G zoom will be the 1st of six for 2014 and at least five more lenses will be released in 2015. These lenses are compatible with all

Sony Alpha 7 and 7r Official Video Release Sony's new flagship camera for the E-mount system is now available for pre-order. The Sony Alpha ILCE-a7R is slated to ship on December 1st with a price tag of $2298. The a7r boasts a 24x36 mm senson able to produce 36.3 megapixel images. Similar to the Sony DSC-RX1R and the Leica M 240, the NEX-a7R lacks an anti-aliasing filter to provide a crisper image. Follow the pre-order link and get your spot in line for the Sony ILCE-a7R . We'll have more details to follow.