How the 16-35 compares in size to the others:
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-16-35mm-f2-8-gm-size-comparison-unique-new-focus-mechanism-info/
Still smaller and lighter thoughIf you line up the camera mounts (to take the camera depth out of the lens comparison) the size difference is...
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Couple from me with the A7rii, Scott Monument in Edinburgh with the 85mm Batis and Ramsay Garden which is very close to the Castle with the Batis 25.
20170515 - Scott Monument - Batis 85 by Chris Mitchell, on Flickr
20170515 - Ramsay Garden - Batis 25 by Chris Mitchell, on Flickr
Ultimately the Batis 85 has gone back though, cracking lens but as I suspected probably not a focal length that I really want £1000 of glass sitting around in!
I also returned the 24-70 f2.8 GM today after re-checking and finding the left side to be noticeably softer than the rest of the frame and decided to take the refund rather than exchange, again its an excellent lens and not too bad balanced on the A7rii but I felt it was defeating the purpose of the smaller camera body for me, so I think I'm going to stick mainly to primes but add cheaper adapted zooms for those times I'd prefer not to change lens, probably Canon mount (as the Sigma adapter is cheaper!).
Getting used to the camera now and its slight handling foibles!
why are you selling yours?
Couple from me with the A7rii, Scott Monument in Edinburgh with the 85mm Batis and Ramsay Garden which is very close to the Castle with the Batis 25.
20170515 - Scott Monument - Batis 85 by Chris Mitchell, on Flickr
20170515 - Ramsay Garden - Batis 25 by Chris Mitchell, on Flickr
Ultimately the Batis 85 has gone back though, cracking lens but as I suspected probably not a focal length that I really want £1000 of glass sitting around in!
I also returned the 24-70 f2.8 GM today after re-checking and finding the left side to be noticeably softer than the rest of the frame and decided to take the refund rather than exchange, again its an excellent lens and not too bad balanced on the A7rii but I felt it was defeating the purpose of the smaller camera body for me, so I think I'm going to stick mainly to primes but add cheaper adapted zooms for those times I'd prefer not to change lens, probably Canon mount (as the Sigma adapter is cheaper!).
Getting used to the camera now and its slight handling foibles!
No, mine's not for sale. I bought it because I thought I might use it and although I haven't I still might one day
I just think it's an underrated lens. I've only used it around the house and garden to see how it performs but to me it's compact and light and it's the best variable aperture standard range lens I've ever used. Ok you don't get to shoot at 70mm and f2.8 but for good light shooting at what people used to think of as a normal working aperture range I think it's a good lens
what are your thoughts on the camera and how do you find it stacks up to the other gear you have used?
From a pure image quality point of view I don't think I can fault it, all that resolution does result in some incredible detail and the dynamic range means you can pretty much recover anything with the RAW files, perhaps a little more noise when recovering shadows that some but not really noticeable.
AF seems to be good enough for what I use it for (which basically means nothing that moves!) and I think with some practice manual focus would be just as quick for me.
Build seems very good, probably not quite on a par with my Pentax K1 which feels like its carved out of a block of metal but very good.
Its the handling and ergonomics that let it down for me though, its night and day better than the A7/A7r which barely had a grip at all but the small buttons and size still remain a struggle for me. It must be something to do with the Sony shape and layout because the Fuji's are similarly small and I didn't really have any issues with those!
the 24-70mm f/4 is also lighter and smaller compared to the competition. Its not a bad lens tbh.
Chris - Don't suppose you're interested in the 28-70mm variable aperture kit lens?
Although I don't use mine I think it's a very good lens and compact and light too and perfectly useable when the aperture range isn't a problem or you're stopping down and shooting in the f8-10 sort of range. Actually if I did use mine I'd be happy to shoot wide open to f10.
i got to grips with the ergonomics after a while. shooting portraits is fine - as the face and eye af are fantastic. but as you say, when things move is where i felt less confident with it.
image wise though its the best I've used.
How long have you got lolwhat are your thoughts on the camera and how do you find it stacks up to the other gear you have used?
i am bit surprised Sony doesn't do pixel shift and very annoyed they don't offer focus stacking like olympus E-M1
heck i'd even pay a few quid for each if they sold it on playmemories as apps
Heck with 42mp I'm not sure they really need it, if you "need" the output that Pixelshift provides then buy a bigger Resolution Sensor because then you can use it all the time, Pixelshift is very fussy if there's any movement in an image (like a long exposure)
I'm tempted by the 12-24 lens. Also the A9 is in stock 25th May.
I already have an a7r2You're tempted? Isn't cost the reason why people have been moving away from Sony and to Fuji?
I'd have to do the sums but I'd imagine that an A9 and a few decent lenses would be more expensive than a A7rII and a few decent lenses
I still can't see myself getting a new body, unless my GF buys me one
Thought you were selling up and moving to Fuji?
Uhh?Thought you were selling up and moving to Fuji?
Maybe, but maybe it's because I thought pretty much everyone apart from me in this thread was moving to Fuji.you may getting confused with the other Jon
Glad you're notUhh?
Maybe, but maybe it's because I thought pretty much everyone apart from me in this thread was moving to Fuji.
Just for anyone who doesn't appreciate the special humour we sharewhich is a shock as we know you are fuji's no 1 fan
Just for anyone who doesn't appreciate the special humour we share
I'm brand agnostic and I honestly truly really don't care who makes the kit and in fact my first digital camera was a Fuji The newer ones do look good with their manual dials and all but although they're lovely I've decided that the A7 and MFT are more for me and if I did want to get an APS-C CSC I'd go for a Sony A6xxx because I think it'd be better for me than a Fuji.
i may soon be in the market for a used a7..
Maybe, but maybe it's because I thought pretty much everyone apart from me in this thread was moving to Fuji.