[Leica] Sony A7R

[steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)]

On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:13 PM, David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> 
wrote:

> Concur with you. The A7R is shockingly loud. Might just change to the 7S 
> just to avoid giving heart attacks to others.


thanks David, this a wonderful example of OTT exageration ! 

yes, it is a nice reassuring clunk.


s


> 
> Try out the D810. I much prefer it to the D800E. It's significantly 
> quieter and at the Q mode, my partner tells me she loves the sound. Women 
> are somewhat rather discerning I must admit. Once she stopped me from 
> shooting with my D800E in a live concert. Even at Single shot mode, it's 
> darn quiet, softer than the Q of the D800E.
> 
> Knowing that you take lots of long distance shots, cropping is obviously a 
> must-have for you. 
> Unfortunately the A7R will frighten off the wild animals in your safari 
> expeditions quite certainly. 
> The zoom seems somewhat large still; well it's a DSLR full frame. I use 
> the Minolta 100-300mm AF and its great. The Soft Focus Minolta 100mm seems 
> to be sharper and faster focusing than the 100mm Minolta macro if you ask 
> me. Another must-buy if you so decide to go this route as Sony FE mount 
> lenses are about as rare as unicorns in Africa (?). 
> 
> Enjoy your stint with the A7R. Read some rumours that Sony is releasing a 
> 50MP camera at Photokina this month. Have put away my A7R since I traded 
> for the D810. And my Fuji XT1, X100S... Love it with the 85/1.4G. Somewhat 
> more satisfying than the earlier my earlier combo. The new Group AF is a 
> great feature. Increasingly closer to its D4/S sibling with its new EXPEED 
> 4 sensor. Wonder what Nikon has up its sleeve this month for this pro 
> camera. 
> 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> David Ching
> 
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