![]() ![]() Shooting with the Sony A-mount 50mm f/1.4 via the LA-EA3 adapter also had perfectly acceptable autofocus performance. There are a few standard options to tinker with in the menu system to get the tracking to behave how you’d like, such as a drive speed versus accuracy preference. Looking at my images afterwards, a great majority of them hit focus. Fast moving subjects coming towards the camera is the weak point of many autofocus tracking systems, and the a7R II faces the same setback here. Watching the little autofocus points in the viewfinder dance around as a subject moved within my frame felt very reassuring the first time I used it. A part of me was still stuck in the train of thought that Sony mirrorless means a lacking autofocus system, but working with the a7R II has shattered that perception. It performed just as well as any top-of-the-line DSLR I’ve ever used.Ĭontinuous focusing in AF-C also works well, which I wasn’t sure at first if that would be the case. In AF-S mode, autofocusing was snappy and very accurate with every Sony FE lens I mounted. With that, the Sony a7R II unsurprisingly has the best autofocus performance of any full-frame Alpha-series camera. That’s crazy! Better yet, for those that want to transition into the Sony ecosystem or just want a wider selection of lens options, using third-party lenses via existing adapters will also benefit from all 399 phase detection points, even with continuous tracking on. The a7R II has 399 phase-detection autofocus points and 25 contrast-detection autofocus points covering 45 percent of the total image area. One of the most welcomed improvements in the Mark II is the upgraded autofocus system. ![]() Around sunrise and sunset when the lighting is softer, tonal gradations at base ISO in the sky and surfaces are very gentle and beautiful. It is very freeing to know I can shoot with the sun in the frame and have the data to recover into a perfectly useable image without harsh gradations. The dynamic range capabilities of the camera keeps up with what Sony already started. By looking at the noise detail below, it’s actually pretty impressive how far you can push this new Alpha and retain a passable image.Ĭlick here to view an uncompressed PNG version (3.2 MB). This is expandable to drop down to ISO 50 and shoot up to ISO 102,400 (but you probably shouldn’t). The native ISO range of the a7R II starts at 100 and goes to 25,600. While it doesn’t match the Sony a7S in terms of low-light sensitivity, it beats out the a7 II and a7R I’ve previously used. On moonlit nights I was able to use live view to accurately set focus on objects, and in the day with a LEE Big Stopper I didn’t have to even remove the filter to determine sharpness. Not only is there a boost in megapixels, the camera now incorporates a backside illuminated sensor design utilizing copper wiring (instead of the traditional aluminum) for improved low-light sensitivity, less noise, and faster data transmission. The 42-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor of the Sony a7R II is the new resolution champion of the Alpha series. The bright display refreshes very quickly and I never felt like I needed to guess the timing on something in order to pull the shot off at the right moment. ![]() The 2.36-million dot EVF display has a stunning 0.78x magnification allowing a wider field of view, whereas previous a7-series cameras and many DSLRs with optical viewfinders are 0.70x. The new XGA OLED Tru-Finder EVF is now better than ever in the Sony a7R II. The camera felt sturdy and capable with longer lenses such as the FE 70–200 and FE 90mm Macro attached. That awful two-piece wobbly lens mount that came on the first a7R is now a nicely robust piece of metal on the a7R II. The silent shutter is excellent when it comes to wedding photography during the ceremony, or in my use when photographing wildlife without wishing to cause a startling disturbance. It can be set to utilize an electronic front curtain shutter for reduced vibration as well as a silent shooting mode which sets an electronic rear curtain to be completely stealth in noise-sensitive situations. The shutter mechanism has been updated to eliminate the shutter shock issue of the original a7R. ![]()
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