Sony A7 II, sample images, video review and few other links…
We are following news about Sony A7II…
It seems that video reviews are becomming most popular recently. They are certainly faster and easier to produce (not necessarilly cheaper though). However, we would stick with the written form for now, which needs more time for publishing, but it also gives more detailed look.
We also have to wait for Sony A7II to come in our part of the world (there isn’t even Sony FE 16-35 f/4 G OSS here yet), so the best we can do, is to share few links with you, from those who were lucky to get A7II from Sony directly.
DP Review posted Real World Sample Images – http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/albums/sony-a7-ii-real-world-samples
Gary Fong posted video review comparing A7II with its predecessor A7 – http://www.youtube.com/gfigaryfong
Steve Huff was also lucky to play with the camera and he shared his first impressions here – http://youtu.be/uAg3kVjv7q0
Alpha Creative Skills (Sony Australia) – http://youtu.be/R5XVGAgPKk4
Here is another link in French, that describe more in detail Sony IBIS application. Sony claim to have more effective stabilization than Olympus with less energy consumption, longer stabilization sequences and better effectivity. They say it only stabilize on 3 axis for non native lenses. http://www.lesnumeriques.com/appareil-photo-numerique/sony-alpha-7-ii-a7ii-p22447/sony-alpha-7-ii-son-stabilisateur-5-axes-explique-en-video-n37409.html
If you have some useful links about Sony A7II, please post them in the comments bellow.
Виктор Павлович, а вы понимаете на русском?
Есть к Вам несколько вопросов) Буду благодарен за ответы!
I am sorry Artur, I am not Russian and I don’t speak Russian 🙁 I do understand a bit though, and we can always use Google translate as a little help. If you have any question, feel free to ask in Russian and I’ll do my best to answer in English.
Cheers,
Viktor
Hi Viktor,
I wouldn’t worry about a video review. I think that your detailed and technical review style is excellent and better suited to publishing than a quick and dirty video review. There are plenty of ‘reviews’ (first impressions really) that show me what the box looks like and how great the new grip feels, I get it. But for how the camera works, and how much of an improvement over the A7 there is…well, I can wait (and look forward to) for your review to find out if there is an actual improvement in AF, how how effective the new IBIS is, or if there is an IQ improvement during high ISO…or whatever you feel is pertinent.
Cheers!
Thanks Eric,
I am just dissapointed not being able to get in touch with Sony central PR department. They keep sending us back to the local one, where we just get short news, days after they’ve been piblished worldwide.
A7II is supposed to come in Prague from 9.1.2015, so we’ll see…
Tnahks again for your support.
Cheers,
Viktor
I agree with Eric. I prefer written reviews. Video reviews require less attention from both the viewer, and broadcaster.