Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought it was loud, but you could still get away with a shot in a musical performance. The A7s normal shutter is pretty normal, but the silent one is amazing. Gives you a heart attack not hearing it. On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > H.P. Tel. no.: +84 904684321 (Vietnam) > > : +65 92321098 (Singapore) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA