Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/02

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Subject: [Leica] Sony A7R
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 10:33:35 -0500
References: <65D4C655-0743-477A-884B-E6C5C8B8DD69@yahoo.com.sg> <4B212102-6DC6-4FFF-870D-6A838B2E5C89@gmail.com>

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
> >
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> >                    : +65 92321098 (Singapore)
> >
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Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
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USA


In reply to: Message from davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg (David Ching) ([Leica] Sony A7R)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Sony A7R)