I still want to use the Sony a7R for macro work. So today, I set out to discover how long the exposures have to be before shutter shock doesn’t matter. I mounted a Zeiss 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar ZF.2 to the camera with a Novoflex adapter. I mounted a RRS L-plate to the camera, clipped… [Read More]
Archives for March 13, 2014
Penny wise…
I’ve been using a 49/77mm Heliopan step-up ring to mount my 77mm Heliopan variable ND filter on the Zony 55mm f/1.8 lens. The female threads in the ring had developed a burr that made threading the filter on a little tricky. Sometimes it seemed like it was on firmly, but I noticed that I could… [Read More]
Real-world a7/a7R handheld images
Enough of these charts. I’ve been asked for some real-world handheld images from the Sony a7 and a7R . Happy to oblige. I made five images with each camera, using the Zony 55mm f/1.8 lens in single-shot AF mode. Drive set to single shot to get all 13 bits. ISO 100. 1/125 @ f/6.3. I… [Read More]