Ever since the Sony alpha 7R (let’s call it the a7R) came out in late 2013, a furor has raged about its shutter shock, or, more precisely, on whether it had any. One group of people — and that includes moi — were analyzing its effects and developing ways to ameliorate it. Another group vehemently… [Read More]
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a7R shutter shock at long exposures
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]
Ameliorating Sony a7R shutter shock
Joe Holmes just posted a good article on how to deal with the Sony alpha 7R shutter vibrations. Joe has gone to a lot of trouble and applied some really inventive thinking to come up with his fixes. His glass is fuller than mine in that he sees acceptable results as reachable over a broader… [Read More]
Comparing Nikon D800E and Sony a7R shutter shock
In order to compare the a7R and the D800E’s sensor-level shutter release blur, I combined some of raw images from the last three posts into two images that show both camera’s performance with the same vertical and horizontal scales. To review, the two setups were: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar ZF.2 on a Nikon D800E,… [Read More]
Petitioning Sony about a7R shutter shock
Lloyd Chambers just posted this on his blog. While I agree with Mr. Chambers that shutter-induced vibration is a problem, I don’t think this is the best way for the photographic community to deal with it. I don’t think the argumentative tone of the petition in general, and the demand that Sony publicly call their… [Read More]
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