You'll get it in any camera with on sensor PDAF, so your A7's will also show it, however I would assume you'll see it more on the higher res sensors when viewing 1:1 simply because you're 'zooming in' more. Some cameras can also demonstrate similar artefacts in heavy backlighting, but again it's not something to worry about 99.9% of the time.
Don't go looking for it
I know shot was just for fun but if you have current Lightroom it now has a reflection removal tool, don't know if its any good thoughWith one thing and another and the weather I haven't been able to get out recently but I'm hoping to soon but maybe not this week.
A7III, Sony 40mm f2.5 at f5.6 and No.4 close up filter. The quick fall off is down to two things, being very close and the properties of the filter but this isn't a professional shot, it's just for fun
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I have a few "divers" watches but to be honest I have no use for the rotating bezel and when they catch on something and move I just have to set them to the 12:00 position again. This one though has quite a compact bezel which so far I haven't been able to move by accident. I should have cleaned it but the fingerprints are added character
I know shot was just for fun but if you have current Lightroom it now has a reflection removal tool, don't know if its any good though
and even so and believe it or not that picture is IMHO better than the companies own picture on their page.
Not at that price, never in a million years.
Which are other reasons I don't believe that the camera is worth £4k, or anywhere near that, there's far too many negatives for me. YMMV
It’s got me interested. The EVF is a bit of a negative. Not actually a deal breaker.Which are other reasons I don't believe that the camera is worth £4k, or anywhere near that, there's far too many negatives for me. YMMV
I understand what you're saying about use, and of course we all judge value differently but when there are so many negatives (for me) then what I feel it is worth decreases. I've just seen there's no joystick either which would greatly impact my use. Of course, Sony haven't made it just for me so I understand others will feel differently
I’d have thought the lack of joystick and front control dial would put you off?
The fully articulated screen is the only feature I dislike on the 7Cii, otherwise a fine camera. Much prefer a tilting screen...
When I bought the A7RV I didn't get on with it initially as it wouldn't just tilt, it always pulled the screen out a bit but now it's loosened up a bit it works just like a tilt screen, but you can twist it in every direction if you want to. My only niggle with it now is that it feels a bit cheap/plasticky, especially compared to the previous tilt screens.
The perfect solution would be to have a screen that does it all. They exist. I think Sony has them? I wouldn't care if it added 3mm to the thickness or £20 to the price.
My Panny G1 and G7 had them and they have their uses including selfies but for chest or lower level shooting I prefer a tilting screen but as above why not keep everyone happy and fit a do it all one?
Sony do have a do it all, they’re different to the usual flip out screen. They can be used as a simple tilt screen, but can also be flipped out into portrait tilt, and full 180 degree swivel. It’s quite ingenious, I’m not sure why others don’t have something similar, unless it’s patented of course.
Adds a little bulk but maybe only a couple of mm.
I actually rarely use the tilt screen, however it is vey handy when I need to. That being said it was so sunny at Goodwood I couldn’t see the screen very well at all even with it set to max brightness so a lot of the time it was a bit of guess work and there are a few shots where I’ve chopped bits of the car offI think I'll stop looking at RX1rII. After thinking that the lack of a tilting screen could be an issue for me I watched a vid yesterday in which the guy seemed to struggle and this would affect me. Thinking about what percentage of the time it'd affect me is difficult as it all depends what perspective I'm going for but maybe 1/3 to 1/2 or maybe potentially more of the time so it's maybe too much of an issue for it not to be an issue. And I do get triggered!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlsIIC0D-o
With my Nikon film kit and Canon DSLR's I never had a moveable screen at all but it's something that I don't want to give up now.
What does interest me is the size of the kit. I know we can't get back to the weight of film kit because back then a camera was pretty much an empty plastic box but getting back to something like the bulk and if possible reducing the weight a bit along the way is always on my mind. I used both my A7 with Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 and A7III with Sony 40mm f2.5 yesterday and after not using them much for weeks now both felt heavy to me.
I actually rarely use the tilt screen, however it is vey handy when I need to. That being said it was so sunny at Goodwood I couldn’t see the screen very well at all even with it set to max brightness so a lot of the time it was a bit of guess work and there are a few shots where I’ve chopped bits of the car off
I wonder if one day there’ll be technology where screens aren’t affected by sunlight and/or glare
I've never found them disorientating but I never liked them as it was an extra step just to tilt (i.e. fold out and then tilt) and I've always thought they're a bit vulnerable stuck out on the side like that.
I've got the A7iv which has the older screen (fold out and tilt) - I like the case that unlike the simple tile screen on my A6000, I can keep it reversed when I'm not using it (most of the time).
A compact FF AF 35mm f2 would shut me up
