Kangaroo Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I've seen that the first a7 body only can be found for like 600€ used, the price is really low for a full frame body, is it any good? I was thinking about buying this sony for both videos and stills using only old prime lenses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantsin Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Better stay away - the video quality of the A7 is terrible, with tons of softness, aliasing and moirés. It's not comparable to the A7s and A7R. It's a great stills camera though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrorSvensson Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Im probably the only one on this forum that uses a Sony A7 to film videos, if you want to check out some samples you can watch my 5 latest videos https://www.youtube.com/user/4cfingers/videos I really like the camera with the headphone and mic jack, the 1080p 60 is decent and for me personally good enough for youtube. DR with portrait -3 contrast is similar to the 5d with -5 contrast. I shoot 50% stills and 50% and i think its a very versitile camera when using manual lenses, its easy to focus with the beautiful and sharp EVF. Better stay away - the video quality of the A7 is terrible, with tons of softness, aliasing and moirés. It's not comparable to the A7s and A7R. It's a great stills camera though. The A7r and A7 have nearly identical video performance. Liam and Nikkor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 33 minutes ago, BrorSvensson said: Im probably the only one on this forum that uses a Sony A7 to film videos, if you want to check out some samples you can watch my 5 latest videos https://www.youtube.com/user/4cfingers/videos Call me an ignorant but I didnt know that there are people riding these scooters for tricks 'n stuff, always thought it was a kid thing lol. Really some great shots and moves you have! I would agree with you, the a7 does a pretty good job for you, in particular when referring to your 2016 setup video. In the behind the photo clip you can see where the a7 really falls behind - all those tree's kind of look like a big green mush. Does this matter to you? apparently not. Does it matter to me? totally not, since you are really able to tell your story. I like it. It's like @fuzzynormal keeps on repeating: nowadays gear doesnt really matter anymore (that much), it matters what you can craft with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrorSvensson Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 1 hour ago, jase said: Call me an ignorant but I didnt know that there are people riding these scooters for tricks 'n stuff, always thought it was a kid thing lol. Really some great shots and moves you have! I would agree with you, the a7 does a pretty good job for you, in particular when referring to your 2016 setup video. In the behind the photo clip you can see where the a7 really falls behind - all those tree's kind of look like a big green mush. Does this matter to you? apparently not. Does it matter to me? totally not, since you are really able to tell your story. I like it. It's like @fuzzynormal keeps on repeating: nowadays gear doesnt really matter anymore (that much), it matters what you can craft with it. Freestyle scootering is a relative new sport so no shame there Thanks for the compliments! Yeah i think pretty much every camera made after (and) the 5d mark iii is good enough for most people, no needs to think that you need clinicly sharp NX1 4k to make an amazing video. Where the Sony A7 shines is with shallow dof stuff, like the 2016 setup video. It highlightes the awesomeness of the amazing full frame sensor and with the background being blured out you escape all the moire aliasing stuff. mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 I'm using a 7d so I think that even if the quality is not top notch it would be still an upgrade @bron I've seen your videos, "behind the photo" is really great, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrorSvensson Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 55 minutes ago, Kangaroo said: I'm using a 7d so I think that even if the quality is not top notch it would be still an upgrade @bron I've seen your videos, "behind the photo" is really great, nice work! its a nice jump from the 7d, especially if you want slow motion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 10 hours ago, BrorSvensson said: its a nice jump from the 7d, especially if you want slow motion Yet if you have 600 bucks to spend for a body, I would go the GX85 route and use the rest (maybe plus a little add) for a cheap focal reducer et voila, you got your background blurs while having a better camera for video. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrorSvensson Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 1 hour ago, jase said: Yet if you have 600 bucks to spend for a body, I would go the GX85 route and use the rest (maybe plus a little add) for a cheap focal reducer et voila, you got your background blurs while having a better camera for video. gx85 vs the full frame sensor makes a big difference with stills which OP said he would take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 5 hours ago, jase said: Yet if you have 600 bucks to spend for a body, I would go the GX85 route and use the rest (maybe plus a little add) for a cheap focal reducer et voila, you got your background blurs while having a better camera for video. The gx85 does not have any microphone input, I already owned a panasonic g6 and I really don't like the m4/3 system, it has a nice ibis but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Paired with the right lens there shouldnt be too much difference between m43 and FF, but everyone as he likes I just would not invest that money into an a7 body if i knew that i also want to use it a lot for video. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Just now, jase said: Paired with the right lens there shouldnt be too much difference between m43 and FF, but everyone as he likes I just would not invest that money into an a7 body if i knew that i also want to use it a lot for video. Mostly photography, that's why I'm interested in the A7 and that's why I'm still using a canon! BrorSvensson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrorSvensson Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 4 hours ago, Kangaroo said: Mostly photography, that's why I'm interested in the A7 and that's why I'm still using a canon! you will love the sony a7 then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 1 hour ago, BrorSvensson said: you will love the sony a7 then Do you have any flickr/500px or anything else with photos taken with your a7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrorSvensson Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 48 minutes ago, Kangaroo said: Do you have any flickr/500px or anything else with photos taken with your a7? http://lovesvensson.portfoliobox.net/ you can check my site, it hasn't been updated for a while but still some decent photos. All photos with A7 and manual Nikkor Ai lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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