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    Sony A7R II Review - Part 1 - Summoning the devil

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    So far, it sounds like it's going to be fine for the video hobbyist, like me, but problematic for professionals doing long shoots.

    When it comes to still shots, the same is true.  Bulb mode drops to 12-bit and activates spatial filtering.  Orange peel noise, lossy RAW which stinks with high-contrast exposure pushes, etc.  Blah. 

    It still ends up as the best FF all-arounder, but with some significant limitations that everyone just needs to be aware of.

    if one is a professional, one will either shoot with F7s, F55. --  or simply use a recorder for longer shoots. Please do not make the problem bigger then it is.

    That's a great lens and you will be amazed how light it is as well.

    I have it, love it, with one lense you cover 28-200, via crop mode.

    Sony A7R II official user thread

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    I posted my heat testing results on DVXuser (mine was the camera that turned off without warning).

    Further testing yesterday with an external power supply and a cable battery adapter, and there's no difference in overheating. Again around 27 minutes in S35 and about 48 mins (with a 1min break at 29mins) in FF. I did notice that in S35 4K mode, that it did sometimes overheat without first getting a temperature warning icon.

    And testing with USB power wasn't enough to to keep the camera on.

    Why do you not use a recorder (then the 30 limits is also gone). 

    Sony A7R II Review - Part 1 - Summoning the devil

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    I have a lot of Canon equipment, incl. 1Dx, 5D3 and all major lenses. Got pissed with the video quality and got a A7s, then also the Atomos Shogun for 4K.  I got my A7R ii yesterday and tested a little bit, both video and still. Did not do a take for 30min (yet), but it worked nicely. 

    The big benefit for A7R ii is the combination of stills and 4k video in a small package, especially for traveling. For such use, you will normally film for max a few minutes pr. clip.

    Now, I see a lot of complaining about the overheat issue. If the filming of "a few minutes clips"  is a problem, then is bad, yes.

     However, the point is that pr definition, if you film constantly for > 30 min, you need to use a recorder (it will stop at 30min anyway), with or without a monitor. I do not see this as a big drawback as for such jobs, you will stay in one location. 

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