Comments on: Gino, the royal tailor: shooting video on location with the Sony A7: first impression review

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:41:33 +0000

Hi Henry! I haven’t had much time to shoot with the A7/r yet, if you don’t need slow motion, 1080/24p, it will produce the best quality video, neutral, contrast -3, saturation -3, sharpness +1. Start with that and see how you like it, I am planning to shoot lots of video with the new Sony’s and will continuously post updates.

By: henri kartmann

henri kartmann — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:16:56 +0000

Mike, what video settings you recommand on the A7r ?
I’m photographer and i want to do a video mixing Videos and still images.
I work on FCPX and the export is in 1080 .mov
Thanks for your review

Henri (France)

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:11:39 +0000

OSS works just like on any other OSS lens, constant aperture and electric powerzoom set this lens apart.

By: kim

kim — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 06:38:06 +0000

Thanks for the reply mike, I was thinking of the 18_105 too! It would be greatif you could do.a short review of how it performs for video on the a, especially since you seemed to like the kit zoom and own the rx10! Am particularly interested if the OSS is better than those options.

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 20:19:33 +0000

thanks Kim, I am currently testing the newly released Sony 18-105mm f4 OSS lens and it works just as you would expect on the A7 A7r, in crop mode, wonderful lens, esp for video, there won't be any problems when using the 35 1.8 or 50 1.8 either.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 15:12:23 +0000

Hi Mike!

Great work!

You said you used the A7 in crop mode and can’t see any drop in quality, that sounds very interesting, as Sony makes some E-mount primes with stabilisation for a few hundred bucks. Have you had the chance to try the A7 video mode with either the 35 1.8 or 50 1.8 e mount primes?

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:26:10 +0000

Thank you, Van! I love the X trans sensor on the Fuji’s for high ISO color fidelity and how naturally it renders skin and hair. Esp the last two releases, the X100s and the X-E2 are wonderful because of the improved af which makes them even better street cameras. Useless video function which limits them for stills only. Happy holidays to you too!

By: Vandecouver

Vandecouver — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 20:14:24 +0000

Thanks Mike! While perusing your blog, I’ve been admiring the photos you took with your Fuji’s. Would you also recommend any of the Fuji’s for more purposes? Have a great Holiday season! Van.

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 12:34:38 +0000

thanks Van! the RX10 isn't wide enough and not great in low light. your best options would be the Nex 6 with Sony's 10-18mm ultra wide or the A7 with the Rokinon/Bower Samang 14mm, fantastic lens, mustache desorption might be a problem though

By: Vandecouver

Vandecouver — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 07:03:57 +0000

Hi Mike. Really enjoyed this video. I will of course never get to the same stage as you, (given that I’m a realtor by profession), but your work is inspiring to watch nevertheless. I’ve been looking at mirrorless cameras for shooting interiors. Sometimes, I need to shoot interiors of restaurants (dim light issues!) or stores, and I prefer to use something small in order not to be so obvious. Would you recommend theA7 for interior real estate shots (and short video clips)? I guess my problem here is finding a “reasonably priced” ultra wide lens (hopefully something at 14mm to shoot tight spaces) to go with the A7. The other camera I’m thinking of is the Sony Nex6 ? I was also really drawn to the RX10, but I’m guessing it’s lens is not wide enough. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated! (I’m not invested in any camera brand/lenses).
thanks, Van