10 thoughts on “Night shot with the Sony A7rII and Zeiss 55mm”

1. mike.kobal Post authorNovember 30, 2015 at 5:42 pm

   Thanks so much, Stanton! Yes, there are some amazing 50mm lenses out there, however,the a7rii’s AF is so good I rarely use MF lenses now. Nailing focus with a standard prime wide open was a nightmare on the Canon and Nikon, unless i dialed in micro adjustment for a certain distance…. Many more keepers with this set up and quite fast
2. Staton November 30, 2015 at 4:15 pm

   Great shot. Classic for sure.
   The 55 on my 7mkII and S, is simply astonishing. Fast to focus, rendering, color, bokeh, really a great lens.

   Ive got a few mf 50’s that I use, one is a hand-made Japanese 50 f/1.1, and a Nikon 50 f/1.2….These are both amazing lenses in their own right, but the 55 is really a great lens, and I think it has a lot to do with the concave front element, and the sonnar set-up.

   Cheers.

   Staton Winter
3. mike.kobal Post authorNovember 24, 2015 at 3:57 pm

   Thank you, Laurence! Snapped outside, as I walked with the model to the location. Wb, curve and level adjustment.
4. Laurence Zankowski November 24, 2015 at 2:22 pm

   Mike,

   I have been trying to come up with a comment ever since you posted this image. So difficult, from wanting to know your post processing, to whether you shot this outdoors, in a building or studio. They all seemed to fail.

   What I see here is, in my opinion, one of, if not the strongest, image I have seen on your site.

   This is truly iconic.

   Strong and clear.

   Be well

   Laurence
5. mike.kobal Post authorNovember 22, 2015 at 1:56 pm

   Yes, af performance is so good with native lenses,particularly with the 55mm, the 35mm 2.8, 28mm and 90mm macro, esp in afs mode, it equals and sometimes even surpasses top dslr af performance with high speed primes, zooms is a different matter…
6. ron November 22, 2015 at 1:31 pm

   so you think I should go with the 55 instead of the Loxia 50mm?
7. mike.kobal Post authorNovember 21, 2015 at 9:17 pm

   Get the A7rii first. Then let me know if you are still interested in using mf lenses…
8. ron November 21, 2015 at 9:08 pm

   have you compared the Loxia 50mm to your 55mm? I’m very close to getting the A7rmk2 and am leaning towards the Loxia for a 50mm.
9. mike.kobal Post authorNovember 19, 2015 at 8:23 am

   Thanks Eric!
10. eric November 19, 2015 at 5:22 am

    This shot is awesome, color, contrast….l