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Guest post: Dierk Topp: first experiences with the Sony A7r

This is the A7R with the 17mm TS-E on Metabones smart adapter Mark III:
for me the ideal combination of one of the best sensors and the widest tilt/shift lens for shooting architecture!
(this shot was taken with the Micro Nikkor 85mm/2.8 PC tilt/shift lens with Metabones adapter on the NEX-6, lens tilted for correct focus plane)

I decided to order the A7R, because I love big prints. For example this week I got 4 canvas prints of together 8 square meters, all stitched images from the NEX-6.
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My impressions of the Lens Turbo (Nikon Ai to Sony Nex mount)

I was looking forward to get my hands on one of those magic speed boosters, especially for video work. Imagine the possibilities, full frame bokeh-liciousness on sensors like we have in the FS100 and FS700. Absolutely fantastic, why the hell did it take so long to introduce this fairly simple optical accessory, long known to astronomers as focal reducer
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