Comments on: When you don’t need to worry about high ISO settings. Shooting with Sony A7s, the most underhyped camera of 2014

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:01:05 +0000

Thanks Lyn! Good! by now you should be addicted to that lens

By: Lyn Rees

Lyn Rees — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 23:43:10 +0000

Your fault, recently picked up a SMC 135mm (the 6 element one). It’ll be an A7s next!
Lovely work again. Thanks for sharing.

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:33:11 +0000

Thanks Laurence! Good to hear you find it useful! No other light sources. Yes, I still use the GH4, however, like a few other pro’s here in NYC, I am debating if I should sell it and get another A7s, the 1080 footage is simply stunning but since I also use the GH4 as street camera because of its phenomenal AF speed, I will hold on to it for a while I think. I could use zone focus with the 35mm at f8 on the A7s,that would also work. Undecided.
I also like the ergonomics of GH4, the tiny lenses and of course af speed. I kept the Fuji X100s until last week, love everything about it but haven’t used it since I started shooting with the GH4 even though the files from the Fuji are better, for my style of street shooting af speed is more important. One major problem with the Fuji’s, for a hybrid shooter, the lack of video, I can’t use it in a professional environment.

By: Laurence Zankowski

Laurence Zankowski — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:00:53 +0000

Mike

Long time read of your postings. Read /watched along as you shifted thru your camera preferences. Truly like your no bs approach in what works what doesn’t. Do you still use the GH4? And do you still keep a fuji around in your work kit? As to Viola, stunning eyes, seems like an very straight forward model to work with, engaging looks.

Any other lights sources used in this shoot besides ambient?

Keep posting, I can say I am learning lots form your outings.

Be well

Laurence Zankowski

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:21:03 +0000

Thanks, Staton! If you plan to travel a lot and need PAL and NTSC, get an import (I did-great deal here on Ebay) the USA version doesn't record PAL.

By: Staton Winter

Staton Winter — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:03:01 +0000

Mike…nice to see the video shot with the A7s.
I have been waiting some time to get my hands on it, though because I am in Japan right now, and thought that the price would be cheaper, it is, but you cannot get one with an English language menu.
The only A7’s available with english menus, are for Foreign sales and I do not want the A7r, or A7.

Anyway, when I leave I’ll get it at the airport or in Bangkok…

Thanks for the video, I do enjoy your work, and wait for your updates patiently.
Nice to see you are busy, and also that you do work with great cameras, and interesting lens combinations.

Cool stuff.

Cheers.
Staton Winter