Hi this is Alex from MyPhotoCentral.com and today we are shooting with the
Sony's new
a7 Mark II full-frame digital camera
the new version of the camera is a little bit heavier
and its a little bit bulkier
they've also improved the grip, I can actually hold it much better now
it actually feels sturdy in my hand
And its really easy to press the shutter button so it actually feels like a real
camera
the shutter noise
has been lowered a bit
lets see... lets try and see if you can hear this
its burst mode is also boosted up to 5 frames per second now
let me get it to burst for you
This is JPEG and RAW
just keeps on going on
Sony has also implemented an additional custom button
we now have total of four custom buttons but
you can also customize the other
buttons on the
on the interface as well
this camera can now record in XAVC S full
HD format but there is still no
4k no internal 4k
there's also an option for the S-Log 2
video profile that gives you that
flat look that you can edit in post-processing later on
one of the things that's missing from the camera is actually the touch screen
I'm not sure how hard it is to implement
but it seems like all the cameras have it now and Sony was
in the front, leading the pack with touchscreens
and this camera for some reason doesn't have it but it still has the
the same tilt as the previous
mark one has
so you can still shoot from below
or shoot
from up high
it seems that a lot of people are now jumping
from DSLRs to mirrorless camera and it looks like Sony is now targeting those people
specifically this camera has
weather sealed body fully aluminium
it's a little bulkier, a little heavier
it shoots 5 frames per second
there is no lag when you press the shutter
and overall its a really nice travel camera
I personally wouldn't switch just yet because I still like
the optical viewfinder
just a fraction better but it's getting there
It's really really close
the quality is excellent
the speed is decent
auto-focus is pretty good and overall it's a really good camera
it's auto-focus is noticeably faster now and it does start
that tiny fraction faster than mark 1
the stabilization is clearly noticeable in this camera
here you can see some shots taken with 1/10 of a second
with and without stabilization on
the best thing about this camera and mark 1 one as well
is that you can use a range of other lenses
like your Leica, your Nikon, your Canon, with an adapter
to shoot with this full frame sensor
on this tiny little body and this is
perfect for travel
you can use it in studio obviously
but for me personally this is a light body
can be used for travel and overall daily
small daily photo shoots where you dont want to carry around
large D SLR bodies
the panorama feature
can be pretty handy as well, especially for travel
it's pretty chilly today so I have to wear these gloves
but the grip is good enough that I can use the gloves without any problems
I have access to all the buttons
I can scroll without any problems as well
so whenever
I have to get the settings just right
even using gloves this camera is just fine
this was a very cold and windy day
and its battery died
within a little over forty minutes
and since we didn't have a charger
because mark II still doesn't come with a separate charger
you have to charge the body through a USB cable
we had to stop this shoot
so make sure you buy additional batteries if you wanna extensively use
this camera
or buy a separate charger for the battery
and here's some of the images taken with a this camera these are straight out of the
camera
unedited shots
I dont have so use Sony lenses if I dont want to
I can use my full Canon lineup
using the Metabones adapter
so all I have to do is
attach this Metabone adapter, its Mark IV
which has slightly improved interior
so just attached the adaptert and then you could
put any of your EF or EF-S lenses
there are also adapters for Nikon lenses, your Leica lenses
basically any vintage or current lenses
you might have in you bag
there you go, I can now shoot with my canon L lens
Without any hitch
Although the focus is much, much slower
but you can always shift to manual focus
and just go with that
Thank you for watching this quick video review
here are some of the most noticeable specs for this camera
if you want to read up on my written review please follow the link in the
description
