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Sony - Alpha a7R Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(33 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 33 reviews
5 Stars
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1 Star
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84%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Sony - Alpha a7R Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - Black
Customer Rating
3
Get simple Sony.
on September 26, 2014
Posted by: ieye
Sony is to be commended very highly in creating some real category breaking products in the last few years and I have been the owner of several. The NEX series was a great breakthru in size, features, and quality and the A7R is an amazing piece of technology bringing such a high pixel sensor in such a small form. However, that being said, the ergonomics is terrible (and this was largely the case with the NEX series too. It is too easy to hit the wrong button on the A7R and then you find yourself with a new and unwanted colour balance, or switched to movie mode, or with a display mode that you never asked for and never wanted and by the time you figure out how to correct it (going into badly designed menus) the shot is long gone. Aside from the frequency of the above, the other problems are in no especial order: Terrible start up time (and unlike my Canons the battery life is too insufficient to just leave the camera on all the time); Which leads to the second problem which is the terribly insufficient battery. Even tho I always have a second battery with me, to feel truly secure, one must carry at least 4 to be up to the standard set by my Canon cameras single battery, then there is the terrible and unnecessarily loud and prolonged shutter sound. Why there can't be a silent shutter given this is a mirrorless camera (as is very well achieved by my Fuji x100s or at least a queiter shutter option is beyond me. It is as if Sony thinks photographers want to hear a noisy shutter the way a Harley owner wants his bike to roar. I for one, do not. Finally I do not like the placement of the dials - they just do not feel natural or logical in use - instead there is a sense of randomness in their placement and i must keep reminding myself in the field which one does what or going thru a trial and error process to remind myself. Even tho this is a great camera, capable of great pictures, with a great ability to use many lenses with able adapters, I strongly suspect I am going to sell mine soon. I hope Sony eventually learns how to design cameras that are as much a pleasure to use as they are technologically advanced. They need to go back to pre-digital camera design and see what worked then as well as what is best of class today from the user point of view. Too many features crammed into too small a place added to bad ergonomic design mars what could have been my favourite camera and turns it into a somewhat clumsy mess. Alas.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
Color Issue / Not Resolved
on September 26, 2014
Posted by: iParentesi
The Camera lacks professional Bracketing Options. It is just the Software, nothing else. But a good Bracketing option is in any Semit-Pro Level Camera, except in a sony Camera. Not useable to create HDR-Domes and HDRi Landscape/Architectural Images.
ANSWER FROM SONY: That is how the camera should be. (Invented the wheel new and gave it 16-Edges)
And even worst: The Camera has an color issue, when taking pictures next to each other, in RAW, in Manuel, In same set White-Balance, that the colors or WB is different in these images, so you can not stitch them together, as the tonality does not match.
ANSWER FROM SONY: Use auto WB (This way the colors shot towards ground then horizontal and then to the sky do not even match slightly, they are at a total different WB/Tonality/color. What makes sense, but does not resolve the issue at all)
ANSWER FROM SONY: That is how the camera should be. (Invented the wheel new and gave it 16-Edges)
And even worst: The Camera has an color issue, when taking pictures next to each other, in RAW, in Manuel, In same set White-Balance, that the colors or WB is different in these images, so you can not stitch them together, as the tonality does not match.
ANSWER FROM SONY: Use auto WB (This way the colors shot towards ground then horizontal and then to the sky do not even match slightly, they are at a total different WB/Tonality/color. What makes sense, but does not resolve the issue at all)
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sony.comBy Sony Support, October 1, 2014
Hi iParentesi,
Thanks for your feedback. Kindly contact us through socialsupport@am.sony.com for assistance.
Mitch
Thanks for your feedback. Kindly contact us through socialsupport@am.sony.com for assistance.
Mitch
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
a7r with other lenses.
on September 26, 2014
Posted by: Anonymous
Sony did really great here in producing a camera that (in this case) has 36MP and so far has handled most of my Leica and old Zeiss lenses with real fine results. The marriage of the old art in fine lenses and the latest in high tech for resolving pictures is a great thing. This camera has done it well. There is another camera and maybe more by now out there that offer mirror less, high resolution, full frame, compact, interchangeable lens capability, for more money or less features. This Sony has done it well for me.
I recommend this camera to anyone with a similar situation or just as a good quality camera with high resolution.
I am not a guy who nit picks so this would not be a review. However if you collect older lenses and want to get them back into service with high tech results, this is a great camera. My results have been wonderful.
I recommend this camera to anyone with a similar situation or just as a good quality camera with high resolution.
I am not a guy who nit picks so this would not be a review. However if you collect older lenses and want to get them back into service with high tech results, this is a great camera. My results have been wonderful.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Beautiful Sensor - Great Detail
on September 26, 2014
Posted by: signgrap
Great camera with a wonderful sensor! There are a few things that need improvement. The shutter opens and closes with too much shock, as a result the fabulous detail that this camera can render is softened a bit. You do get usable files but not up to the full potential of the sensor. The auto focus needs to be made faster. There are a number of things that could be fixed in the menus by a firmware update. Overall the best full frame, small camera very small and lightweight which makes it a joy to carry around.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome fantastic camera
on September 26, 2014
Posted by: CoachTaylor72
I have had an A7R for about 6 months.
Its a fantastic camera,photos are awesome. The size and weight are perfect for traveling.
The lens selection is getting better, but ridiculously expensive.
I have been a Canon user and will not duplicate some of the lenses as it is too cost prohibitive.
If they got the quality and price of the lenses in line.
This camera is unbeatable.
Its a fantastic camera,photos are awesome. The size and weight are perfect for traveling.
The lens selection is getting better, but ridiculously expensive.
I have been a Canon user and will not duplicate some of the lenses as it is too cost prohibitive.
If they got the quality and price of the lenses in line.
This camera is unbeatable.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Groundbreaking
on September 14, 2014
Posted by: menion
Amazing landscape camera, high resolution and DR in a small package. Great FE 35 and FE 55 and can use adapted SLR lenses from just about any mount.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Camera!!!
on July 20, 2014
Posted by: Lacroix
Although not perfect but I'm happy to replace my Nikon D800E. I love the ease of use and the light weight aspect of this camera. I've been a Nikon user for 15 plus years and was really skeptical in switching to the Sony A7r. Before selling my beloved Nikon D800E, I did few comparison shoots and found that the only thing going for Nikon was their lens selection, other than that, the A7r was light, as sharp, cheaper, and for me, the video quality was better. Sony wins here but let's hope they have some native Ultra-wide glass for landscapes like a 14-24mm f2.8 soon...
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Best Mirrorless system to date but not perfect
on July 14, 2014
Posted by: viktas
Excellent sensor but different from my 5D3. Colors are cleaner crisper and more dynamic range is a nice touch. Ergonomics work best with battery grip and so does time and amount of shots available on one charge. Four batteries and grip will last 8 hour day shoot. Easy configuration of C1/2/3 buttons. I favor flexy spot for shooting fast lens and accuratecy with clients. Set C1 to flexy settings brinning up display and ability to set postioning with one touch. Also set both a7r and a6000 front wheel to shutter, rear to aperture and scroll wheel on a7r to iso easy, all in menu. Menu was easy to learn but best read manual as I did. will have to try focus peaking since I rearly ever focus manualy but evf works lovely just a bit small. LCD shows noise when zooming in but raw files look great in LR5. coulple of weakness, though. No high speed sync unless set to wireless and use line of sight flash. I use the 20 and 43 flashes for this line of sight or the a6000 pop up works here also. Shutter on a7r can cause movement with longer lenses, mostly past 100mm. takes some practice with my 150mm macro and sony a-mount to e-mount adapter or I can use a tripod and trigger and sitting works great also. I use a a6000 with soon to uptain 10-18, 16-50 works lovely for my youtube files and the 55-210 is very nice. then there's the a7r, 55 f1.8 and adator with 150mm macro lens true 1/1 magnification. Plus grip and two sony flashes. I will need to test 10-18 on a7r since reports are this lens has a range it will work FF on a7r. I dumped all my Canon gear and didn't want to go Nikon but want the portablily of this form factor with such beautiful files. Files are true pro grade. I am also finding I need to change my work flow in LR5 since files seem less saturated but definitely with more dynamic range similar to black magic video files.
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