Sony A7R: First Look with the FE 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar ZA (oddball tonal transitions from lossy compression / 'cooked' file format?)

2013-12-06 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: data compression, Sony, Sony A7R, Sony A7R II, Sony A7R III, Sony mirrorless

Sony Alpha A7R

First look in Guide to Mirrorless at the Sony A7R with the Sony FE 35m f/2.8 Sonnar ZA lens is an apertures series.

Aperture Series: Sony A7R with FE 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar ZE (Agapanthus Berries)

Is the A7R a Nikon D800/D800E replacement on an image quality basis?

Maybe, and maybe not: of some note are certain tonal transitions which caught my eye: excellent image quality overall but the aperture series shows one concern which is discussed in general terms on the Sony A7R file sizes page. It involves Sony’s lossy compression and tonal transitions.

Sony Alpha A7R with Sony/Zeiss FE 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar ZA @ f/5.6