![]() ![]() In everyday portrait sessions and event photography, you shouldn’t have any trouble dealing with autofocus issues. In our experience, we found the a7S II autofocus to be very fast in bright lighting scenarios and moderately fast in dark shooting scenarios. ![]() No more having to guess with exposure meters and no more ‘chimping.’ ![]() It, like all mirrorless cameras, offers a notable advantage to DSLRs, in that users can look through the viewfinder and actually see an accurate example of what the final image will look like. The a7S II is a fantastic camera for casual to semi-pro photography. Sony a7s II Review: Photography Things We Like Despite having a fairly complex tilting mechanism, the camera’s screen can’t flip around to show the person in front of the camera what your framing looks like. The only negative to the screen is the fact that it can’t fold out. Because the a7S II is a mirrorless camera, there’s also an additional monitor in the viewfinder that’s equally fantastic at producing images. The screen on the a7S II does a really good job at displaying images and videos accurately. The screen actually takes up close to 50% of the camera’s entire surface area. The screen isn’t touchscreen, but you can easily navigate the menus using the small scroll wheel. While it’s very common to see a locking dial in modern cameras, I found the one on the a7S II to be a little more difficult to turn than a 5d Mark III or GH4. The only annoying thing that I found in terms of button design is the locking mode-selection dial. I found the exposure wheel to be incredibly helpful when working with auto-ISO settings. The a7S II also features an exposure wheel that allows you to quickly adjust the exposure compensation settings without having to press any buttons. The device is designed in such a way that you can easily hit every button on the camera, except the menu button, with just one hand. The button layout on the a7S II makes a lot of sense and I didn’t have any issues at all finding the buttons. When I first picked up the a7S II, I was worried that it might make my hand sore after shooting with it for a while. However, I shot a ten-hour wedding using the a7S II and I never felt any physical discomfort the entire time I used it. The small design does sometimes work against the a7S II, as you will find your hand in some very strange positions when trying to adjust the various wheels on the camera. In fact, it’s actually much smaller than my cell phone! Ergonomics With a retro design and a metal body, the a7S II is one of the slickest-looking cameras on the market right now. In-Line Exposure Readouts (photo accurate viewfinder). ![]() Here’s what we found: The Sony a7S II: Pros and Cons Pros: We had a chance to get our hands on the new a7S II, so we took it for a test drive and discovered a few interesting things about the new camera. Sony has just recently unveiled an update to a7S: the a7S II, which brings internal 4K, 120fps video, and 169 point autofocus to the already feature-rich camera. When the a7S was released just one year ago, it completely shook up the indie-film industry. Artists were now able to record footage in almost complete darkness with kit lenses. Limit one entry per email address for giveaway duration. One lucky winner will be randomly picked and contacted on December 5, 2015. Contest open worldwide, void where prohibited. Want to win your own a7S II? Enter our ‘ Low-Light Dynamite‘ giveaway today! The Sony a7S II adds some welcome improvements to the already incredible a7S. ![]()
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