Gear & Apps
Sony A7II Mirrorless Camera: Unboxing & A Quick Look at the SteadyShot
On December 11th, 2014, Sony finally released their latest mirrorless camera – the Sony A7 Mark II. Thanks to my friends over at Adorama, I was able to pick up a kit on the release date and shoot this quick unboxing video to show you all that’s included.
First Impressions
After owning the A7 the new a7II is definitely an update worth considering. The placement of the shutter button makes it a lot easier to reach and the grip on this camera just feels a lot better in my hand than the original A7. I’m still amazed that a camera of this size and weight can actually create images that rival high end DSLRs.
I’ve only had the camera for a few hours, but I wanted to take some sample images to show you how well the new SteadyShot feature works on the Sony a7II. A full camera review as well as some studio images will be coming soon.
Did you recently purchase this camera? What’s your experience been with it so far? Sound off in the comment section below!
Thank you for this video!
I got mine yesterday and all I can say is WOW. I am. Nikon shooter and this little beast could make me consider a change. Huge difference from my A7r. I normally use these cameras when I travel due to the size, weight and my needs. But professionally this could be a game change. Sony hit it out of the park on this one. Just need a battery grip now.
I agree 100%. I’m looking out for that grip as well. Are you using your Nikon glass on it?
Miguel, please do us a favor and do a crude ‘keeper rate’ study with the body IS to see how effective it is:
1) Pick a focal length and start shooting a stationary target handheld at 1/[focal length] shutter speed. Take 10 with the IS on and 10 with it turned off. Track how many in-focus shots you have.
2) Slow the shutter by a factor of two. Re-do Step 1.
Rinse and repeat and you’ll be able to make a rough statement like “I get a similar keeper rate with the IS turned on as a shutter [2x, 4x, 8x] as long.” That would be very handy for prospective A7 II buyers!
It also might be interesting to add the additional variable of how IS *on the lens* affects the results, does / does not ‘stack’ with body IS, etc.
Those are some great ideas! I’ll definitely keep this in mind when I do my more in depth review.
They pretty much changed anything I was concerned about, man this thing looks sweet!
It’s definitely a sweet camera. I can’t wait to show off everything this little camera is capable of!