Image Quality test: Sony A7rIV vs the Sony A7rIII


ISO 50 comparison

Imaging Resource added the Sony A7rIV to their Comparometer Tool. My first impressions:

  1. Of course the new A7rIV produces sharper images
  2. Don’t know why…but on the images posted by Imaging  Resource  the A7rIV colors seem to be more “natural” looking.
  3. At  higher ISO the A7rIV images are  noisier….but still sharper

ISO 6400

Pixel Shift

And Albert Dros tested the A7rIV PIxel  Shift mode:

The 16 shot pixel shift functions works great if you want a crazy amount of detail. Use cases would be architectural photography and still life. I’m not sure if I will use it a lot in the field. To be honest: probably not. But I definitely would like to experiment with this more. The amount of extra detail and resolution you get from the 16 shot pixel shift is too significant to ignore and deserves a try to implement it in my workflow.

Sony a7R IV gallery update: Raw conversions added at Dpreview.
Sony A7R4 in Paris, Brussels and Bangkok with the G Master 2470f/2.8 (Traveljournalist).

Sony A7rIV and new accessories:
Sony A7rIV in USA/CA at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon, BuyDig, Henrys.
Sony A7rIV in EU at Calumet DE, ParkUK, WexUK, Calumet NL.
Sony A7rIV in Asia at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony VG-C4EM grip in USA at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, ParkUK, WexUK.
ECM-B1M Digital Audio Shotgun Microphone at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Park UK.
XLR-K3M Mic at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Park UK.

Focus on that little new gem lens: The 70-350mm APS-C E-mount!

Preorders:
Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
Sony A6100  at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 16-55mm F2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama , FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.

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We were all a bit distracted by the launch of the two new A6600 and A6100 cameras to really focus on the two new APS-C lenses. Personally I believe the launch  of the new 16-55mm and 70-350mm lens is a bigger news :)

Today I will focus on the new 70-350mm APS-C E-mount lens. This is why the lens is so interesting:

1) It’s  the first serious quality wildlife lens for the APS-C shooters
2) In the Full frame E-mount world  you do not  have a 105-525mm zoom option!
3) Usually such kind of lenses from Canon and Nikon comes as 70-300mm lens. Those extra 50mm at the tele end are very welcome for wildlife shooters!
4) The lens isn’t cheap but it’s cheaper than the Sony  FE 70-300mm lens (I  know I am comparingg apple and oranges here)
5)  MFT chart (see below) and image samples posted at Sony.net show the lens delivers an impressive IQ
6) The lens is very lightweight, weather sealed…ideal for outdoor hiking and long time handheld shooting!

I believe if you own an APS-C E-mount camera you should definitely checkout this lens!

 

Images via Dpreview:

Product images:

Ted Forbes: “Sony’s autofocus system is THE reason to buy Sony”

Preorders:
Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
Sony A6100  at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 16-55mm F2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama , FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.

Sony A7rIV versus A7rIII Dynamic Range

Bill Claff  from PhotonsToPhotos measured the  A7rIV dynamic range. He writes:

Slightly behind the ILCE-7RM3 at higher ISO settings.
I don’t think that’s a big deal given the higher resolution.

I  think  this is a great  result if you think the new A7rIV has 50% more resolution. UPDATE: Bill Claff told me the A7rIV  have been normalized to a consistent viewing condition

Sony A7rIV and new accessories:
Sony A7rIV in USA/CA at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon, BuyDig, Henrys.
Sony A7rIV in EU at Calumet DE, ParkUK, WexUK, Calumet NL.
Sony A7rIV in Asia at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony VG-C4EM grip in USA at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, ParkUK, WexUK.
ECM-B1M Digital Audio Shotgun Microphone at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Park UK.
XLR-K3M Mic at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Park UK.

New A6600-A6100 and lens image samples

New image samples:
A6100 with new lens samples at Dpreview.
A6600 sample gallery ay Dpreview.
A6600 with 70-350mm samples at Photographyblog, Fotopolis.pl
A6600 with 16-55mm samples at Photographyblog, Fotopolis.pl
16-55mm first impressions by ThePhoBlographer.

Preorders:
Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
Sony A6100  at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 16-55mm F2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama , FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.

Size comparison with the new Sony 16-55mm and 70-350mm lenses

16-55mm f/2.8 vs Zeiss 16-70mm f/4.0 and the 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

You can now make any  kind of size comparisons at CameraSize.

Preorders:
Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
Sony A6100  at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 16-55mm F2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.
E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama , FocusCamera. In EU at Calumet DE, Park UK, WexUK.

16-55mm f/2.8 vs Fuji 16-55mm f/2.8

Sony 70-350mm vs 55-2100mm and 70-300mm FE

Sony 70-350mm vs Fuji 100-400mm

Note: I am aware  the comparison with the Sony FE lenses are not quite correct because of the equivalence difference :)

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Thanks Gary!