Sony A7rII dynamic range still higher than that of the new Nikon D850

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First a note: I hate Sony vs Nikon fanboy posts. And I think the D850 is a great camera. There is more than just sensor performance ok?

Photons to Photons estimated the Nikon D850 Dynamic range and I am a bit surprised to see that the three years older Sony A7rII is beating the new Nikon on nearly all ISO settings except ISO 64. That’s actually where the A7rII has a “fake” ISO setting (read Jim Kasson post about this).

We will see if this “estimation” will be confirmed by further real world testing. But this indicates that maybe Sony did not share to Nikon their ultra-best tech? And what can we expect from the 2018 A7r mark III model?

Wish list for the A7rIII: Add “real” 64 ISO :)

Our reader Yannick sent me this:

I have an article that I absolutely wanted to share with you. I have made a 2 Years With The Sony A7R II Review:
I thought it could be great to see how it fares these days after all the hype is gone, and to see if there are even alternatives to it after such a long time.
I’ve included many image samples which are, as always, in fully uploaded so ppl can check out the meta data and pixel peep them. :)
They are all real life family and vacation pics.
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New low price on the Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 E-mount lens

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The Rokinon 50mm 1.2 APS-C E-mount lens sells for $379 at BHphoto and Amazon. This is the lowest price ever on this lens.

Today only you  save $350 on the late 2016 Macbook model sold by BHphoto:

Reminder: $20 off on the Sony SF-G 128GB card sold by Amazon (Click here).

Trade-in deals:
Up to $500 trade-in credit for the Sony A9-A7 at Adorama, Bhphoto and BuyDig.

New Camera savings:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$200 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

New Lens and accessory savings:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon, Focuscamera.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the HVL-F43M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$100 off on the HVL-F60M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC1EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony ECM-CG60 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100 underwater housing at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Beginner’s Guide to Building a Better Sony Alpha Camera Kit

Best Compacts and Mirrorless Cameras 2017 (Backscatter).
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Sharpness Tests (Lensrentals).
Color Theory and Photography: A Primer (Explora).
10 Predictions About the Future of Photography (PetaPixel).
Making Visible Watermarks More Effective (Google Blog).
Industar 50mm F3.5 Review (Vintagelensesforvideo)
Sony a6000 Low Light Concert Photography (Jason Vong)

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Sony Tidbits…

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REVIEW: Tokina Firin 20mm f/2 wideangle lens for Sony A7 A9 cameras

Rokinon 14mm AF review by Nic Taylor.
Seven Pocketable Point-and-Shoots for your Next Adventure (Explora).
Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro review-so-far (CameraLabs).
Sony’s FS5 is a Peak Performer Behind the Scenes of True North (Sony Blog).
a9- Ein kleiner Erfahrungsbericht (Sony CH)
Godox A1 smartphone flash trigger officially released, costs $70 (Dpreview).

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

 

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