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first impressions I would say yes to the A7r II being worth the difference if you can afford it. All else, ports, housing, lenses will be the same. I just got the A7r II so I will need some time to evaluate the up sides v cost. But excellent AF in a new legue for mirrorless cameras.Wow thanks Phil. Is it front heavy? Is the lens itself heavy? cheers
The lens is very well made with weather sealing and yes it weights as much as a FF DSLR lens. The port is made to hold a good bit of air making the system very well balanced with the float arms pictured.
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Hi Phil Thoughts on A7II versus A7RII underwater? thanks. Worth price difference?
Hi Phil,
I have the 90mm macro for the A7 and I am curious what focus mode and focus point setting you used? I have two Sea and Sea strobes I use in manual and curious to what power you set them at. Awesome photos btw!
Hi Phil,
Did you try any close-up diopters when using the S90? I bought a S90 for my NEX7 rig for it's longer reach and hopefully faster auto-focus than what my Canon 60 set-up provides, only to discover the S90 would not focus lock with a close-up diopter (a FIT +5, and more so, a Aquatica +10). The NEX7 and S90 focused quickly and accurately by themselves, but with the close-up lenses on, the auto-focus barely functioned at all to the point of being unusable. The Canon 60 with a Metabones adapter actually focused accurately and faster….hard to beleive. The S90 just kept passing the focal point and hunting back and forth no matter what setting I put the lens or the camera on.
Needless to say, I was disappointed. Reef said my Aquatica +10 and FIT +5 weren't up to snuff and an SMC-1 would work better. I just received an SMC-1, but have not run any tests yet, nor can I test it underwater without a port. Personally, I'm getting the feeling the S90's optics doesn't play well with closeup lens or the contrast focus on the NEX7 doesn't work well with the lens + diopter, even though without the diopter it's fast and rock solid, so I think it's the optics.
I'm sticking with my Canon 60/NEX set-up for the time being because I can use auto or manual focus. Hope to surface test the SMC-1 on the S90 shortly. I'm not all that hopeful it will work better, since it's designed to be used underwater.
Until the Nauticam Sony APS-C housings get a manual focus port for the S90, I would be careful buying such a set-up for NEX, as auto focusing can be quite a challenge. Maybe I just got a bad lens? I'm curious if anyone else has had success or problems with auto-focus using a close-up lens on the Sony 90 macro on FF or APS-C?
Marshall