My Honest Thoughts, SONY a7R5 - Long Term Review
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- After a bit more than 6 months and about 50000 photos later, I have my verdict on the Sony a7R5 or a7RV. It is a fantastic camera, but with a few things I personally could find to be better.
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0:00 - Long term review
0:36 - Those pesky mega pixels!
2:42 - What's in front of the camera
3:15 - A few thoughts on video features
4:43 - L-brackets or...
6:22 - Sensor protection
7:58 - Another annoyance
9:20 - The infamous error message
10:05 - Flip-flop screen
10:46 - Benefitting from custom buttons
12:00 - Pixel shift
12:10 - Build-in focus stacking
12:58 - Final verdict
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I've never had to clean my sensor in any of my cameras because I point my camera down when I change lenses and I change them quickly. Watching you wave that camera around with no cap on the camera keeps bothering me.
I’ve had the A7RV for half a year like you and I shoot in uncompressed RAW. Love the camera so much and the quality of the photos. I’ve had no issues processing the files in Lightroom on Windows 11, 16GB RAM on a i7 8700K. I do run Windows and Lightroom on an NVME drive and that has a positive impact on speeds. I’d say there is a possible bottleneck on your system that is causing your speed issues and not necessarily because of the Intel based chip.
Denoise for me takes less than 30 seconds.
I’ve recently in the last two weeks upgraded my system to i7 13700K 64GB RAM with my same 3080 GPU. I’m also using a dedicated SSD each for Lightroom catalogue exclusively and another for the photos. Runs even better than it did before and I was pretty happy with it.
Nice video! It would be nice if you made a video sharing your button and memory settings. Just got the 7Rv a few weeks ago, and trying to figure out all the possibilities with the buttons and memory.
It's your desktop 3080 that is way more powerful than his mobile 3070. That makes the difference. Also, desktop cpu vs laptop cpu.
BUY MAC M2 and its all good.
Very interesting review, looking forward to your future videos. I loved that LE shot of the waterfall at the end🤩
I was chatting with a Sony Rep about the features of the A7RV and he said that the shutter protection of the sensor sounds like a good idea, BUT strongly advised NEVER to use it. He said that the shutter mechanism is both very delicate and so expensive to replace that is should is best left retracted and not exposed to any possible touching or deposits. The "sensor" , on the other hand, is very easy and cheap to clean if it gets something on the glass covering. Something to consider.
Absolutely true
I also talked to a Sony Master Rep. and he said the shutter protection feature is a great thing and it was finally good to have in the cameras. Just important you don’t touch the shutter when changing lenses but who tf does that anyway. So who is most correct?
@@chrispoulsen_ Hi Chris, I have used my A7Riii for 5 years, out in the field, without any issues with stuff on the sensor. If I upgrade to the A7Rv, it is great to have choices available, but considering the risks of using the shutter to protect the sensor, or not, I'll choose to protect the shutter first and just clean the sensor if necessary. Cheers, Phil
A strong shutter cover would be great.
Wonder how cheap and easy it would be to have a small negative field generator kinda tied in the deeper part of the sensor bay. kinda like an opposing static charge. And how effective that might be. 🤔
Great video !
I had missed it at the time of release, and I really like the format, as you honestly mention the weaker (and even sometimes annoying) points of the camera just as much as its great points. Well done
I’m quite curious about the 7R5 thanks man for the review ✌️
Thanks for honest review. I have this model and I’ve spent far more time learning & configuring it than any previous camera. Yet I probably only use 15% of all the features.
7:30 My personal feeling is that the sensor protection feature sounds nice, but may not really be worth using. First, the shutter is actually way more fragile than the sensor, so while you may be saving some time and effort to clean the sensor, you're also risking damaging the shutter. And even if the shutter does block dust from getting on the sensor, unless you actually clean the shutter, that dust still remains INSIDE your camera body. So each time you release the shutter, that dust is getting moved around in there, and is likely to end up on your sensor anyway (or worse, someplace else that might actually damage the camera). Add that to your issue with not being able to use electronic shutter, and it just doesn't seem worth it, to me.
(I also find that it takes a few moments to actually engage after shutting the camera down, which for me, just slows down the lens-changing process)
I enjoy using the custom save modes with my A7iv and my R7. One thing I encounter is that if I make any settings changes to the camera as I'm moving around at a location and the camera goes to sleep or I turn it off and turn it back on, the settings revert back to that custom mode instead of whatever settings I'm using the moment before. For that reason I've been using my #2 custom setting to save whatever settings I'm using at that location at any given time. I'll save my settings after I get them where I want them to number #2 and keep shooting. If the camera goes to sleep or I turn it off to change batteries and turn it back on, it returns to those exact settings I was just using.
Yes, please do a review of this horizontal/vertical thingy 😁
Besides the custom modes you can also set custom recall settings and assign to a button of your choice. I use it when I shoot landscapes and suddenly see an interesting bird flying by. I press and hold a specific button on my A7R III, which completely change the behavior of the camera (shutter speed, aperture, iso, focus mode and so on). It makes it super quick to change from "slow" photographing to action. When the button is released everything resets to whatever previous settings I had. Sony is king when it comes to customization of the camera.
My R6 has the same features
Yes, on the A7R5 the shutter can be set to close when powered off in electronic shutter mode. Compared with my previous A7R's I get significantly less dust. In dusty environments I prefer to carry two bodies to minimise changing lenses. Once I damaged a sensor glass cover but Sony UK did a fine job replacing it at moderate cost.
I too rarely feel that 42mp is too small but, when cropping hard, 61mp is marginally better. I sold my A7R4 and kept the A7R3 as my second body.
One benefit you did not mention of the A7R5 is the 8x stabilisation which is simply excellent - 1/3 sec shots at 50mm of waterfalls or interiors etc reliably sharp. Take 3 shots at 1 sec and usually one or two are sharp. Leave the tripod behind on a hike! The better stabilisation on the mark V is the main difference I notice compared to the mark 3. I find the 16-shot pixel shift not worth using but the 4-shot mode does marginally improve resolution/clarity - when shot on a tripod. Focus stacking works well.
It may not suit you but I built a desktop PC with Intel i9 13900 CPU, with a very fast SSD NVME (Crucial T700 today rated highly) fitted as C: drive and a pretty fast but cheaper set of NVME (Samsung 980, today 990 available) to store the files in use, plus a graphics card for GPU processing. I use an older but still decent Nvidia 1600Ti but I see in the comments below newer, faster cards give better results - my next upgrade? For storage and backups I use large-capacity (8-16tb) HDDs. Both Capture One and Photoshop are pretty quick, it's not an issue to process 61mp files - even 3gb pano files (DNG or Tiff or PSD) are manageable on the above system. Benchmark test shows this setup is significantly faster than the latest Apple computers when running Photoshop, but that may not apply to laptops which require low-power consumption CPUs.
The exception is the new Photoshop noise reduction but I expect Adobe to do something to speed up future versions, and a new GPU in my PC may help.
I'm interested to know more about your experience with the camera collar ring
Hi Mads, great video! Quick question regarding your workflow and the management of big files: do you import all your photos directly into Lightroom, or you cull first in Photo Mechanic or another app? Thanks!!
Imagine sony adopting a pixel binning algorithm where it is default 24MP and if you want to unpack the high res, you could process it back to 60-80 MP. 4 pixel into 1. Clearly I live in a dream world.
Mads, I'm about to upgrade form the R3 to the R5, I wonder if you have such issues with file size, why don't you use the mraw format? much smaller files.
About the mechanical shutter, are you certain it's what causing the reduced sharpness? have you tried a 5 second delay? I assume this is with longer focal length?
Also, how does it perform with 3rd party lenses? I have the sigma 150-600 as well as the tamron 28-75..
That’s memory and processing time is a very important info. Thanks for sharing !
Really pleased with my a7rv and find it much more enjoyable to use than the earlier r series, which is unexpected given that it’s an update rather than new design. I have not experienced any shutter shock.
The Smallrig collar has its own button to operate the lens release, which is tricky on the others I have seen. I find it much more convenient than the L bracket, which has to be released and tightened again every time you change orientation. I don’t have evidence in my photos yet, but I’m pretty certain that the L bracket is more rigid, so for windy conditions it stays on my camera.
A review of the circular L bracket would be good. Does it work with Capture clip?
Does that portrait/landscape mode ring collar scratch up your lenses?
I use the A7IV which also has the articulating screen and struggle a bit to use it with My L-bracket attached. I have had to offset the bracket some 5mm from the body to articulate the screen in portrait mode and also do some twisting and turning of the screen to use it In landscape mode. But I guess that's just the way it is. I also use the M1, M2 and M3 settings all the time. M1 for quick and easy, M2 for landscape and M3 for fast paced action. Works really well. Thanks for another great video.
You are absolute right about the megapixel in a machine like this. I sold my DSLM and all the glas. Now I only use a Leica Q3 with 28mm. In this machine 60 MP make sense, because I use cropping a lot. A 50mm crop has 19 MP. That‘ enough for me and I’m on tour with light weight and don‘t have to change glasses!
I have the A7RV. I just invested in a new Mac M2 Studio Ultra. It works like lightning on these big files. Denoise just takes a few seconds.
Great video thank you. I'm really surprised that you find the 61mp feature as such an issue. The beauty of the Sony A7RV - for me - is that you don't need to struggle with editing and storing huge 61mp files. It's an amazing 26mp (more than enough) camera for the majority of the time, but the 61mp is there for the occasions you need it.
EDIT: Sorry, just realised I made pretty much the same comment on your other video.
Hey mads, the cleanup of noise in files in Photoshop is GPU limited, higher memory on newer powerhouse GPUs really helps, for a 50mb image my ati 7900xtx 24gb takes like 2-3 minutes at absolute max.
Also, with the Intel processors you can't just say i7... The i7 has been around for years we've everything from an i7 920 in the first gen to things like the i7 13700k, in a more recent gen 👍👍
It really is unreasonable that you have to buy such a high end gaming rig just to get lightroom to run smoothly. It's a software optimization issue more than hardware.
@@stephangauthier911unfortunately you are just wrong , if you want performance you have to pay for the hardware to do that.
Remember these are files from a professional grade camera.
It's frustrating I agree but it's absolutely not just about software optimization when dealing with gpu intensive tasks and working with large file sizes.
Came to the comments to either write this or look for someone staying this.
It's incredibly frustrating when professionals in other fields, in this case photography and talk about computers with total confidence yet zero knowledge.
And I hate to say it but the statements made in this video regarding computers are the words of a Mac user with no idea about the tech they are using and only how to utilize it as a tool for their professional work.
You dont need that much performance for simple photo editing that used to work great before they started adding shit and perpetuating their habit of bad optimization. Lightroom has been known for this for quite some time now.
@@stephangauthier911 yes how dare they add new features that we all use and wanted.
How dare they use more computational power to run and process these features.
You are welcome to test your theory and use any software you like on whatever hardware setup you have access to.
Best of luck 🤙
How is the weather sealing? Is there a big improvement from A7RIII?
do you use srgb or adobe rgb? Very nice video!
Cross over from the dark side into the light side Mads and get on the Mac platform 🙂. Interesting to hear your thoughts and the shutter cover not closing over in silent mode is a strange one indeed and as you say hopefully a Firmware update can resolve the issue. Will definitely look at the rotating collar as I my only gripe about my L-Bracket is it inhibits the movement of my articulating screen on my Canon in Landscape mode and in portrait mode there is less to grip on the arca swiss mount due to a small gap in the L-Bracket to accommodate the screen.
Hi Peter, in regards to the 30 fps topic - have you tried to run it on NTSC instead of PAL?
In my A7R4 it works for reveal 30fps. Hope this would help :)
And regarding the RAW files size - what about the low RAW options in R5? In mine R4 there are no smaller RAWs, only Compressed and Uncompressed, but in R5 one of the main changes were exactly adding small, medium and large size uncompressed RAWs.
Greetings for your extraordinary work!
Hi, sorry but I don't find the link for the circular bracket for Sony lens (there is only a link for the L bracket that I already own) can you add it? Thanks
As far as shutter shock is concerned, can you use electronic first curtain? That should still give you the benefits of silent shutter but also a closed curtain at the end. Not sure - not a Sony user.
HI Mads, I have an HP Omen laptop which is designed for gaming. The graphics card processes really fast. I don't usually use Lightroom Denoise but I did once just to try and it took about 30 seconds. With layers some of my Photoshop files exceed 2Gb and I have no problems (saving them takes a while)
Hey @MadsPeterIversen awesome video as always. I only disagree on one point: I’d much rather get dust particles or snow on the sensor, which is much more resistant than people think and also quite easy to clean, than risk damaging the shutter, which is super delicate! What do you think?
Is the IBIS doesn't work for the mechanical shutter shake? Hmm that would be a major flaw for Sony. Also you still can't do more than 30sec long exposure in electronic shutter mode? Thought that can be updated by the firmware?
Tx very Mads. Just got the a7r5 and its abit overwhelming. This was very helpful
8:00 actually, you can set the shutter to close while in silent mode (atleast on the a7iv). Shooting -> Shutter/silent -> Silent mode settings -> target function settings ->shutter when pwr off -> not target.
A bit of an adventure to try and find it but thought it could be useful :)
Great video!
Thanks ! It's work very well !
Yes ! Thanks .
Thanks!
Given your issue with file sizes and the fact that you are happy with cameras that have significantly less megapixels I'm curious as to why you don't just choose to shoot with one of the other lossless RAW choices (medium or small) that the A7R5 offers? Great channel BTW.
What radio remote trigger/shutter release you use with a7r5?
Hvad CPU sidder du med helt præcist? For der er stor forskel på CPU'er samt bærbar vs stationær.
The AI noise reduction is working flawlessly for me with 40 MP! It takes about 5 seconds, but this is mainly because its being accelerated by a RTX 3080.
You are right with the denoise. LR process is time consuming. So I use DXO Pure Raw 3. Process all the images in Prime mode. Select the best ones during processing and then use Prime XD on those few. Outstanding results.
If you end up switching from Windows to Mac, please share a detailed video on the process of migrating the Lr catalog and files and everything required to achieve an exact mirror copy. I’m very interested as I have a strong desire to ditch Windows for good. But nervous as I am not aware of a photographer who went thru the process to get feedback from.
I went in a different direction, I suspect that you have an old computer, my configuration is an Intel 13600K processor, 32 GB DDR5, 32 GB, 6000MHz, CL30 and an old RTX 2070 card noise reduction on this set takes 30 seconds, I will anticipate the question yes I have Sony RV. I think it's a waste of money for the M1 or M2, my upgrade cost me $900 including MSI 850W PSU, MSI watercooler, MSI Z690 motherboard and new MSI case. I am satisfied with the results of computing power for photo processing.
Regards
Hi. Yes, please review that orientation ring! :)
I have the absolutely same high megapixel problem. I have a Canon 5Ds, 52 megapixels, and a 2019 Intel i5 MacBook Pro editing my photos in ON1. It is really difficult for my MacBook to process my images to a point I’m bot editing anymore. I’m saving now to upgrade to a M2 machine.
I love your face at 9:18, when you say - don't you think.
The Atoll also has a Peak Design mount compatible with their capture clip. Really useful.
Just thought I would add that I own the A7rv and have 0 issues with photo and video editing software when it comes to lag or crashing due to file size. I have an Intel 13900k and a 2080ti. So not all intel systems have issues. I use lighteoom classic, photoshop, and premiere pro.
Hey Mads, I too bought A7R5 to replace my A7R3. Do you find the articulate screen a bit wobbly or loose? Mine is loose out of the box like the tiny screws on the articulating screen and not tighten enough.
Sounds like Sony should do a fix under warranty
hello again Mad, the simultaneous translator is already working, let's see when you come to the north of Spain and you will see what epic photos are and by the way you will discover the local gastronomy. continue with your videos that are fantastic and one question: you will not have tried the sony 20-70 by chance. greetings.
I also have the Atoll bracket and like you I find my liking for it "mixed". It has some things I really like and some I hate.
other reviewers have pointed out a massive green color shift taking place starting from about iso 3200, is that the case ? how to remove it ?
If you shoot in RAW-M, the file size is not an issue , I process my rw in a Mac Studio with MAX M1 and the Denoise is done in less than 20 sec
I use a Dell Xps17" i9 with capture one and Topaz.
No problem with performance using full incompressed RAW.
If I get A7RV as my first camera with 70-200mm F4 macro G ii and just use standard Yellow iPhone 15 to shoot closer things with its 13mm, 26mm and 52mm, is it good setup if I'm just hobbyist with good understanding of photography and compositions who want to enjoy shooting and use for personal products shots too? I choose Sony over other brands because they have the lens with unique feature I want like super tele with macro ability that I mentioned, power zoom lens and standard zoom that start from ultra wide 20mm and I love Sony as a brand too. I choose this over A7CII/R because of its good EVF and 4 ways tilt screen and smaller body don't give benefit with big lens other than weight saving and people still notice you have a camera, A7RV is like just as small but with a big EVF attached. Should I get another lens right away, I have the 16-35mm F4 PZ G in mind, or I should get something faster and prime that still light weight on gimbal? I don't really care for bokeh, that tele will able to do it too if I want to, I like my photos and videos to have story and creativity and not blur out the contexts.
Also, have you wonder why put so many effort just to take photos and videos and not just use phone camera to record here and there if it's not your primary work and also your content not all will get pass down and value later?
And what camera setup you bring in everyday life and travel, some people use less bulky and performance camera for their own life but use fancy gears for clients and travel, why, isn't everyday life is most parts of our life and important too?
My dream camera, saving money right now to switch from the a7iv to this one
My Windows 10 PC processes AI Noise Reduction, (61Mp files (A7RIV)), in under 2 minutes (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, AMD Radeon RX580 8GB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHZ RAM).
Seems like the 61Mp files are not the problem. "Thermal Throttling" may be an issue, the CPU fan on my pc goes into overdrive while processing AI Noise Reduction.
Hello, Mads. Any improvement on how mechanical shutter affects sharpness? I knew 61mpx are not forgiven at all with trepidation but the fact that happens even on a tripod worries me…
I use a intel i9 12th generation, rtx2070 and 32gb ram and don't have problems in LR. Even the new denoise is done in several minutes. There is something wrong with your system i guess.
I use the A7RV since November 2022 and my biggest issues are battery life and inconsistens in auto white ballace and sometimes the camera freezes in burst mode.
I really benefit from having the possibility to use the high resolution. For example for macro work. Also its great to use the medium m raw and swap to apsc mode with a button press and have the same resolution.
I would never give up on my L bracket, as it also protects the camera and improves the ergonomics.
I never had any issues with shutter vibrations.
I love the Faroes, thank you for sharing about the camera, i'm at the door like a dog waiting for mine to come in the mail.
I sorted out the size issue using the crop function all the time and still have a comfortable 26megapixels resolution. With that the files size drop significantly
I've had this body for 7 months. I am a photographer and have never been loyal to just one brand. I would recommend Sony to study how the Olympus focus stack mechanism work to learn something. Another thing I would say to Sony and all other manufacturers is that you can't make many camera models and then put them in competition with each other because at the end out these Frankenstein.
I thought you could adjust the image size; Small, Medium, or Large.
Hi Bro!!
I have A7R3, before had Fuji XT3 with flipscreen, and sometimes i need the flipscreen. My biggest problem the screen. I think my next camera A7R5... 😅 ;) A7R5 has lot of new useful features, focus stacking etc. But the price little high for me. 😬. I need some lens, now i have 24-105 and Batis 85 1.8, would like gm 70-200 with tc or 100-400, prime 35 1.8 or Sigma Art 35 1.4, and 90mm or Sigma 105 macro. After change the camera... 😅
Hej Mads
Spændende video og god info. Lyder jo til at man skal genoverveje sit køb af A7R V. Jeg er klar over at filerne er gigantiske, men har hørt mange skyder i lossless og dermed nøjes med 26 megapixels, men ja så går pointen måske lidt af det. Står virkelig og overvejer det kraftigt 😄
My M1 Macbook Air (2020) with 16 GB of RAM needs exactly 32 seconds to denoise an a7rV image in DXO Photolab 6 Elite using DeepPrime XD, while I'm having simultaniously other programs running in the background. This is my first Mac and I can't see myself changing back to anything else if Apple continues to deliver.
I fully agree with the comment on the new Macbooks. I have both the A7RV and the Macbook Pro 16 inch M1 Max (24 core), 64 gb ram, and 1 tb ssd. Opening pictures (i.e. 1.000) is so fast, you do not feel any slowdown. Really nice :) expensive, but very useful.
Opening and loading pictures is one thing, but when it struggles with simple masking and denoising, ouch. These are features that used to be smooth even on older rigs.
Lightroom is such an unoptimized piece of software.
Please add a link to that hotshoe cover. Is it the Nikon BS-3?
Yes it is :)
1:46 Can you give me your system aspects please?
I'm a beginner photographer but I'm good at electronics
Maybe something is wrong with this number it's not normal.
Hay Mads, would love to your thoughts on the Atoll camera coller, mainly interested in the cons. Thanks
It's not particularly stable compared to a traditional L-bracket and lens collar on a long lens, so I am not really using it anymore.
@@MadsPeterIversen Thanks for the information, was considering it, but will hold off. Thanks Cheers. 😊
The lr performance issues on windows is part of the reason I won’t upgrade from my Fuji x-s10 to a new higher mp sensor from Fuji or Sony (the other is I have no need for more mp’s, 26 provides so much detail that I’ve printed 24x36 with no issues). It’s so bad that even with 26mp Fuji files I pretty much use my ridiculous 11900 3080 gaming/editing hybrid desktop for uploading files to adobe cloud and use my m1 iPad Pro for 90% of my editing needs. Pretty much only use the pc for ai denoise and advanced masking tools not yet available in lr mobile. Adobe really needs to fix the sluggish pc performance.
Adobe LR and Photoshop still struggle with the Sony A7IV on my M1 MacBook Pro. It made me go “do I really want an R series”. I mean yes but for the 8 stops of IBIS but that’s about it
I can only speak as a Canon R5 user but boy am I glad that it has a curtain shutter that works all the time. I've had the camera 15months and despite multiple changes of lenses not had any sensor dust issues. Compared to people like Gavin H. who is on about sensor dust all the time on his A7Riv I feel really lucky. I see others on here have different opinions which they are entitled to but I personally don't want dust on my sensor or to have to keep cleaning it. There are rumours the R5 MkII will be north of 60MP but for all the reasons you say I've no great desire to deal with that size of files so will probably stay with the current model like you did with your A7Riii.
I think your take on the hs vs s codec from sony was wrong, its not that you double your file size shooting the smaller codec at 60p but rather if you shoot 60fps @100mbs vs 30fps @100mbs for 2 second recording both files will be same size, but the 60mbs would have half the data per frame. i too hate this on the sony though. i love to shoot 30fps not 24 and not 60 as im on an a7iv which has a notable crop at 60p
I shoot in Lossless Compressed (M) and am fine with the 26MP image. The great thing is that anytime I go into APS-C mode, it shoots the same resolution. If I really need the extra resolution, I manually switch to uncompressed. It's like have 2 cameras in 1! I bought it for the EVF and 4-Axis screen alone - I don't need more than 26MP most of the time.
I'm not having any issues with my 61MP (120MB) files ... transfers very quickly to my PC (AMD 7950X, 64GB RAM, AMD 7900XTX) fast M.2 2TB and NAS 36TB. 60 FPS is pretty normal these days, especially for CZcams content, agree very large file size. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Few thoughts, the resolution can really only be fully enjoyed on a handful of lenses that have enough resolving power to handle the 61mp sensor. Lenses like the 35mm 1.4GM shine on the a7r5/4. Another though is that the m1 is necessarily the end-all solution to slow editing speeds. Intel i7's, and every other highest-end consumer grade processors are dual channel, while the m1/2 has I believe up to 24 channels? AMD and Intel both makes processors that with similar bandwidth capabilities, but all of the common dual channel processors will always struggle.
That gadget that you put around the lens (or lens mount?) to be able to flip the camera, I'd like a review of that indeed.
How well does it work with different lenses of different size?
How stable is the full construction? Does it contribute to camera shake in long exposures?
How secure does it feel?
Etc.
I use the one made by Smallrig. It's superior because it has a full length plate matching the bottom camera plate, and an anti rotation pin. SmallRig Rotatable Horizontal-to-Vertical Mount Plate - It also moves the arca mount forward almost like a lens collar, so that my a7rv with a long heavier lense, such as the 90mm macro, balances better.
@@rphandler Thanks for the info.
I haven't yet found it at my favourite camera store online but will look into it!
@@TimvanderLeeuw Many stores have it (I bought from B&H). One caveat: The newest Tamron lenses have a USB-C port protruding near the lens mount and will not fit in the cylindrical opening of these new brackets (probably not in any brand of rotating bracket). My Tamron 70-180 and 28-200 are fine, indeed the balance using these lenses on a tripod is excellent using the Smallrig bracket, much nicer than with an L-bracket.
@@rphandler I made a search and it appears that this accessory is Sony specific.
Too bad for me, I don’t shoot with Sony!
What are you waiting for with updating your Mac(s)? We're now onto the M2. Comparing to Intel it's unbelievable the difference. Invest in a Mac Studio for home, and a MacBook Pro for the road.
Not sure if someone has already posted this, but have you turned on GPU acceleration in LR? I can do 60 mega pixels in 2 minutes. I have an Nvidia 1660ti GTX card, Intel i7, 16GB Ram. I think that acceleration might be your problem.
Thanks, it actually turned out that I had two GPU's and one over-ruled the other (fast one), so had to turn it off to make it work :)
My Sony A7R5 seems to produce high noise regardless of setting.
In any setting compared to my DJI Inspire 3 & Sony A1 other full frame cameras
Anybody have any idea on why this could be?
I just got the new Alfie L bracket from 3 Legged Thing.
Works a treat.
I ran into the same issue when I upgraded from a7R III to a7R IV. The larger files made a huge difference in the editing process. The a7R IV was the reason I bought a desktop. Denoising on my laptop was indeed 40mins per image, now on the desktop it is ~30sec. I was not expecting such a big difference in my editing workflow going from 42 to 60MP.
What's your rig now?
@@stephangauthier911 Nothing too crazy. I believe it's got a Ryzen 7 5800X, RTX3060Ti and 32GB of fast RAM. My main use for it is photo editing and it works real nice for that.
@@JvHB97 the only use my pc sees is lightroom lol. I hate having to buy a powerful gaming rig just to have lightroom to feel smooth with masks. 3060ti was the sweet spot I was aiming for.
Still a 1600cad PC :-/
@@stephangauthier911 Got a good price on mine second hand. Photography is not a cheap hobby I'm afraid, at least not when you like the nice stuff 😅.
Lightroom Denoise - with the RTX 3070 laptop GPU it should take about 30 sec, maybe try new GPU drivers (at least from april 2023).
I have an older PC (2018 i7 9700K, 32GB RAM and newly added RTX 3070), denoise takes 15 min without GPU, but with added GPU just 22 sec for single image and under 18 sec for batch processing (61Mpx files).
But the A7RV does NOT have a low pass/anti-alias filter which could potentially allow for sharper image for photography where as the A7IV does.
It is possible that the blur with long exposures is because image stabilization has not been turned off rather than the shutter concern you mention.
Nope, tried both with and without :)
Gavin Hardcastle was getting that "Accessory not recognized" error on his A7R V while shooting waterfalls. Now I know what did it. I'll have to tell him!
If a laptop is a must, look at the newer AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (16 core/32 thread) line. I have a Ryzen 7 7840 (8 core/16thread) and it chews through the uncompressed photos using Capture One and Topaz denoise without any problems and pretty quickly.
I am keeping my 7riii until 7rviii comes out lol I decided I was more interested in getting the sigma 60-600mm instead of upgrading the camera
Disturbing hearing about the shutter issue. I guess I haven't encountered yet. My intel iMac never takes more than 20-25 sec. for LR Denoise. The 61 mpx. size really made me hesitate buying this camera. It's really been useful for wildlife photography.
What about to take the picture in lossless raw L, and then when you import to Lightroom, you convert to DNG, with this you I’ll have smaller file.
If you didn't need the 61mp you should have not bought it. I had an A7RIV with same 61mp sensor since 2019 and love the files. Now I have upgraded to the A7RV. I also have 50mp A1, and 12mp A7SIII. FYI, i have have owned Sony A6500, A7RII, A7RIII, A7III, A9, A7RIV, A1, A7SIII and now A7RV. Every upgrade has been worth it for me. I shoot all subjects around the world, including landscapes. And yes I do use the Nikon hotshoe covers. Sony had their own versions of them that they gave shooters at the Winter Olympics. They should make them available for everyone. Cheers and best to you.
I did explain all the reasons for why I went with the a7R5 in my first video ;)
Wow, I just took about 200 pics with the A7CR (same sensor) and I am using uncompressed raw. I denoised about 20 images in maybe 10 minutes all. I am using an M1 Max, the oldest one and I am not working from the internal SSD but from an USB SSD.
I would luv to see an a7r6 with a 50 mega pixel sensor....I have the a7r4.....and get what you mean about pc....12 cores at 3 GHZ and 64 gb of ram and nvidia graphics card.......recently its become more slow as adobe updates the code in PS and Lightroom.
Oh I've had the "accessory not recognized" message on my a7R5. This issue has *not* been resolved, even when using the Nikon hot-shoe cover. Since i don't use the hot-show for anything, I've taken to using black duct tape. Other than that, I love it. For me, so much better than the a7R4 because I do bird photography and the focussing for such is far superior.
the programs are all optimized for apple, but also amd chips seem a bit better for editing
what's counts for pixel pips nuts , are only the pixels , who care what's in front of the camera ???right or right : )
I can recommend an M1 Mac. I have the Mac Studio with the M1 Max chip. Adobe Lightroom's AI-based noise reduction works quickly enough to not be annoying 🙂. I have 61 megapixel files, too. (A7RIV).
1:50 Wow that is like a 1080p 60hz 30 minute video!
It would be awesome if you could do a “XXX Camera in 202X” although I understand the importance of reviewing the newest technology, maybe it could help a ton of people doing your thing but with cameras under $400, which is what most beginner photographers start with, it could inspire them and not say stuff like “I wish I had X to do X”