Piet, mark has issues. SERIOUSLY. I have NO intention of engaging in his contest or for that matter, participating in his game.

Nor will I deliberately lie in an attempt to assail or assassinate his character. He obviously has an emotional problem as witnessed by the two unprovoked, rude, and generally juvenile attacks on two different posters in this thread.

No one has anything to prove on this bulletin board, nor is anyone compelled to read or respond to any post. While some people choose to post photographs, others don't. All that means is some people do, while others do not. Nothing more. So no, I won't be posting any pictures here or anywhere else. I apologize if that doesn't help, but there are plenty of photographs out there that can demonstrate what this camera is capable of in the right hands. :thumbup:

I own the Sony a6000 camera but was dismayed to discover post-purchase that it doesn't have IS, unlike all of the A-mt cameras. So I'm thinking of buying the a7 II. So far, I've only bought 3 E-mt lenses, all primes, no teles. Regarding your opinion of the Sony FE 70-200 f/4, have you actually tried it out? If so, how exactly does it disappoint you vis-a-vis a 70-200 f/2.8 lens? I know it's a stop slower, but doesn't changing the ISO compensate? Or is it that the Autofocus on the f/4 is slower as a result?
Thanks,
lev29

One of the better "balanced" lenses on the A7R II. A Sigma 150-500mm shown extended to 500mm and mounted on the A7R II with a Metabones III adapter:


Autofocus is actually quite good with this combo; about the same as using the lens on my Canon 60D. Good enough for wildlife; probably not birds on wing, although birds on a tree are ok :). Works quite nicely in low light conditions both on a tripod and handheld. For handheld I normally push the ISO to the 800-3200 range, although I've used 12800 with the combo with acceptable (at least I captured a picture) quality.

All EOS to E-mount adapters, however, are not created equal! The Metabones III has been the best one I've tested todate; works with all of my Canon, Sigma and Tamron EOS mount lenses. I have a Metabones IV on order.

The Kenko 1.4x teleconverter also works with the Metabones III and passes lens info from all my Canon lenses but only works in manual mode with my Sigma and Tamron lenses.

I've also tested a few other adapters. The Commlite adapter does not pass any Sigma lens info to the camera and does not like my older Canon lenses but works reasonably well with new Canon lenses. The Fotodiox adapter, my newest, sporadically hangs with the Sigma lens and older Canon lenses but works quite well with newer Canon lenses. The King adapter, the first one I acquired, works well with my newer Canon lenses but does not like Sigma, Tamron or older Canon lenses. Strangely the Commlite & King adapters work better with my A7S & A7 II than they do with the A7R II?

When an adapter/lens combo is working well the autofocus is about the same speed as (a touch slower than) native lenses on the A7R II. This is a HUGE improvement over adapted lenses on the A7S, A7R and A7 II, where autofocus was slower than manual focus!

Just a few notes/comments...

bwa

I found a Brian Smith book on Amazon that I ended up ordering. I have the Help Guide which is nice for quick glances if I have a question, but that's not really what I was looking for. I appreciate your reply.
But you are correct. I didn't really stop following the thread but rather stopped caring about what anyone was saying, mostly because of two users bickering in the beginning. I really don't care about either of their opinions regarding this topic because neither of them took the time to answer my question. I was just looking for for some literature outside of the manuals and it turned into what seemed like a virtual big dick contest. I personally don't have time for condescension (I.e. "Tired old trope that just won't end"... I'm calling this out because when I read it, I automatically got offended and it stuck with me. He may not be the problem, but I remember that line and it had nothing to do with my question) and the vitriol that followed. Right or wrong, I felt this tread got hijacked immediately, like a political discussion on Facebook. I'm glad you took the time to at least give me a response to the original question.