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The A7R-II has 59MP sensor!! According to EOSHD...

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EOSHD got hold of an image revealing the A7R-II from the EXIF data, and the resolution is 59megapixels!!!

http://www.eoshd.com/2015/04/update...ull-resolution-is-9440x6300-59mp/#prettyPhoto





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REDMASTA said:
I honestly hope that's not true. It's going to be awful in low light...

If they could just leave the MP the same, improve the sensor, auto focus, and add IBIS.
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You can just normalize to a lower resolution if you don't need 59MP. According to DXOMark the A7R doesn't suffer at all from having all those pixels.
 
spacemn said:
REDMASTA said:
I honestly hope that's not true. It's going to be awful in low light...

If they could just leave the MP the same, improve the sensor, auto focus, and add IBIS.
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You can just normalize to a lower resolution if you don't need 59MP. According to DXOMark the A7R doesn't suffer at all from having all those pixels.
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The A7R is also 36MP not 59MP. That's why I hope they keep it at 36MP and just improve the sensor. Guess we will see what happens.
 
REDMASTA said:
I honestly hope that's not true. It's going to be awful in low light...
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It's good if Sony differentiates its cameras: A high-resolution A7Rii that best sits on a tripod, and a low-light monster A7s that is perfect for night time :)
 
Totally Agree... and 36MP is already a challenge sometimes to get sharp pictures...
 
Alpha Photo said:
Those EXIF are awfully easy to fake.... Wait and see!
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I know, but this image was leaked same day as Zeiss officially uploads a 56MP (cropped?) image on Flickr.

This could also just be a prototype camera not intended for production yet, just to test lenses at very high MPs. Also, why didn't Sony just settle for 54Mp (same pixel density as the 24Mp APS-C sensor), I guess that would be sufficient for 8K timelapse videos. Maybe they are going for 9K for some reason?
 
I believe the formal model numbers look like ILCE-7M2 or ILCA-77M2 (the only two M2 models by Sony so far). So from what I have seen sony used "M2" and not "II" to represent their successor bodies.

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Could they not create the high MPx using the new sensor shift technique?
 
MoreGooderPhotos said:
Could they not create the high MPx using the new sensor shift technique?
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We did discuss that in another thread, but when looking at the uploaded Zeiss 56Mp portrait it is unlikely to get such a sharp image of something not stationary. Additionally the photo was taken handheld which also makes sensorshift technique improbable.

Good point nandbytes, it should have read ILCE-7RM2 then, however, it is not impossible that Sony will name it ILCE-7R II in the EXIF for readability reasons, instead of ILCE-7RM2 or ILCE-7SM2. We'll have to see.
 
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If they offered true 4 pixel binning (for a rounded 15MP image), it would make sense, since we could use it in high resolution or low resolution (high DR and ISO) mode.
 
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The one nice thing about 59mp is that it makes APS glass a lot more useful. Nice to have the option to carry around FF glass when you want maximum in image quality/shallow DOF, or APS glass when you want a little extra portability...
 
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