Why I opted against the Sony a7xii (it's all about Metabones)

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jlg84 said:

Thanks, but it was definitely (or it was supposed to be...) a BT-IV. And I would not be happy with a new camera that would not allow me to use the bells and whistles with my lenses. I think I will learn to be happy with my situation, and just wait for the perfect camera to come along. Hopefully that will happen at Photokina...

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I'm quite satisfied with how my Canon lenses work on a MB IV T + A7RII. But then I also rarely take pictures of bells & whistles...

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Show us some BIF images with your Canon 400 F5.6.

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I didn't realize that BIF was the only thing a 400mm lens is good for...

Anyway, it would be perfectly capable of doing that as well, unless one expects technology to do all the thinking & work.

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jlg84 said:

I drove down to Dunedin today, all set to buy a Sony Alpha a7ii with Metabones adaptor for Canon EF lenses. The camera appeared to be great--excellent size, fit my (relatively small) hands well, nice features, etc etc--and with a Sony E lens attached it focused quickly, and was nice and handy. But when I attached the Metabones IV adaptor (which we discerned had the latest firmware) my EF lenses were extremely slow to focus, almost to the point of being completely unusable. Since my EF lenses are slightly old, we tried some of their brand-new lenses just to see if it made a difference, and if anything it was actually worse. While I was willing to put up with somewhat slower performance than I can get with my Canon 5DmkII, I was not willing to go quite this far, so I ended up leaving with my money still in my pocket.

I think I am now in the position of waiting for Canon to come out with a comparable product, and a way to use my existing lenses. In the meantime, I will bring my Canon body and lenses with me to South America next month, together with my brand-new Sony RX100m3 (which I love so far).

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jlg84 said:

I thought of that, too, and according to what we could see on the camera, it had the latest firmware. Also, I tried several focus settings on the camera, some were not available for my lenses, and others resulted in very slow focusing.

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tammons said:

jlg84 said:

I drove down to Dunedin today, all set to buy a Sony Alpha a7ii with Metabones adaptor for Canon EF lenses. The camera appeared to be great--excellent size, fit my (relatively small) hands well, nice features, etc etc--and with a Sony E lens attached it focused quickly, and was nice and handy. But when I attached the Metabones IV adaptor (which we discerned had the latest firmware) my EF lenses were extremely slow to focus, almost to the point of being completely unusable. Since my EF lenses are slightly old, we tried some of their brand-new lenses just to see if it made a difference, and if anything it was actually worse. While I was willing to put up with somewhat slower performance than I can get with my Canon 5DmkII, I was not willing to go quite this far, so I ended up leaving with my money still in my pocket.

I think I am now in the position of waiting for Canon to come out with a comparable product, and a way to use my existing lenses. In the meantime, I will bring my Canon body and lenses with me to South America next month, together with my brand-new Sony RX100m3 (which I love so far).

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The camera FW was probably not up to date.

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flbrit said:

Also make sure Metabones Firmware is .....

http://metabones.com/article/of/EF-E_Firmware_Win

I get good results with my Canon 100-400 MkII and the A7RII. Although not up to my Canon 7D II and that lens. But then I did not expect that.

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jlg84 said:

I just rang the (very helpful and patient) shop that I visited yesterday, and sure enough, the firmware was v2.10 (current firmware is now 3.20!). So, it's back to Dunedin tomorrow (was heading there anyway for a friend's birthday) to check it out. Watch this space...

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PWPhotography said:

What Canon lenses you adapted?

With the latest firmware on my A7 II and Metabones IV-T adapter, my EF 24-70L/2.8 II and EF 35/2.0 IS AF on A7 II very fast. My EF 70-200L/2.8 IS II AF is slightly slower but still fast. As a matter of fact, 24-70L II thru IV-T AF on A7 II is almost as fast as on my 5D2.

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flbrit said:

It is slow but doable for landscapes and slow moving subjects. Sometimes needs a manual pre-focus. Action, no but then that's why I have my 7DII.

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lightgrabber said:

When you do check it out, could you be sure to try using a focus point away from the centre setting and see if that works for you/

As I've mentioned, mine focuses quite well if I use the central point but, if I move it off to one of the other points it really struggles. I'd like to know if this is a universal problem or something I am doing, or setting, incorrectly with mine.

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jlg84 said:

lightgrabber said:

When you do check it out, could you be sure to try using a focus point away from the centre setting and see if that works for you/

As I've mentioned, mine focuses quite well if I use the central point but, if I move it off to one of the other points it really struggles. I'd like to know if this is a universal problem or something I am doing, or setting, incorrectly with mine.

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Will do my best! How do you select the focus point in the camera? Is it fairly obvious?

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jlg84 said:

Thanks, but it was definitely (or it was supposed to be...) a BT-IV. And I would not be happy with a new camera that would not allow me to use the bells and whistles with my lenses. I think I will learn to be happy with my situation, and just wait for the perfect camera to come along. Hopefully that will happen at Photokina...

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