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Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

We're in Nashville, Tennessee with Sony, field testing their new 36.3mp dreamboat

By Dan Bracaglia | Published Oct 31, 2013 11:02 PM EDT

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Exposure: ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/100 sec
Lens: 55mm. Miriam Leuchter

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Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

We’re out in Nashville, Tennessee with Sony, field testing their new full-frame A7R, 36.3mp Interchangeable Lens Compact. First impressions are strong, but we still have the next four days to see just how decently this camera performs out and about. And of course, we will be running it through our test lab in the weeks to come. In the mean time, stay tuned as we will be updating this gallery frequently as the week progresses. So if you have any questions regarding the A7 or A7R, feel free to drop them here, and we will get back to you.

Note: All images have been shot as full-res fine jpgs and converted from Adobe RGB to sRGB using Adobe Photoshop CS5. A Sony 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens was affixed for all images. No editing has been done. For full-res previews, please click the link below each image.

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #1

Exposure: ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/100 sec
Lens: 55mm.

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #2

Exposure: ISO 100, f/11, 1/8 sec
Lens: 55mm.

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #3

Exposure: ISO 250, f/5, 1/400 sec
Lens: 55mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #4

Exposure: ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/8000 sec
Lens: 55mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #5

Exposure: ISO 400, f/11, 1/500 sec
Lens: 55mm.

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #6

Exposure: ISO 3200, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec
Lens: 33mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #7

Exposure: ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec
Lens: 41mm. Exposure compensation of -0.3.

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #8

Exposure: ISO 5000, f/3.5, 1/640 sec
Lens: 28mm. Exposure compensation of -0.3.

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #9

Exposure: ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/640 sec.
Lens: 70mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #10

An impressive displays of the camera’s dynamic range.
Exposure: ISO 1250, f/5, 1/8000 sec.
Lens: 57mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #11

Exposure: ISO 1250, f/5, 1/320 sec.
Lens: 28mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #12

Exposure: ISO 3200, f/5, 1/40 sec. Exposure compensation of +1.0
Lens: 46mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #13

Exposure: ISO 3200, f/5, 1/100 sec. Exposure compensation of +0.3
Lens: 28mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #14

Exposure: ISO 3200, f/5, 1/160 sec. Exposure compensation of +0.7
Lens: 64mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #15

Exposure: ISO 1250, f/5.6, 1/500 sec.
Lens: 69mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #16

Exposure: ISO 3200, f/5.6, 1/640 sec. Exposure compensation of -0.3
Lens: 70mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #17

Exposure: ISO 3200, f/5, 1/50 sec
Lens: 39mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #18

The next four images are meant to demonstrate the high ISO capabilities of the A7R.
Exposure: ISO 1600, f/5, 1/8 sec. Exposure compensation of +0.3
Lens: 28mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #19

Exposure: ISO 3200, f/5, 1/13 sec. Exposure compensation of +0.3
Lens: 28mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #20

Exposure: ISO 8000, f/5, 1/30 sec. Exposure compensation of +0.3
Lens: 28mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera

Sony A7R #21

Exposure: ISO 25600, f/5, 1/100 sec. Exposure compensation of +0.3
Lens: 28mm

Sony Alpha 7R Review: First Impressions of the 36MP Full-Frame Camera


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