Sony a7R Wishful Thinking

Lower-cost options for avoiding the WATE
The Sony a7R is receiving plenty of well-deserved attention since its announcement in mid-October. As prototypes appeared in selected hands (such as Michael Reichmann’s), “first-impression” style reviews quickly followed (e.g., Sony Alpha 7R Hands On right here at the Luminous-Landscape). Production cameras were released in November, and dozens, if not hundreds, of reviews have been published on-line and in print. User reports have proliferated on various photography forums–-perhaps the most extensive collection is the 157 pages (and counting) on Fred Miranda’s alternative gear forum.

Sony a7R and Sony 10-18mm f/4
Now that photographers have had the Sony a7R to use for a few weeks, rather than merely to test briefly, more articles about real-world utility are available. For example, Michael wrote about his experience with seven Leica M lenses on the a7R in The World’s Best Sensor Meets the World’s Finest Lenses. One of the big advantages of th...