Welcome to AdoramaTV.
My name is Marcin Lewandowski
and in this episode of The Viewfinder
I will tell you a bit about
one of my favorite cameras,
the Sony A7S
and share my experience of using it for a year
and what makes it special to me.
I became aware of this camera
once people began talking more and more
about mirrorless.
As a longtime Nikon DSLR user
I wasn't really into the whole
mirrorless revolution
but one beautiful day
I did an overview
of the Zeiss Batis lenses
using the Sony Alpha 7R
for AdoramaTV
and it was then that the ice
between me and mirrorless
started to melt.
Shortly after that experience
I jumped at the chance
to get the high ISO beast,
the Sony Alpha 7S and armed it
with a 35mm prime lens.
I decided to keep it like that
and see what would happen.
Before trying the A7S
I originally thought it was a camera
with lots of gimmicks
offering just 12 megapixels?
I'm used to working with cameras
that has an output of 20 or 40 megapixels,
but the camera that offers just 12?
Well actually that is
in fact more than enough
and the Sony A7S can be
used for magazine work,
online use and it's safe for printing
even up to A2 size.
Another gimmick in my mind
was the 409600 ISO setting
which I never thought about seriously,
oh how wrong I was,
not only can it go where no one
ever dared go before
it performs like no one else
on the road there as well.
At the same time
the A7S provides a simply
spectacular dynamic range
of almost 15 stops.
I mean in terms of pure numbers
this is the ARRI cinema cameras area
and simply destroys
every photographic camera out there.
The amount of detail
that can be pulled from highlights
and shadows is breathtaking
It has ISO capabilities
I wouldn't have dreamt possible.
But these facts only
scratch the surface.
One of the things that I simply adore
about this camera is
the option to shoot silently.
I often work in theatres,
backstage areas, film sets
and other quiet places,
so being able to not only
move around silently
but also to be able to photograph
silently without the need
of a blimp is a blessing.
I imagine that anyone who has ever
pressed the shutter at the wrong moment
will know exactly what I'm talking about.
Another thing that makes this camera
stand out, because it doesn't have
a mirror is its size.
It's just nice and compact.
One of the functions of the A7S
that everyone keeps talking about
is video.
I personally know videographers
that value this camera pretty highly
using it for work as well as leisure.
I'm not a videographer myself
but the other day we made a music video
for Hooltai and Feandin
and from my perspective
the video capabilities are flawless.
It has everything I ever wanted
from a video camera,
from picture profiles,
the different video modes
including 120p
I spent the last year with the Sony A7S
and I really love this camera
and feel it's a glimpse of the future
of mirrorless photography.
From the moment I took my
first photograph with it.
I immediately thought
that with this much dynamic range
it promised to be a fruitful romance.
It accompanies me
everywhere I go with a camera
and it replaced the RX-100 Mark IV
in my daily kit bag.
I hope you have a camera you adore
as much as I do the Sony A7S
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this was Marcin Lewandowski
for AdoramaTV,
see you next time.