Amateur Photographer – 30 August 2019

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SonyA7R

£629goodcondition

ATAGLANCE

Sensor36.4MPfull-frameCMOS

SensitivityISO50-25,600

Continuousshooting4fps

VideoFullHDat60p

Reardisplay3in,921k-dot

Viewfinder0.5in,2.36-million-dotEVF

TheA7Rhitthemarketat thesametimeasSony

releasedtheA7andit becamethemanufacturer’sfirst

full-framemirrorlessinterchangeable-lenscamerasto

usetheE mount.Witha high-resolution36.4MPsensor

and7360x4912pixeloutput,it quicklymadea namefor

itselfamongthosewhowantedtoresolveanastonishing

levelof detailfroma small,lightandconvenientlysized

body.Sony’sline-upof full-frameE-mountlenseshas

expandedhugelysince2014,andnowthatit hasbeen

supersededbytheA7RII, A7RIII andA7RIV,the

originalA7Rhasbecomeoneof themostaffordable

high-resolutionmirrorlesscamerasyoucanbuy

second-handtoday.

Ataglance

●16.2MPAPS-CCMOSsensor

●28mmequivalentf/2.8lens

●ISO100-25,600

●4fpscontinuousshooting

●3inreardisplay,1,230k-dotfixed

● 320 shotsbatterylife

●251g

●OptionalGH-3accessorykit

andGW-3wideconversion

lensavailable

Under £500

Tokina AT-X

16-28mm f/2.8

PRO FX

£409 good

condition

AT A GLANCE

Construction 15 elements in

13 groups

Maximum aperture f/2.8

Filter thread N/A

Weight 950g

Size 90x133mm

Available in Canon and Nikon mounts, this Tokina lens is

purpose-made for wideangle moments. It’s a tempting

second-hand option for any full-frame users who’d like

to squeeze more of their surroundings in the frame and

make a hefty saving over big-brand alternatives. Tokina’s

exclusive one-touch focus clutch mechanism allows

photographers to switch between AF and MF simply by

snapping the focus ring forward for AF and back toward

the camera to focus manually. It has a built-in lens hood

to protect the bulbous front element from knocks and

scrapes and as such requires an adapter ring and

compatible holder to use it with fi lters out in the fi eld.

of wireless connectivity, better battery life and
improved burst depth. If you can’t stretch to
the GR II, the original GR (around £275 in
good used condition) is a cheaper alternative.
If you have a love for landscapes and fancy
a very capable backup compact that takes up
minimal space in your backpack, or maybe you
like the idea of owning a camera you can tuck
in your pocket and achieve fantastic landscape
images with when you’re without your DSLR
or mirrorless camera, the GR II shouldn’t be
overlooked. It’s reliable, offers good value
for money, and its preset exposure times of
30sec, 60sec, 120sec, 240sec and 300sec
are particularly useful for long-exposure work.

Also consider

The GR II provides control of exposure compensation from the +/- buttons at the top right

The GW-3 wide conversion

lens and GH-3 adapter were

fitted to the GR II to capture

this scene of Bodiam Castle

Ricoh GR II, 1/30sec at f/4, ISO 100