Both praise smooth blur, sharp detail and construction. Photography Blog finds quick, quiet autofocus, slight raw barrel distortion and some corner darkening on Alpha 7R II. OpticalLimits finds moderate autofocus, raw pincushion distortion and negligible vignetting, while stressing the two-stop transmission penalty and strongest apodisation effect wide open. Their distortion and vignetting findings differ.
Thirteen elements in ten groups excluding the separate APD apodisation element
Special elements
Aspherical and ED glass elements plus an APD element with progressively reduced transmission towards the periphery
Coatings
Sony Nano AR coating
Diaphragm
Eleven rounded blades; geometric aperture F2.8–F20, transmission T5.6–T22; aperture ring and camera display use T values
Angle of view
24° full frame; 16° APS-C
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Sony E
Image circle
Full frame
Image circle detail
Full-frame coverage; 150 mm equivalent field of view on APS-C
Teleconverter support
Not compatible with Sony E-mount teleconverters
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Yes
Minimum focus distance
0.57 m
Maximum magnification
0.25×
Optical stabilisation
Yes
Autofocus detail
Direct-drive SSM; contrast and focal-plane phase-detection autofocus support depends on camera compatibility
Focus distance detail
Macro switching ring selects 0.85 m–infinity or 0.57–1.0 m ranges; main minimum uses close-focus range
Magnification detail
0.14× in 0.85 m–infinity range; 0.25× in 0.57–1.0 m close-focus range; not a 1:1 macro lens
Stabilisation detail
Built-in Optical SteadyShot; can work with compatible five-axis camera body stabilisation; no maker stop rating published
Video features
Aperture click switch permits adjustment without click sound
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Yes
Filter diameter
72 mm
Maximum diameter
85.2 mm
Length
118.1 mm
Weight
700 g
Controls
Manual-focus ring, macro switching ring, AF/MF switch, OSS on/off switch, focus-hold button and aperture ring with click on/off switch
Weather resistance
Dust and moisture resistant design; not guaranteed to prevent all ingress
Dimensions detail
85.2 mm maximum diameter × 118.1 mm length
Weight detail
Approximately 700 g lens; separate hood and caps excluded
Lens hood
ALC-SH147 round bayonet hood, supplied
In the box
ALC-SH147 hood, ALC-F72S front cap, ALC-R1EM rear cap and soft carrying case
Release detail
Sony US announcement dated 7 February 2017 specifies March shipping in North America; exact first global sale day unconfirmed. Two independent full reviews read: Photography Blog Mark Goldstein on Alpha 7R II and OpticalLimits Klaus Schroiff, whose stabilisation assessment also uses Alpha 7R II. Preserve their conflicting raw distortion, vignetting and autofocus findings. Neither review material claim used as maker fact: Blog describes aluminium, OpticalLimits high-quality plastic. Blog sliding-focus-ring description is inconsistent with maker AF/MF switch. Geometric F numbers retained in main aperture fields; transmission explicitly qualified; no inferred predecessor link
Pros and cons
Pros
+Optical SteadyShot stabilisation
+0.25× close-focus magnification
+Aperture ring with click switch
Cons
−T5.6 transmission at F2.8 due to apodisation element
