Review Date December 10, 2013  Sony Alpha 7R    • Pros     •
Bottom Line   By Jim Fisher  The Alpha 7R ($2,299.99 direct,
body only) is one of a pair of twin cameras that Sony is using
to launch its full-frame mirrorless camera system. It emphasizes
pure image resolution and quality over absolute speed, utilizing
a 36-megapixel image sensor with no low pass filter to capture
images that are well beyond what you would expect from a camera
of this size. The Alpha 7 is a little faster to focus and shoots
an extra frame per second, but we're awarding the 7R our
Editors' Choice for full-frame mirrorless cameras. It displaces
the Leica M (Typ 240), a much more expensive camera that will
still please rangefinder aficionados, but doesn't offer
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Selected  Quite compact when you consider its full-frame image
sensor, the Alpha 7R measures just 3.75 by 5 by 1.9 inches (HWD)
and weighs about a pound without a lens. The Leica M isn't quite
as tall, but it's wider; it