Can any owners of the A7s, who have access to an external recorder, confirm whether one can bypass the 30min (29.50) recording limit using an external recorder via HDMI? I am finding it difficult find this info on the web. Thanks

then what's the problem?

I can't speak for outside of Europe, but here it's different (=higher) taxes when it's a video camera. Any camera here that can record for longer than 30 min is considered a videocamera.

And ofc the official Sony response: "To avoid overheating".

Rooftopping with the A7S: http://www.gvfx.net/blog/urban-exploration-with-the-sony-a7s

A new little one. Once you have the good profile and the wb under control, this little camera is really powerfull.

@themacdeg very nice colors, thanks for your upload. it would be interesting to watch more non-slog2 footage. I like very much the profiles by Erik Naso you use in your video...http://eriknaso.com/2014/07/16/sony-alpha-a7s-hands-on-review/

Love some of the new FE glass announcements:

16-35/4 ZA, 90/2.8 Macro G, 35mm 1.4 ZA, 24-240/3.5-5.6,

Take a look at this pic of the 35/1.4 (de-click option)

NOT MY VIDEO

From Vimeo:

Our goal was to set out and shoot a short film that was lit entirely by moonlight. We waited for the moon to become full and on the night of September 8th we set out to explore the coast in California and see what we could find.

When we arrived at our location, the timing couldn't have been more perfect! It was around 12:30 AM and the moon was barely lighting the beautiful beach. The entire shoot took place between 12:30 AM- 2:00 AM.

For the first two scenes were shot at a different location a few days before the moon became full. The first scene was shot at 1/25th, f/1.4, 25,600 ISO, 
The second scene was shot at 1/25th, f/1.4, 32,000 ISO

Our settings for the rest of the video were around 1/30th, f/1.4, ISO 12,800. To give you a perspective of how dark it was, there are a couple photos in the behind the scenes below.
We did not add any color grading, noise reduction, or sharpness. 
All of the clips are straight out of the camera shot in the PP2 setting.

You will notice some purple fringing around the left side, The Metabones adapter that we rented had a light leak issue from what it looks like.

Sony has done an amazing job in creating this camera especially after seeing the quality that has come out of this camera.

Gear used:

Sony A7s

Metabones EF to NEX Smart Adapter II

Zeiss 55mm 1.4
Otus
Zeiss 28mm 2.0

A7's go bananas

LOOK: http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/7139-disappointment%EF%BC%81a7s/

outch the skin is softened to death, no real help to judge the camera quality of these photoshopped images.