Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From the article.... Using Leica M and Nikon Lenses For some photographers (myself included) putting Leica M mount lenses on the Sony A7R may be reason enough to break out a bottle of Veuve Cliquot champagne and celebrate. Using an M to E adapter (I have a Metabones), virtually every Leica M lenses that I own works well on the A7R. Some of the ultra-wide and very wides do vignette, so be aware of this. There is no software correction for this, because we're mixing and matching. With other systems where the lens and camera are from the same company there's a lot of magic that can be done in firmware. I had neither the time nor the full selection of lenses to test in detail what works and what doesn't, but I think it fair to say that most retrofocus design Leica M lenses will work on the A7R. When you consider that this camera has a high resolution EVF, focus peaking, intelligent Auto-ISO - so manual aperture lenses can be used in a semi-automated manner, and of course a 36 Megapixel sensor, this is hot stuff indeed. In my opinion, anyone who owns a set of (or even a few) high quality M series Leica optics should seriously look at the Sony A7R. They make for a killer combination, and the Sony costs less then a third of an M240 camera. Just test that the lenses that you plan on using work as you expect before taking the plunge. .... Overall, I can not recommend the A7R highly enough for anyone looking to find a new body for their Leica lenses, and who find the price of an M240 a bridge too far, as I did last year. And for those of you with M8, M9 or M240 bodies, the A7R makes a relatively inexpensive second body as well. Not a technical review, but certainly a good starting place..... He notes vignetting issues.... can that not be taken out in LR with (if needed, user derived) lens corrections? Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of mehrdad Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:56 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Sony a7 and a7R looks like some leica lenses work ok http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_a7r_hands_on.shtml ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>wrote: > Apparently the A7r (36MP) has offset micro lenses and may be more > attuned to WA lenses than the A7 > > I have now forgotten.... are the WATE, 21 and 24 Super Elmar lenses > designed with retrofocus techniques? Ie, are they less demanding on > the digital sensors? > > Ditto lenses like the 28 Summicron ? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > what will be interesting is how the new a7 a7r handle leica wides. > sony has a great implementation of focus peaking, and size wise pretty > close to leica m's. this could be the next leica m lens market > > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information