Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/17

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Subject: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) RE: Sony a7 and a7R
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 06:49:57 +1000
References: <CAH1UNJ00vEZ6i+mZVdNJChwvACLZt5nF0AssHocKvUK_Rmo1sg@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-FwiQt3jB_tLocCmJ-QaS0XaA6_nAs30JQd-0o91TmrBA@mail.gmail.com> <1E803CDC-88FA-4D59-B152-A4CCD078E662@archiphoto.com> <CAE3QcF7sSeX0bATrGb-xALqjEfqwL4+i+owK_bm3vbspGmuQMA@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-GV+WiRgu744KzSAtRx=Y3qYVXYr-H+SXARvB_6YUWb+A@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ1ki_W_7W-=rzH8+aRObcru=67JYVsJmpo9ozzFOV-AfA@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-F+ZMpNVCP2Jm_VE7XyT=a+itAHXaCpUDE1hjBnJW7AYQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ3bH4-H+h_SHxFWgxJwm-oNkxE1SKJk6duVqku58eo_fw@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-EFCE0p+uS=LMw03sCNZ9E-cKnC0qeco=BQq-+eCu6FRw@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ0bktOrJRGKUQy53b+DMJSQVwW1rbzJk=3L20envrR37Q@mail.gmail.com> <00c801cecb42$7c85d9f0$75918dd0$@verizon.net>

...wait.... or right now look at the X series. The lens on the X Vario is
phenomenally good.


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 18 October 2013 00:09, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> The noted article has this as a side comment....
>
> "I put my Zeiss ZM 21mm ?/2.8 on the A7r we have here [Luke works at
> Imaging-Resource ?Ed.]. I'm sad to report that color shifts were severe and
> covered most of the frame. There was also severe darkening of the image
> away
> from the center, way too much to simply call vignetting. I chose this lens
> carefully, based on the experience of other users, to avoid this problem
> with my early NEX cameras. It worked well, with visible but very minor
> color
> shifts and vignetting. It stayed glued on my NEX-3 for years. Well, I just
> saved myself a couple grand."
>
> Sadly, there may not be a free lunch, after all......
>
> Native lenses for a camera body is the most convenient and least
> compromised
> solution.  The camera/lens combo works as it was designed, lens corrections
> are present, AF and AE all work.
>
> It just leaves me a bit out of it... I really want a Leica that uses a EVF
> for all focusing.....
>
> Maybe the a D800e using lenses I already own is a compromised solution of
> one type, or a A7r using native lenses I have yet to buy is another.....
>
> Or the M13 is my lucky number.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
> Here is another blog post on the Sony + Leica issue:
>
>
> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/10/two
> -reasons.html
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
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Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
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