Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning Wulff <hjwulff at gmail.com> wrote: > ... > Steve Huff seems to unequivocally state that the A7 is better with the > wide Leica lenses than the A7r. I think the problem here is that the > microlenses (and the photosites) are smaller, while the distance between > the lenses and the wells is the same, so the relative scatter is greater. In the images at http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/10/31/my-1st-look-wrap-up-of-the-sony-a7-and-a7r-cameras/ you can clearly see that the 7R has more edge color with the ultrawides. At http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/11/08/sony-a7-microlenses-are-offset the writter claims that the 7 has the same microlenses as a Sony DSLR. Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > ... > Can you (or Henning or anyone) expand on that reasoning regarding > optimisation for the R lenses?... > > >... I think I also read that the M 240 microlenses are not as "wide > angle" as > > the M9. Some speculation was that Leica was looking for a body for the R > > optics...... > > Paul > There is so much nonsense on the web that it's really hard to say what the truth is until you actually test in side-by-side, controlled settings. With these early tester reports, I sort of just read them all and see if there are at least some common, agreed-to conclusions. I suspect Leica has a lot riding on optimizing for wide angle, since that has been one of their strong suites compared to SLRs. So, if there was a change between the M9 and M 240, I doubt they would do it at the expense of that competition. Paul www.PaulRoark.com