Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 9, 2013, at 7:04 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > More than "adequate"....... > > You are in the ideal situation of having had RF and SLR bodies using the 2 > traditional (optical) VF methods of eye level cameras. > > How was the overall viewfinder experience of using the A7r compared to the > optical solutions of the past? it's easy to forget it's an evf, and there are some advantages to it, this from someone who in the past swore off such things. > > Did you shoot anything in dim light? Ditto the experience question... well for one thing you can see... the focussing issue, it easier to focus than M' and R's remember, I used jpeg fine bw, with focus peaking in red...so I was seeing the image in bw, when it was in focus the edges were red, a snap... > > Shutter lag? > The X-E1 works in magnified focusing mode as : Change to normal > magnification, then release shutter... a slow lag. Is the Sony similar? yes, with an appropriate lens with electronic communication, with an old manual lens no, but above applies and is true... Steve > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > A Leica R 19mm 2.8 Elmarit lens was mounted on a Sony A7r body with a > Novoflex R to E adapter. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information