Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or... get the right adapter and use all your AF capabilities..... See here: http://metabones.com/products/details/MB-EF-E-BM3 This is pretty much a no-brainer....... 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 Paul Roark Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 10:42 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] More A7 stuff..... I never bought into the Leica R system. I'm looking forward to putting my Canon L optics, particularly the 90 and 24 Tilt Shift on the bodies. Apparently not only do they work (with the Metabones adapter), but the focus peaking allows one to more easily adjust the tilt. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 8:08 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>wrote: > > On Dec 16, 2013, at 8:03 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Excellent, thanks. > > > > My Sony a7r should arrive Thursday. I'll be focusing mainly on how > > it compares to the M9 and how the Zeiss/Sony 35mm compares to the > > Zeiss 2.8 35mm Biogon that is my favorite lens for the M9. Being a > > B&W guy, the color with wide angles is not a serious issue, but some > > say there is also smearing at the corners. We'll see. I'll let you know. > > > also Paul, with the R to E adapter, it is a serious , easy, wonderful > R body for R lenses including wides. > > (never thought it would come from this direction, but it has) > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > Paul > > www.PaulRoark.com > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Frank Filippone > ><red735i at verizon.net > >wrote: > > > >> I checked the EXIF info... it was an A7r.... > >> > >> 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 > Paul > >> Roark > >> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 6:48 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] More A7 stuff..... > >> > >> The A7 has an electronic first shutter and should be smooth. The > concern > >> is > >> with the 36mp A7R, which does not has that electronic first shutter > >> and > may > >> be getting a bit of shake from the fact that it first has to close > >> the shutter, then re-open and shut again. Some say it's about 1/3 > >> the > shake of > >> an SLR mirror slapping. If the model you tried was the 7AR, then > >> that > would > >> be good and surprising news. > >> > >> Paul > >> www.PaulRoark.com > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Frank Filippone > >> <red735i at verizon.net > >>> wrote: > >> > >>> I just pixel-looked at some of my shots from Samys.. The A7 + > >>> Nikon 50/1.G lens... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Some of the shots were made at 1/20 of a second...and I can read > >>> the tiny print on a camera box at 10 feet.. The text is quite clear. > >>> > >>> There seems to be less camera movement that I would expect at > >>> these slow speeds... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> As far as I know, there is no IS in the camera, and certainly none > >>> in the lens.. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Any thoughts? Did I just get lucky? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Frank Filippone > >>> > >>> Red735i at verizon.net > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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