Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/22

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Subject: [Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:02:10 -0600
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Yes, but Bob's work is much more suited to that gear than it is to my
work.

What I do would be hindered by apparatus, while it just doesn't get in his
way.




On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 1:00 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> Fair enough, but as Bob owns the M+EVF it was a valid question ;-)
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Sonny Carter
>
> John, I think about the M+EVF solution exactly like I saw the visoflex
> solution.
>
> I don't own either.  Never have.  Not even for my little Oly camera.
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 12:48 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> wrote:
>
> > Do you expect the Sony to be significantly better than M+EVF for
> > focussing? It will be more co-ordinated of course ;-)
> >
> > john
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > So has the Fuji X system pretty much been out-wowed by the Sony system?
> > Primarily because Sony is FF vs APS-C?
> > Just curious. The X-T1 is coming, which looks like a great camera, but
> > Leica users here are trending toward the Sony...
> > Just wondering which I should buy next: Seems the Sony for my hard to
> > focus Noctilux and 75/2...
> > Keep using the M for WA (35 & 21)
> > Thanks for any thoughts,
> > Bob
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On Feb 22, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Feb 22, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Non native lenses are really easy to focus with the A7r.  There's a
> > >> color indicator that blooms as areas are in focus.  (you can change
> > >> the color of the bloom)
> > >
> > >
> > > one approach is to shoot in RAW and jpeg fine bw and set the focus
> > peaking color to red....
> > >
> > > so you see in bw and the red "bloom" is incredibly sensitive and
> > > easy to
> > see, when you are in focus.
> > >
> > >
> > > s
> > >
>
>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
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USA


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