Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/17

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Subject: [Leica] Sony A7
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:01:37 -0600
References: <026801d01a51$39a7dd40$acf797c0$@verizon.net>

Frank, do you own any wide angle slr lenses?  My experience with Konica,
Nikon and Pentax on adapters was pretty good on the A7r.

As I've shown, the A7s seems to have overcome many of the wide angle
problems and I'm happily shooting my 15mm CV as well as my Summilux 35 on
it.

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
wrote:
>
> I selected this camera because I thought it would work wonderfully on my
> Leica lenses.  I should have read more online about its compatibility.
> Works fine with longer lenses, but as I am a WA shooter, the results  with
> my Leica M WA lenses are a bit lacking, especially in edge sharpness.  Yup,
> should have read the stories of woe from other users.
>
> I had good results over the weekend shooting the Nocti with the A7.  I
> especially liked the OOF areas, which is what the Nocti is all about.
>
>
>
> Today I received my Nikon F Lens to Sony (NEX) adapter.. I got a spurt of
> good feelings from the combination of older ( non-AF) long Nikon lenses and
> the Sony.
>
> But I also have a D7100 that can take advantage of the long lenses WITH
> auto
> diaphragm operation, a more pleasant way to work but more difficult to
> critically focus, and of course, there is the opportunity to use AF with
> some of my lenses.  You may remember my story about difficulty critically
> EVF focusing at smaller f-Stops ( F8-16).  Same is true for MF on ( low
> contrast) DSLR focusing screens.
>
>
>
> I did get a kick out of EVF focusing my 400mm F5.6 lens on a fence about
> 100
> yards away wide open.  The fence sits about 2 feet from a block wall.  I
> could watch the  focus snap in and out of the chain link itself..  the wall
> was easy to watch snap into focus in a different plane....
>
>
> I own no native Sony lenses, and do not really wish to buy into another
> lens
> system past the Nikon and Leica I now have.
>
> I am not so sure this A7 has a place in my life..without the native lenses,
> but I do dearly love the EVF...
>
>
>
> Frank Filippone
>
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
>
>
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


Replies: Reply from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Sony A7)
In reply to: Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Sony A7)