Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M9 is not a good option if you want to do live view, Richard. You need an M for that and the cheapest copy used and beat up I've seen of those is $5K plus the VF. The Sony A7s is way under half that. On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > > This is a well known problem with non-retrofocus wide angle on digital > sensor. After all, it was THE reason Leica said why a digital M camera was > "impossible" (from the technology of that time) back in 2006 or so. So not > sure why you would expect differently. > > The M9 is relatively speaking, "dirt-cheap" now. So it's still a good > option. > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > 1714 > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA