Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Again, Chris, I have no problemo with native lenses on any format. I'd be happy with the Fuji, I think, if I had gone that route. The 9 gazillion ISO and quiet shutter of the Sony have made a huge difference in my ability to get the images I want, no matter the light. For my money, that's the only reason to change gear. On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 2:50 PM, zoeica at mac.com <zoeica at mac.com> wrote: > Here's my issue with full vs crop on the mirrorless cameras. Sure I would > love the Sony 9gazillion high iso BUT Sony is too limited on lenses. F/4 > Zeiss? WTF dudes? Yes I know I can put Leica lenses on it however there's > no freaking way I'm gonna try a focus a manual 90mm or 135mm lens while > someone is moving around like crazy. I just can't do that for a job. IMO > Sony needs to get the ball rolling on some pro lenses without having to buy > some expensive AF adapter to use other lens brands. > > Fuji's F/ 1.2, 1.4 lenses and now finally (ahhhhhh the light has been let > in) the amaze balls 50-140/2.8 IOS. Holly freaking Nikon lenses that sucker > is fast and sharp. And it's just as good or perhaps better than my Nikkor > 70-200 /2.8 VRII. And it's smaller and lighter!! Dare we even get into how > freaking on target Fuji's color is or the fact that the electronic XT1 > shutter goes to 32,000! > > End rant. > > > > Chris Williams > www.zoeicaimages.net > 504-231-6261 > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Highly Intelligent Crop Factor Overview > Date: Sat, Jan 3, 2015 3:16 PM > > I talked to my dealer about my findings with the X-T1, if I was coming > from APS-C Canikon then I would have been very happy with it, it did not do > much wrong and is small/light. However I have M(240) and a few M lenses and > the Fuji is reasonable but not up the level of Leica (subtlety, fine detail > and colour), if I did not have that comparison then things may have been > different. It also depends on what you shoot, f8 and there would be less > difference but the way I tend to shoot there is still a significant gap > between the images produced, but the difference would be reduced in web > jpegs or most printing... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > Agree with both, that really is the issue, I think, with 35mm shooters who > have been around photography awhile and have collected a boat load of > lenses. The 1.5 crop factor sensor state of the art seems to be otherwise > sufficient for a lot shooters, including many who make their living at it. > > Montie > > >>I'm with you, Sonny. As I keep saying, my main reason for wanting to > upgrade from my M8 to a full-frame digital Leica is so that I can use my > 50mm lenses as 50s again. I'm waiting for some sense of how the M9-family > sensor delamination issue shakes out in real life before I make the leap. > > --Peter > > On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Everything he says is OK, except for me the issue about "full frame" > > is that I have this drawerful of lenses designed for that format. > > > > I was unhappy using Leica lenses on 4/3, m4/3, and the Leica M8 > > because (for example) my summicron 35 was no longer the same animal. > > > > Don't get me wrong, I was perfectly happy shooting my olympus m4/3 > > with native lenses; loved the little camera, in fact. Same with the > > apc Pentax Kr with those great primes. > > > > When I swapped the M8 for the M9, I was back home, and now have > > supplemented that with the A7s, so I'm happily shooting with lenses I > > haven't used in years. > > > > Sorry, don't ask me to test, I just put the lens on the camera and go > > see what I can do with it, if I like it, you'll get to see it, I > promise. > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Jan 1, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > ;-) > > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHYidejT3KY > > > > > > Montie > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA