Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Had my A7r II modified for WA M-lenses. Wonderful work. Same folks modify for Mono or IR I believe. Kolarivision. You'll do well with them in my experience. Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 9:15 AM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Just another perspective on the Sony A7 series. > > I?ve been using these cameras, or E-mount variants since the NEX-7. > > I?d just like to make an observation about E-mount nomenclature: Sony > makes a difference between an E-mount and FE-mount lenses, the latter being > for full-frame cameras while the former is for APS-C varieties. I just > looked at my Sony lenses and while they are marked ?E-mount? they also > carry (for example) FE 28-70 f? nomenclature showing they are full-frame > compatible. If you mount a non-FE lens on a full frame camera the camera > automatically produces APS-C sized images even in RAW. > > There is a subtle but real difference between the A7Rii and the A7Riii. I > took both with me to China. In every case I always reached for the iii > first. There are two reasons, the biggest being the battery. Perhaps the > most limiting problem for the A7 cameras up to this most recent vintage > (A9, A7Riii, A7iii) has been battery life. The new batteries are vastly > superior and give, in my experience, an all-day carry around shooting > experience. The previous generations hardly lasted a half-day. > > The new A7Riii has the pixel shift technology. I haven?t tried it but I?m > betting that it requires a seriously heavy-duty tripod to work. > > Autofocus for the new cameras is better than the old. > > And I find myself wondering: why the hell am I using autofocus? This past > weekend I was in Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park. I took one of > the Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2.0 lenses which is entirely manual focus. Mounted > the on the A7 cameras it?s the same size as a Leica 35mm f2.0 summicron > (with adaptor). I loved it. Adding autofocus just adds weight and SIZE. I > find I always am making focus modifications so manual focus isn?t slower. > AND there is a very nice magnifying focus aid built into the Sony cameras > to really nail down focus. > > Yes, the menu system isn?t nearly as nice as the Leica or Fuji systems. > Yes, there are too many added frilly things that Sony just seems to need to > add to their cameras. Does a pro camera really need a ?Toy? setting???? > > I?m seriously thinking of having my A7Rii converted to monochrome. If > anyone out there has done this, or has friends with experience please let > me know. > > Hope this was in some way helpful. > > Adam Bridge > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information