[Leica] Noctilux and Sony A7?

[Doug Herr]

Mark Rabiner wrote:

>"magical" yes or maybe but when you use a lens a normal or a wide with an M
>you are using it with  a rangefinder focusing system many many times more
>accurate than an SLR groundglass. And DSLR ground glasses are not even made
>for self focusing.

>I'm not sure the live view electronics are superior. And groundglass
>shooting is what the world likes and has its advantages but die hard Leica
>people tend like rangefinder shooting... Or what's the point?

Live view / EVF isn't ground glass focussing.  Unlike an SLR or a rangefinder the EVF or live view LCD is much much closer to WYSIWYG including off-center focussing.  There are no calibrations to get out of whack and no compensation needed for field curvature.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com