[Leica] Sony A7

[Richard Man]

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
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
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>
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