[Leica] Sony A7

[Sonny Carter]

Richard,

With EVF, good lenses, and the kind of work I do, Live View becomes
important.  The Sony's live view solution is superior to that of the Leica
M, at least for my work, since it is integrated to the camera and not an
attachment.

What's more, my entire stable of lenses is available to me through
adapters, so some interesting photography lies ahead with some of my
favorite older lenses, like the Konica f1.2, some Nikkors I like, an old
Meyer-Optik, well, you get the picture.   Oh yeah, all of my Leica stuff M
and R works OK on the camera.  ;-)





On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
wrote:
>
> Sonny, I mostly agree. However, for wide angle work, how important is Live
> View?
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Sonny
> > > > http://sonc.com/look/
> > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana
> > > > 1714
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> > > >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA