[Leica] "new" equipment

[Doug Herr]

As some of you know Leica's failure to build a good solution for using R lenses on a modern digital camera have led me to look elsewhere.  The Sony a7II is looking promising so far:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/calypte/anhumm23.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/laridae/hydroprogne/catern00.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/calidris/wesand01.html

What I like: the a7II is a lightweight full-frame camera with readily-available parts and supplies.  I can buy batteries at Fry's or Amazon or B&H or eBay, for example.  It has sensor-shifting stabilization, the viewfinder can be configured to show me where white plumage is being clipped, and focus peaking is very handy.

not so much:  the silent shutter mode has a 'gotcha'; at faster shutter speeds with a large-aperture adapted lens a dark band shows up on the upper half of the picture.

TBD: I'm still struggling a bit with color quality.  The Canon FD 500mm L I'm using on the Sony is quite a good lens but the colors are dull compared with the 280mm f/4 APO (others might not see it, my eyes have been tested and I have good color vision).  Processing suggestions are welcome.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com