[Leica] "new" equipment

[Bill Nelsch]

Doug, you might want to wait until next month - the Sony a7R II is supposed
to ship then and looks like a winner:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8917769536/sony-alpha-a7r-ii-has-42-4mp-on-full-frame-bsi-cmos-sensor

Bill in Denver

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> 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
>
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