[Leica] "new" equipment

[Doug Herr]

I expect I'll have suitable test subjects for the 280 APO on the a7II next week when I'm camping with the grandkids.  My comments about the Canon 500 L's color quality are derived from a few weeks using the lens with adapters on the R8/DMR.  Many people don't see a difference.  I do.  Based on past experience it's something I expected from a Canon lens; I started this thread primarily to solicit suggestions for better color quality from this lens.  The equipment choice is not in question IMHO.

Before buying the 500 L I evaluated a number of lenses from several makers.  The top candidate among Nikon lenses was the 500P, which eventually was eliminated because 

it weighs more than the 500 L
it costs twice as much as the 500 L
it shows magenta/green fringes in OOF high-contrast objects and the 500 L does not
the focus and aperture rings turn the opposite direction vs. R lenses


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


-----Original Message-----
>From: grduprey at mchsi.com
>Sent: Jul 17, 2015 5:48 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] "new" equipment
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>Doug,
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>Have you tried the 280 on the Sony yet?  I like the color rendition my Nikon 400mm f/2.8 gives, It seems to have more punch than the Canon's that several of my friends use.  Do you have access to any Nikon Tele's?  Also do you get the band when using the shutter in normal mode?
>
>Gene
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>To: lug at leica-users.org
>Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 11:46:25 PM
>Subject: [Leica] "new" equipment
>
>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:
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>
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