[Leica] Leica lenses on other cameras

[Paul Roark]

I regularly use the Leica 75mm f/2.5 and WATE (16 - 21) on the a7rii.  I
have found that the edge performance of all M-mount optics I have from 50mm
down are affected by edge smear (caused by the thicker sensor filter).  The
WATE is free of it because it is a (very good) retrofocus zoom design.

Amusingly, I bought a 30 year old 35mm Canon FD f/2.8 to get a very good
(at f/8) manual focus 35mm for landscape work.

I have generally preferred manual focus with an accurate infinity stop for
landscape work.  With the original a7r the auto focus was rather weak.
That also caused me to favor MF.  However, the new a7rii AF may be good
enough that part of the reason to stay with MF is gone.

I use the (perhaps overpriced) Voigtlander VM-E adapter with the M-mount
optics so that I can accurately set the infinity stop.  I have modified the
VM-E lock so that it locks at that point.  I also use tape to be sure
nothing moves on that mount by accident.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:49 PM, Douglas Nygren via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I've been thinking of buying a Sony A7RII and putting Leica M lenses on
> it.What are the pros and cons of doing this?
> Am I right to think that wider angle lenses do less well on the camera?
> My thought is that I'd use the first trip-elmar on it, the 28, 35, 50mm
> lens.
> I also have a smilax 50 and 35, but my goal is to travel light. Less is
> more.
> The alternative is to buy a Fuji XT-1 with he kit zoom and an additional
> 56mm lens.
> When shooting with a Leica camera, I always preferred wider angle
> lenses. A 35mm was about as long as I would go. I like showing things in
> their environment, though I also like portraits.
> I'm interest to hear what you all say.
> I thank you all in advance.
> Best--Doug
>
>
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