[Leica] Sony A7r II

[Frank Filippone]

It IS fair to say that a regular, high quality, GG is much easier to focus than the EVF in the A7 series.........
But there ain't none out there.....

My "technique"....
I focus wide open.  ( if you insist on stopping down and focusing at working aperture, the focus accuracy is pretty dismal... DOF is a real issue with even 50mm lenses at F11...).  
I always use the magnified view option... at 11.7x the regular magnification, it really helps.
I do not use the focus assist  Purely "ground glass" focusing.

I hate it, but when your M( dies, and you are on a trip, and the only alternative is to use an EVF and your M lenses, it works....

.... and like I said, there really is not alternative for a really good GG camera... Although the VF/RF in the M is pretty easy to use comparatively,,,,,

The incredible accuracy of the EVF is amazing.. you are focusing from the output of the actual sensor...   NOTHING is better for accuracy... 

Frank Filippone
Red735i at verizon.net

Something, I forgot to mention… I have a difficult time with manual focus. The electronic viewfinder of the A7 somehow confuses me… it’s easier on the A7RII, but I’m not really satisfied. My R8/R9 cameras are more accurate. I’m guessing the SL is too…

FWIW,

All the best from Paris!

Tarek