[Leica] Fwd: Sonny/A7R111

[Don Dory]

Let me chime in albeit with the first version R.  Generally speaking even
the cheapest adapters work.  I have bottom fed from Amazon and KEH with no
issues.  For non flat field work the slight variation in field flatness
with the cheap adapters doesn't matter to the image.

Now, the hard part.  Try one of them with a good manual lens.  If you find
it hard to focus in the magnified mode whether the fine discrimination of
sharpness eludes your eye or the sequence of button pushing is cumbersome
then you will not be satisfied.

I will highly suggest that you investigate the adapters with focusing
helicals.  They allow you to focus M lenses to SLR close focusing distances
and in the case of the wides incredibly close focus.

With that said the G master lenses are outstanding if large.  The sensor is
absolutely unforgiving.  You will see every flaw in even the best lenses.
You can embrace the flaws, choose not to see them, or spend a great deal of
money upgrading lenses.

I have found the Sony's generally very good instruments for images.  If you
subscribe to the Ted Grant shooting method then an M or some of the Fuji
models are a better choice.

For complete disclosure I am somewhat of a lens junky(52 50ish mm lenses)
with multiple 35s, 28s, 21s, 85ish, 100ish, 135s, 200s well you get the
picture.  The ability to put the "best" lens to use regardless of make or
vintage is invaluable.  There are adapters for every lens made almost
including the Contax and Voightlander Prominant cameras.

To summarize, if you can focus them they are incredible tools.  If you
can't focus them but can afford the lenses they are incredible cameras.
The III generation is stunning.

On Feb 16, 2018 1:30 AM, "Sonny Carter via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> I use my pre asph summilux and a skinny tele elmarit 90 on the Sony A7r3
> quite happily.  I also have a 135 R I like.   I’ve only had this Sony since
> December, and I also still use my a7r2.
> A drawer full of lenses ranging from micro Nikkor 55, to some soviet glass
> all work nicely.  That’s mostly play, and all but the m lenses have eBay
> grade adapters.
> I use a Novaflex on the m lenses as it is a little smoother to operate.
> I’ll really need some more time to wring it out as we’ve had dreadful
> weather here and I haven’t been shooting much except flowers inside.
>
>
> Sonny Carter
> http://www.SonC.com/look
>
>
> > On Feb 15, 2018, at 10:43 PM, Scott Gregory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> Can you comment about your experience with this body and using any
> Leica lenses! Adapter to recommend?
> >> Thanks!
> >> Scott
> >>
> >>> On Feb 15, 2018, at 9:52 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The A7r3 shoots silent and if you want the click it is nearly silent.
> >>> Right in there with an M Leica with noise on.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 6:39 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 15/02/2018 19:09, Robert D. Baron via LUG wrote:
> >>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/
> 02/13/is-the-sound-of-clicking-cameras-at-the-white-
> house-nearing-extinction/
> >>>> And there I am planting the seed in my wife's head of my need to have
> an
> >>>> A7Riii, and all the time I really needed an A9... Who knew :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> If more photographers start using them, then maybe US legislators may
> >>>> start to hear the sobbing from the mourning families of the victims of
> >>>> mass shootings, and actually do something to ensure that they end.
> From
> >>>> over here, it looks like US gun legislation seems to leave a lot to be
> >>>> desired.
> >>>>
> >>>> Douglas
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>> Sonny
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