[Leica] Fwd: Sonny/A7R111

[Sonny Carter]

But when I run the conversion on google, 4000 cn  comes out 3200 US, so it seems the price is really the same without fees.  

The camera is pretty dang good and a lot more versatile than the Leica.  



Sonny Carter
http://www.SonC.com/look


> On Feb 16, 2018, at 5:58 PM, Scott Gregory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Sonny and others who commented. Yes that 55 Sony seems to be a great lens. 
> And you do wonders with the Micro Nikkor on your AR3 with your flower photos. 
> 
> I guess as much as I’d like that body my dilemma here is that the price is $3995.00 Canadian funds compared to about $3198 in the US. 
> My local dealer has the Sony’s in stock. 
> With taxes the camera comes to approximately $4500 in Canadian funds. 
> Is the camera worth that much I guess is what I have to determine? 
> On the other hand a new M10 is just short of $10,000 Canadian with the difference in our money to the US these days.
> Tough thing is I live an hour from Port Huron Mi and the US Border. Hard to justify the Canadian prices. 
> 
> Scott 
> 
>> On Feb 16, 2018, at 3:05 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I have had good luck with both the 35 and 21 Summilux on the Sony platform.
>> 
>> On the adapter side one of my cheap adapters doesn't play at all well with
>> a Zeiss 15mm: those corners get real ugly.
>> 
>>> On Feb 16, 2018 10:53 AM, "Paul Roark via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Be aware that the thicker Sony sensor cover glass softens the corners, and
>>> sometimes edges of Leica M glass images from about 75mm down.  The question
>>> is how obtuse the ray angles are at the edges and corners.  At 90mm I don't
>>> see a difference.  The 75 and WATE are affected in the corners but some may
>>> find them OK.
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 10:30 PM, 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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