[Leica] Leica digital vs Sony A7RIII

[Sonny Carter]

Yes Doug, the 42 morning is a big factor for me too, as well as the ability
to use any lens in my drawer, not to mention the rather fab 55 mm native
Zeiss FE.

On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 8:04 PM Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> For myself the voice was between the Leica SL and the Sony a7rII (in 2018
> I'd consider the a7rIII instead of the a7rII).  I prefer the SL's user
> interface but two big factors pushed me toward the Sony: IBIS and 42MP.
>
> IBIS works with any lens I can put on the camera most notably my Precious,
> the 280/4 APO R.
> 42MP instead of 24MP with a stabilized APO lens (on the SL I last used the
> 90-280 APO) avoids most of the aliasing and moire in fine feather detail.
> There's also weight distribution: The SL is more weight in my hands, less
> in my wallet.  Vice versa with the Sony.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jan 29, 2018 9:54 AM
> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Subject: [Leica] Leica digital vs Sony A7RIII
> >
> >Not to be disruptive but I am in the midst of figuring out which way if
> any
> >to go.  I have been happy with my A7R and have dealt with the shutter
> >bounce issues fairly well.  So, this model is getting long in the tooth.
> >For Mark this is about the 5 axis stabilization, 1.5 to 2 stop better
> tonal
> >scale, much better high ISO capabilities not so much newer and shinier.
> >
> >Now, I am a very long term M user and truly value the ability to use the
> >camera as a wow, click tool.  I have done very well with M's as a
> landscape
> >camera and with focus stacking you can do amazing things with Leica.  But,
> >the lure of lower cost, higher pixel count, image stabilization is
> >calling.  On the up side my Leica wides will work better on the M platform
> >than elsewhere without some interesting modifications.
> >
> >Now, I am sort of locked into the Sony alternative as I have adapters for
> >everything from Exacta to Contarex and just about every mount in between.
> >Although I do truly appreciate the integration Olympus has done with their
> >sensors and lenses; I have a very significant investment in a lot of
> lenses
> >that would not benefit from the Olympus integration with their brand.
> >
> >So, please chime in.  Especially Sonny who has had a III for a while and
> >can comment intelligently about pros and cons.
> >
> >Thanks to all for considering this concept we have all faced with varying
> >platforms.
> >
> >--
> >Don
> >don.dory at gmail.com
> >
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Regards,

Sonny
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