[Leica] SL redux, end of story (another view of the A7Riii)

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Adam,
Another company to consider, especially for IR - I got an IR kit for my
ancient D70 and got it converted here:

https://www.lifepixel.com/

Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:46 AM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> That’s terrific info. Thank you so much! Kolarvision is who I was thinking
> of.
>
> Adam
>
> > On 2018 May  8, at 12:10 PM, Robert Adler via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Had my A7r II modified for WA M-lenses. Wonderful work. Same folks modify
> > for Mono or IR I believe. Kolarivision. You'll do well with them in my
> > experience.
> >
> >
> > Bob Adler
> > www.robertadlerphotography.com
> > *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"*
> >
> > On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 9:15 AM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Just another perspective on the Sony A7 series.
> >>
> >> I’ve been using these cameras, or E-mount variants since the NEX-7.
> >>
> >> I’d just like to make an observation about E-mount nomenclature: Sony
> >> makes a difference between an E-mount and FE-mount lenses, the latter
> being
> >> for full-frame cameras while the former is for APS-C varieties. I just
> >> looked at my Sony lenses and while they are marked “E-mount” they also
> >> carry (for example) FE 28-70 f… nomenclature showing they are full-frame
> >> compatible. If you mount a non-FE lens on a full frame camera the camera
> >> automatically produces APS-C sized images even in RAW.
> >>
> >> There is a subtle but real difference between the A7Rii and the A7Riii.
> I
> >> took both with me to China. In every case I always reached for the iii
> >> first. There are two reasons, the biggest being the battery. Perhaps the
> >> most limiting problem for the A7 cameras up to this most recent vintage
> >> (A9, A7Riii, A7iii) has been battery life. The new batteries are vastly
> >> superior and give, in my experience, an all-day carry around shooting
> >> experience. The previous generations hardly lasted a half-day.
> >>
> >> The new A7Riii has the pixel shift technology. I haven’t tried it but
> I’m
> >> betting that it requires a seriously heavy-duty tripod to work.
> >>
> >> Autofocus for the new cameras is better than the old.
> >>
> >> And I find myself wondering: why the hell am I using autofocus? This
> past
> >> weekend I was in Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park. I took one of
> >> the Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2.0 lenses which is entirely manual focus. Mounted
> >> the on the A7 cameras it’s the same size as a Leica 35mm f2.0 summicron
> >> (with adaptor). I loved it. Adding autofocus just adds weight and SIZE.
> I
> >> find I always am making focus modifications so manual focus isn’t
> slower.
> >> AND there is a very nice magnifying focus aid built into the Sony
> cameras
> >> to really nail down focus.
> >>
> >> Yes, the menu system isn’t nearly as nice as the Leica or Fuji systems.
> >> Yes, there are too many added frilly things that Sony just seems to
> need to
> >> add to their cameras. Does a pro camera really need a “Toy” setting????
> >>
> >> I’m seriously thinking of having my A7Rii converted to monochrome. If
> >> anyone out there has done this, or has friends with experience please
> let
> >> me know.
> >>
> >> Hope this was in some way helpful.
> >>
> >> Adam Bridge
> >>
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