Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/06

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Subject: [Leica] conductor photo***
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 15:42:59 -0800
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Steve Barbour


steve.barbour at gmail.com


On Nov 6, 2013, at 9:33 AM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at 
icloud.com> wrote:

> 
> On Nov 6, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Doug Herr wrote:
> 
>> I've noticed this too, and I'd still be able to use my R extenders and 
>> extension tubes (no mount changes!).  It can also use FD, AI, pre-AI, 
>> EOS, G-type Nikkors, and with a few restrictions that mean little to me, 
>> just about anything else you can put on 'em.  With the A7r at 36 
>> full-frame, no-AA-filtered MP.
>> 
>> I'd have to see for myself what I think of the EVF but from where I sit 
>> it's the only possible deal-killer the A7r has.
> 
> While it may be a serious contender for long R glass;
> the results I've seen so far when using M glass, 50 mm and shorter, look 
> horrible
> everywhere but the center area.
> I'd guess it's the lack of micro lenses - or at least lack of the "proper" 
> micro lenses.
> Really wish it were not so.
> I'm hoping perhaps the tests I've seen are simply an anomaly.
> Yet it seems fairly obvious that Leica M cameras are optimized for Leica M 
> lenses.


leaving, let's talk later...




Steve



> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser 
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
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> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] conductor photo***)
Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] conductor photo***)