Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/16

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Subject: [Leica] More A7 stuff.....
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:08:14 -0800
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On Dec 16, 2013, at 8:03 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:

> Excellent, thanks.
> 
> My Sony a7r should arrive Thursday.  I'll be focusing mainly on how it
> compares to the M9 and how the Zeiss/Sony 35mm compares to the Zeiss 2.8
> 35mm Biogon that is my favorite lens for the M9.  Being a B&W guy, the
> color with wide angles is not a serious issue, but some say there is also
> smearing at the corners.  We'll see.  I'll let you know.


also Paul, with the R to E adapter, it is a serious , easy, wonderful R body 
for R lenses including wides.

(never thought it would come from this direction, but it has)


Steve





> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> 
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
> verizon.net>wrote:
> 
>> I checked the EXIF info... it was an A7r....
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Paul
>> Roark
>> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 6:48 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] More A7 stuff.....
>> 
>> The A7 has an electronic first shutter and should be smooth.  The concern
>> is
>> with the 36mp A7R, which does not has that electronic first shutter and 
>> may
>> be getting a bit of shake from the fact that it first has to close the
>> shutter, then re-open and shut again.  Some say it's about 1/3 the shake 
>> of
>> an SLR mirror slapping. If the model you tried was the 7AR, then that 
>> would
>> be good and surprising news.
>> 
>> Paul
>> www.PaulRoark.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net
>>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I just pixel-looked at some of my shots from Samys.. The A7 + Nikon
>>> 50/1.G lens...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Some of the shots were made at 1/20 of a second...and I can read the
>>> tiny print on a camera box at 10 feet.. The text is quite clear.
>>> 
>>> There seems to be less camera movement that I would expect at these
>>> slow speeds...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> As far as I know, there is no IS in the camera, and certainly none in
>>> the lens..
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Any thoughts?  Did I just get lucky?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> 
>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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