Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, The A7S does not excite me, the Fujis (XPro-1 and X100s) and Nikons (D800E and D4) I normally use have more than adequate low light capabilities for me. I am interested in the flexibility to crop as far as the A7R is concerned. The point right now is that the 120 decibel THWACK of the shutter is putting me off big time. The lens is superb, even wide open, but I would need a normal zoom, so I have to check out the 24-70 f4 as well. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:19 PM, David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> wrote: > Have the same combo, shot the moon handheld at 1/15 about 3 months ago. > > Result about similar to the Oly EM-5 with a Pany zoom maxed to 300mm > (600mm equiv). Could see clearly the craters of the red moon then. > Amazing even wide open. And at a quarter the price of an Otus, of course > slower and slightly 'lower' performance. A must-have native AF lens. Pity > the noisy shutter though. And if noise matters, try the new D810. I am a > new convert. Traded in an instant my D800E. Don't let others tell you that > it is merely an evolution. The quieter shutter alone is worth the ticket. > Not to mention more than a dozen improvements. Check out the highlight > matrix metering and the new split screen level metering which now puts the > Nikon in the XYZ direction levelling (true 3D). And more. > > If you haven't bought the A7R, please try the A7S and tell me what you > think. Perhaps the silent electronic shutter will tilt into its favour. Was > told by others that the low light performance is stupendous. > > Best, > > David Ching > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >