Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, I mostly agree. However, for wide angle work, how important is Live View? On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > The M9 is not a good option if you want to do live view, Richard. > > You need an M for that and the cheapest copy used and beat up I've seen of > those is $5K plus the VF. > > The Sony A7s is way under half that. > > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Richard Man <richard at > richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > > > This is a well known problem with non-retrofocus wide angle on digital > > sensor. After all, it was THE reason Leica said why a digital M camera > was > > "impossible" (from the technology of that time) back in 2006 or so. So > not > > sure why you would expect differently. > > > > The M9 is relatively speaking, "dirt-cheap" now. So it's still a good > > option. > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Frank, do you own any wide angle slr lenses? My experience with > Konica, > > > Nikon and Pentax on adapters was pretty good on the A7r. > > > > > > As I've shown, the A7s seems to have overcome many of the wide angle > > > problems and I'm happily shooting my 15mm CV as well as my Summilux 35 > on > > > it. > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at > > > verizon.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I selected this camera because I thought it would work wonderfully on > > my > > > > Leica lenses. I should have read more online about its > compatibility. > > > > Works fine with longer lenses, but as I am a WA shooter, the results > > > with > > > > my Leica M WA lenses are a bit lacking, especially in edge sharpness. > > > Yup, > > > > should have read the stories of woe from other users. > > > > > > > > I had good results over the weekend shooting the Nocti with the A7. > I > > > > especially liked the OOF areas, which is what the Nocti is all about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Today I received my Nikon F Lens to Sony (NEX) adapter.. I got a > spurt > > of > > > > good feelings from the combination of older ( non-AF) long Nikon > lenses > > > and > > > > the Sony. > > > > > > > > But I also have a D7100 that can take advantage of the long lenses > WITH > > > > auto > > > > diaphragm operation, a more pleasant way to work but more difficult > to > > > > critically focus, and of course, there is the opportunity to use AF > > with > > > > some of my lenses. You may remember my story about difficulty > > critically > > > > EVF focusing at smaller f-Stops ( F8-16). Same is true for MF on ( > low > > > > contrast) DSLR focusing screens. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I did get a kick out of EVF focusing my 400mm F5.6 lens on a fence > > about > > > > 100 > > > > yards away wide open. The fence sits about 2 feet from a block wall. > > I > > > > could watch the focus snap in and out of the chain link itself.. > the > > > wall > > > > was easy to watch snap into focus in a different plane.... > > > > > > > > > > > > I own no native Sony lenses, and do not really wish to buy into > another > > > > lens > > > > system past the Nikon and Leica I now have. > > > > > > > > I am not so sure this A7 has a place in my life..without the native > > > lenses, > > > > but I do dearly love the EVF... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > > > > > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Sonny > > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > 1714 > > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > > > USA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits