Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, you might want to wait until next month - the Sony a7R II is supposed to ship then and looks like a winner: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8917769536/sony-alpha-a7r-ii-has-42-4mp-on-full-frame-bsi-cmos-sensor Bill in Denver On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > As some of you know Leica's failure to build a good solution for using R > lenses on a modern digital camera have led me to look elsewhere. The Sony > a7II is looking promising so far: > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/calypte/anhumm23.html > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/laridae/hydroprogne/catern00.html > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/calidris/wesand01.html > > What I like: the a7II is a lightweight full-frame camera with > readily-available parts and supplies. I can buy batteries at Fry's or > Amazon or B&H or eBay, for example. It has sensor-shifting stabilization, > the viewfinder can be configured to show me where white plumage is being > clipped, and focus peaking is very handy. > > not so much: the silent shutter mode has a 'gotcha'; at faster shutter > speeds with a large-aperture adapted lens a dark band shows up on the upper > half of the picture. > > TBD: I'm still struggling a bit with color quality. The Canon FD 500mm L > I'm using on the Sony is quite a good lens but the colors are dull compared > with the 280mm f/4 APO (others might not see it, my eyes have been tested > and I have good color vision). Processing suggestions are welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >