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Subject: [Leica] IMG: J & L
From: stevebarbour at mac.com (Stephen Barbour)
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:11:53 -0800
References: <58AF8085.4@iol.ie> <01f101d28e68$57108890$053199b0$@verizon.net>


Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 23, 2017, at 10:36 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> This is an excellent example of how well focused your images can be IF you
> use a EVF camera.  Go large and check the Son's eyeball..... sharp as can
> be........  ditto the lower right of the couch.....  
> This is 24MP.... the A7Rii is 42MP...... 
> 
> And that old Zuiko is a good lens..... What, 35-40 years old?  There is a
> whole bunch of Sony users out there that are using lenses that the present
> manufacturers claim are NOT designed for digital sensors..... Once you find
> out for yourself how good these old lenses can be, and how cheaply they can
> be bought, you will be a convert to old lenses..... 
> 
> And you wonder WHY Leica did the SL with an EVF?  


I agree w you. The Leica Q is another example. What are they waiting for?  
An M, Q like, with EVF and interchangeable lenses is of course the way to go.

S


> ( but they did not intend
> it to be used with old, non-native glass other than the R and M 
> glass)......
> 
> Now if they would just get their collective heads out of their.... and give
> me a M mount native EVF ( not an add on piece of equipment) camera, I might
> find the cash to buy one.....  
> or
> I don't need no stinking RF in a camera... I want great glass and an EVF,
> and micro lenses tuned to the M lenses.
> Rant OFF.
> 
> YMMV
> 
> Frank Filippone
> 
> Red735i at verizon.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Douglas Barry
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:38 PM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: J & L
> 
> Got PSE 15 today to go with LR6 and and am trying to get used to the
> improvements. A lot has changed since PSE 4 and LR1.3 - including me, of
> course :-)
> 
> My son and his girlfriend arrange things with the ever present mobile 
> phone.
> Sony A7ii with Zuiko 50/1.8.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/J+and+L+2.jpg.html
> 
> Can be seen LARGE.
> 
> Douglas
> 
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In reply to: Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] IMG: J & L)
Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] IMG: J & L)