[Leica] Erwin Puts farewell to Leica World

[richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)]

I never used the combo, but I suspect issues like those are the "last 5%".
That is, if everything else is perfect, people would start look at edge
issues. For normal people, who do not make huge prints and do not have
exhibitions and not make money through meaningful print sales, I am sure
they don't matter.

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 8:14 AM Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at 
leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I have great respect for Paul and his technical abilities and his
> evaluations.  ( and he is the newer owner of my son's WATE and is a great
> host).
>
> While I have read all about it, and taken many exposures with the Sony and
> all kinds of older Leica WA lenses, I just do not find the edge or corner
> color distortions to be an issue.  I acknowledge they may be there, but
> since I shoot mostly landscapes or travel, the problems are masked or maybe
> better worded as covered, masked, out weighed, and unseen by the subject
> matter.
>
> I have seen all kinds of technically terribly images in the street and PJ
> images, and no one mentions the technical deficiencies ( focus, movement,
> color shift).  But Leica/Sony combo gets hammered by this thin glass plus
> microprism issues on the Sony.
>
> I have contemplated getting the Kolari Vision Ultra Thin cover glass Sony
> body..... Maybe I need to make larger commitment to use the combination
> more
> often.  (It is so easy to use native Sony lenses on the Sony body....   I
> do
> that more often than not)
>
> I just do not pay attention..... and magically the smeared color issue
> .....
> disappears......
>
> Delusional?  Practical?  Both?
>
>
> Frank Filippone
>
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Paul Roark via LUG
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 7:23 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Cc: Paul Roark
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin Puts farewell to Leica World
>
>  Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> > The ability to severely crop and still have a good number of pixels drove
> > me to Sony as well. It eliminates a lens or more.
>
>
>
> > There is nothing saying that you can not use your Nocti or 50 APO
> > Summicron on it either...
>
>
> Leica M optics are built for film or for Leica's digital model that has a
> very thin cover glass over the sensor.  Virtually all other digital
> cameras, Sony included, have relatively thick cover glasses over their
> sensors.  The thick cover glass causes a curved field of focus with Leica
> glass.
>
> The solution that allows most Leica M optics to work well on the Sony is to
> have KoloriVision install their Ultra Thin cover glass on the Sony.  That
> is what I do.  It works great.  The older, very symmetrical wides still do
> not work, but the re-formulated 28mm works great, as does the WATE due to
> its retrofocus design.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
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