Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice picture Adam! Lluis El 19/03/2012, a las 4:31, Adam Bridge escribi?: > Here's a link to three NEX-7 images I shot this afternoon, hand > held, using the 55-210 kit lens. I also have the 18-55 lens. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/22003432_Lz2PWj#!i=1755286152&k=zWCpt5c > > > > > These cameras take a while to learn, unlike the M8 which I felt > comfortable with right away. There are about a zillion different > menus and settings, there are controls that work like nothing else > on the planet. It's a good thing I was shooting in RAW because I > managed to offer the exposure by a stop (I don't know how). > > I was trying to learn the nifty focus mode that Sony has built into > the NEX-7 where if you start to manually focus the camera will do a > 3x or 10x (user selectable of course) to the focus point to allow > for fine-focus. Good thing too, in my brief experience. The focus is > close, but almost never exactly what I'm looking for. > > What's nice about this mode is its ability to work with my Leica > lenses. I have a Novaflex adaptor so can mount my Leica M lenses and > I have an R adaptor coming so I can use the 100mm APO. > > The adaptor makes the camera a bit bulkier than I had thought it > would be. I'll take some images of it compared to the M8 and > Panasonic GF-1 this week. Still, it's a very pleasant camera. > > I LOVE the OLED eye-level viewfinder. It's terrific > > I'll answer questions and most more images as I get experience. > > Except for the learning curve, damn, I guess I'm getting old, I'm > liking this camera. > > And I've only shot 20 seconds of video of my feet and the back end > of Fia-dog by accident. Rolling my eyes. > > Adam > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information