Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think I read that there is a mount for Pentacon Six ? Sony Alpha dSLR. Now, that would be a heavy kit, but there is no shortage of Iron Curtain glass out there, and I even have a few old Pentacon mount lenses. Friend John Bean (UK) used to get some stunning landscape/travel shots using a first generation Sigma dSLR and East German Zeiss glass. Jeffery On Jun 28, 2013, at 11:03 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jun 28, 2013, at 8:54 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Everything about Sony Alpha FF dSLRs seems to boil down to the same >> result: there are very few great lenses out there for it. Sony bought the >> rights to Minolta dSLR lenses, and haven't done much to improve those old >> formulas. Zeiss makes Sony dSLR Alpha lenses, but they are very >> expensive. And perhaps the two best SP lenses for the Sony Alpha dSLR are >> the Sigma 50/1.4, and the newer Sigma 35/1.4. (oh, the humanity!!!!). I >> do admit though that Sigma and Tamron are getting better if the test >> results mean anything. They hold their own against Nikon or Canon kit >> lenses, but that can be faint praise. >> >> The alpha 850 is big, heavy, and unwieldy for freehand shooting, as is >> the Sigma 50/1.4 (though it is a good lens). One might have to use a >> Cotton Carrier brand vest to avoid lower back or shoulder pain. >> >> Like the threads seem to be implying of late, find a great lens, and then >> find a sensor to attach to the back of it. I'm patiently looking at the >> NEX offerings as they get more and more refined, but I'm probably going >> to always use an M8 for my Leica glass. I do have about 5 Zeiss/Contax >> dSLR lenses from the late 90's, and it would be nice to have a NEX FF to >> attach to them. > > > > now we are talking, but keep the A99 in the mix... > > > > Steve > > > >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> On Jun 28, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 8:26 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Having to plunk down another $400-$500 for a viewfinder would be a deal >>>> breaker for me. I cannot shoot a camera outdoors while squinting at an >>>> LCD. >>> >>> >>> love to get your take, and that of Doug Herr on the sony alpha A 99... >>> >>> >>> >>> Sreve >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Jeffery >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 10:08 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> T >>>>> ?he *full frame* Sony P&S:? >>>>> >>>>> ? $2799? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The optical low-pass (anti-aliasing) filter has been removed from the >>>>> RX1R >>>>> >>>>> ?? >>>>> http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666577588#overview >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ?small-url?<http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666577588#overview> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ?Regards, >>>>> ?Sonny? not Sony >>>>> >>>>> http://sonc.com/look/ >>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information