Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All current Leica lenses under 35mm are retrofocus to some degree. How well the Sony cameras will cope with these remains to be seen. Some lenses, like the 21/3,4 SE have rather sharply angled rays into the corners, and are very likely not fully useable. On 2013-10-16, at 8:38 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Apparently the A7r (36MP) has offset micro lenses and may be more attuned > to > WA lenses than the A7 > > I have now forgotten.... are the WATE, 21 and 24 Super Elmar lenses > designed > with retrofocus techniques? Ie, are they less demanding on the digital > sensors? > > Ditto lenses like the 28 Summicron ? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > what will be interesting is how the new a7 a7r handle leica wides. sony has > a great implementation of focus peaking, and size wise pretty close to > leica > m's. this could be the next leica m lens market > > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com