Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My dealer (a few 100km away) has a sample in for an hour or so next week. I have asked if he is allowed to take and keep raw images and if any M mount lenses <35mm in stock...... Most of these sites (Steve Huff, Lloyd Chambers, Ken Rockwell) are trying to keep viewer numbers up and buy things on click-throughs. I see a fair bit of reverse snobbery, 'look you can get a Leica beater for less than $1000' etc, got to keep the mass of the population interested. john > -----Original Message----- > > Steve Huff does not seem to have met a piece of equipment that he does > not like either. I just went through his site for the first time today.... > Probably the best way to figure out if the Sony A7r is for you or not is > to hire > a body for a few days, put the lenses you want to use on it, and figure it > out > for yourself. If I had access to equipment rentals, this is what I would > do for > every piece of equipment I buy. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:51 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > > http://www.3d- > kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1 > > 48:ultra-wide-angle-m-mount-lenses-on-sony- > a7r&catid=40:camerasandlens > > es&Itemid=2 > > > > Bit wary of him, he was the only one praising the SLR Magic lens when > others had theirs falling apart.... > > > > john > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> > >> > >> On Nov 6, 2013, at 11:00 PM, Jay Burleson wrote: > >> > >> > Be aware George, Mr. Scheffler's test is with the A7, not the R > >> > version, > >> which supposedly has some sort of microlenses. > >> > >> Yes. I'm trying to remain "aware." > >> Obviously we're in the early releases here. > >> I'm not trying to paint a negative critique here. > >> Simply sharing links as I become aware of them and expressing > >> opinions based on what I've seen thus far. > >> > >> Regards, > >> George Lottermoser > >> george at imagist.com > >> http://www.imagist.com > >> http://www.imagist.com/blog > >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > >>