Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Steve. For what I do for me a lot of this doesn't matter, but for what I do for publication or clients it often matters a lot. Marty On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:41 PM, steve barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>wrote: > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jan 12, 2014, at 5:38 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Problems with alignment are the most obvious issues I've seen. This: > > > http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/09/there-is-no-free-lunch-episode-763-lens-adapters > > summarises the whole problem well and > > "that great lens certainly wouldn?t be as good as it would be on its > > native-mount camera" is the perfect one-sentence explanation for what > I've > > seen. The Leitz LTM-to-M adaptors I have aren't adequate to show the > best > > performance of good LTM lenses on the sensor of the M or Monochrom and > show > > assymetrical smearing of the edges. Twice I have had to go through 3 or > 4 > > adapters to get a good (not great) one and that's from reliable brands. > > Adapting lenses to non-native mounts is all good harmless fun, and I > > encourage people to use what they have, but a lot of the time for > critical > > work they aren't good enough. I do use my cameras for technical and > > scientific purposes as well as just general photography, so lots of my > gear > > gets looked at very hard. > > > > I have also recently had the mount replaced and helicoid on my e58 > Noctilux > > re-built to make sure everything was properly aligned - but the lens is > 36 > > years old and has been used really hard (as, I think, it should). > > Thanks Marty, I understand... Sounds very complex ... Hats off to you for > being so demanding. > > s > > > > > > Marty > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > > gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >>> On Jan 12, 2014, at 4:35 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Sunday, 12 January 2014, Steve Barbour wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Jan 11, 2014, at 4:02 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com > >> <javascript:;>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> It's great (potential) news; having choice is good. The Zeiss lenses > >> for > >>>>> these cameras are incredible, but there aren't enough - I'd love a > >> camera > >>>>> like this, but there is no 28 or short tele, the latter of which I > >>>>> particularly need. > >>>> > >>>> use the R to E adapter and R lenses > >>> > >>> > >>> Sure, I already have 28 and 80 R lenses, but I like native lenses - > >>> adaptors always have problems. I also like a familial lens set where I > >> can > >>> get different focal lengths with matching rendition - and the 80 > >> Summilux - > >>> although probably my favourite short tele, is almost the complete > >> opposite > >>> of the 55/1.8 FE lens for the A7 in native rendition. I also don't see > >>> much point using an autofocus camera with manual focus lenses, > especially > >>> when you'd already be dealing with the problems above. > >> > >> > >> > >> what problems? > >> > >> s > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> Marty > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> s > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Marty > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Sunday, 12 January 2014, Adam Bridge wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I read this report yesterday. I?m not sure what to do with it. > Leica?s > >>>>>> experiment with the monochrom seems to have come years too late. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> There are many reasons, of course, why a monochrome sensor makes > sense > >>>> for > >>>>>> those of us who want to shoot black and white. But will Sony make > the > >>>>>> gamble? Is there enough of a market to make it worthwhile? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On one hand Sony is trying to up its stake in the high-end market so > >> the > >>>>>> monochrome model of the A7 (or whatever) would make sense. But they > >>>> would > >>>>>> probably need to see sales in the 10s of thousands for it to pay off > >> for > >>>>>> them. Is the market large enough? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> With the low end of the market being eaten up by camera phones (many > >> of > >>>>>> which are quite good - I?m sure impressed by the cameras in the > >> iPhone 5 > >>>>>> and most especially that of the iPhone 5s) the upper end is the > chance > >>>> for > >>>>>> camera companies to compete and perhaps prosper. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I?m hopeful but not optimistic. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Adam > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Jan 11, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Douglas Nygren < > douglasnygren at yahoo.com > >> <javascript:;> > >>>> <javascript:;>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I don't know whether it's been noted yet on the lug, but a friend > >> sent > >>>>>> me a link to a story > >>>>>>> reporting a rumor that Sony is working on a black and white digital > >>>>>> camera. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> This would make sense. The Monochrom is priced to invite > competition > >> to > >>>>>> undersell it, > >>>>>>> and if it allows Leica lenses to be used on it, the rival makes > >> itself > >>>>>> all the more appealing. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Here is the link: > >> > http://petapixel.com/2014/01/10/sony-supposedly-working-full-frame-camera-shoots-black-white/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Cheers--Doug > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> 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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >