Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/12

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Subject: [Leica] Noctilux and Sony A7?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:26:46 -0800
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Steve Barbour

On Dec 12, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> 
wrote:

Mark Rabiner wrote:

> "magical" yes or maybe but when you use a lens a normal or a wide with an M
> you are using it with  a rangefinder focusing system many many times more
> accurate than an SLR groundglass. And DSLR ground glasses are not even made
> for self focusing.

> I'm not sure the live view electronics are superior. And groundglass
> shooting is what the world likes and has its advantages but die hard Leica
> people tend like rangefinder shooting... Or what's the point?

Live view / EVF isn't ground glass focussing.  Unlike an SLR or a 
rangefinder the EVF or live view LCD is much much closer to WYSIWYG 
including off-center focussing.  There are no calibrations to get out of 
whack and no compensation needed for field curvature.

Much! Better, easier, more accurate with the Sony EVF compared to 
rangefinder focussing....

s

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com



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