Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] Sony a7 and a7R
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:58:15 -0700
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i think users can also make lens profiles in lr 5, so it is promising.

  -------------------------------------
  regards, mehrdad


On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
verizon.net>wrote:

> >From the article....
>
> Using Leica M and Nikon Lenses
>
> For some photographers (myself included) putting Leica M mount lenses on
> the
> Sony A7R may be reason enough to break out a bottle of Veuve Cliquot
> champagne and celebrate. Using an M to E adapter (I have a Metabones),
> virtually every Leica M lenses that I own works well on the A7R. Some of
> the
> ultra-wide and very wides do vignette, so be aware of this. There is no
> software correction for this, because we're mixing and matching. With other
> systems where the lens and camera are from the same company there's a lot
> of
> magic that can be done in firmware.
>
> I had neither the time nor the full selection of lenses to test in detail
> what works and what doesn't, but I think it fair to say that most
> retrofocus
> design Leica M lenses will work on the A7R. When you consider that this
> camera has a high resolution EVF, focus peaking, intelligent Auto-ISO - so
> manual aperture lenses can be used in a semi-automated manner, and of
> course
> a 36 Megapixel sensor, this is hot stuff indeed.
>
> In my opinion, anyone who owns a set of (or even a few) high quality M
> series Leica optics should seriously look at the Sony A7R. They make for a
> killer combination, and the Sony costs less then a third of an M240 camera.
> Just test that the lenses that you plan on using work as you expect before
> taking the plunge.
> ....
> Overall, I can not recommend the A7R highly enough for anyone looking to
> find a new body for their Leica lenses, and who find the price of an M240 a
> bridge too far, as I did last year. And for those of you with M8, M9 or
> M240
> bodies, the A7R makes a relatively inexpensive second body as well.
>
> Not a technical review, but certainly a good starting place.....
>
> He notes vignetting issues.... can that not be taken out in LR with (if
> needed, user derived)  lens corrections?
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> mehrdad
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:56 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Sony a7 and a7R
>
> looks like some leica lenses work ok
> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_a7r_hands_on.shtml
>
>   -------------------------------------
>   regards, mehrdad
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 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
> >
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)
Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Sony a7 and a7R)