Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...wait.... or right now look at the X series. The lens on the X Vario is phenomenally good. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 18 October 2013 00:09, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > The noted article has this as a side comment.... > > "I put my Zeiss ZM 21mm ?/2.8 on the A7r we have here [Luke works at > Imaging-Resource ?Ed.]. I'm sad to report that color shifts were severe and > covered most of the frame. There was also severe darkening of the image > away > from the center, way too much to simply call vignetting. I chose this lens > carefully, based on the experience of other users, to avoid this problem > with my early NEX cameras. It worked well, with visible but very minor > color > shifts and vignetting. It stayed glued on my NEX-3 for years. Well, I just > saved myself a couple grand." > > Sadly, there may not be a free lunch, after all...... > > Native lenses for a camera body is the most convenient and least > compromised > solution. The camera/lens combo works as it was designed, lens corrections > are present, AF and AE all work. > > It just leaves me a bit out of it... I really want a Leica that uses a EVF > for all focusing..... > > Maybe the a D800e using lenses I already own is a compromised solution of > one type, or a A7r using native lenses I have yet to buy is another..... > > Or the M13 is my lucky number..... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > Here is another blog post on the Sony + Leica issue: > > > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/10/two > -reasons.html > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information