Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Attractive graffiti! Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 6:47 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > I took the doggies out for a bit of a run where they didn't need to be on > leash. I like the area because I-80's overcrossings form a gallery for the > local artists with spray cans (and rollers). > > I like this image especially: > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Landscapes/UCD-walks/i-NtCVrXX/X3> > > This one demonstrates that one's reach is a limiting factor: > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Landscapes/UCD-walks/i-dwWWvR3/X3> > > Both were taken with Sony A7 and the 55mm f1.8 Sonnar FE lens. I also had > the A7r along with me with the Touit f1.8 32mmnE lens that crops on the > full frame camera. Comparing the two lenses the Touit wasn't in the same > league. I'm going to like the Sonnar a whole lot, I think. > > Both of these are at ISO 100, manually focused, although I'm starting to > trust the autofocus a little more on the A7. It's very fast and seems > accurate. But I don't have enough experience with either camera to know > the difference. > > I do know this: if you're a street shooter the A7 is a better camera than > the A7r: speed and relative quiet are the primary reasons. The autofocus > on the A7 seems very fast with the Sonnar lens. > > Comments/criticism welcome and encouraged. > > Adam Bridge > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information