Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/19

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Subject: [Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R
From: photobynelsch at gmail.com (Bill Nelsch)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:20:42 -0700
References: <CAH1UNJ3rpUAt8xxnMJdNGC9L_ncq8-ogF2Z1s_xSyqh9yHtR6Q@mail.gmail.com> <8602F760-A245-4586-831B-DCE9795E8CE1@frozenlight.eu> <2A7FCC55-4926-4EE5-A821-A38AC86F21E7@mac.com> <D2F615D2-2AFD-459C-A041-2662441E23F5@frozenlight.eu> <E07D917E-41D2-4626-8E7C-D7E3ED8BD7D3@gmail.com>

What really impresses me is its performance at super high ISO's of 25,600:
http://photobynelsch.smugmug.com/Grandchildren/Syd-is-Nine/i-pJKmCTW/A

I bought the Metabones R to E adapter before buying the a7R because I
wanted to test out my R lenses before I bought the body.  The Metabones is
the cheap alternative ($99 vs. $210) to the Novoflex and while it works ok,
I have developed an issue of the screws on the adapter coming lose and
needing tightening.  I am guessing that I should get the Novoflex and avoid
that problem.

Other than that, I am thrilled with the a7R and to be able to use ALL of my
R lenses.  The lens profile in LR fixes any distortion issues that may
arise from the use of the 21-35 Vario-Elmar ASPH.

Bill in Denver,


On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
gmail.com>wrote:

>
> On Feb 19, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I did not mean to offend anyone. I was just basing my comments on
> the dpreview writeup. Some of the negatives they listed (slowness etc.)
> would be a deal breaker for me. However, I should not have jumped to
> judgement, having no personal experience with the camera.
>
> hi Nathan,
>
> I've been using a Sony A7r for almost 2 months with great
> satisfaction.....some of the conclusions in the dpreview seem shallow,
> specious, disconnected from the real world, to say the least, and beyond
> that, note that they gave it a Gold award, and a score of 82....
>
> Steve
>
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > http://www.greatpix.eu
> > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> >
> > YNWA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Feb 19, 2014, at 8:56 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
> >
> >> Well if it is a dog then it's a dog that can hunt, Nathan.
> >>
> >> I've been using either the A7 or A7r for the past few months. They seem
> to work very well. The Zeiss 55mm is perfect. I haven't tried the Sony 35mm
> but my Leica 35mm f2 asph works just fine. I don't see the corner
> "smearing" either, but I don't shoot photos of newspapers. In the real
> world it's fine.
> >>
> >> Where things get great is with longer lenses. The 100mm APO f2.8 R lens
> does very well on this camera. I use a Novoflex adaptor for the R (and M)
> lenses and they seem quite up to the job.
> >>
> >> But I'm not a pixel-peeper kind of shooter. I got very good results
> with a Leica 50mm f2.0 on my NEX-7 as anyone who has looked at the
> enlargement in my living room can attest. The A7r is substantially better
> in terms of how it handles and the images it makes.
> >>
> >> I actually think it IS a breakthrough camera. EVF's wont' get worse.
> They'll get a lot better. Sony will, I suspect, hear the critiques of the
> current cameras and make better ones. I'll be able to buy those and STILL
> not have spent what I would have to spend for an M. So, for me, for the way
> I work, for the images I make, it's just fine.
> >>
> >> It's not a rangefinder. It's not (gasp) a Leica. But it's a very good
> and very useful camera for me.
> >>
> >> Your mileage may vary.
> >>
> >> Adam
> >>
> >> On 2014 Feb 18, at 11:42 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Sounds like a dog, when reading the cons.
> >>
> >>
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R)
Message from abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R)