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Subject: [Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:01:22 -0800
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Agree for landscapes. I'll use the medium format for as long as I can carry 
it. 
Until then most smaller format is people work. I'm still testing out the 
EVF. And I'm left eyed which adds some challenges...

Bob Adler

> On Feb 22, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, but Bob's work is much more suited to that gear than it is to my
> work.
> 
> What I do would be hindered by apparatus, while it just doesn't get in his
> way.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 1:00 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Fair enough, but as Bob owns the M+EVF it was a valid question ;-)
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> On Behalf Of Sonny Carter
>> 
>> John, I think about the M+EVF solution exactly like I saw the visoflex
>> solution.
>> 
>> I don't own either.  Never have.  Not even for my little Oly camera.
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 12:48 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Do you expect the Sony to be significantly better than M+EVF for
>>> focussing? It will be more co-ordinated of course ;-)
>>> 
>>> john
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>> So has the Fuji X system pretty much been out-wowed by the Sony system?
>>> Primarily because Sony is FF vs APS-C?
>>> Just curious. The X-T1 is coming, which looks like a great camera, but
>>> Leica users here are trending toward the Sony...
>>> Just wondering which I should buy next: Seems the Sony for my hard to
>>> focus Noctilux and 75/2...
>>> Keep using the M for WA (35 & 21)
>>> Thanks for any thoughts,
>>> Bob
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 22, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 22, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Non native lenses are really easy to focus with the A7r.  There's a
>>>>> color indicator that blooms as areas are in focus.  (you can change
>>>>> the color of the bloom)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> one approach is to shoot in RAW and jpeg fine bw and set the focus
>>> peaking color to red....
>>>> 
>>>> so you see in bw and the red "bloom" is incredibly sensitive and
>>>> easy to
>>> see, when you are in focus.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> s
>> 
>> 
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