Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd say you have given the SL a fair shake, Doug. Gotta love that owl's face. Great shot, regardless of the camera in use. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 2/5/2017 10:14 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > My month with the loaner SL+90-280 APO is up and I've sent the camera > back. Unlike a year ago the camera is nearly within financial grasp and > for a while I was tempted to ask about $pecifics, but I ran afoul of too > many roadblocks. > > in a nutshell: the 90-280 APO is a fabulous lens. I found no weak spots, > the resolution and color richness are spectacular, possibly too good > because aliasing with the non-AA filtered 24MP sensor is a constant > problem with fine feather detail. > > The optical stabilization works quite well. Leica says it automatically > distinguishes between panning and unintentional wobble. But what about > intentional wobble? When I follow the random motions of a critter with > the camera and the field of view lags because the OS thinks what I did was > unintended. The image slowly drifts to where I pointed the camera while > I'm trying to follow the animal's head with the focussing point. > Meanwhile the animal has moved again. ARGGH! Once I get the focussing > point on the animal's head (and there are no foreground weeds or > higher-contrast limbs right behind the bird) focus is quick, nearly silent > and precise, but when it picks the wrong object it's maddening to get it > back on subject. Why does anyone put up with this AF bullsh!t? > > As reported earlier, the viewfinder reverts to automatic brightness after > each exposure. This function misses out on one of the really great > advantages of a mirrorless EVF camera, the added WYSIWYG dimension of > real-time exposure confirmation. The M(262) allows full-time exposure > simulation mode, why not the SL? At least Leica is now aware of my > complaint and I was told it should be possible to add this feature in > firmware. > > IMHO the 24MP sensor is an image-quality bottleneck with this 90-280 APO. > When using the 280/4 APO on the 24MP Sony a7II I sometimes see color moire > but because of the Sony's AA filter it's far less frequent than with the > SL and 90-280 APO > > I've recently added a used Sony a7rII to the toy box. With this camera > and the 280/4 APO aliasing is very rarely a problem and I suspect the > 90-280 APO would also benefit from this 42MP sensor. The Sony's sensor is > also stabilized, so it works with the 280/4 APO. It also works with the > FD 500mm L, the 100 APO and the 60 Macro. It doesn't try to detect > unintentional wobble. > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/mimidae/oreoscoptes/sathra05.html > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/melospiza/lispar01.html > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/athene/buowl10.html > > I'll still keep an eye on SL system developments but for now the Sony > bodies will be the digital backs for my R and other lenses. > > Doug Herr > Orangevale, Sacramento County > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >