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Shooting the collection on A7(r) :)
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bit more lens porn, I bought the A7 (with the kit lens as it was only available as a bundle Sad) last week and while I wait for some adapters to arrive I've got this radioactive Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 bolted to the front. Haven't had chance to shoot much outdoors with it yet, but will post results when I have!



Great to have found a forum full of manual lens enthusiasts! Smile


PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fullframeboy wrote:
Bit more lens porn, I bought the A7 (with the kit lens as it was only available as a bundle Sad) last week and while I wait for some adapters to arrive I've got this radioactive Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 bolted to the front. Haven't had chance to shoot much outdoors with it yet, but will post results when I have!



Great to have found a forum full of manual lens enthusiasts! Smile


Welcome aboard!

Your first post won't show images as an antispam measure, from now on you're fine.


PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fuzzywuzzy wrote:

Welcome aboard!

Your first post won't show images as an antispam measure, from now on you're fine.


Ah! Thanks, I was wondering where I'd gone wrong. Guess that serves me right for trying to show off in my first post Smile


PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know how you feel about waiting for adapters. I knew I was going to buy an A7 and often thought about getting some adapters ordered first but in the end I just pressed the 'pay' button and now I'm left twiddling my fingers and twitching occasionally.


PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cyrano wrote:
I know how you feel about waiting for adapters. I knew I was going to buy an A7 and often thought about getting some adapters ordered first but in the end I just pressed the 'pay' button and now I'm left twiddling my fingers and twitching occasionally.

Which adapters are you waiting for, and which lenses are you looking forward to using the most? For me it's got to be the Nikon 35mm 1.4 and Canon FD 50mm 1.4 Very Happy


PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Leica R,Canon FD,Nikon Ai(s),Minolta MC/D and Konica AR.
Looking forwards to using the medium teles like the 105mm Nikkor and the 85mm FD. Also the 57mm Hexanon which I'm currently using on the Xpro-1 but I'm wanting to use them at their 'real' focal length for the first time on digital.
My eyes aren't that good really and focusing is a touch difficult, hopefully Sony will help me out sufficiently.


PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cyrano wrote:
Leica R,Canon FD,Nikon Ai(s),Minolta MC/D and Konica AR.
Looking forwards to using the medium teles like the 105mm Nikkor and the 85mm FD. Also the 57mm Hexanon which I'm currently using on the Xpro-1 but I'm wanting to use them at their 'real' focal length for the first time on digital.
My eyes aren't that good really and focusing is a touch difficult, hopefully Sony will help me out sufficiently.

I have focus peaking set to mid+red and I've turned on high-quality mode for the EVF which makes it super easy to focus manually even wide open on the Takumar 50/1.4

When I had the X-Pro1 I found the lack of peaking initially quite difficult, then in August's firmware the addition was a nice touch but it's a million miles from how good it is on the A7. You'll have very few problems focussing your collection dead-on Smile


PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent news then, for what it's worth I think the Xpro-1 is a fantastic camera, I swapped it for an Epson RD-1 I had,also an excellent camera with my favourite control layout but I just couldn't use my slr lenses on it to any degree of satisfaction.
More reason to fidget endlessly then......... Laughing


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Minolta MD 50/1.4 wide open, ISO6400
Lens has very soft and dark corners on FF @F1.4, it was much better when used on 1.5x crop NEX there which was using it's sweet spot






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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

fullframeboy wrote:

When I had the X-Pro1 I found the lack of peaking initially quite difficult, then in August's firmware the addition was a nice touch but it's a million miles from how good it is on the A7. You'll have very few problems focussing your collection dead-on Smile


MF is really fantastic on the A7. I've been shooting skiing with 135/150/200s, peaking on high and it works great, even at wider apertures.

DSC05872-3 by unoh7, on Flickr

That's 5cm Elmar @f/3.5


DSC05281 by unoh7, on Flickr
OM 200/5

For landscape I turn off peaking and use mag.

The only silly thing is you turn the wheels alot to move the box. We should have "cursor speed" adjustement Smile

A7 is by far the most fun camera I have owned.


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:53 am    Post subject: Contax 35/1.4, 85/1.4 on A7R in various parts of China Reply with quote

Just saw this thread after starting my own thread... I'm deleting that and joining this:

Contax 35/1.4 and 85/1.4 on A7R. Really enjoying this combo -- camera and lens around my shoulder, the other lens in my coat pocket. A few photos -- should be obvious which is 35 and 85. Smile

A few from Beijing:









I really liked this Mongolian throat-singer/rocker. Check out his videos and music online -- his name is Tulegur Gangzi:


Crossing from Hong Kong into Shenzhen




A mosque in Lanzhou, capital of the northwestern Gansu province.


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kryss wrote:
nordentro.. The battery grip is ergonomic crap on Ar7 especially shooting vertical.Waste of money.


it's a matter of taste.. I'm glad I wasted my money as it works great for me


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Money better spent on CV lenses. unless you have weird hands.


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can you spot the difference?

Samyang 2.8/14 @ A7R:


Voigtländer Super-Wide Heliar 4.5/15 @ A7R:


Wink


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LucisPictor..can you spot the difference? Yes one is cheap plastic,the other is expensive.


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are some from me.

Got the A7 to use all my Pentax K mount and M42 lenses on FF.
All of a sudden, its like I got a fresh set of lenses all over again Smile



DSC0019420131229ILCE-7-1-2400 by jenkwang, on Flickr
FA*85/1.4


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



It is called Photoshop.


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kryss wrote:
Money better spent on CV lenses. unless you have weird hands.


with CV lenses in M-Mount it would really be stupid (don't have them, already sold the last one).. but since I use the A7 with LAE-A adapter and AF lenses too.. it works really good for me and my weird hands Razz


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wonderful shots up there and great to see more shooters in the thread Smile


PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd like to have a chance once these damn adapters arrive.....sighs again.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LucisPictor wrote:
Can you spot the difference?

Samyang 2.8/14 @ A7R:

Voigtländer Super-Wide Heliar 4.5/15 @ A7R:


Wink



Thats a very good showing from the Samyang 14mm.
Seems to me its one of the cheapest and good options out there (and widest) for a UWA on the A7 at this point.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nordentro wrote:
AF lenses are so boring Wink

The camerastore give a way the 35mm for free if you buy the A7 or A7R in Norway now, it hurts a little bit when I paid the same amount just for the camera Confused

Is that your house? Timber houses are popular in Norway too, mostly used as cabins these days, but there are quite many who have timber houses as their regular residence too Very Happy

Thank you for the samples!


As I travel to Norway frequently I'm trying to locate this shop. Do they have a webpage?


PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pontus wrote:
Nordentro wrote:
AF lenses are so boring Wink

The camerastore give a way the 35mm for free if you buy the A7 or A7R in Norway now, it hurts a little bit when I paid the same amount just for the camera Confused

Is that your house? Timber houses are popular in Norway too, mostly used as cabins these days, but there are quite many who have timber houses as their regular residence too Very Happy

Thank you for the samples!


As I travel to Norway frequently I'm trying to locate this shop. Do they have a webpage?


Oh, it's over now. They had this offer between Christmas eve and New years eve Wink

http://www.japanphoto.no/fotobutikk


PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought this wooden hand grip in China and really like it. About 30g. Gives my palm and pinky a place to rest. Otherwise the A7R is a bit hard to hold with a heavier lens.

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.28.zsR0pl&id=36363181414&_u=71nlv4pv8b67


PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

aly324 wrote:
I bought this wooden hand grip in China and really like it. About 30g. Gives my palm and pinky a place to rest. Otherwise the A7R is a bit hard to hold with a heavier lens.

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.28.zsR0pl&id=36363181414&_u=71nlv4pv8b67


That looks rather good, where did you buy yours?