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Perfect tech cam companion ?
- Thread starter miska
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The quick set up have set to see what is the distance from the end of lens to the Sony A7 infinity focusing plane.
the distance is very close to 18 mm (+-0.1mm.)
Therefore , sony A7 will be able to working with the lens which have the distance from the end of lens - Focusing plane more than 18mm.
Sunchai.
the distance is very close to 18 mm (+-0.1mm.)
Therefore , sony A7 will be able to working with the lens which have the distance from the end of lens - Focusing plane more than 18mm.
Sunchai.
stephengilbert
Active member
A little duct tape, and you're good to go.
Shashin
Well-known member
I don't hold my RX-1 very differently than many of my cameras--I certainly don't have my arms out straight (that is a tourist's technique not a photographer's). My elbows are tucked into my sides and the camera is about 12" from my face. I can, of course, hold the camera in many other positions from an eye-level camera. I have worked with so many different camera types that I am not particularly wedded to eye-level viewing.
However, I would not use it for really long lenses simply because tracking a moving object is trickier. But then I have never practiced...
Somehow, the idea of using an A7R in crop mode is growing on me. At first, I though, no way I'm going to sacrifice so many pixels ! But then, most m43 cameras are 16 Mpix-ish, not so different from the 15Mpix of the A7R in crop mode. For the Sony, an attractive all around crop zoom could be the 18-200mm (probably not very sharp, but still ok). And the A7R takes also Canon FF lenses if needed.
Hmmm.
Hmmm.
danlindberg
Well-known member
My tech cam companion and backup.
A7R + FDn20/2.8 + FDn35/2 + FDn85/1.2L
A7R + FDn20/2.8 + FDn35/2 + FDn85/1.2L
kdphotography
Well-known member
The Panasonic GM1 is a great little camera to pack along. My girlfriend has taken my GM1 under her wing, so the Sony A7r is looking to be the better tech camera companion for me.
If you weren't in need of a zoom and providing upto iso 400 is OK, the Sigma Merrills might make the list.
I had the DP2 and was well and truly astounded at the IQ. I think there is a thread on here as well.
The first time I saw a dp2 file, I was sold on the future promise of the line.
Colour accuracy can be a bummer sometimes though.
I had the DP2 and was well and truly astounded at the IQ. I think there is a thread on here as well.
The first time I saw a dp2 file, I was sold on the future promise of the line.
Colour accuracy can be a bummer sometimes though.
I thought very hard about the Merrills. But they don't do it for me because:
1) I don't want a raw converter per camera brand. If it's not supported in LR, then I don't want it.
2) they don't provide enough focal length coverage, I'd really like something up to ~200mm FF equivalent.
If point number 1 was solved, I think I would still have a really hard look at Sigma though...
1) I don't want a raw converter per camera brand. If it's not supported in LR, then I don't want it.
2) they don't provide enough focal length coverage, I'd really like something up to ~200mm FF equivalent.
If point number 1 was solved, I think I would still have a really hard look at Sigma though...
jotloob
Subscriber Member
Ahhhhhhhhhhappy news from Cambo.
Sunchai.
That awakes my mechanical passions .
A one axis goniometer stage in the front , a two axis linear stage in the back , two adapter plates and a WA bellow . :ROTFL: Starting tomorrow .:clap:
Jorgen Udvang
Subscriber Member
WOW!!! :thumbs:happy news from Cambo.
Sunchai.
Oh my!! I own an Apo.Grandagon of the same length. My copy (maybe all copies were) is digital grade. Thanks for sharing.
Eduardo
P.S. Is this the MF sub forum? Hard to tell! :ROTFL:
Eduardo
P.S. Is this the MF sub forum? Hard to tell! :ROTFL:
The quick set up have set to see what is the distance from the end of lens to the Sony A7 infinity focusing plane.
the distance is very close to 18 mm (+-0.1mm.)
Therefore , sony A7 will be able to working with the lens which have the distance from the end of lens - Focusing plane more than 18mm.
Sunchai.
kdphotography
Well-known member
Won't you need five of them? If you only get one companion for one tech cam sibling, the other four in the family will be jealous.
voidshatter
Member
I am thinking about the Sony A7S, if the dynamic range is as good as the rumor says!
After thinking for a while, I finally bought an Alpha 7R and a Metabones adapter (for Canon lenses). It's a really small cam, not a lot larger then most m43 offerings (yes, they are smaller, some even really tiny. Actually maybe even a bit too small, but not *that* much). I will start by using my Canon lenses (they are actually bigger than the camera itself), and if I notice they are really too heavy, I can still get something like a Sony 18-200 and use the camera in crop mode (or even the Canon lenses and massively crop - there's some margin before getting down to ~16 Mpix, which is what you get on most m43).
Thanks all for your ideas and suggestions - this has been entertaining
Thanks all for your ideas and suggestions - this has been entertaining