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Hi Royre: Jono's set #352...what are the 9 "likes" seeing that I can't?
Roy Benson
Godfrey:Breakfast in Santa Cruz today, and a walk on Santa Cruz Pier afterwards. I was testing the Leica Elmar-R 180mm f/4 on the Sony A7. Here are some of the photos ...
I debated buying the Elmar-R 180mm f/4 since I already had the Elmarit-R 180mm f/2.8. But I realized that I'd only rarely carry the Elmarit 180 because of its sheer size and weight ... the Elmar is about a third the weight and two-thirds the size. With the sensitivity of the Sony A7 to bank on, I bumped the ISO to 800 which netted 1/250-1/1600 second for these exposures.
The rest of the 12-photo set is viewable on Flickr.com at
Santa Cruz Pier - March 2014
Side note: One reason I'll keep the E-M1 around is that this 180mm is about the longest lens I'm comfortable with shooting without a tripod. The E-M1's in body image image stabilization allows me to shoot hand-held with a field of view that is equivalent to 560mm on FF format...
Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated.
Godfrey
Thanks John!Godfrey:
That paddler shot looks nice and sharp. What kind of focus assist did you use? And I know what you mean about using the F4 vs the F2.8. I've got an F4 200mm that is the most I'll carry for a long assignment without a monopod. Looks very summer-like in those beach shots. That's a bitter pill to swallow when the forecast tells me snow on Wednesday.
Regards,
John
Quentin, Barry and Tim:Taken this afternoon...Bosullow Quoit, Cornwall.
A7R + Voigtlander 35/f1.2 Mk2 at F8 + Nik Silver Efex Pro2 processing.