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I'm very seduced by the idea of a Leica Monochrom, either this model, or the next one that will be based on the newer M240 body. I can wait. I have a whole range of Leica and Voigtlander lenses from my days shooting with M6's. So for me the cost would be body only.
However the A7 cameras are also interesting. I realize that they probably only work well with M lenses of 40mm or above, and that I might need other solutions for anything wider. I have the 35/1.4 Asph, which I've heard works reasonably well. If it is not good enough then I could buy the Zeiss 35/2.8 and get autofocus as an alternative. Otherwise I already have all the OM wide lenses that I might need.
As I see it, the advantage of the A7 cameras is that I could use zooms and telephotos and AF when I want, would not need an external viewfinder for wides (good), can check for critical sharpness on the modern screen, can use the flip up screen for more discrete shooting on some occasions, and finally, would be able to use the various colour channels in conversion to B&W.
What I lose is the beautiful rangefinder viewfinder for those focal lengths I use most of the time (35/40/50), any extra resolution/sharpness/accuity shooting straight into B&W might give, avoid having to use an EVF (I hate it on my X100s) and the ability to shoot all my rangefinder lenses without an adapter, which keeps the size down.
Having never used a Sony A7(r), I would like to ask those who use both types of camera, what are the ergonomic differences. How would you compare handling each camera for use as a reportage camera?
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