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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · The State of lenses available for the Sony A7 Series Cameras Plus | |
Scott Stoness wrote:
It has to be more than just pixel count that makes an voightander 15 work on a a7s where it does not work on the a7r. Pixel count would not cause color shifting on edges. The possibliies are:
1) the glass is thicker on a7r causing color shift
2) people using the a7s 15 are using in a manner that color shift is not as dramatic (eg closer focus in dark areas, vs landscapes at near infinity, astrophtography where colors are not clear anyway)
3) bigger pixels permit more photons to enter the pixel buckets from extreme angles thus not causing color shift.
Unfortunately, it woudl require having the a7s, a7, and a7r with v 15, oly 21 to figure it out. But based on the comments I have heard so far, I woudl not extrapolate a7s or a7 experience onto the a7r for uwa. Try before you buy. I loooked at 16-18-21 and it worked on a7r. I have the nikon 20/2.8 and its works well. I have seen images from oly 18 and 21 and they seemed soft on edges. I am not yet willing to pay $6000 for hiking for Leica lens....Show more →
The WATE minus the finder is not $6,000 but $5,450 brand new. But, it can be purchased used for closer to $5,000 or possibly less. No question the lens is expensive. But, having handled it on my A7r I will say it is surprisingly small and light for the focal lengths and it is 3 focal lengths and everything in between. Also, it is considerably smaller and lighter than the soon to be released FE 16-35mm lens. Plus with the adapter for the filter adapter for the WATE which is 67mm in size it takes smaller filters than the new Sony lens, and it has a real aperture ring. Also, there is greater likelihood that my Polarzing filters, my ND, and Grad filters will work for all 3 focal lengths than they will on the FE 16-35mm lens.
I have at least for the time being bitten the bullet and I am on the wait list for the purchase of a WATE from Leica Camera USA/North America with a 4 to 6 month back order time frame.
Rich
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