JaKo wrote:
Summilux-R 80 is a large, heavy lens so perhaps 75mm M version may be a better match for Sony a7/R.
However, Lux-r 80 seems to still compare well. Scroll down mid page to The 80mm Noctilux...
size wise i definitely think the 75 is probably a better match. i've heard the design is pretty much the same (maybe the same with differently labeled focal lengths?). in the images i've seen the 80 looks a little less swirly, but it's a small sample size. apparently, the 75 was mandler's favorite design and generally disliked by karbe.
Well i'll continue with trees.
Seldom shoots these kind of shots, these ones with some extra vignetting and darkish B&W PP:ing
Aiming for a creepy feeling, kind of got it with the last one i think :-)
masberg224 wrote:
Hey Sam! howd you get it so sharp with 1/15? tripod? Have you defeated the a7r shock?!?
I shoot over 99% of my photos from tripod. I only shoot handheld when I shoot from ground level (lens 2-5cm/1-2inch from ground) and don't have tripod with reversible center column.
I don't think A7r shutter shock is problem handheld. What makes it annoying it's very hard to mitigate when shooting from tripod, as the lens mount is so frigid and weak (don't want to hang extra weights to bottom of camera when lens on tripod OR have heavy lens twisting mount when camera on tripod). So I try to use lenses <60mm with A7r and use A7 for longer lenses. G45 is perfect match for A7r; high resolution and microcontrast, and light hitting thick sensor toppings on angle, which doesn't cause much problems.
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 2/45 G @ f/2.8, 1/15s, Sony A7r @ ISO 100, B+W Kaesemann Circular Polarizer 46mm
All shots below with the A7 & FE 35. This lens has been interesting, I have had three copies and all three show different attributes. They all have one side extremely sharp and the opposite side blurred, like the elements are decentered. When looking at planar objects I have had 1) the left side and right corners sharp and the right side and left corners blurry 2) the right side and left corners sharp and left side and right corners blurry and 3) sides sharps and top/bottom blurry, with the center being less sharp.
