Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
p.10 #1Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
Richie S wrote:
I wrote to Techart once and received no response so I just wrote them again.I ordered about a week before you and haven’t heard anything either. They were estimating mid- to late sept when I ordered.
I ordered on the first day one could do that, the 10th of August, and got it rather precise one month later.
rji2goleez wrote
So, I ordered the new TAP adapter on August 30th. I received an order number and confirmation but nothing since. For those who have received their adapter, how long did it take from Order to shipment to receipt?I wrote to Techart once and received no response so I just wrote them again.
I ordered on the first day one could do that, the 10th of August, and got it rather precise one month later.
Sep 24, 2022 at 05:50 PM
p.10 #2Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
I ordered Aug 18th now Sept 26th still nothing. I also emailed Techart and never heard back from them. Not a good sign to buy again from them.
Sep 26, 2022 at 10:07 AM
p.10 #3Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
Fred Miranda wrote:
Agree on the CV 28/2. For some reason, this one only focuses well at center.
Another vote for the 50/1 Noct. The Voigtlander 50/1.5 Heliar and Leica 50/1.4 Lux work great too.
I will test out the CV 50/1.2 today.
Any takeaways from using the CV 50/1.2?
nehemiahphoto wrote
Oddly, I have found the CV 35/2 Ultron and CV 28/2 are horrible, whereas the 35 Lux pre-asph, 50/1 Noct, ZM 50/1.5, 73 Sonnetar and especially 35/1.4 Apoqualia work WAY better.Another vote for the 50/1 Noct. The Voigtlander 50/1.5 Heliar and Leica 50/1.4 Lux work great too.
I will test out the CV 50/1.2 today.
Any takeaways from using the CV 50/1.2?
Sep 26, 2022 at 11:54 AM
p.10 #4Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
esanchez wrote:
I ordered Aug 18th now Sept 26th still nothing. I also emailed Techart and never heard back from them. Not a good sign to buy again from them.
I ordered it August 14th from B&H and never heard anything so it's all the same! How many did Techart make ? 50!?!?!
I ordered Aug 18th now Sept 26th still nothing. I also emailed Techart and never heard back from them. Not a good sign to buy again from them.
I ordered it August 14th from B&H and never heard anything so it's all the same! How many did Techart make ? 50!?!?!
Sep 26, 2022 at 07:44 PM
p.10 #5Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
grahamgibson wrote:
Agree on the CV 28/2. For some reason, this one only focuses well at center.
Another vote for the 50/1 Noct. The Voigtlander 50/1.5 Heliar and Leica 50/1.4 Lux work great too.
I will test out the CV 50/1.2 today.Any takeaways from using the CV 50/1.2?
I thought it performed well on my A7R3. It does not lock focus if the focusing point (M) is at the very edge of PDAF area but it works away from center as well.
Fred Miranda wrote
nehemiahphoto wrote
Oddly, I have found the CV 35/2 Ultron and CV 28/2 are horrible, whereas the 35 Lux pre-asph, 50/1 Noct, ZM 50/1.5, 73 Sonnetar and especially 35/1.4 Apoqualia work WAY better.Another vote for the 50/1 Noct. The Voigtlander 50/1.5 Heliar and Leica 50/1.4 Lux work great too.
I will test out the CV 50/1.2 today.
I thought it performed well on my A7R3. It does not lock focus if the focusing point (M) is at the very edge of PDAF area but it works away from center as well.
Sep 27, 2022 at 06:01 PM
p.10 #6Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
For all those waiting - I think I just got a shipping notice from Fedex.... unless there's some other item of camera gear I've ordered and forgotten about.... which is admittedly a possibility.
Sep 29, 2022 at 06:36 AM
p.10 #7Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
Same here. I got an email it shipped. FINALLY!!!!
Sep 29, 2022 at 07:04 AM
p.10 #8Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
esanchez wrote:
Same here. I got an email it shipped. FINALLY!!!!
me three!!! Woohooo!
Same here. I got an email it shipped. FINALLY!!!!
me three!!! Woohooo!
Sep 30, 2022 at 04:33 PM
p.10 #9Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
I thought it was shipping from the US not Hong Kong 
Sep 30, 2022 at 08:59 PM
p.10 #10Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
I got mine today...It works better than expected.
Oct 04, 2022 at 07:17 PM
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p.10 #11Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
esanchez wrote:
I got mine today...It works better than expected.
Congrats! Which body and lenses is it working well with?
I got mine today...It works better than expected.
Congrats! Which body and lenses is it working well with?
Oct 04, 2022 at 11:08 PM
p.10 #12Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
Guys, please share your experience with this new adapter
Oct 05, 2022 at 12:59 AM
p.10 #13Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
I'm using it with a A7IV, Minolta 58mm 1.4, Minolta 55mm 1.7, Minolta 45mm F2, and canon 50mm 1.4 LTM (Japanese Summilux) they all work well.
Oct 05, 2022 at 09:46 AM
p.10 #14Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
esanchez wrote:
I'm using it with a A7IV, Minolta 58mm 1.4, Minolta 55mm 1.7, Minolta 45mm F2, and canon 50mm 1.4 LTM (Japanese Summilux) they all work well.
With the Minolta lenses, how far off center can you:
1) Focus at all in AF-C with focus lock and take a picture?
2) Get the correct focus?
I ask since I have found several lenses (Minolta + M42) that confirms focus outside the middle 1/3 box on such a grid and allows me to take an image, but then when I check the sharpness in Playback it turns out it front focused.
(within the middle 1/3 box focus is correct).
I'm using it with a A7IV, Minolta 58mm 1.4, Minolta 55mm 1.7, Minolta 45mm F2, and canon 50mm 1.4 LTM (Japanese Summilux) they all work well.
With the Minolta lenses, how far off center can you:
1) Focus at all in AF-C with focus lock and take a picture?
2) Get the correct focus?
I ask since I have found several lenses (Minolta + M42) that confirms focus outside the middle 1/3 box on such a grid and allows me to take an image, but then when I check the sharpness in Playback it turns out it front focused.
(within the middle 1/3 box focus is correct).
Oct 05, 2022 at 05:41 PM
p.10 #15Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
I have 2 major thoughts for those using the new TAP.
1) It works much much better on an a7iv than the a7c. I was not getting the results that some of you were reporting and/or indicating (though it's subjective with what working "good" means, and what lenses are used).
Used the a7iv and a7c with the new TAP using the 35/2 Ultron and 50 Sypotic, both in AF-C, Eye-AF (Human) with Expanded Flexible Spot, Wide or Center and with "AF Tracking Sensitivity: 3 (standard)."
The A7iv was considerably better in all regards--quicker to acquire the subject, quicker to lock once found(go green), racked back and fourth between near and far subjects faster and very little fluttering comparatively. The CV 35/2 is poor on the a7c, but would be quite usable/not near as crippled on the a7iv. The Syoptic is quite good on the a7c (like the 4 other fast 50mm's I have used) and another level on the a7iv. The a7iv allowed for great AF and tracking outside the dead middle of the frame as well. For serious TAP users, the a7iv is real consideration.
2) On the a7c, the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" in the menu makes a large difference. And its lens dependent. I can barely get the a7c to lock onto a static decently contrasty subject in normal light with a couple lenses, but changing the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" greatly reduced the fluttering, and decreasing the actual time to lock and go green. That setting makes a very appreciable difference on nearly all my lenses I've tried.
1) It works much much better on an a7iv than the a7c. I was not getting the results that some of you were reporting and/or indicating (though it's subjective with what working "good" means, and what lenses are used).
Used the a7iv and a7c with the new TAP using the 35/2 Ultron and 50 Sypotic, both in AF-C, Eye-AF (Human) with Expanded Flexible Spot, Wide or Center and with "AF Tracking Sensitivity: 3 (standard)."
The A7iv was considerably better in all regards--quicker to acquire the subject, quicker to lock once found(go green), racked back and fourth between near and far subjects faster and very little fluttering comparatively. The CV 35/2 is poor on the a7c, but would be quite usable/not near as crippled on the a7iv. The Syoptic is quite good on the a7c (like the 4 other fast 50mm's I have used) and another level on the a7iv. The a7iv allowed for great AF and tracking outside the dead middle of the frame as well. For serious TAP users, the a7iv is real consideration.
2) On the a7c, the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" in the menu makes a large difference. And its lens dependent. I can barely get the a7c to lock onto a static decently contrasty subject in normal light with a couple lenses, but changing the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" greatly reduced the fluttering, and decreasing the actual time to lock and go green. That setting makes a very appreciable difference on nearly all my lenses I've tried.
Oct 05, 2022 at 06:10 PM
p.10 #16Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
I'm having....I'd say pretty good results with my a7c and most all my Leica lenses, new and vintage and CV's (50/1.2 and 75/1.5) so reading the above post makes me want to grab an a7IV... 
Oct 05, 2022 at 08:24 PM
p.10 #17Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
nehemiahphoto wrote:
2) On the a7c, the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" in the menu makes a large difference. And its lens dependent. I can barely get the a7c to lock onto a static decently contrasty subject in normal light with a couple lenses, but changing the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" greatly reduced the fluttering, and decreasing the actual time to lock and go green. That setting makes a very appreciable difference on nearly all my lenses I've tried.
So you are saying that once you set "AF Tracking Sensitivity" higher, a7c was better?
2) On the a7c, the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" in the menu makes a large difference. And its lens dependent. I can barely get the a7c to lock onto a static decently contrasty subject in normal light with a couple lenses, but changing the "AF Tracking Sensitivity" greatly reduced the fluttering, and decreasing the actual time to lock and go green. That setting makes a very appreciable difference on nearly all my lenses I've tried.
So you are saying that once you set "AF Tracking Sensitivity" higher, a7c was better?
Oct 06, 2022 at 01:40 AM
p.10 #18Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
I can only focus in the center area. The edges won't focus. But I have the same issue with my MC-11 adapter and some Canon lenses. Must stay in the center and a bit off from the center. It does work well in AF-C all AF-C functions perform well. Focus depends on lighting. In low light it will struggle but with enough light its not a problem.
lattesweden wrote:
With the Minolta lenses, how far off center can you:
1) Focus at all in AF-C with focus lock and take a picture?
2) Get the correct focus?
I ask since I have found several lenses (Minolta + M42) that confirms focus outside the middle 1/3 box on such a grid and allows me to take an image, but then when I check the sharpness in Playback it turns out it front focused.
(within the middle 1/3 box focus is correct).
lattesweden wrote:
esanchez wrote
I'm using it with a A7IV, Minolta 58mm 1.4, Minolta 55mm 1.7, Minolta 45mm F2, and canon 50mm 1.4 LTM (Japanese Summilux) they all work well.1) Focus at all in AF-C with focus lock and take a picture?
2) Get the correct focus?
I ask since I have found several lenses (Minolta + M42) that confirms focus outside the middle 1/3 box on such a grid and allows me to take an image, but then when I check the sharpness in Playback it turns out it front focused.
(within the middle 1/3 box focus is correct).
Oct 08, 2022 at 04:50 PM
p.10 #19Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
This took so long to arrive that I've moved on. My BNIB adapter (purchased from Techart) is posted in B&S , in case anyone happens to be looking.
Oct 08, 2022 at 04:55 PM
p.10 #20Techart Pro LM-EA9 Review
Few images with A6100 + TAP2 + CV 50/1.2 wide open using focus area "Wide" and Eye-AF:
Effective: 75/1.8
Effective: 75/1.8
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