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'How well does this lens perform on Sony cameras -- is there a preferred M-to-Sony adapter?'
Those are two important questions. Second first, I use the expensive Novoflex M-E, 36 grams of German industrial design. There are two schools, but my take is you buy once, and enjoy it for many years.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/737896-REG/Novoflex_NEX_LEM_Adapter_for_Leica_M.html
#1 - See the video where the guy uses a Zf at p.2 #10. Very impressive bokeh and flare resistance, in my opinion. The lens is dwarfed by the Nikon mount, to be expected. But he covers a lot of ground. It should be similar on our Sonys?
If you want the ultimate corners a la 50/2 APO on a 4/5 a7r - I don't think so. But I still use an a7r v1, and fitting this one and the 36 gram adapter brings it to 635 grams, a little more with a Heliopan filter and excellent hood. For the imaging content, I don't need IBIS.
Here would be my use. It fits into a niche, a superb ultralight walk around lens, an everyday carry if you will. Great as a complement to even other 50s, each with their specialisations: the 50/2 APO for exacting work; the 50/3.5 for landscapes, the CY 35-70 at 50mm for character. We have to find ways to justify what we do ;-)
Subjects range from objets d'art, urban bric-a-brac, gardens, street, intimate scenery, non-threatening portraits and splendid for interiors I imagine it to be. If you had one, it'd be very hard to leave behind on a trip or visit. It's fast to use and very discreet in black for Sony, like my adapter. With often extraordinary bokeh and fade. Put it on your camera before it floats away. ;-)
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