Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 1:01 PM, October 18, 2015 from an overlook, Shenandoah NP, Virginia. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and my A7r, ISO 100, lens set to probably f11 for 1/60 second. Exposure corrected by - 0.12 Stops. Processed in LR6.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Imgage Thread of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia) flowers, Limberlost Trail, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia taken at 11:16 AM on June 6, 2015. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit and my A7r, ISO 200, lens set to about f8 for 1/125 second. Processed in LR6.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 10:05 PM on August 13, 2015 of a portion of the Milky Way during the Perseid Meteor Shower in Big Meadows, Shenandoah National National Park, Virginia. The image viewed at higher magnification may have meteors that can be seen, but if there, they have at least for now been left in the image. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 28mm f2.8 Elmarit V2 lens and my A7r, ISO 32000, lens set to f2.8 for 15 seconds. Exposure corrected by +0.83 Stops. Processed in LR6.
Lee Saxon wrote:
How's this one perform with coma? Can't really tell from this image size.
Hi Lee,
At 100% I would say that it looks very good. I believe that I am just starting to pick up a little arc pattern to this at 15 seconds. That is why for most of the Star Photos that for most of the images I switched to ISO 6400, lens set to f2.8 for 8 seconds.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken October 1, 2015 at 9:06 AM looking across Heart Lake (Lake owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club) which has a hint of mist, the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and my A7r, ISO 400, lens set to probably f11 for 1/250 second. Processed in LR6.
Can I please consult the experts about using R lenses on the Sonys please? I have been using M lenses very happily (apart from 35 Summicron asph!) and would like to try some R fitting ones.
I also use some Nikon F mount lenses on it, with a Nikon G type adapter with aperture control, when using the AiS type lenses this gives me effectively a 'pre-set' aperture which speeds things up. Is there an adapter to Sony for R lenses which has this 'feature'? I can find plenty for Nikon, Canon Fd and Pentax, but all the Leica R to Sony or Leica M that I can find are simply dumb adapters, so aperture control would be completely manual, same as with the M lenses. No problem for landscape but something quicker would be nice!
gyoung143 wrote:
Can I please consult the experts about using R lenses on the Sonys please? I have been using M lenses very happily (apart from 35 Summicron asph!) and would like to try some R fitting ones.
I also use some Nikon F mount lenses on it, with a Nikon G type adapter with aperture control, when using the AiS type lenses this gives me effectively a 'pre-set' aperture which speeds things up. Is there an adapter to Sony for R lenses which has this 'feature'? I can find plenty for Nikon, Canon Fd and Pentax, but all the Leica R to Sony or Leica M that I can find are simply dumb adapters, so aperture control would be completely manual, same as with the M lenses. No problem for landscape but something quicker would be nice!
To the best of my knowledge there are no Leica R or Leica M to NEX adapters that offer that offer auto aperture. Everything must be adjusted by hand and either focused wide open and stopped down. It is possible at least at times that you may try to use the R or M lenses at the working aperture becuase the camera can be set to automatically adjust for the brightness of the scene. But, it can be challenging.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 9:19 AM, June 29, 2015 looking from the Egg Rock overlook, Mount Desert Island, Acadia NP, Maine at an Island in Frenchman Bay and the Maine mainland. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and my A7r, ISO 100, lens set to probably f11 for 1/60 second. Processed in LR6.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken October 1, 2015 at 9:10 AM along Heart Lake (Lake owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club), Lake Placid, NY. Raindrops can be seen on the Maple leaves and the conifer tree. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and my A7r. ISO 400, lens set to probably f11 for 1/80 second. Processed in LR6.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thead and taken at 2:42 PM on June 29, 2015 of a crashing wave, Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park, Maine. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and my A7r, ISO 200, lens set to about f11? for 1/500 second. Processed in LR6.
Bring D810/D700 with 14-24, 80-200f4.5AI, 20G, 55OTUS, 35/50/90Cron R. 55OTUS for night sky, 80-200 for horsetail fall, 14-24 for night and morning out, 20G/35/50/90cron with me on hiking. D810 for landscape, D700 for family reportage.
Weight? not a problem in this case. The more I use Nikon the harder for me to choose different system. At cold night, you will appreciate the button size and location as well as quick customer access for a few really needed manual item.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thead and taken October 1, 2015 at 3: 14 PM looking across Heart Lake (Lake owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club), the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and my A7r. ISO 200, lens set to probably f11 for 1/160 second and processed in LR6.
