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 p.971 #4 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread | |
rscheffler wrote:
Michael - I've kind of lost track of your gear... didn't you also try the a7 cameras? What's the appeal of the D810 other than use with native glass? Wouldn't an a7 series be better for your adapted manual focus collection?
 , Nothing to brag about but I can only get the feeling until I use them. A7's buy is at special stage that right before my China trip, which turn out is a right decision. But after extensive use, I have to say I prefer OVF most of time minus shooting in dark : I don't like shutter and EVF lag, I don't enjoy use SLR lens on it, big mis-balance with focusing lag, I don't really enjoy M lens on it as well, as M body make much more sense to do MF to me, not to mention WA does't really work. Manual system is horrible to me, switch between EVF and LCD has to go deep, LCD brightness has to go deep in manual etc...Processor is under powered for zoom focus and reviewing etc... and their raw file is compressed. it has many plus of course, especially I missed 55FE, but I have to say it doesn't change my general complain about it, which I state many times.
As for D810, it almost flawless to me  adding tilt LCD and remove flash might be only two. Weight and size could be minus or plus depend on cases...I need a new focus screen though. For pure IQ, I don't see anything better yet And AF is very impressive  that is what I call tool, pure working.
A image from D810 from recent
As for Leica M, it will always have position in my kit. The images are different I got from it, the way I use it help a lot about certain images. It is a artistic brush to me
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edwardkaraa wrote:
Lovely work everyone, as always!
Ron, I think the main attraction of the Nikon D810 is that it is a true AA less camera with a corresponding ultra thin sensor cover, unlike the D800E, which has basically a self neutralizing AA filter, or the A7R which has no AA filter but has the thickest and most useless sensor cover ever used. I expect the D810 to show the true performance of ZF glass as well as the latest excellent native glass.
I would like also to share with you guys something curious I discovered recently, but unfortunately without supporting photos. About one month ago I have removed all Zeiss T* UV filters from my ZM lenses, after a case of bad flare that ruined a (not so important) shot. Since then, I have seen some curious behaviour. For instance, the lenses seem to flare more without the filters (no test shots, just that I have shot recently quite often against the light). Also I have seen a major improvement of pixel level sharpness of the 50 planar and the extension of sharpness area to the extreme corners. On the other hand, the 35 biogon seems to have less good extreme corners and most importantly it started showing a purple right border on the M, something I have never seen with this lens before, both on the M9 and M, with the UV on. The 85 Sonnar seems to be equally as good with no improvement but I feel it flares even more. I have not shot with the 25 biogon yet so I can't tell if there is any difference. Of course, this is not a revolutionary discovery. It has been known that M mount glass is more sensitive to the extra glass in front than the more tele centric DSLR glass. I have seen some cases of Leica glass developing the purple border on the M when a UV filter is added, but I have never seen a case where actually the filter removes the purple shading as with the 35 biogon. ...Show more →
Edward, well said about D810, though I don't think there is major difference in IQ between D800E and D810, even in sharpness,but all about user feeling. I love ISO64 and ISO31 extended. (don't know why 31 show up in my EXIF) The subtle improvement here and there really make it a better tool to me than D800E 2 year ago. and I love its shutter sound
As for filter, I have found the same thing(less flare) on my Summicron Rigid and 35mm V1 with my black BW IR filter, I feel the flare was from their chrome filter ring. I never really invest time to do scientific test though.
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Ronny _Olsson wrote:
Great shot everyone! awesome thread !
Maybe one day you can join us, M9 is less than $3000 now. 
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