My A7 just arrived. Initial RF impressions (after experience with NEX-7, NEX-6, 5Dm2 as recent cameras):
Leica 24 Elmar (on Fotodiox): Very slight color shift. Slight vignetting. Smeared corners/edges which clean up by f/8 for the most part. Jury still out, but certainly usable. Edges very weak vs M9.
Leica 35 Lux FLE (on Fotodiox which focuses way past infinity btw): Nice! Vignettes a fair bit at 1.4 and 2.0; small vignette at small apertures. EDIT: There is measurable color shift in the vignette, but may not need much if any correction in real world shots. CA at f/1.4-2.0. Soft perimeter at 1.4-2.0 (which is fine by me). Almost ZM 50 Planar-like at infinity and f/4. Extremely sharp at 5.6 (tiny perception of softness in extreme corners). Pixel sharp to corners at f/8. No need to LCC correct -- vignette adjustment works fine.
Contax g35: Nice! Light vignetting at 2.0-2.8 but no color shift. VERY soft mid-zone at 2.0, and still soft corners at 2.8. Edit: Sharp at f/4 to edges, but corners still soft; Sharp to corners at 5.6, very sharp at 8. Sharper than on APS-C NEX-7 for some reason.
OM 24/2.8: Works fine like on any DSLR. A touch soft in corners; central frame razor sharp. Corners look \"1970s sharp\" at least at 5.6 and 8. Not quite the g45 or ZM 50/2, but really solid after 2.8.
Zeiss ZM 50 Planar: A beauty! Tiny vignetting (not sure if same in M9). No shift. Mostly sharp extreme corners at f/2. Very very sharp by f/4 (I\'m picky). Every pixel looks like center pixel at f/5.6+. Not sure it could look better on any camera. p.s. - something was obviously wrong with those early Shanghai samples...
Well, those are the early returns. I still have the CV 50/1.5, g90, and various SLR lenses to try. Overall, I\'m extremely happy. The 24 Elmar was a long shot, and I intend to work a bit more with it, but it\'s really the only disappointing lens I have.
As an aside, I like the camera layout a great deal; I do wish the shutter was a bit further forward. I didn\'t know about the improved SD slot -- unlike the NEXs, it\'s a separate from the battery compartment and nicely laid out. The button customization is great. Only miss (yet again) is the inability to set a minimum Auto ISO shutter speed.
My A7 just arrived. Initial RF impressions (after experience with NEX-7, NEX-6, 5Dm2 as recent cameras):
Leica 24 Elmar (on Fotodiox): Very slight color shift. Slight vignetting. Smeared corners/edges which clean up by f/8 for the most part. Jury still out, but certainly usable. Edges very weak vs M9.
Leica 35 Lux FLE (on Fotodiox which focuses way past infinity btw): Nice! Vignettes a fair bit at 1.4 and 2.0; small vignette at small apertures. EDIT: There is measurable color shift in the vignette, but may not need much if any correction in real world shots. CA at f/1.4-2.0. Soft perimeter at 1.4-2.0 (which is fine by me). Almost ZM 50 Planar-like at infinity and f/4. Extremely sharp at 5.6 (tiny perception of softness in extreme corners). Pixel sharp to corners at f/8. No need to LCC correct -- vignette adjustment works fine.
Contax g35: Nice! Light vignetting at 2.0-2.8 but no color shift. VERY soft mid-zone at 2.0, and still soft corners at 2.8. Sharp at f/4 to edges, but corners still soft; Sharp to corners at 5.6, very sharp at 8. Sharper than on APS-C NEX-7 for some reason.
OM 24/2.8: Works fine like on any DSLR. A touch soft in corners; central frame razor sharp. Corners look \"1970s sharp\" at least at 5.6 and 8. Not quite the g45 or ZM 50/2, but really solid after 2.8.
Zeiss ZM 50 Planar: A beauty! Tiny vignetting (not sure if same in M9). No shift. Mostly sharp extreme corners at f/2. Very very sharp by f/4 (I\'m picky). Every pixel looks like center pixel at f/5.6+. Not sure it could look better on any camera. p.s. - something was obviously wrong with those early Shanghai samples...
Well, those are the early returns. I still have the CV 50/1.5, g90, and various SLR lenses to try. Overall, I\'m extremely happy. The 24 Elmar was a long shot, and I intend to work a bit more with it, but it\'s really the only disappointing lens I have.
As an aside, I like the camera layout a great deal; I do wish the shutter was a bit further forward. I didn\'t know about the improved SD slot -- unlike the NEXs, it\'s a separate from the battery compartment and nicely laid out. The button customization is great. Only miss (yet again) is the inability to set a minimum Auto ISO shutter speed.
My A7 just arrived. Initial RF impressions (after experience with NEX-7, NEX-6, 5Dm2 as recent cameras):
Leica 24 Elmar (on Fotodiox): Very slight color shift. Slight vignetting. Smeared corners/edges which clean up by f/8 for the most part. Jury still out, but certainly usable. Edges very weak vs M9.
Leica 35 Lux FLE (on Fotodiox which focuses way past infinity btw): Nice! Vignettes a fair bit at 1.4 and 2.0; small vignette at small apertures. EDIT: There is measurable color shift in the vignette, but may not need much if any correction in real world shots. CA at f/1.4-2.0. Soft perimeter at 1.4-2.0 (which is fine by me). Almost ZM 50 Planar-like at infinity and f/4. Extremely sharp at 5.6 (tiny perception of softness in extreme corners). Pixel sharp to corners at f/8. No need to LCC correct -- vignette adjustment works fine.
Contax g35: Nice! Light vignetting at 2.0-2.8 but no color shift. Very soft mid-zone at 2.0, and still soft corners at 2.8. Sharp at f/4 to edges; Very sharp to extreme corners at 5.6, 8. Sharper than on APS-C NEX-7 for some reason.
OM 24/2.8: Works fine like on any DSLR. A touch soft in corners; central frame razor sharp. Corners look \"1970s sharp\" at least at 5.6 and 8. Not quite the g45 or ZM 50/2, but really solid after 2.8.
Zeiss ZM 50 Planar: A beauty! Tiny vignetting (not sure if same in M9). No shift. Mostly sharp extreme corners at f/2. Very very sharp by f/4 (I\'m picky). Every pixel looks like center pixel at f/5.6+. Not sure it could look better on any camera. p.s. - something was obviously wrong with those early Shanghai samples...
Well, those are the early returns. I still have the CV 50/1.5, g90, and various SLR lenses to try. Overall, I\'m extremely happy. The 24 Elmar was a long shot, and I intend to work a bit more with it, but it\'s really the only disappointing lens I have.
As an aside, I like the camera layout a great deal; I do wish the shutter was a bit further forward. I didn\'t know about the improved SD slot -- unlike the NEXs, it\'s a separate from the battery compartment and nicely laid out. The button customization is great. Only miss (yet again) is the inability to set a minimum Auto ISO shutter speed.
My A7 just arrived. Initial RF impressions (after experience with NEX-7, NEX-6, 5Dm2 as recent cameras):
Leica 24 Elmar (on Fotodiox): Very slight color shift. Slight vignetting. Smeared corners/edges which clean up by f/8 for the most part. Jury still out, but certainly usable. Edges very weak vs M9.
Leica 35 Lux FLE (on Fotodiox which focuses way past infinity btw): Nice! Vignettes a fair bit at 1.4 and 2.0; tiny vignette at small apertures. Possibly very tiny color shift at widest apertures (I don\'t think so, but not 100% sure). CA at f/1.4-2.0. Soft perimeter at 1.4-2.0 (which is fine by me). Almost ZM 50 Planar-like at infinity and f/4. Extremely sharp at 5.6 (tiny perception of softness in extreme corners). Pixel sharp to corners at f/8. No need to LCC correct -- vignette adjustment works fine.
Contax g35: Nice! Light vignetting at 2.0-2.8 but no color shift. Very soft mid-zone at 2.0, and still soft corners at 2.8. Sharp at f/4 to edges; Very sharp to extreme corners at 5.6, 8. Sharper than on APS-C NEX-7 for some reason.
OM 24/2.8: Works fine like on any DSLR. A touch soft in corners; central frame razor sharp. Corners look \"1970s sharp\" at least at 5.6 and 8. Not quite the g45 or ZM 50/2, but really solid after 2.8.
Zeiss ZM 50 Planar: A beauty! Tiny vignetting (not sure if same in M9). No shift. Mostly sharp extreme corners at f/2. Very very sharp by f/4 (I\'m picky). Every pixel looks like center pixel at f/5.6+. Not sure it could look better on any camera. p.s. - something was obviously wrong with those early Shanghai samples...
Well, those are the early returns. I still have the CV 50/1.5, g90, and various SLR lenses to try. Overall, I\'m extremely happy. The 24 Elmar was a long shot, and I intend to work a bit more with it, but it\'s really the only disappointing lens I have.
As an aside, I like the camera layout a great deal; I do wish the shutter was a bit further forward. I didn\'t know about the improved SD slot -- unlike the NEXs, it\'s a separate from the battery compartment and nicely laid out. The button customization is great. Only miss (yet again) is the inability to set a minimum Auto ISO shutter speed.
My A7 just arrived. Initial RF impressions (after experience with NEX-7, NEX-6, 5Dm2 as recent cameras):
Leica 24 Elmar (on Fotodiox): Very slight color shift. Slight vignetting. Smeared corners/edges which clean up by f/8 for the most part. Jury still out, but certainly usable. Edges very weak vs M9.
Leica 35 Lux FLE (on Fotodiox which focuses way past infinity btw): Nice! Vignettes a fair bit at 1.4 and 2.0; tiny vignette at small apertures. Possibly very tiny color shift at widest apertures (I don\'t think so, but not 100% sure). CA at f/1.4-2.0. Soft perimeter at 1.4-2.0 (which is fine by me). Almost ZM 50 Planar-like at infinity and f/4. Extremely sharp at 5.6 (tiny perception of softness in extreme corners). Pixel sharp to corners at f/8. No need to LCC correct -- vignette adjustment works fine.
Contax g35: Nice! Light vignetting at 2.0-2.8 but no color shift. Very soft mid-zone at 2.0, and still soft corners at 2.8. Sharp at f/4 to edges; Very sharp to extreme corners at 5.6, 8. Sharper than on APS-C NEX-7 for some reason.
OM 24/2.8: Works fine like on any DSLR. A touch soft in corners; central frame razor sharp. Corners look \"1970s sharp\" at least at 5.6 and 8. Not quite the g45 or ZM 50/2, but really solid after 2.8.
Zeiss ZM 50 Planar: A beauty! Tiny vignetting (not sure if same in M9). No shift. Mostly sharp extreme corners at f/2. Very very sharp by f/4 (I\'m picky). Every pixel looks like center pixel at f/5.6+. Not sure it could look better on any camera. p.s. - something was obviously wrong with those early Shanghai samples...
Well, those are the early returns. I still have the CV 50/1.5, g90, and various SLR lenses to try. Overall, I\'m extremely happy. The 24 Elmar was a long shot, and I intend to work a bit more with it, but it\'s really the only disappointing lens I have.
My A7 just arrived. Initial RF impressions (after experience with NEX-7, NEX-6, 5Dm2 as recent cameras):
Leica 24 Elmar (on Fotodiox): Very slight color shift. Slight vignetting. Smeared corners/edges which clean up by f/8 for the most part. Jury still out, but certainly usable. Edges very weak vs M9.
Leica 35 Lux FLE (on Fotodiox which focuses way past infinity btw): Nice! Vignettes a fair bit at 1.4 and 2.0; tiny vignette at small apertures. Possibly very tiny color shift at widest apertures (I don\'t think so, but not 100% sure). CA at f/1.4-2.0. Soft perimeter at 1.4-2.0 (which is fine by me). Almost ZM 50 Planar-like at infinity and f/4. Extremely sharp at 5.6 (tiny perception of softness in extreme corners). Pixel sharp to corners at f/8. No need to LCC correct -- vignette adjustment works fine.
Contax g35: Nice! Light vignetting at 2.0-2.8 but no color shift. Very soft mid-zone at 2.0, and still soft corners at 2.8. Sharp at f/4 to edges; Very sharp to extreme corners at 5.6, 8. Sharper than on APS-C NEX-7 for some reason.
OM 24/2.8: Works fine like on any DSLR. A touch soft in corners; central frame razor sharp. Corners look \"1970s sharp\" at least at 5.6 and 8. Not quite the g45 or ZM 50/2, but really solid after 2.8.
Zeiss ZM 50 Planar: A beauty! Tiny vignetting (not sure if same in M9). No shift. Mostly sharp extreme corners at f/2. Very very sharp by f/4 (I\'m picky). Every pixel looks like center pixel at f/5.6+. Not sure it could look better on any camera. p.s. - something obviously wrong with those early Shanghai samples...
Well, those are the early returns. I still have the CV 50/1.5, g90, and various SLR lenses to try. Overall, I\'m extremely happy. The 24 Elmar was a long shot, and I intend to work a bit more with it, but it\'s really the only disappointing lens I have.
My A7 just arrived. Initial RF impressions (after experience with NEX-7, NEX-6, 5Dm2 as recent cameras):
Leica 24 Elmar (on Fotodiox): Very slight color shift. Slight vignetting. Smeared corners/edges which clean up by f/8 for the most part. Jury still out, but certainly usable. Edges very weak vs M9.
Leica 35 Lux FLE (on Fotodiox): Nice! Vignettes a fair bit at 1.4 and 2.0; tiny vignette at small apertures. Possibly very tiny color shift at widest apertures (I don\'t think so, but not 100% sure). CA at f/1.4-2.0. Soft perimeter at 1.4-2.0 (which is fine by me). Almost ZM 50 Planar-like at infinity and f/4. Extremely sharp at 5.6 (tiny perception of softness in extreme corners). Pixel sharp to corners at f/8. No need to LCC correct -- vignette adjustment works fine.
Contax g35: Nice! Light vignetting at 2.0-2.8 but no color shift. Very soft mid-zone at 2.0, and still soft corners at 2.8. Sharp at f/4 to edges; Very sharp to extreme corners at 5.6, 8. Sharper than on APS-C NEX-7 for some reason.
OM 24/2.8: Works fine like on any DSLR. A touch soft in corners; central frame razor sharp. Corners look \"1970s sharp\" at least at 5.6 and 8. Not quite the g45 or ZM 50/2, but really solid after 2.8.
Zeiss ZM 50 Planar: A beauty! Tiny vignetting (not sure if same in M9). No shift. Mostly sharp extreme corners at f/2. Very very sharp by f/4 (I\'m picky). Every pixel looks like center pixel at f/5.6+. Not sure it could look better on any camera. p.s. - something obviously wrong with those early Shanghai samples...
Well, those are the early returns. I still have the CV 50/1.5, g90, and various SLR lenses to try. Overall, I\'m extremely happy. The 24 Elmar was a long shot, and I intend to work a bit more with it, but it\'s really the only disappointing lens I have.
Nov 27, 2013 at 03:33 PM
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