Shucks, now look what you guys got me into. I finally caved in:
So, I got myself an A7 for the R80. I am posting to show the size of the lens on the A7.
In comparison to the Summarit 50/2.5 the R80 is HUGE so it will never become my go to lens for spontaneous camera bring-a-longs. I find the Summarit 50 refreshingly small and agile. The VM-E is on order to achieve close focus with the Summarit 50. The size difference between the lense is bordering on ridiculous.
However the R80 plus adapter (actually two for the time being) balance really well on the A7. I was kind of hoping it would be a pain to work on the A7 but it is actually quite easy to nail the shots with it so it looks like I will be stuck with it for some time, oh, the humanity...
I still have some spare gear so I am trading in towards the Summarit 75 just to keep things on the light side. I am interested to see what the Summarit 75 can do at f2.5 vs the R80 at f2.5 and with the trade in I am not losing out that much in the end.
Part of me want that sweet bokeh that the R80 offers in spades and part of me is that pragmatic person that thinks that the M75/2.5 \"will do the job\" with arguably a few more keepers due to the extended depth of field wide open and the fact that most clients would not be able to tell the difference when used for portraits unless the R80 is shot wide open / at f2 and with a background that needs to be melted away.
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If anyone has a spare red dot lying around, PM me. My R80 is short one.
Shucks, now look what you guys got me into. I finally caved in:
So, I got myself an A7 for the R80. I am posting to show the size of the lens on the A7.
In comparison to the Summarit 50/2.5 the R80 is HUGE so it will never become my go to lens for spontaneous camera bring-a-longs. I find the Summarit 50 refreshingly small and agile. The VM-E is on order to achieve close focus with the Summarit 50. The size difference between the lense is bordering on ridiculous.
However the R80 plus adapter (actually two for the time being) balance really well on the A7. I was kind of hoping it would be a pain to work on the A7 but it is actually quite easy to nail the shots with it so it looks like I will be stuck with it for some time, oh, the humanity...
I still have some spare gear so I am trading in towards the Summarit 75 just to keep things on the light side. I am interested to see what the Summarit 75 can do at f2.5 vs the R80 at f2.5 and with the trade in I am not losing out that much in the end.
Part of me want that sweet bokeh that the R80 offers in spades and part of me is that pragmatic person that thinks that the M75/2.5 \"will do the job\" with arguably a few more keepers due to the extended depth of field wide open and the fact that most clients would not be able to tell the difference when used for portraits unless the R80 is shot wide open / at f2 and with a background that needs to be melted away.
Jul 23, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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