Re: Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
baltmin wrote:
Thank you for your prompt reply. I’m mostly interested in accuracy rather than speed. I currently use the old canon 80-200L with metabones and although it’s sharp when focuses properly, it is hit and miss for portraits in medium light.
Regarding sharpness I have read very good reviews even wide open in 42mp so I was a bit surprised with your comment about softness. Maybe it is a matter of achieving critical focus manually so let’s wait for the adapter for a more reliable conclusion.
MikeEvangelist wrote: baltmin wrote:
...So first question is about sharpness In a7riv.
Second about rendering - we already know it is good, probably better than the Tamron.
Third AF speed/accuracy in centre and peripheral focus points - we will know when the adapter is out. I’m really hoping for better performance than canon lenses + metabones/MC-11.
Sharpness is somewhat variable. It's soft/glowy wide open, but very sharp stopped down. But it's difficult to really evaluate it so far, since getting critical focus manually is tricky.
Rendering is lovely, old-school. And I've always liked the Minolta color response.
It's very unlikely that this old screw-drive lens will keep up with the speed of Canon lenses on the MC-11. But I expect accuracy to be good.
Here's a couple pedestrian shots showing rendering, from my old a99v.
I think you might be surprised how fast the AF is (though we'll see if the LAEA-5 is crippled at all). It's not quite, and it's jerky, but there are multiple reports, and I saw a couple video reviews sometimes ago with the 80-200 2.8 HS outperforming the 70-200 SSM on an a99ii in terms of speed and hit rate.
Sep 11, 2020 at 11:04 AM
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