Re: Sony A77 and A65 and Nex-7 Announcements Today
douglasf13 wrote:
Luka, I think we\'re really just getting into personal preference, at that point. I know a lot of shooters actually like shooting larger format lenses on smaller formats, because it avoids all of the edge issues that you prefer. Maybe you should buy some NEX lenses?
The problem being that there aren\'t any good NEX lenses. Even the new Zeiss 24/1.8 does not seem all that impressive if one goes by the MTF charts. Plus I only got my NEX as an M-mount backup camera. I have no actual interest in the system except for that purpose. I had some hopes that I might be able to put it to serious use (me likes live view), but I\'ve concluded it\'s too much of a compromise.
As for using larger format lenses on a smaller format, you gain consistency at edges/corners and lose micro contrast across the frame. Take your pick.
Personally, as I said, I prefer to use lenses the way the designers intended them to be used. I\'ve seen too many instances of a great lens turning into a mediocre one on a different format/body. It\'s rather interesting but usually not something you want. Take the 21 Distagon that is so popular around here - it\'s fantastic on a FF camera. Put it on a cropper and it suddenly becomes mediocre. It\'s still sharp and produces nice colors, but the micro contrast is wrong. Stuff that gets accentuated by a contrast boost (fine detail primarily) on FF doesn\'t on crop and you end up with a different rendering altogether.
Aug 26, 2011 at 05:22 PM
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