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Airmantharp wrote:I'm sure that you're aware that it's the smallest DSLR ever commercially produced (by quite a bit). It works fine. It'll be a Christmas gift (with the tiny 40/2.8 lens) for my father. The next DSLR that I buy for myself will have a full-frame sensor.I'd say that the SL1 is probably smaller
JustAnEngineer wrote:Airmantharp wrote:I'm sure that you're aware that it's the smallest DSLR ever commercially produced (by quite a bit). It works fine. It'll be a Christmas gift (with the tiny 40/2.8 lens) for my father. The next DSLR that I buy for myself will have a full-frame sensor.I'd say that the SL1 is probably smaller
TheEmrys wrote:I am hoping that Sony will make the most of its relationship with Olympus and their lenses. First lens Sony is getting from them will be a 400/4. There are a couple of Zuiko's like the 75/1.8 or the 60 Macro I wouldn't mind having on the Sony Alpha mount. Or I guess the E Mount....
TheEmrys wrote:That may not be entirely fair. Some of Sony's lenses are top of the heap (ZA135/1.8 leaps to mind). Others are more geared for entry level. The one thing Sony has historically done is bypassing f/4 lenses and just gone for the f/2.8's. The glaring weaknesses has traditionally been in long primes and new macros.
PenGun wrote:OK that 7R is obviously flying the same, probably better, sensor the D800 has. It's fairly common knowledge that it's a Sony sensor. So we have rangefinder clearance lenses, a few adapters to their APS-C lens set, and weather sealed Ziess on the way. The camera is weather sealed too. It's 460g or so. I am most impressed. poor Nikon, they will only sell a few more D800s.
cynan wrote:Apologies in advance for going off topic, but speaking of weird new Sony cameras and them not being afraid to take risks, check out the Q10 and Q100.
TheEmrys wrote:PenGun wrote:OK that 7R is obviously flying the same, probably better, sensor the D800 has. It's fairly common knowledge that it's a Sony sensor. So we have rangefinder clearance lenses, a few adapters to their APS-C lens set, and weather sealed Ziess on the way. The camera is weather sealed too. It's 460g or so. I am most impressed. poor Nikon, they will only sell a few more D800s.
With your passion for landscape shooting, the a7r may very well be in your future. Well, once lenses and quality adapters are out for Leica M and Contax G's come out. That a7r is a stupid-good product. I wish I were in the e-mount world. But I simply can't afford the jump from a mount. I read that both sensors are new. That might be just new and improved, but I struggle to think how the 36mp sensor could be improved over what the d800e has. We'll see when the tests come out.
PenGun wrote:TheEmrys wrote:It's important to get a good adapter. The cheap ones are aluminum and not all that precise. Metabones makes very nice adapters and are chromed brass, as they should be. My Fuji X to M Metabones is very nice indeed.
TheEmrys wrote:cynan wrote:Apologies in advance for going off topic, but speaking of weird new Sony cameras and them not being afraid to take risks, check out the Q10 and Q100.
I believe its a brilliant concept and an overwhelming achievement in engineering, but with very little market in the US. It may very well be different in Asia or Europe, but I just don't see it taking hold in North America.
TheEmrys wrote:PenGun wrote:TheEmrys wrote:It's important to get a good adapter. The cheap ones are aluminum and not all that precise. Metabones makes very nice adapters and are chromed brass, as they should be. My Fuji X to M Metabones is very nice indeed.
If you end up going this way, I would love to see the results as well as hear about which lenses you are trying. Fuli has some excellent glass as well as the M mount stuff out there. I heard some rumors about the Zeiss Biogon 21/2.8 working very well with only slight vignetting. I am courious what LL will say about it.
PenGun wrote:They are pleased with it. Michael especially likes how well Leica M lenses work on it so I am pleased too.
The Fuji X stuff is very good. The lenses are hard to beat for APS-C and the sensor is killer. People have switched from the D800 to Fuji X because the IQ is so good. I can see why. Still all them pixels and the killer dynamic range the big Sony sensor brings to the table are very appealing to a landscape guy. The Bionz X processor should be very good and as LL says my Leicas will work fine so there is not much holding me back. I can even pay for most of it with my Fuji gear.
PenGun wrote:Michael especially likes how well Leica M lenses work on it so I am pleased too.
Captain Ned wrote:PenGun wrote:Michael especially likes how well Leica M lenses work on it so I am pleased too.
KEH has a 50/1.2 Noctilux in BGN (Bargain) condition for $12,899. I can't imagine the price for the 50/.95 version.
JustAnEngineer wrote:BGN condition is pretty rough.