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Wide angle for Sony a7ii: Leica/Voigtlander (and bad experience with Nikon)
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biza43
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I would go with the Loxia lenses, 21 or 35. They are suitable for video, even with the de-clicking option of the aperture ring.
The Voigt 21 f1.8 does not take filters natively, as the lens hood is fixed. something to take into consideration.
The Voigt 21 f1.8 does not take filters natively, as the lens hood is fixed. something to take into consideration.
Yes, declick aperture is always a great plus. Though I would prefer to go with a lens that has an interesting character. Maybe someone has both lenses and can share some thoughts here.
About the filter: Voigtlander's website indicate filter size for the 21/f1.8=58mm. I never physically held the lens but looking at some photos it seems like you can still screw a filter on with this hood. But lets hear from someone who owns it...
About the filter: Voigtlander's website indicate filter size for the 21/f1.8=58mm. I never physically held the lens but looking at some photos it seems like you can still screw a filter on with this hood. But lets hear from someone who owns it...
The a7S has the equivalent of two base ISO's: 100 and 2000.
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Thanks Jim. Do you know what would be the base ISO for a7ii?
I like the new Loxia 21/2.8 better than the WATE set at 21mm on the a7RII, where the sharper corners of the Zeiss lens and the reduced flare make a difference. On the a7S, the sharpness difference won't be as apparent.
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8, part 1 - the last word
On Wednesday, the big brown truck brought a Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 lens for the Sony alpha 7x cameras that I'd ordered on announcement day back in October. I tore into the package like it was Christmas. No pouch, which is OK with me, since I use the Domke wraps or climbing chalk bags, and
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The color differences between the two lenses can be removed in post easily.
Jim
100.
On the a7S? Sorry, just about all my video on that camera has been at ISO 100. I can tell you that there is a loss in noise floor and dynamic range with the a7S for stills whenever you're above ISO 100. However, since the camera has such good performance in that regard, you won't see the effects of that loss unless you push really hard in post. I doubt if people push video that hard. The internal a7S coder has only 8 bits of (nonlinear) precision, so that's a reason not to push to hard. What little video I've done with the camera, I've done with the Shogun, which has both a greater bit depth and less aggressive chroma subsampling.
Jim
this is the cheap Canon, LTM 50mm 1.8
not charp full open except in the center, + vigneting,
but character are lenses faults
, and I really enjoy it on RF or A7 serie.The 50 CV is sharper event at 1.5 in center, has also relativeleay heavy vigneting, correct bokeh, easy to flare (first version aspheric, same formula, LTM, bought before the second arrives, a little cold for colour, better in BW )
JoachimStrobel
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My favorite is the F4 17 mm Canon FD. Sadly it is quite expensive on Ebay, like all WA Canon FD lenses since the Sony A7 hype started. I also use the 2.8 20 mm FD which I found not to be that great.
I noticed that some adapters with bad stray light damping cause low contrast photos with WA lenses but are ok with tele lenses.
I noticed that some adapters with bad stray light damping cause low contrast photos with WA lenses but are ok with tele lenses.
vyoufinder
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What is your source for this? Is that for stills or video or both? I see claims all over the internet saying differently. I've seen your posts on here, and think you know what you're talking about if and when you post, so I'm just looking to put an end to this question in my mind. Philip Bloom claimed it was 320 in one of his videos, and I've seen that number around. I also see 1600, so I'm kind of hoping you have a source from Sony or can tell me how you know that.
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