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For me, it's easy decision:
the EVF. I like shooting with an EVF, what you see is what you get. No guessing around, no need for review. More accurate at wider apperture and with wide angle lenses. And I can use any lens on A7 with adaptors. And I don't like changing lenses on the go, hence 2 identical bodies would be prefferable. And I can get (almost) A7 and A7s with 1 Leica body.
It's different shooting style, not better or worse. I borrowed my friend's A7s to Tibet and like it a lot due to its high ISO capability. No tripod needed. Holding the A7s for a long time is also more comfortable than holding an M9.
I bought the A7 because it's cheap at the moment and I needed something to put my Leica lenses on 
. Full frame for $1k! That's a very reasonable admission price for you to try using it, don't you think so? Try it for a month, and sell it if you don't like it. Or upgrade to A7s and A7ii.
. Full frame for $1k! That's a very reasonable admission price for you to try using it, don't you think so? Try it for a month, and sell it if you don't like it. Or upgrade to A7s and A7ii.If you like shooting with a rangefinder, then the new M is the only solution. But I don't want to spend that amount money on a camera body anymore. And I still have the ultimate rangefinder, RD1 for fun
cen@jkt
A new beginning
Sold my Leica M9 due to this news . Bought 2nd hand Sony A7 for us$1k! And still have money around for a 2nd hand Sony A7s. Will hunt for it next year. 35mm on A7s and 50mm on A7. Yeah baby! :) Love the focus peaking. Surprisingly the 28mm has less vigne...
looking good...
and looking forward to some photos with the new set-up... Like most, I have been following the Kodak sensor issue... it was good to see Leica do the right thing in it's service approach, including their upgrade policy. The A7 / A7s should be a good kit, a...
Even though I commend ...
Leica's decision, I just don't want any future hassle. Been thinking the whole night about selling M9 (my sensor was ok), but in the end decided that I have sucked enough enjoyment out of that camera, time to move on. But that CCD sensor was amazing in th...
The pleasure of shooting, is it still the same?
At least that´s what I asked myself. My M9 is with Leica at the moment and yes I have some "defects" on my processor. Now I have to wait for further information if my case is covered by the new solution offered - free of charge. Three years ago I had seri...
For me, it's easy decision:
the EVF. I like shooting with an EVF, what you see is what you get. No guessing around, no need for review. More accurate at wider apperture and with wide angle lenses. And I can use any lens on A7 with adaptors. And I don't like changing lenses on the go...
I'm seriously considering the A7 route. For me Leica is all about the glass
and being able to use it on the A7 is a great solution that also lets me use Nikon glass.
Absolutely
agree on both points ! Realised one can get the same Leica glow on non-Leica bodies with excellent results ! These lens adaptors are real God send ! So much versatility !
Had a go
with the A7II .... And I love it ! With my ME long gone ... May have just found a worthy successor for the Leica optics that I kept Do post more impressions and photos when u get to it ! So excited for u , mate ,
Is A7ii
out yet? I thought it would be out on Dec 17th. Try the A7s, you'll be amazed at the high ISO capability and its dynamic range. cen@jkt
in stock in Tokyo
The A7ii (body only) is listed at Yen 204,770 + tax order today for delivery day after tomorrow... seems to have been available here from 5-Dec-2014 Casey
Available
in HK and China since early Dec. Am told, these are mostly parallel imported sets. The set I tried belong to the shop owner that I frequent in the Camera City in Beijing. As u said, the ISO n Dunamic range is impressive, and the add pixels on the 7II is m...
CSC
The Sony looks like an interesting camera and one that I was, and still am, looking at. I'd be intrigued to see what the Pentax glass is like on it though. The Voightlander 40mm looks a good choice, also. What I notice is that some of the Zeiss lenses for...
Voight 40mm
requires the voight adaptor to focus. It's an M mount lens specifically design for Sony E mount. Strange, isn't it? cen@jkt