Sunday, July 6, 2014

Leica-R 28mm f2.8 Elmarit on Sony A7

It's been quite a few years since I have had this lens and I have been using it on and off on various cameras, including Canon full frame, APS-H (1.3x crop; Canon 1D, 1D II, 1D III), and many other APS-C sensor cameras and none produced satisfactory results. The edges were just mushy, even on small sensors.

Imagine my surprise when I put this lens on the Sony A7. It was nothing like the pictures before and even the edges are very sharp. I don't know why this is. Perhaps the A7 has some edge enhancements on the sensor, or the lens just works better. Frankly, I don't really care how it's done, but I am very happy that this lens is working so well on the A7. I do wonder, how it is on the A7r.

f2.8 - Sony A7 & Leica-R Elmarit 28mm f2.8. Click for larger.

Metal Art - Sony A7 & Leica-R Elmarit 28mm f2.8. Click for larger.

The Duke - Sony A7 & Leica-R Elmarit 28mm f2.8. Click for larger.

Gooderham Flatiron - Sony A7 & Leica-R Elmarit 28mm f2.8. 

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  1. Marcus LowJuly 7, 2014 at 3:20 AM

    I think all the summarits are super sharp and the design works perfectly on the Sony A7/r. I just got the 90 mm f2.8 summarit few weeks ago, i was very surprised to see how sharp it is. focusing was almost dead on as micro contrast jumps out of the peak focusing.

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    1. Lens BubbleJuly 7, 2014 at 11:11 PM

      The 90mm Elmarits are sharper than the 90mm f2 Summicrons, especially the E55 version.

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  2. radissimoJuly 7, 2014 at 5:13 PM

    Which version is it?

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    1. Lens BubbleJuly 7, 2014 at 11:12 PM

      Not really sure. Will check and let you know, as I am at where the lens is.

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    2. Lens BubbleJuly 10, 2014 at 8:18 PM

      Don't know what version the lens is, but the serial starts with 3184.

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  3. obakesanJuly 7, 2014 at 7:49 PM

    Theory: the thickness of layers of filters over the sensor AA/IR/blah blah

    I suspect that the A7 has thinner filters layered over the sensor

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  4. MartinNovember 29, 2014 at 8:16 AM

    I'd be happy to review the lens on my A7R :)

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