Who of the digital Leica M owners has tried a A7(r) and how satisfied are you with the Sony output?
Center resolution of the A7r with m lenses is impressive. But corner to corner and edge to edge performance is not up to what the M9 delivers. Even with the outstanding Summilux 50 asph stopped down to f8, f11 @infinity edge performance (and it is a wide "edge") is disappointing imo. And then there is a crispness/micro contrast with the M9 files, I simply do not see with the A7(r). As landscape camera, a Sigma DP Merrill easily betters the Sony A7(r) Leica-M lens combo. For connoisseurs, the RX1 with its exquisite files it produces is the FF Sony to get. So is the A7(r) just a Mustang Shelby of cameras, a monster sensor under the hood, but the rest rather mundane and lacking refinement?
So what`s your early verdict?
Center resolution of the A7r with m lenses is impressive. But corner to corner and edge to edge performance is not up to what the M9 delivers. Even with the outstanding Summilux 50 asph stopped down to f8, f11 @infinity edge performance (and it is a wide "edge") is disappointing imo. And then there is a crispness/micro contrast with the M9 files, I simply do not see with the A7(r). As landscape camera, a Sigma DP Merrill easily betters the Sony A7(r) Leica-M lens combo. For connoisseurs, the RX1 with its exquisite files it produces is the FF Sony to get. So is the A7(r) just a Mustang Shelby of cameras, a monster sensor under the hood, but the rest rather mundane and lacking refinement?
So what`s your early verdict?