4 From NYC - Nex-7 + Leica M Lenses

[ravinj]

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First two from my favorite spot, shot in a different (a bit hazy) light:

 

35mm Summicron ASPH:

 

 

35mm Summicron ASPH @ ISO 6400:

 

 

Somewhere on 60th street or so, 50mm Summilux ASPH:

 

 

I liked this colorful top. 50mm Summilux ASPH:

 

[Michael Hiles]

#1 is memorable.

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[pauledell]

All are beautiful pictures, but as Michael said, there is something special about the first picture that transcends the view. Rising above adversity in rebuilding.

 

Paul

[Dolphin]

#1 is a fantastic shot !

The sailboat is a plus.

I don`t really like this special light situation - but I am jealous of you (because of your favorite spot...).

I have been in NYC last year for 1 week ... it was so amazing ...

[leicanut2]

Very nice the nex 7 with Leica glass looks darn good.

 

Jan

[Iduna]

E,

an excellent series.All pictures have this cinematic touch, specially the first one with the sailing boat. Second one is well captured with lights and darks, no 3 is a goergeous light and colors and no 4 is un unusual refreshing punchy sight. More more more. . .

[roguewave]

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A very nice set of frames. You got lucky with the clear weather. Much enjoyed.

[ravinj]

Michael , Paul, Dolphin, Jan, Iduna, Ben - Thanks for looking and the comments.,

[leicamann]

Great shots, how does the lens pairing with the camera work for you , any distortion , vignetting, chromatic aberration, moire issues?

 

I was trying to convince my wife to get this camera, but no, so it looks like I will be doing the guinea pig stuff with my money.

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Cheers, JRM

[George James]

Very nice images especially #1, well done.

[ravinj]

Thanks John and George.

 

John,

 

A long answer your question:

 

With the 50 Summilux ASPH and Zeiss 50 Planar on the Nex-7 I have not seen any issues. Image quality is very good. Focusing is easy and accurate (thanks to focus peaking and magnified live view). I find the 50 Summilux much easier to use on the Nex-7 than the M9.

 

With the 35mm Summicron ASPH, magenta cast can occur in corners at large apertures in certain light conditions (fixable with Cornerfix). I saw same issues with Zeiss 25mm distagon. Central image quality is very high at all apertures. Generally speaking, Nex-7 does not work well with M glass wider than 35mm. Nex C3 and Nex5N do not appear to have magenta cast issues with wide M lenses.

 

TriElmar WATE presents no issues and image quality when mounted on this camera can be stunning.

 

Overall, very satisfied and it is a good complement to the M9. If you don't care too much about the EVF, take a look at NexC3 - used ones without the kit lenses can be had for quite a low price and IMHO are a good value if you have M glass.