the last word

This is part 11 in a series of posts on a prototype of the Kolari Vision thin-stack sensor modification for the Sony a7II. The series starts here. The Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH doesn’t do well in the corners on the a7II, and, although it does somewhat better on the Kolari-modified camera, it’s not a… [Read More]

This is part 10 in a series of posts on a prototype of the Kolari Vision thin-stack sensor modification for the Sony a7II. The series starts here. The Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar (WATE)  is an excellent performer on the Sony a7x cameras considering that it’s a zoom lens, though it does not perform as well at… [Read More]

This is part 9 in a series of posts on a prototype of the Kolari Vision thin-stack sensor modification for the Sony a7II. The series starts here. The Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar (WATE)  is an excellent performer on the Sony a7x cameras. considering that it’s a zoom lens. Its exit pupil is far enough from… [Read More]

This is part 8 in a series of posts on a prototype of the Kolari Vision thin-stack sensor modification for the Sony a7II. The series starts here. The Leica 90mm f/2 Apo-Summicron-M  ASPH is a great performer on the Sony a7x cameras. Its exit pupil is far enough from the sensor plane that the corners… [Read More]

This is part 7 in a series of posts on a prototype of the Kolari Vision thin-stack sensor modification for the Sony a7II. The series starts here. The Leica 24mm f/2.8 Super Elmarit-M ASPH is a fair-at-best performer on the Sony a7x cameras. How is it on the Kolari-modified a7II? The scene, at f/2.8, with… [Read More]