I decided to complete my testing of Sony and Leica lenses on the Sony NEX-5 by comparing some Leica lenses to the Sony 18-55 mm zoom. I used three Leica lenses for the comparison: The 16-18-21 mm Tri-Elmar, set at 18 mm to match the shortest setting of the Sony zoom The 24 mm f/2.8… [Read More]
Wag the dog, part 4
I did some lens testing this week: The Sony 16mm f/2.8 on the NEX-5 The 16-18-21 Tri-Elmar on the NEX-5 The 18mm f/3.8 Super Elmar-M on the NEX-5 and, just for completeness: The 16-18-21 Tri-Elmar on the M9 The 18mm f/3.8 Super Elmar-M on the M9 It wasn’t very formal, but was enough for me… [Read More]
Wag the dog, part 3
I got back from New York City yesterday – among other things, I was working on a new series done in the subway – and waiting for me was a new NEX-to-Leica-M-series adapter. This one was made by Novoflex, and it looks about the same as the RainbowImaging adapter, even though it costs almost 10… [Read More]
Style envy
I know a photographer named Bert. Bert is a graphic designer by profession, an ImageMaker, and an incredibly productive artist. He once did a series on close-ups of automobile headlights that was conceived of, completed, and hanging on museum walls, all in the space of six or eight months. He went on vacation last year,… [Read More]
Wag the dog, part two
I’m a day into this experiment (using the Leica 16-18-21 mm Tri-Elmar on the Sony NEX-5), and I have good news and bad news. First, the good news: The lens is really sharp. That’s no surprise. What is a surprise is how little sharpness is lost because of the Sony’s antialiasing filter. The NEX-5 manual… [Read More]
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