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HI There LouJono
Maybe you can buy that used a7r you returned for a fraction of the original price.
If WATE is still subject of adapter variability, then A7r is not really for me. The more I read, the more I think that I will be better off with an M240.
Agreed. Have owned the M8, M9, and now M240 and had no problems with QA. I think that the forums are skewed toward reports of problems in all products.I have not tried my WATE on A7r so I don't know if it will have a corner/edge problem. I really like the IQ of WATE on my M9 but it requires the huge finder (excellent finder BTW) which is not very convenient to use for me. As for QA of Leica, I have owned both M8 and M9 and so far, they have been trouble free.
Thanks for the link Neil
So is the lens in Neil's link faulty? I'm interested, because my initial impression was that the WATE was fine as well, but these are not okayBTW, my WATE seems flawless on my A7R.
These photos are interesting to see. I was under the impression that I was getting softer corners wide open on my WATE at 16mm, but didn't want to commit to a comment because, I have taken no photos like these of Neil's of the building. It is hard to compare photos I've taken with my M and the A7R because, none are of the exact same subject that I've shot.So is the lens in Neil's link faulty? I'm interested, because my initial impression was that the WATE was fine as well, but these are not okay
all the best
You had the wrong impression. AFAIK, Sony never gave any adapter made by Novoflex with the A7R (in Australia). They did give LA-EA4 made by themselves or the ones made by Metabones (Nikon F and Canon EOS).These photos are interesting to see. I was under the impression that I was getting softer corners wide open on my WATE at 16mm, but didn't want to commit to a comment because, I have taken no photos like these of Neil's of the building. It is hard to compare photos I've taken with my M and the A7R because, none are of the exact same subject that I've shot.
But, as I stated above, it is my impression that the A7R is a little soft in the extreme corners with the WATE.
Overall, my experience with the A7R has been frustrating with M lenses. Mine is going back as well. I felt a little mislead by Sony providing M-E adaptors (from Novoflex) in some of their promotional material and stating that the short registration of the A7R and the sensor design would allow use of other manufacturers' lenses. I guess that I can't pinpoint Sony saying specifically that Leica M lenses would work well with their camera, but I feel it was inferred.
I considered keeping it and using other lenses, but all of my lenses are M lenses. I'm not sure what lenses I would buy to use on it. Sony has nothing that remotely interests me. Anything that might be an option isn't going to be small and that is certainly a requirement, for me.