Leica M240 Vs M9 Vs Sony A7r Lens Combination Review
Why I quit the Leica Yard bodies for the Sony A7R
By Didier Godme – His Flickr is Hither, his blog is Hither
I started being more serious almost photography when ownership my first Catechism DSLR (20D) a few years back so upgraded to the 5DMII. After three years of good employ, my neck started feeling bad (especially with the 35 f1.4) so in 2011, my wife convinced me to cutting my arm in order to exist able to afford the M9-P…
I am not the type of guy who e'er buys the latest stuff, just since I've had 2 of import failures in less than 2 years on the M9-P (wrong exposure + sensor expressionless), I decided to go for the Sony A7R. By run a risk it came out merely when I had the 2nd failure and Leica lend me some other M9-P during the 4-half-dozen months repair time (no joke…). As a consequence, I had the opportunity to benchmark both. The goal of this article is not to say that 1000 bodies are crap in terms of quality considering it'south certainly non the case and not everybody had the same (bad) feel as I did.
My thought is merely to list all the slap-up advantages from the Sony A7r over the M9-P which led me to end using Leica M bodies.
– Weight: 465 vs 600 gr. OK, we're talking peanuts here, but you can feel it straight away.
– Size: My dream has e'er been to get the smallest and lightest possible full frame camera. My M9-P was the start respond to that but Sony is now clearly the winner on both even if the difference is pocket-size.
– Ergonomic: I had to buy the grip for the M9-P to be able to have a strong control of it. The Sony is just perfect the way it came out from the factory.
– Iso: No need to go in depth on this ane…M9 is already 4 years old and technology made loads of progress since so.
Sony A7r with Zeiss 55
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Leica M9P with 50 Summilux
Sony A7r with Zeiss 35 2.viii
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Leica M9P with 35 Summilux at 2.8
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Sony A7r with Zeiss 35 at 2.8
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Leica M9P with 35 Summilux at 2.8
– Viewfinder: Although I actually dearest the rangefinder type of viewfinder because information technology's huge, clear and you can see what'south happening out of the frame, I e'er scratch my glasses considering of the metal on the M9-P. It's a detail, but at present with the Sony A7R, I volition not have to alter glasses every yr or call up almost wearing lenses each time I want to shoot.
– Framing: When using rangefinders, in that location is always a footling shift between what was in the framelines and what you lot get. With the Sony A7R, what you lot run across is what you get.
– Screen: There is no possible criterion betwixt the one from the M9-P and the Sony A7R. The ane from the M9-P was already outdated when it came out and the Sony represents the final generation so the advantage is obvious. It's non on this point I want to contend but on the tillable screen. Information technology's a simple pick only it allows to increase framing possibilities tremendously and get more original pictures.
– Manual Focus: I've been using rangefinders for 5 years now (M7-M9-P) and accept no problem focusing manually on rangefinders. When I first read near focus peaking I had no idea what it was (I know…it's a shame!) but Steve Huff wrote in his review that information technology was quite easy to focus manually with Leica M lenses on this body (http://world wide web.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/11/29/the-sony-a7-and-a7r-camera-review-past-steve-huff/). I tested it in the shop where I bought it and was convinced in less than 30sec. In opposition to the rangefinder system where you demand to use the eye of the frame to focus, with focus peaking y'all can focus everywhere in the frame. The big advantage is that you don't have to focus and and so frame only can do both at the same fourth dimension.
Sony A7r and Zeiss 35
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Leica M9P with 35 Summilux
– Car Focus: As I said, I am used to manual focus and like to control it. My wife nevertheless is not really keen on transmission focusing and doesn't take many pictures because of this. When purchasing the A7R I decided to go as well for the Zeiss 35 F2,8 then that she can apply it and shot our baby. She (and I) just love this lens and at present can utilize it on the camera. Just impossible on Leica M bodies…
– Speed: Leica M9-P goes up to 1/4000 sec while the A7R upward to 1/8000 sec. Over again, a small difference, but quite useful when shooting at 1.4F in daylight!
– Image Quality: Although the CCD sensor from the M9 is quite famous and my people LOVE it, I did some comparisons and find the Sony way more detailed. I too prefer the manner colors come out.
– Sensor cleaning: Automatic sensor cleaning on the A7R, not on the M9.
All these reasons convinced me to go 100% for the Sony A7R. I am now waiting to get my M9-P dorsum from repair to sell information technology straight away. The only thing I am going to miss from my old buddy is its legendary design…
To close the loop, standard warranty on my A7R is 4 YEARS!
Thumbs UP Sony!!!
Didier G.
Sony with Leica Summilux
Sony with 35 Zeiss
Source: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/12/12/why-i-quit-the-leica-m-for-the-sony-a7r-by-didier-godme/
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