Current Sony A7 & Leica M family - a photo on Flickriver

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What started out as an early-bird foray into Sony's "full-frame NEX" system for me a year ago...
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...has now matured into a staple setup. I shot with the 50mm Summilux ASPH and Voigtländer 21mm Ultron for most of 2014. Towards the end I added the 75mm Summilux and 35 Summilux ASPH FLE in quick succession. Some purists people may call buying Leica M lenses just to use them on the A7 somewhat defeatist or "just playing around", but the reality is it's difficult to get superb performing fast primes which are also small without going Leica. Yes, the lack of autofocus takes time and patience to overcome, but I wasn't going to buy an A7 just to put dSLR-sized lenses on it. (Has anyone seen the mockup of the new FE 35mm f/1.4? It's huge!!) I do have to admit I am still lusting after a Leica M, but that might come eventually.

Oh, and I still miss my old Canon stuff sometimes--primarily because I prefer the Canon .RAW files better than those from Sony, Olympus and Fuji, whose lovely mirrorless cameras I've all owned and used extensively between 2012-14. But given the non-trivial benefits of mirrorless--lightweight, compact and inconspicuous--we can't complain too much! Cheers. :)

In the photo:
-- Sony A7 w/ Artisan&Artist silk strap
-- Voigtländer VM-E Close-focus adaptor
-- Voigtländer 21mm f/1.8 Ultron (sharp, fast, contrasty... but big and heavy for a M lens)
-- Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux ASPH FLE (gold standard for small fast 35mm f/1.4 lenses, superb overall performance, bokeh a little 'busy' at times, my copy needs the aperture ring tightened!)
-- Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux ASPH (my most used lens; small, fast, sharp, contrasty, beautiful bokeh, built-in hood... couldn't ask for more)
-- Leica 75mm f/1.4 Summilux (rare discontinued fast portrait lens, reputedly Mandler's favourite design which he then used to make the classic Noctilux f/1 ; big and heavy for a M lens, produces beautiful rendering, but ultimately my least used lens since I still mainly shoot street and travel)

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Sydney / Allawah (show map)

Taken on: January 20, 2015

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Camera: Olympus E-M5, f/2.0, 1/50 sec, 12mm (=24mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M5
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.12mm F2.0 Ltd Blk
Aperture:	f/2.0
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	12mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+0.7 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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