Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
If one already owns vintage Leica, Zeiss, (or other excellent- thanks Michael Nagel for your important post below), glass, it makes sense to get adapters for one's modern DSLR or mirror less camera.
But why do we need to purchase the newly minted, especially Zeiss or Sigma "Art" glass for our cameras?
For me, the sony A7R has a seemingly adequate standard Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Lens, (at $798). But now we are also offered a manual Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* Lens for Sony E at a price 50% higher! Does it really make sense?
Perhaps we do "need" this for detail-rich landscapes to get the most out of the 36 MP sony sensor? It looks like the camera platform could be seducing us to, "need" more expensive lenses as the sensors resolve more and more detail.
So have you also bought into a need for buying Zeiss and Leica lenses for you non Leica camera?
Asher
But why do we need to purchase the newly minted, especially Zeiss or Sigma "Art" glass for our cameras?
For me, the sony A7R has a seemingly adequate standard Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Lens, (at $798). But now we are also offered a manual Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* Lens for Sony E at a price 50% higher! Does it really make sense?
Perhaps we do "need" this for detail-rich landscapes to get the most out of the 36 MP sony sensor? It looks like the camera platform could be seducing us to, "need" more expensive lenses as the sensors resolve more and more detail.
So have you also bought into a need for buying Zeiss and Leica lenses for you non Leica camera?
Asher