Allen Herbert

Nonsense to believe a manufacturer would not pair a lens, to camera, to give optimal performance. Nothing mysterious about it just common sense.

Hmm, a cheap kit lens compared to a what is generally considered a excellent Nikon lens regardless of price. Whos saying a poor lens will be become a masterpiece lens on system camera.

And with permission from the manufactures, they are given the tolerances, so those lenses can perform to the manufactures specifications. Synergy Obviously, with those tolerances, third party lenses can perform equally as well as native lenses or better-birds of a feather.

"The only things that are matched are mount and flange to focal plane distance. Performance is not, unless they think they may cut corners because in-camera corrections will hide that".QG Camera correction, you said it. And there are plenty lenses made in versions to fit many different brands' mounts. Zeiss, Sigma, Tamron, etc. And with permission from the manufactures, they are given the tolerances, so those lenses can perform to the manufactures specifications. "And what system lenses do professionals use on their Linhofs and Sinars, etc.?"Q.G Are you kidding. Those were the days that come to mind. "here is also no need to adjust for weaknesses in, of build on strengths of the camera through lens design" Q.G Methinks you are lost in time of days past.. Model T Fords, Zeppelins, .come to mind. Manufactures really do adjust for weakness and build on strengths. Do you really think they just stick a lens on any old camera and hope for the best. Things move on my friend from Linhofs/Sinars we are now in the digital age.. Methinks you are lost in the past and only have a smattering of knowledge of today.

"You are just blurting. without any factual information" Allen "Yes, that indeed is a good description of what you are doing. Q.G". Long John Silver had a Parrot on his shoulder, methinks it might have been called called Q.G? ;)) "A lens that performs well does so no matter on what camera it is." Q.G Another revelation along with ""Optical performance is light through air" Q.G A system lens will generally perform better because lens and camera are designed to work together. "And then, yes, a Brand X lens' performance when not matched to a Brand X camera will probably not be corrected in-camera" Q.G.. Hey ho. Other factors involved, the manufacture will understand strengths and weakness of their system, and work to give optimal performance. Yes, you can correct the performance of a lens in RAW, but really better or equal to the manufactures lenses designed for the system? "Ask yourself this question why do the majority of professional photographers use... system lenses, designed for the camera?" For them it is all about their living not about some web armchair warrior. For me in the real world, I look at the photography, and to be honest I take little interest in what camera/lens they choose to use. However, I do like the character of some of these old time lenses which I use. The banter all in good humour my friend please do take ill.

You are just blurting. without any factual information.

Ask yourself this question. why do the majority of professional photographers use... System lenses.

"Optical performance is light through air" Q.G Really what a revelation. Who would have thought.;)) "And then, yes, a Brand X lens' performance when not matched to a Brand X camera will probably not be corrected in-camera" Q.G. Another revelation. Who would have thought.;)) "But it very well might be (probably is) when using a decent RAW-converter. And that then is no longer about how lenses work, but about how well you can correct their shortcomings" Q.G. Really, my 1943 Agfa superior despite all my skills in Raw, just does not give me the same image quality say as a modern Sony lens-wish it did. Real world for you Q.G, the majority of Sony folk will tell you, Leica lenses work well on a Sony, but not quite the same as a Leica. Do some research! and wide angle Leica lenses do not work at all.

"many brands of legacy lenses, including Leica M lenses and the Sony A7Rii is that unless you are pixel peeping" SCL Many folks look for technical excellence from their lenses. Otherwise why would they pay out the big bucks? A really goods lens will add a level of excellent to their photo and enhance it. We all can use a bottle glass lens which works pretty well, but why? Pretty well for many folks jus does not cut in. Who wants a pretty well lens, when you have spent all that time and money to achieve the best possible results for your photography. Of course bottom line it is all about the final. image .

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Leica lenses work a lot better on Leica cameras .Sony lenses work a lot better on Sony cameras. Just the way it is: lenses are manufactured to give optical performance , for the cameras system they were designed for. Not to say that other lenses do not give a optical pleasing look. But, in a technical sense, they will always be inferior to native lenses for the system.

"Where We Are" Just about to land to sort out a sad lot of arse gazers.

"You are aware of the Energiewende?q.g As usual far too little and far too late. Works in comic books with super heroes .

Bottom line. Is this camera being supported by anyone? Methinks not. Ancient history comes to mind. The prices of them are being massively inflated to attract ...err, I cannot say more.

"FWIW I think that few people would criticize Angela Merkel's coalition governments as being 'weak'" "Shame she had such a weakness for Putin’s oil and gas" Ludnilla Change the word weakness to greed.. Most things end up in that place.

Just a few flowers from me. Leica x113

Sort of like some chaos in street stuff- like what the monkeys is going on here. Unfortunately with candid street, you cannot set things up, to please your eye. But methinks it's more fun and real...but everyone to their own.

So, I'm being negative, but how about some positive thought? Well, first of all you are remote viewer, in a sense looking down upon them, from a distant place....a safe place. Walk among them, be part of them, feel and walk together with them. A understanding. And then photograph. A good feeling, you will feel. Both from them and yourself.

Seriously blown highlights, blocked shadows, speaks of a novice photographer, who the last thing he needs is kiss arse folk. Documentary, it really does not matter. But still...we like a measure of competence. .