MPE-65 with sony A7

Lord Vetinari

Some more shots using an MPE-65 lens on a sony A7 taken between 3:1 and 5:1. The viewfinder is a delight to use at the higher magnifications due to it's brightness- you can actually see what you are shooting instead of sometimes guessing a bit where the focus points are.
Brian V.


Raindrops on spider's web


Small slug on a wet wall


Globular springtails






Springtail rafts

e6filmuser

Brian,

Is the brighter viewfinder due to digital boost?

Harold

Stumblebum

I think you have found a winning combination Brian! This should take you to whole other level.....didn't think that was possible as you are THE LEVEL but wonders never seize!

Lord Vetinari

e6filmuser wrote: »

Brian,

Is the brighter viewfinder due to digital boost?

Harold

Stumblebum wrote: »

I think you have found a winning combination Brian! This should take you to whole other level.....didn't think that was possible as you are THE LEVEL but wonders never seize!

Thanks for the comments SB - appreciated Not sure about all these levels though

Harold - I assume it is a digital boost as the EVF is on auto brightness.

Brian v.

GOLDENORFE

Looks good , any noticable sharpness/ dof differences?

Lord Vetinari

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

Looks good , any noticable sharpness/ dof differences?

I wouldn't expect any DOF differences. I suspect there is a small difference in IQ from the 5Dmk2. I really looked at the A7 as a bargain way of getting another FF camera with a plus from having an EVF rather than optical viewfinder.
Brian v.

DeVil

Great set Brian
Have you try to use Focus Peaking?

Lord Vetinari

DeVil wrote: »

Great set Brian
Have you try to use Focus Peaking?

Thanks Predrag. Yes I've tried focus peaking - it works well at lower magnifications (around 1:1 or lower) but I've found it unnecessary at higher mags because you can easily see the detail in the viewfinder (it's so nice and bright).
Brian v.