Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 22, 2014 Administrators Share Posted April 22, 2014 Available now, special price of $19.99. Instant electronic download. Recommended lenses for the Sony A7 / A7R / A7S - A Reference Guide by Andrew Reid Read the full article here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 just bought it , will have a good read of this Andrew Reid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkGaydon Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Purchased and looking forward to reading. This is one hefty book on lenses Andrew, don't know where you find the time to pull it together! I can't justify an A7S and a GH4 this year, so I think the later will win out, but love the knowledge you share, and happy to know i paid considerably less for my lenses than you estimate :-) Andrew Reid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 22, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted April 22, 2014 Does this cover only lenses you own? Or all lenses available. I don't see a Sony lens chapter at all which seems odd. Only the lenses I own. I have one E-mount lens and it doesn't cover full frame! The new Sony FE mount stuff is not very interesting and it's pretty much a known quantity...I just feel it's overpriced but if you want AF (why? not useful for video!) then the 55mm F1.8 FE mount lens is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Ordered:) cant wait, but my wallet will become even lighter after reading I imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 just had a quick look through it , it's good folks so buy it - hardcore lens porn!! you will end up buying more lenses after reading this haha!! seen a few nice examples I dont have ......oh no here we go!! maxotics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animan Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 not useful for video! Why not? I find it very useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utsira Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Looks interesting, I might have to pick up a copy! Do you look at many lenses that have a short-ish flange distance (ie Leica M mount, Pen-F, and other rangefinder formats)? Is that the "small and compact" chapter? Is the "Contax Zeiss" chapter about the Contax G mount, the 29mm flange distance? It looks as if you mainly cover SLR format glass. I've never been that happy with the ergonomics of, say, Nikon Ai-S on an NEX-6, because the adaptor is so long, 28mm or so. But longer-flange distance glass is so readily available, so cheap, and I guess doesn't have the CA issues that some wideangle rangefinder glass has on a mirrorless mount. Are you basically suggesting that long flange distance lenses are the way to go? Andrew Reid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 23, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted April 23, 2014 I do cover some Leica M, Pen-F and Contax G short flange lenses in the book and some pancakes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunC Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I agree with Andy, this is well worth the money, and I don't even own a Sony A anything, although now I kinda wish I did. Even so, as I trawl the Internet looking for lenses for my GH3 I often wonder about what I'm looking at. I like Andrew's take on things, so this is a great resource. Highly recommended. Andrew Reid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Everyone on this forum should be buying this its a wealth of lens info !! get to it!! dont let the Sony tag put you off buying it , its a great lens guide that is relevant to any camera .... maxotics and Andrew Reid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxotics Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 That's what I keep telling Andrew! Felt the same way about the 50D guide, lots of great stuff beyond RAW. andy lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveb Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi Just bought an A7 and saw the A7 shooters guide which i decided to buy as it looks very good. Well i paid by Pay pal and waited for a download email which did not arrive. I have sent two messages on the contacts page in the past few days and still have had no reply. Not sure what to do now so joined this forum hoping someone could help me out. Thanks for your time Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoFrank Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I noticed in one post you mentioned "some Leica M" lenses and in the table of contents you list none. I have a number of Leica M lenses and was wondering if the ebook will really help me. What do you think? Franklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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