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RangeFinder lenses on Sony A7

Rob Q

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I've read at a number of places that Rangefinder lenses tend to be sharper than conventional SLR type lenses because of their design being closer to the film plane.

Do we think this is true? what experience have people had with adapting these lenses to mirrorless bodies?

I'm thinking of buying an adapter to try out an old Braun Paxette 35mm lens ...

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Sheer rubbish.  FYI, don't believe everything you've been told or read.  Get info from a qualified source -- and just because they say they are qualified doesn't mean they are.  How long have they been around would be the first question I'd ask.

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Interesting how simply writing, "don't believe everything you read", somehow makes me a "guru".

Makes me wonder.  If I had written "believe everything you read", what would that make me?  An "idiot"?

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