RangeFinder lenses on Sony A7

[Rob Q]

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 ...

[Cameratose]

Never heard this before, but if you can find an inexpensive adapter like a Fotodiox or Neewer that that mount it'd certainly be worth a try. 

[XKAES]

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.

[Rob Q]

I see this forum isnt free from the self important, self labelled gurus (Hello XKAES) so I will head off to a better forum...

[Pieter]

Welcome to the internet. If you're easily upset by the occasional snide comment, this might not be the place for you.

[XKAES]

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"?

[Pieter]

Some people just get upset when they don't get the answer they were hoping for, so I guess it's mostly the

On 9/5/2024 at 12:10 AM, XKAES said:

Sheer rubbish

part that triggered him.