Don't use MA unless you really know what you are doing and you have a proper methodical approach, you could spend hours 'tuning' it so it's perfect at a focus distance you never actually use. It takes a while to get used to quick lenses, more so on full frame. This is where people either stick with it and get really good results or give up because they don't get the results they want out of the box, which never happens anyway.
Canon 5D MKIII or Nikon D800
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I used it on my 85L when I did the photos at my mates 40th. It was new at the time and I hadn't taken photos at that distance so hadn't noticed how much it was out. It only took me 20 minutes, if that, to sort. I can imagine people being driven nuts on a telephoto, but I've not had any issued with that, thankfully.
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I don't know why people think shooting at wide apertures is so hard. If you have a good focus system it's a piece of cake. Select focus point, aim & click. I shoot nearly a whole wedding at F1.4...
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That's a rather tasty switch, leica boss
The AF is monstrously good but even to this day I've not explored it in its entirety.
Have you read the 40+ page manual dedicated to the AF alone?
That's a rather tasty switch, leica boss
The AF is monstrously good but even to this day I've not explored it in its entirety.
Have you read the 40+ page manual dedicated to the AF alone?
*throws 5dmk3 & 35L @ JamesJ*
No, I must not convince myself to do this
I could buy another 5dmk3 and the sigma 35mm and have a M9 off James That's a rather tasty switch, leica boss
The AF is monstrously good but even to this day I've not explored it in its entirety.
Have you read the 40+ page manual dedicated to the AF alone?
Ha nah. I've read that people often reset there cameras though to reverse their af changes though!
Reset? Seems a bit outlandish to go that far! The system is pretty vast but it's logical and makes perfect sense once understood. Just using all the capabilities of it will probably not happen for the majority of people because the scope is so huge 
*throws 5dmk3 & 35L @ JamesJ*
No, I must not convince myself to do this
Ha
sadly being forced to sell my leica kit off well below what I paid as I currently can't afford to keep it. Breaking up after a long term relationship both sucks and is expensive 
Reset? Seems a bit outlandish to go that far! The system is pretty vast but it's logical and makes perfect sense once understood. Just using all the capabilities of it will probably not happen for the majority of people because the scope is so huge
Yeah I've read that loads of 1dx owners are the usual reset freaks as they tamper with the af to the point that it's easier to just start fresh lol.
Ha
Christ, that sucks
I'd do my damnedest to keep hold of that kit. I'd sell all my furniture and sit on the floor before getting rid of my camera gear
I was looking around at the prices retailers are asking for second hand M9s and it's only £3200 so I imagine you'd only get offered about £2500-£2700 unless selling privately. There is no way in hell I'd part with a £5k+ camera for that unless it was 5+ years down the line and I'd replaced it already!
I've not yet managed to get round to do this as i couldn't print the target sheet out
But managed to print it lastnight at my father in laws i shall play over the weekend.And i will test it for sure at my local park with swans n people.
Having looked further on flickr n google the is just forever soft!
no sweet spot. ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/512954...ist-e8pY27-dKktQS-9GrWNr-adyfaY-9jC4n3-9aAZQv
....
Might look at Focal software too
These two in late 2013 where the only ones i shot at night and appeared sharp! ... But can't nail this during the day at all!
http://flic.kr/p/j53FuK F8 / 10Sec / 24mm / Manual
http://flic.kr/p/j57UiU F5.6/ 3 sec/ 24mm / AV
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In the 1600s Christiaan Huygens was a renowned maker of lenses and telescopes.
He sent a finished lens off to a customer who complained that it had a small defect right on the edge. Huygens sent back a letter saying the the client had paid to look through the lens not at it.
That is what is happening here. 5d3 or Nikon D800. Either will let you take stunning images. Both are bodies that only 10 years ago would have been a bite-your-arm-off-dream.
You are NOT going to be limited by either body, I promise.
I use canon daily in a professional capacity and love the 5D3. But I'm also sure I would love the D800.
Look at the images in your head and the images you produce that's all that matters.
He sent a finished lens off to a customer who complained that it had a small defect right on the edge. Huygens sent back a letter saying the the client had paid to look through the lens not at it.
That is what is happening here. 5d3 or Nikon D800. Either will let you take stunning images. Both are bodies that only 10 years ago would have been a bite-your-arm-off-dream.
You are NOT going to be limited by either body, I promise.
I use canon daily in a professional capacity and love the 5D3. But I'm also sure I would love the D800.
Look at the images in your head and the images you produce that's all that matters.