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Alternate Internet ID
Joined: 30 Mar 2011 Posts: 253 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:55 am Post subject: Best MF Lens "look" |
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Alternate Internet ID wrote:
Which camera suits MF lenses best when using an adapter.
What I mean is which camera looks the most natural with MF lenses on.
The Canon has a thin adapter so lenses seem to sit right, but I'm a little disappointed with the NX adapter as, with it being 2-3cm in depth, it causes lenses to look longer than they are.
I'm okay with the NX as the 20-50 kit lens is great - I use it all the time, and I only ever go up to 90mm and the Tamron I use looks okay.
But is there another smaller camera APS-C that has a smaller adapter and lenses will look more "natural" and sit closer to the body.
Or maybe other mounts (I use mostly M42) have thinner adapters. _________________
“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”
Tony Benn
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Sigma: Macro HSM 2.8-4/17-70mm
Sigma: 1.4/50mm EX DG HSM
Samsung: 3.5-5.6/20-50mm
Samsung: 2/30mm
CZJ: MC Flektogon 2.4/35mm
Tamron SP: 2.5/90mm
Helios 44M: 2/58mm
Canon FL: 1.4/50mm
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6950 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:31 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Erm, what does it matter what it looks like? Any sliver/alu or zebra lens is going to look odd on a DSLR. _________________ Casual attendance these days |
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Lightshow
Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 3666 Location: Calgary
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Lightshow wrote:
Rangefinder lenses will look more at home on the mirrorless cameras than SLR lenses because of the registration distance required to reach infinity.
On this page http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/mounts-by-register.html
find your camera, then all the lenses with a longer registration should work properly provided there are no other clearance issues.
Before you buy a lens & adapter do a search to see if there are issues with the combination. eg. Jupiter 12 will not clear Nex bodies because the rear element is too big. _________________ A Manual Focus Junky...
One photographers junk lens is an artists favorite tool.
My lens list
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightshow-photography/ |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Lightshow wrote: |
Rangefinder lenses will look more at home on the mirrorless cameras than SLR lenses because of the registration distance required to reach infinity.
On this page http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/mounts-by-register.html
find your camera, then all the lenses with a longer registration should work properly provided there are no other clearance issues.
Before you buy a lens & adapter do a search to see if there are issues with the combination. eg. Jupiter 12 will not clear Nex bodies because the rear element is too big. |
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woodrim
Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
I'm sure you have your own reason for concern about the way your camera (or you) look when out and about doing photography; perhaps you don't want to attract attention, explain why it looks strange, be perceived as weird for using MF, or maybe the long lens scares little girls. Whatever. Probably a pancake lens is best for not attracting attention and looking the most "normal". While you have your own reasons, don't forget the purpose of it all is the photography itself and that shouldn't be compromised.
This all remind me of something we used to say around the scholastic wrestling circles when the kids focused too much on their singlets and shoes: beware of kids from Pennsylvania wearing cut-off jeans and old ratty tennis shoes. _________________ Regards,
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Alternate Internet ID
Joined: 30 Mar 2011 Posts: 253 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Alternate Internet ID wrote:
I probably phrased it all wrong.
95% of the time I use wide to normal lenses and that extra few cm's of the adapter puts the focus and aperture in a position further away from the body that I'm used to. Only a tiny bit, but on the NX I find it annoying to use and it increases the bulk of the camera.
Looking cool certainly isn't the issue - it's a practical point just on the NX which I'd like to use more with MF lenses. _________________
“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.”
Tony Benn
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Sigma: Macro HSM 2.8-4/17-70mm
Sigma: 1.4/50mm EX DG HSM
Samsung: 3.5-5.6/20-50mm
Samsung: 2/30mm
CZJ: MC Flektogon 2.4/35mm
Tamron SP: 2.5/90mm
Helios 44M: 2/58mm
Canon FL: 1.4/50mm
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6950 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
RF lenses will not need such a thick adapter. _________________ Casual attendance these days |
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Lightshow
Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 3666 Location: Calgary
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Lightshow wrote:
For ergonomics, I like my FD SSC 24/2.8 on my NEX-7, it doesn't stick out too far, My Minolta MC Rokkor HG 35/2.8 is great too, and both are very sharp.
RF lenses are nice and small, my silver Canon RF lenses from the mid 50's are beautifully engineered, but I find them a bit too small at times.
Canon & Minolta do have a few pancake lenses that make a fairly compact combination. _________________ A Manual Focus Junky...
One photographers junk lens is an artists favorite tool.
My lens list
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightshow-photography/ |
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