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Oldhand
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 Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:19 am Post subject: Minolta AF500 on Fujifilm X-E1 |
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Oldhand wrote:
Gifted to me recently with a box of old film SLR's, this lens did not fit anything that I normally shot - Pentax/Nikon.
However with the X-E1 it is a different story. A cheap adapter - Minolta AF to FX - and we are good to go.
This lens is now totally manual, hence its listing here.
Forgive the noise - I shot these at ISO 1600 to get a usable shutter speed - which was still only 1/80sec, but a tripod helped.
Here we go.
OH
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Minolfan
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Minolfan wrote:
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| a usable shutter speed - which was still only 1/80sec, but a tripod helped. |
And patience plus a good timing! That small birds are mostly rather quicksilvery.
Great job done. |
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BeardsAreBest
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:16 am Post subject: |
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BeardsAreBest wrote:
AWESOME!!
See this is why i'm such a lucky Zero!
Gots me the best teacher.
Brilliant shots farsha!
Just brilliant. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
it's a stunning lens, I should use mine more.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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vroger wrote:
Wonderful shots!
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Thanks fellas.
What really surprises me about this lens is its (mostly) ease of use. It is very light for what it is.
If it has a niggle it would be the short focus throw in manual focusing. This can be a little deadly - ie easy to go either side of the point of focus by just breathing heavily with fingers on the focus collar.
Other than that it is a great lens
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
OK, the mandatory piccie of the lens.
here we go.
Please excuse any softness in the image - handheld at 1s is not my forte.
OH
Want bokeh with that - haha
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davev8app
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:40 am Post subject: MF version |
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davev8app wrote:
very good ....I have the manual version on SR mount ..i don't think it as sharp as yours ..but as you know good technique is madertery with mirror lenses and i have used it little ...i believe the MF lens is optically the same
The crop
At 60th of a second on a tripod but all unlocked so i can pan about
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Yours looks OK Dave.
For close subjects, the DOF is very thin, so nailing focus can need tight concentration. The magnify view in LV or in the viewfinder on the X-E1 is a big help for this.
You can also increase apparent sharpness with a small adjustment to contrast sometimes.
Anyway, the lens is good and rewards practice.
Cheers
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Only one from today - a common willie wagtail - also known as a black and white fantail.
Cheers
OH
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Minolfan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Minolfan wrote:
Very good bird pictures again! |
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Thank you for the compliment.
I went looking for brolgas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brolga today as I have seen them in the marshes before.
Sadly they were off somewhere else.
However we came across this lovely fellow sunning himself after a big meal.
I think he was between 1.5 and 2 metres in length.
He even posed for the picture.
OH
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mo wrote:
Nice Red belly black snake? I have noted the snakes are out and about, as there are so many on the roads! Great shots as always. 
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Thanks Mo.
This lovely fellow had just eaten, and from the looks, it was another snake - a brown hopefully as the red-bellied blacks love browns for breakfast.
With a full tummy and some glorious morning sun, he wasn't going anywhere as long as we treated him with respect.
Quite the poser he turned out to be 
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BeardsAreBest
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:27 am Post subject: |
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BeardsAreBest wrote:
| Oldhand wrote: |
Thank you for the compliment.
I went looking for brolgas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brolga today as I have seen them in the marshes before.
Sadly they were off somewhere else.
However we came across this lovely fellow sunning himself after a big meal.
I think he was between 1.5 and 2 metres in length.
He even posed for the picture.
OH
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excellent photo! |
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
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excellent photo! |
Mucho gratias amigo - I've seen better, but it's not too bad.
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
A couple of shots from the end of the day near our bird bath.
OH
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Lloydy wrote:
Wonderful pictures Tom, once again. That is a fine lens, I borrowed an adapter from Phil to try my lens and it worked perfectly, although the short throw of the focus is a pain compared to the manual Tamron and Canon 500's I've got. I was waiting for the price of the LAEA2 Sony adapter to drop, but I think I'll get a cheap adapter and use it manually for now.
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
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| Wonderful pictures Tom, once again. That is a fine lens, I borrowed an adapter from Phil to try my lens and it worked perfectly, although the short throw of the focus is a pain compared to the manual Tamron and Canon 500's I've got. I was waiting for the price of the LAEA2 Sony adapter to drop, but I think I'll get a cheap adapter and use it manually for now. |
Thanks Lloyd.
I only use a cheap adapter and manually focus the lens.
I would be lost without the magnification focus assist of the X-E1 though.
It is so easy to slightly miss focus with this lens without the focus assist.
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Rick1779 wrote:
impressive results!
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