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Brian

Brian

Member Since 07 Jan 2015
Offline Last Active Yesterday, 07:39 PM
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In Topic: That was the week that was, minichallenge for March

Yesterday, 07:39 PM

I can focus the 7Artisans 75/1.25 without problem, but it is also a limit for me. I think the 85/1.2 used wide open would be too difficult for me to manually focus on a moving subject. I had a Canon 85/1.5 Leica mount lens, could focus it. But sold it for 7x what I paid for it... SO- at $400, the 90/1.5 was the logical choice.

 

https://www.bhphotov...f_1_5_lens.html

 

It is in Z-Mount. Mine is RF coupled, and I have managed to use it on the RF as well.


In Topic: That was the week that was, minichallenge for March

Yesterday, 06:09 PM

Nikon Z5 with the 90mm F1.5 Mitakon, wide-open using an M-Mount to Z-Mount adapter.

 

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This camera is amazing. Focus peaking used, no time for magnified view. Latency is low- got my Daughter with all wheels off the ground.

This lens is my Limit for manual focusing moving subjects. Very little DOF used wide-open.


In Topic: FX

Yesterday, 05:52 PM

A quick Ebay scan shows low-shutter count D5 bodies at under $2K, and low-shutter count D4 at about $1K. 

How much do you want to spend?

 

The D4 is going for less than the Df. I bought the Df first day it was available in camera shops.


In Topic: old lenses on DSLRs

23 March 2024 - 01:28 PM

As Lupe point out, you must select the lens and then press "DONE" for the setting to take effect. This last step is easy to forget, I did and the 55/1.2 was showing up at "F4.5". I had scrolled through the choices, got to the 55/1.2- but forgot to hit "Done". Then remembered that last step.


In Topic: old lenses on DSLRs

23 March 2024 - 09:32 AM

How many of your manual focus lenses are Factory Ai'd, Ai, or Ais? Do you see the same issue with those lenses?

I have never had this problem with a lens that has an Ai ring. Way back in the 70s and 80s, had my favorite lenses Factory Ai'd.