VickiB wrote:
If the adapter is used - how is the manual focus? Is it the same as with a auto-focus lens used in manual or are there extra steps required? I\'m hoping it is as simple as putting the camera in either manual or aperture priority and the body into MF. Then I hope one can push a button to get the magnified view, set the aperture (and shutter in MF) and I hope the magnified view goes away with the same half press ... and click ... take the shot.
Thanks once more for the info!
It is ridiculously easy to manually focus. And I\'m a guy with middle-aged eyes.
The process goes like this:
First, there is a setting in the camera you need to change. I missed this step, and thought the adapter was bad. Set the SHOOT W/O LENS to ON. Do it once, and it stays that way, even after turning off the camera.
Set focus knob dial to MF.
I set the exposure mode to Program.
Push the AF mode button on the command dial on the back of camera.
Turn the MF ring and a zoomed in box appears. You can magnify it to two different levels. You can move the zoomed focus box wherever you like. Wonderful!
You can focus with the aperture set wide open, but you don\'t even have to do that. As you stop down, the VF or LCD increases video gain to keep the image bright. So just select the desired aperture. Keep in mind you are getting a live, true DOF preview while doing this, again without dimming the VF or LCD.
Check the live histogram (yessss) and adjust exposure as desired. I find it exposes quite accurately all by itself -- much more accurately the my Canon dSLRs meter adapted lenses.
Press the shutter release.
It doesn\'t get any easier. In short, all the hopes you listed are fulfilled.
Happy snaps!
Dec 30, 2008 at 11:24 PM
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