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p.40 #1 · p.40 #1 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

Leitz Telyt 400/6.8 from raw.

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Aug 18, 2024 at 05:44 PM

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Elmar 5cm (1946-47, coated) @ F3.5, B/W in camera.


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Aug 18, 2024 at 05:47 PM

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p.40 #3 · p.40 #3 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

Pretty cool finding from Bastian that you can manually edit the default lens the Neewer adapter reports as in a txt file:
https://phillipreeve.net/blog/the-best-fullframe-mirrorless-camera-for-adapting-manual-focus-lenses/

A little expensive but so far the only option to enable focus aids with any manual lens

Aug 21, 2024 at 05:05 AM

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p.40 #4 · p.40 #4 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

fjablo wrote:
Pretty cool finding from Bastian that you can manually edit the default lens the Neewer adapter reports as in a txt file:
https://phillipreeve.net/blog/the-best-fullframe-mirrorless-camera-for-adapting-manual-focus-lenses/

A little expensive but so far the only option to enable focus aids with any manual lens

that's actually not true. The TTArtisan M-Z 6bit adapter costs half as much and activates focus aides with any lens as well.

In addition to that, you can switch the focal length it reports via a wheel on the adapter itself, so you get accurate IBIS, too.
(or use 6bit coded adapters for Leica M-mount for more different focal lengths)

Aug 21, 2024 at 07:58 AM

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mbphoto_2.8 wrote:
that's actually not true. The TTArtisan M-Z 6bit adapter costs half as much and activates focus aides with any lens as well.

In addition to that, you can switch the focal length it reports via a wheel on the adapter itself, so you get accurate IBIS, too.
(or use 6bit coded adapters for Leica M-mount for more different focal lengths)

Aaaactually .. I‘m well aware how the TTartisan adapter works, thanks.

To be more precise in my statement: the Neewer adapter is (for now) the only adapter that gives you manual focus aids with any manual lens AND correctly working IBIS.

The TTartisan adapter is limited to the focal lengths you can set on the adapter or where a 6bit code is available. If you want to adapt a 200mm lens for example, you won’t get correctly working IBIS as you can’t set the adapter to that focal length.

The Neewer adapter is limited in that you can only ever set one focal length in the txt file. So mostly makes sense if you have one special lens that isn’t covered through other options. Or if you want to adapt Sony E lenses of course.

Aug 21, 2024 at 09:32 AM

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p.40 #6 · p.40 #6 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 ii SC & Nikon Zf

Aug 23, 2024 at 09:38 AM

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p.40 #7 · p.40 #7 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

Been enjoying the Zf for adapting lenses lately.
Thanks to the Neewer E->Z adapter you can equip almost any lens with reasonable exif data.
More on that here: https://phillipreeve.net/blog/the-best-fullframe-mirrorless-camera-for-adapting-manual-focus-lenses/

Aug 23, 2024 at 04:24 PM

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p.40 #8 · p.40 #8 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

Number 4 is fantastic. I know some people see lens flare as a bad thing/flaw, but when used like this, it’s just beautiful.

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Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 ii SC & Nikon Zf

Aug 23, 2024 at 06:59 PM

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p.40 #9 · p.40 #9 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

I like the flare also.

Aug 23, 2024 at 08:11 PM

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theopwildebeest wrote:
Number 4 is fantastic. I know some people see lens flare as a bad thing/flaw, but when used like this, it’s just beautiful.

Thank you! Oh I do like lens flares and I’d like lens manufacturers not to try to supress it so completely on lenses where it could benefit or make sense to have some, and study their properties as much as they do with corner sharpness or other characteristics.
The Heliar 50mm 1.5 is supposed to flare and barely does, the Ultron 75mm 1.9mm SC can if you try very hard, the Thypoch Eureka is advertised to be ultra efficient against lens flare(Why? It’s supposed to be a vintage rendering even if I do not agree with the wording or notion)
I get the idea of making the tech evolve, even I, am not a fan of excessive veils or overbearing glows but now more than before it can be tamed, suppressed is another thing. Modern photography is becoming so flat.

Well, what I mean is that I turned to this lens, the SC version at 99% because it flares and it is so rare in new lenses. I was tempted to go for the v1 of the lens because it is supposed to flare more and have more character, I’m curious about that.

That Voigtlander lens seems to be as most people point out quite a little gem.

Aug 24, 2024 at 02:38 AM

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p.40 #11 · p.40 #11 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

Is there a way to reset the adapter (undo the settings)?

buggz wrote:
Usage: When the adapter is installed on the camera and no electronic lens is
installed, turn on the camera and set it in photo shooting mode. (We use a 135mm
manual lens as a sample)
1) Half press and hold shutter button (or AF-ON button). Press AFL button (Center
of sub-selector by default) for 3 times. Release shutter button (or AF-ON button).
2) Now, there should be a F1.1 on the screen. It means we are now inputting the first
digit of the focal length number.
3) Press AFL button once. Now the F number displayed on the screen represents the
value currently stored. F10 means 0, F11...Show more →

Aug 24, 2024 at 03:47 PM

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Sonnar-7 wrote:
Thank you! Oh I do like lens flares and I’d like lens manufacturers not to try to supress it so completely on lenses where it could benefit or make sense to have some, and study their properties as much as they do with corner sharpness or other characteristics.
The Heliar 50mm 1.5 is supposed to flare and barely does, the Ultron 75mm 1.9mm SC can if you try very hard, the Thypoch Eureka is advertised to be ultra efficient against lens flare(Why? It’s supposed to be a vintage rendering even if I do not agree with the wording or notion)
I...Show more →

The CV 35 1.4 II is a gem, one of my favourite lenses! But it is actually CV that is making ‘perfect’ lenses now, with only a few in their lineup being more characterful - the 35 1.4 II, the SC 50 1.5 II etc.
Of course lots (most?) Leica lenses flare really badly/nicely - depending on your taste! - but you have to pay a whole lot more for that privilege.

Aug 24, 2024 at 05:16 PM

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p.40 #13 · p.40 #13 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

You don't like the new 50/2.2? Always interested in why certain lenses get liked (or why not). It's often hard to predict because most of their lenses are fringe in some way. And they have moved decisively away from the 35/50 APOs in recent years.

Aug 24, 2024 at 05:28 PM

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philip_pj wrote:
You don't like the new 50/2.2? Always interested in why certain lenses get liked (or why not). It's often hard to predict because most of their lenses are fringe in some way. And they have moved decisively away from the 35/50 APOs in recent years.

I love it! But I bought it because I wanted a lens that did NOT flare as I already have plenty that do!

Aug 24, 2024 at 06:10 PM

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You are irrepressible, lol.

Aug 24, 2024 at 08:29 PM

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Desmolicious wrote:
The CV 35 1.4 II is a gem, one of my favourite lenses! But it is actually CV that is making ‘perfect’ lenses now, with only a few in their lineup being more characterful - the 35 1.4 II, the SC 50 1.5 II etc.
Of course lots (most?) Leica lenses flare really badly/nicely - depending on your taste! - but you have to pay a whole lot more for that privilege.

Yeah Cosina is indeed doing more and more modern lenses. It looks like their main direction right now, I guess they noticed it gives them a better reputation of late, or maybe when I was not that much interested in VM lenses, I had that image of voigtlander doing retro stuff that was not quite what it was really and now that I look for some, I find it scarce.
Bad lenses cost Leica money sadly.

Would you consider the 50mm 1.5 ii SC to be a character lens of sort? I was tempted for the longest time by that lens but I was in doubt, the bokeh is a bit soft/creamy/modern it seems, it does swirl though but the flares are shy or so I thought.

Aug 25, 2024 at 01:54 PM

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Interesting you mention the Thypoch Eureka. I’m very intrigued with it. Basically an old design but updated for 2023/4. BastianK’s review was superb. It looks to me like a light, sharp, well-balanced lens for everyday use. Most importantly, as BastianK pointed out, sensor stack thickness should not be an issue with the Eureka on the ZF. I was going to add a Zeiss 50mm Makro Planar to my 50mm collection, but the lens was not as good as advertised. So I have a 50mm itch to scratch. I have my TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 which I use with a cinebloom filter for a softer look and a CV 50mm APO for more critical work.

Sonnar-7 wrote:
Thank you! Oh I do like lens flares and I’d like lens manufacturers not to try to supress it so completely on lenses where it could benefit or make sense to have some, and study their properties as much as they do with corner sharpness or other characteristics.
The Heliar 50mm 1.5 is supposed to flare and barely does, the Ultron 75mm 1.9mm SC can if you try very hard, the Thypoch Eureka is advertised to be ultra efficient against lens flare(Why? It’s supposed to be a vintage rendering even if I do not agree with the wording or notion)
I...Show more →

Aug 26, 2024 at 04:17 PM

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p.40 #18 · p.40 #18 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

theopwildebeest wrote:
Interesting you mention the Thypoch Eureka. I’m very intrigued with it. Basically an old design but updated for 2023/4. BastianK’s review was superb. It looks to me like a light, sharp, well-balanced lens for everyday use. Most importantly, as BastianK pointed out, sensor stack thickness should not be an issue with the Eureka on the ZF. I was going to add a Zeiss 50mm Makro Planar to my 50mm collection, but the lens was not as good as advertised. So I have a 50mm itch to scratch. I have my TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 which I use with a cinebloom filter...Show more →

That lens is a very interesting proposition on paper, I was very curious about it but I was ultimately not convinced it would fit the bill for my taste, I still think I prefer that one to the Simera line though. It looks like it has a modern rendering with a hint of character, a bit of structure in the bokeh and some swirl. I wish it had some more, a bit more would make a difference, some flare, some glow, more structure, but even if I wish it had that, I’m glad that they explore the options of a second line of lenses under that Eureka label, it’s a bit shy for now, like Voigtlander who ventures more and more in modern territory.
I don’t think I’ll get this lens but I’m waiting for them to do a 50mm 1.4 or 1.2 Eureka lens with a daring mindset.(And make it black).

Aug 26, 2024 at 04:59 PM

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p.40 #19 · p.40 #19 · Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses

I’ve only seen one or two first look “reviews” of the 50mm Simera for what they’re worth! It seems targeted to compete with the Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH, which is similar to my TTArtisan 50mm. Now, I’m not claiming either is as good as the Summilux ASPH, but that seems to be the intended competition.

The Eureka on the other hand seems be a nice compromise for every day use (on paper). Sharp enough, decent aperture, lightweight, nice contrast and with decent colors. In BastianK’s hands it yields beautiful results. The problem is, having read many of the 50mm lens reviews on PR, I can say the same for all the lenses BastianK and colleagues have reviewed. I wish I could get my hands on a copy to try before committing but I’m SOL so far…

Aug 26, 2024 at 06:23 PM

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