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 p.1 #5 · Is anyone else missing F mount gear? | |
I rarely use my DSLRs and I have them going back to D100 through to D850 but F mount lens- I kept all mine, the FTZ can be clunky but for some I manual focus anyways, for instance my 105 2.8 micro, great lens I only manual focused it anyways, my small 300 pf- nothing like it for Z and it FTZs well, the 105 1.4 again F only although my 135 Plena Z does supplant it, my 500 pf is a space holder in case of mishap with my 600 Z, it is clunky with a FTZ2, but manual is just fine, my 50 mm 1.4 D, yes D, is awesome for IR mod Z6, my 50 mm F1.4 G I rarely use, my 180 mm ED 2.8 remains a great lens and is great for IR (IR is manual focus), my sigma art 20 mm and 14 mm remain super night lenses, those too I manual focus, and the 8 mm Sigma fisheye again I use manual and it too remains a great lens.The F zooms, those have been supplanted I still have them, but they remain in drawer. But the prime F glass, all keepers as far as I am concerned, and I have no attention of dumping them a big discount when they are very usable. The FTZ2 is pretty good with shorter lenses, clunky for long telephoto, in manual mode all are just great still. And I do have a 35 mm F1.4 thorium radioactive lens, a great lens of the 1970s, and there is nothing else like it made ever since- a 58 mm F1.2 noct remains on my list... again a vintage lens with nothing like it now. If they are still useful why sell them they will not bring in much money and better to keep using them.-
I have a pretty good array of Z lenses, 28-120, 14-24, 100-400, 400, 600, 50 1.8, 20 1.8, 28-300 awesome all in one travel, 135 Plena, among these the plena, 20 mm 1.8, the 400, are great in my opinion, the 100-400 is the swiss army knife of lenses so so useful.
I should note I got a F to M mount adapter for my new Leica M11 EV1, and I can use a 500 mm PF on a Leica M- which is novel....!
Edited on Feb 16, 2026 at 02:50 PM · View previous versions
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