GeorgeBo wrote:
I am not aware of any mirrorless that will correctly read aperture settings of Nikkor Automatic (aperture) Indexing and Shutter (priority) lens
Fujis will allow focal length and minimum aperture in EXIF. So at least you know what lens you were using. Leica will "guesstimate" aperture and it is pretty accurate too (as long as you are not using filters). Again though, Leica never coupled aperture, but then you are stuck with either live view or EVF for focusing the M 240s and newer. That is unless using the focus coupled LTM Nikkors. The Hassy doesn't aperture couple the adapted lenses. But who cares
So for mirrorless and full function with these manual lenses, I guess we are SOL.
Only digital camera I have really enjoyed having full functionality with these old lenses is the Df (after adding a split image micro prism focusing screen.
EDIT: I forgot... If you shoot the 45p or put a dandelion chip on the lenses, you do get full control and focus confirmation when used with the FTZ adapter. With limitations in some models. For example on the Zfc you cannot control aperture from the lens with chips. You have to set to minimum aperture and control from the front wheel.
Thank you George! really should use the DLSRs more for the lenses that fit the - , they are fine cameras and, while Manual focusing is not as easy as the Z series, it is easy enough and just as accurate with live view.
Some great shots over this weekend!
Love the flower theme, shout out to Siphiwe , AdaptedLenses, George (esp the equiv f1.1 shot), and I believe Rafael a few pages back with the CRT lens.
Scott, that IR shot with the winding road is just outstanding. Looks like heavy frost on a cold winter morning.
Serge, you are really making me regret not getting inside the Siena Cathedral.
GeorgeBo wrote:
The 50/1.8 looks to perform very well with the IR sensor. No hot spot at all. At first glance, looks like a major ice storm from the winter
pbraymond wrote:
Some great shots over this weekend!
Love the flower theme, shout out to Siphiwe , AdaptedLenses, George (esp the equiv f1.1 shot), and I believe Rafael a few pages back with the CRT lens.
Scott, that IR shot with the winding road is just outstanding. Looks like heavy frost on a cold winter morning.
Serge, you are really making me regret not getting inside the Siena Cathedral.
rafaelcasd wrote:
My 85mm 1.4 was dry as well. All I had to do was remove the bayonet and focus to the closest distance. This exposed a fair amount of the helicoid in the inner rear part of the lens. To the exposed helicoid using a wood stick, I applied very small (1/2 drop equivalent) amount of grease in each of six evenly spaced locations in the periphery of the exposed helicoid. Placed the bayonet back and worked the helicoid end to end. Lens became buttery smooth.
I use Dow Corning high vacuum grease - it does not outgas. Learned to use it in semiconductor vacuum chambers....Show more →
One more detail, on this lens as on many other Nikkors the aperture arm going to the iris has a bend and only pulls out with focus extended fully to the nearest distance. The lens at its longest.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Awesome thanks, I’ll definitely give this a go!
AdaptedLenses wrote:
I believe it’s Ai-S but I’m usually lazy and just write AIS. Unintentionally keeping the flower theme going.
First one: Series E 50mm(Ai-S) with the 4T, X-T1 with the Lens Turbo 2. Lots of extra glass, still looks good to me. Or maybe I just like honeysuckle.
Second one: Different light, Z6II, Series E (Ai-S) 100mm with the 4T again. Playing with Nikon processing to mimic Fuji’s Classic Chrome which just works with classic lenses. Though I did push the texture and contrast on both.
GeorgeBo wrote:
One last one for the day from the walk this morning. Again with the 85/1.4. This one wide open and it just about melts the stem of this flower away. An equivalent f/1.1 depth of field on this camera
Cropped to 1x1 and applied BW04 profile in Lightroom. Guess I went moody because of the thunderstorms going on now.
George
Love the post work and the composition. You're on a roll!
I just told George how much I liked his post work. Love yours as well. Just the right amount of shadows being lifted without going into that gaudy HDR look.
mp356 wrote:
Spring is in the Air! Finally a couple warm days and the tree buds are starting to pop. These taken under harsh mid-day light with the 55 f3.5 Ai'd. Thanks for looking.
Love that bridge! I used to work on bridges (nothing like this one) for the state when I first got out of HS. I've often wondered, what do they use, other than more stones in the core of the columns. Being an architect, you probably know, right?
Choice between bokeh balls and more sharpness. In this case I loved the bokeh balls more, because I don't get the light like this often. Focus was on the seeds right at the bottom. 135mm f/3.5, which I use much less than the Nikkor-P 105mm. It deserves more use.
leighton w wrote:
Love that bridge! I used to work on bridges (nothing like this one) for the state when I first got out of HS. I've often wondered, what do they use, other than more stones in the core of the columns. Being an architect, you probably know, right?
The core could be rubble stone or concrete fill depending on the structural design. This bridge is old enough that it is likely rubble stone. Just my guess though. It carried railroad tracks originally and was built in 1856.
Thanks for the article link. That was a good read and one of my favorite lenses. Need to try it on the 907x
If you do jump in to that system and if you can live with the limitations of electronic shutter vs leaf shutter of the native lenses, the fast aperture Nikkor lenses 85mm and longer cover the sensor fairly well. Some 50's cover with correctable vignetting. Of course with some corner performance penalty. All depends on your subject and the look you are going for.
I was shooting with the 85mm to see if it was a focal length that I would want a native Hassy lens to cover. Right now I only have the 4/45P native lens. Most of my shooting is with static subjects and I don't really use flash so the leaf shutter is not too important right now. Next up to test is the 105mm/1.8
mp356 wrote:
The core could be rubble stone or concrete fill depending on the structural design. This bridge is old enough that it is likely rubble stone. Just my guess though. It carried railroad tracks originally and was built in 1856.
In the early 90s, I was on an ocean tug doing survey work in the North Atlantic. The only reliable radio station we could pick up was one out of Iceland. They were doing some sort of fundraising marathon or something and would play one song on repeat until the bid was high enough to get a new one on.
Well, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida must have had one high price tag. Because they played it over and over and over for hours....
I think that song will be seared into my brain forever.
HCE HCE wrote:
Thanks for all the comments and likes!
