I get the feeling that some people never using a manual focus lenses on manual focus cameras and are have come to believe that some of the problems associated with using manual lenses on AF bodies are actually \"features\". My ancient contax body has auto aperture with C/Y lenses, and I wouldn\'t have it any other way.
StevenPA wrote:
My impression is that people want an aperture ring because they like setting the aperture that way. But ask people if they would prefer if the lens stop down or not as the aperture ring is turned. My bet is everyone will say they want to lens to stop down only when the shutter release is pressed.
For manual focus lenses it is much easier to focus wide open. Also, the apparent depth of field as seen on the focus screen and as it is actually recorded are quite often not very close. You just need to shoot for a little bit to understand this. The best way to judge depth of field is through experience of using your various lenses at varying apertures and focus distances. The next best way is to look at the scale on the lens. Using DOF preview comes in a distant third compared to the previous methods.
But still, wouldn\'t you prefer a brighter viewfinder anyway? I think most of us using alternative lenses these days do exactly what you do not out of preference (though it may be preference in your case) but out of convenience/laziness.
Yeah, keeping a manual lens on an AF body stopped down for focus is really only for convenience, such as in cases where you\'re taking pictures at a quick pace and don\'t have to time to open up the lens to focus better. You can never achieve better focus by reducing the amount of light to the viewfinder.
Sep 15, 2008 at 03:06 AM
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