Phillip Reeve Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hey folks, I have been using manual lenses on E-mount cameras for more than 3 years now. Because people were asking me many questions about manual lenses on the a7, I wrote a beginners guide which answers the most common questions about adapters, lens selection, focusing and many other aspects. So please check it out. If I left any questions unanswered please ask them here or leave a comment and I will try my best to answer it Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Kirkp and SAR_admin 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.sonyalphaforum.com/topic/732-manual-lenses-on-the-alpha-7-series-beginners-guide/?do=findComment&comment=4469'>More sharing options...
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anhoegh Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Where is the link to purchase and download the guide? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Reeve Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Where is the link to purchase and download the guide? Sorry, but I don't really understand your question. I linked to the blog post which is the guide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymnno Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Lately the lens attached to my a6000 is a manual lens like the manual lenses over the AF lens more, because its "cheap" and most of all, it makes the process of "photograph" more interesting and fun.. here are some of result from modern camera (a6000) + legacy lens (minolta md 50mm/1.4 and ozunon c/y 70-200) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.sonyalphaforum.com/topic/732-manual-lenses-on-the-alpha-7-series-beginners-guide/?do=findComment&comment=4503'>More sharing options...
Phillip Reeve Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 most of all, it makes the process of "photograph" more interesting and fun.. I agree, it makes the process more enjoyable and that makes me taking nicer pictures. Or at least thats what I tell myself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Portrait Painter X Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Gorgeous shots Phillip! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Reeve Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Some more images from lenses which cost less than $100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ib2010 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Nice-- a cool moment in antler dudes world--- s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philber Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Very interesting guide, Philip! But, while I agree with everything you are saying, there is another reason why one can want to go MF on a A7 camera, it is not in order to use old lenses with tremendous VFM, but to use new ones with tremendous IQ. The world's best 35mm lenses today are MF only, such as Leica APO Summicron 50, 75 and 90, Zeiss Otus 55 and 85, Zeiss APO 135 135 f:2.0. This is IMHO a perfectly valid reason to go MF, and the results can be awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Reeve Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Very interesting guide, Philip! But, while I agree with everything you are saying, there is another reason why one can want to go MF on a A7 camera, it is not in order to use old lenses with tremendous VFM, but to use new ones with tremendous IQ. The world's best 35mm lenses today are MF only, such as Leica APO Summicron 50, 75 and 90, Zeiss Otus 55 and 85, Zeiss APO 135 135 f:2.0. This is IMHO a perfectly valid reason to go MF, and the results can be awesome. Thanks for adding your perspective! Since I couldn't afford any of those lenses my focus is on the older more affordable ones but the a7 Series would certainly be the platform I would chose if I owned any of those lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golem Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Found your guide to be a real "eye opener" for me. That "for me" ? Very significant ! How so ? I had no idea such a guide would be necessary, gratefully welcomed, warmly praised etc etc. I am blowed away to find out so many peeps really need it, to gain new perspective on the current generation of enthusiasts. I had no idea ! I watched automation gradually take on all the "chores" of photography, and I watched from the catbird seat. Your guide amazes me because, of all the "arcane mysteries" of camera operation, focusing was never in the "mystery" category. Exposure in general mystified noobs, and especially the reciprocity between shutter time and aperture. Even shutter time was semi-easy to teach them ... at least when compared to DOF. Thaz why when each camera model had only one auto exposure mode, it was much easier to teach a noob to operate an S-mode camera than an A-mode camera. But, thru all that, focus was NEVER a hard thing for them to grasp and to operate. My take on that is that peeps already new how to focus things other than cameras [such as binoculars, microscopes, etc] but that rather common experience did not translate over to shutter and aperture settings, and acoarst you could watch focus happen in an SLR or TLR, but you couldn't see the effect of shutter and aperture until the film was processed ... so learning that was somewhat indirect or tedious. So what amazes me is not that noobs enjoy letting AF handle all the chores. It takes care of the hard-to-grasp concepts [such as aperture and shutter] and even hides their functions so well that users are prevented from grasping the concepts. IOW it's now no longer just a matter of a convenience, but a "liberation" from any reason to even understand some functions. Thaz OK ... you don't hafta be an engineer or metalurgist to safely drive a car. Yet, clinging a bit to the driving-a-car analogy, the easiest concept to grasp about driving is the steering. Shifting gears and braking are aided by automatic transmissions and anti-skid brakes ... but steering is a simple "see it, do it" concept. Focusing is analogous to steering, especially with live- view cameras. It's a simple "see it, do it" kinda thing. I hope I made it clear that I have no gripe with the convenience, and accuracy, provided by advanced automation. And I'm not puzzled to meet users who have no clue about how ISO, shutter, and aperture interact, cuz it's a somewhat tricky 3-way juggling thing. But to read stuff like [in your own words]: "Manual Focusing – Conclusion It is in fact very easy to learn manual focusing. Over time your focusing will become a little bit faster so that you can react faster" ... reading it, as you wrote it, and seeing grateful feedback from your readers, tells me that noobs [and maybe some not-so-noobs] are not just using AF as a convenience, but are so shielded from this easiest-to-grasp aspect of image capture that focus has now become something that needs to be explained. You did a fine job of it. I'm just shocked that the job needed doing. I've helped fifty zillion noobs, and had to clear up certain mysteries for them, but focusing never was one of the mysteries ... and now it is :-0 Thank you. I'm sure that I've learned MORE from your guide than any of your intended target audience learned. it's just that I've learned something different than they did. It still falls to me to teach new users, but I see now that I haven't understood current crop of noobs as well as I ought to. ` Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjns Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Philip, I just wanted to say thanks for your nice write up in this beginner's guide, including your pics with the brilliant use of light. It really helped me to choose first the right camera (A7) in order to re-use my old Rokkor line, and then expand on it. Moving on to my A7ii, these old lenses are even more used, and used well. A7ii + Rokkor 58mm 1.2 really rocks! The ability to get to try out old Leica and Canon stuf is really great! Just trying out these lenses is an inspiration, and I have grown to love my Summicron 90 pre-APO and my Canon FD 135 f2.0. Part of the reason I got to these is because of the images in this beginner's guide! Well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Reeve Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Philip, I just wanted to say thanks for your nice write up in this beginner's guide, including your pics with the brilliant use of light. It really helped me to choose first the right camera (A7) in order to re-use my old Rokkor line, and then expand on it. Moving on to my A7ii, these old lenses are even more used, and used well. A7ii + Rokkor 58mm 1.2 really rocks! The ability to get to try out old Leica and Canon stuf is really great! Just trying out these lenses is an inspiration, and I have grown to love my Summicron 90 pre-APO and my Canon FD 135 f2.0. Part of the reason I got to these is because of the images in this beginner's guide! Well done! I am glad to hear that it was really helpful to you :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Reeve Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 I just published a guid about defects in (manual) lenses I think it could be helpful for some to check their lenses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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