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I'm new on this forum and am hoping someone can help me resolve a problem I've run into with using my Sony ARII with a Minolta 200mm f4 Macro APO, adapted with a Sony LA EA4 E-mount to A-mount adapter. This is a fantastic lens and the adapter generally works very well. The only function that seems not to work is the manual focus assist. Today I tried for for the first time to combine this setup with three off camera Nissin i60A flashes, controlled by a Nissin Air 1 Commander mounted on the camera hot shoe. For some reason, with the Nissin commander in place the adapter refuses to talk to the lens. So, for example, changing the aperture or shutter speed has no effect on the exposure, or on the view through the EVF or on the LCD screen. As soon as I remove the commander, the problem goes away but then of course I can't use the flashes. I have two A7RII bodies and the problem was the same on both, so I'm sure it's not a problem with the camera, unless there's a setting I don't know about. Has anyone come across this issue and, if so, is there a solution?

Hi, I just published a guide on how to add metadata to your images in Lightroom using a donation-ware plugin: LensTagger*. LensTagger, or: how to add metadata to images shot with legacy glass and/or on film Using the plugin itself is quite straightforward, the only pain is having to go through several Lightroom menus every time. But I've got a solution for that as well, at least if you're on a Mac. I wrote an Automator service that will let you invoke LensTagger with a simple shortcut of your own choice. For the details please read the blog post (it's straightforward, but you will have to follow the instructions). I don't have a standard Lightroom installation (i.e. my Lightroom app is not in the usual "Application" folder root), so I wasn't able to supply a ready-made file, but like I said is really a matter of copying and pasting & following my guide. And if you like the LensTagger plugin please remember to offer the guy who developed it (Dirk Essl) at least a beer *You can download the plugin at http://www.essl.de/wp/software/lenstagger-lightroom-plugin/

Hi everyone, I published a few days ago on my blog a long list of 35mm legacy lenses. I had this list for years, and finally got to clean it up a bit to make it comprehensible to others and not just me I'll try to keep it updated, so come back every few months if the lens you want is not there. You can check it - and download a copy for personal use, if you want - at: 35mm legacy lenses: sizes and specs Careful, the list is 2,5Mb, so the page will take quite a bit to load! And if you're interested at the following url you can learn how the idea was born (not my site, I was a guest on this particular occasion): How the 35mm legacy lenses list was born: a guest post at DearSusan In a bit I should be able to publish another one about medium format legacy lenses, if anyone is interested, so stay tuned. Happy pictures

Hi, as promised I managed to "clean" the medium format legacy lenses list as well, so here you have it: Medium format legacy lenses: sizes and specs The page will take a bit of time to load, given the list is almost 600Kb, so please be patient. Enjoy! And beware of attacks of G.A.S.