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Sony e-mount lenses to Samsung Nx bodies... Kamlan 50mm F1.1 APS-C

Started Mar 8, 2021 | Discussions thread
kypfer Contributing Member • Posts: 985
Re: the pleasures of manual focus cheap vintage lenses...

freedom21 wrote:

I've tryed with the 85mm, but still I have to be very near the subject to focus it... I wanted to do portraits, but closer to the subject, but not as close LOL

Right, gotcha!

In that case you do need a shorter focal length lens and a 50mm would probably be just about right on an APS-C camera. Doubt that you need to go as extreme as an f/1.1, you could end up with the eyes in focus and the nose and ears blurred! Something like an old screw-mount f/1.8  Pentacon or f/2 Helios-44M on a suitable adaptor would probably serve your purposes … and cost somewhat less

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