Re: Your favorite Fuji camera body for use with vintage manual focus lenses
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lattesweden wrote:
The "Your favorite" series of threads now also include bodys, since no lens takes images without a camera body.
To avoid "brand wars" this thread is only for Fuji.
Similar threads focusing on each of the other brands will follow.
So, which Fuji model (mirrorless/DSLR, medium format/crop etc) do you think is the best for use with vintage manual focus lenses and why?
X-T1, or any X-Tx, X-Txx or X-Hx. Large EVF for focusing, and large grip.
Bonus questions:
- What are the pros and cons of your favorite body?
It has a nice grip and the battery grip adds extra weight to balance the weight of the heavy vintage lenses.
- How do you manual focus with it (describe the process)?
Magnification. Peaking turned off. Too many false positive focusing with peaking.
- Does your favorite body have IBIS and how well does it work?
No, but it would be nice.
- Does your favorite body have a database function one can build up in the body that stamps the lens name into the Exif and sets the IBIS right (if it has IBIS)?
No.
- Does your favorite body support adapted lenses in any other good way?
Focal length can be added, but I tend to do it in post.
- Which MF adapter brand and type (tube type with or without optics) do you use with your favorite body?
Lens turbo II
- Which camera body from Fuji that you have tried, should be avoided for manual focus vintage lenses and why?
Any X-Pro body as the OVF is practically useless with manual focus lenses. The ERF can help a little. The lack of grip also makes it difficult to handle longer and heavier lenses. The X-Ex series also has the grip issue.
- Is there in your view a budget body from Fuji for manual focus vintage lenses that would be good for a beginner or someone with a lower budget and why?
X-T1, X-T10, etc.