Questions on using manual only lenses

I am considering getting an xa1 to use exclusively with vintage manual focus lenses. I have done a bit of searching but still have a few questions about how well this would work. As I said my plan is to just use vintage manual lenses so I am looking for feedback from people who use similar lenses a lot rather than just as an occasional novelty.

I have used manual film rangefinders and slrs so I am used to manual cameras but am unsure exactly how it works on a fuji csc, particularly wrt aperture setting, focus and metering.

I assume that you want the lens wide open to focus and stopped down to meter and shoot. The old film cameras I used had the aperture fully open and then closed it down to what you set when the shutter was pressed. From what I understand the adapters don't do this and instead the aperture is closed when the aperture ring is adjusted? Is this correct?

If so what is the process you use? If the aperture has to be wide open to focus then it will have to closed down without altering the camera position and without any display of what aperture is set in the viewfinder/screen?

The problem is that I don't have any access to a similar system to try as I am sure that a quick trial would make it obvious how the process worked.

Most of my photos are of static scenes so I don't need the speed of autofocus or tracking etc.

Is using old manual lenses really a valid option or is the process too awkward and frustrating to be anymore than a novelty for occasional use?

thanks

Yes, you have to open and close the aperture by hand. As long as your subject is static, no problem.  The most useful thing on the A-X1 is that if you press the upper wheel in manual focus you get a very good enlarged view of any part of the frame you may choose. Very practical in slow work, not easy to use with teles, you need very stedy hands. Lenses wit a very long focus throw are of course easier to focus.

You can use any lens stopped down on your camera, the viewfinder's settings will enhance what available light there is. Focusing will be harder to do when the lens is either slow, or the f-stop is high, because the focus assist methods will not work well in low light situations.

I know what you are saying about film cameras, they had a mechanical switch to keep the lens's aperture open before shooting so that it would be easy to see through the view finder. There is no such system when you adapt a lens to a Fuji.

The steps I use when I use a legacy lens is to keep the aperture as wide open as possible, focus on the subject and shoot. If I need a smaller aperture, then I will stop down when needed after focusing. I've also used my camera to digitize family slides and negatives, and in those situations I use a bright flashlight to illuminate the back-end of my slide copier, it allows me to get as accurate focus as possible prior to shooting.

It has a Bayer sensor, not X-trans. You are better off with the Sony A6000, or even a NEX-6.  The Sony peaking function is way better