Erichimedes

Very interesting comparison, it's great to see the OM 50/1.4's doing so well. I'm curious about the differences between the two Contax lenses. How much did you change exposure in those, if at all? ...

I have this lens, and I agree it has fantastic image quality for it's time period. I tested it against some other zooms in the same range and it came up tops most times. The only one that has ...

Your soul. But nothing else besides that. I'm personally against modifying lenses permanently like this. The better move would be to find what it's hitting in the adapter and grind that away instead. ...

I can't speak to the Contax because I haven't used it, but I have the last version of the Olympus (plain Zuiko) and it's really really good. Image quality in the center is great even wide open, ...

The 35/2.4 Flektogon is a pretty special lens. So are most versions of the Nikon 35/2. I'll second the suggestion for the Zeiss Loxia 35/2, since a used one is well within your budget. After ...

For your stated requirements, it seems like a 135mm f2.8 that's usable wide open is the best option. I've tried a ton of these, and my favorites are: -Olympus Zuiko MC 135/2.8 -Canon new FD 135/3.5 ...

I have the Auto Sears 55mm f1.4 that is often reputed to be a Tomioka design, and I think it can make bokeh very similar to the examples you linked. Everything I've heard is that Tomioka made the ...

I do why people like mechanical cameras so much, and I certainly do for much the same reasons. My favorite is actually my Pentax MX, which has that same all mechanical (except for the meter) build. ...

I think it's interesting as well that Canon EF lenses just don't pop up on any of the adapted lens groups that I'm part of very often. But contrary to that fact, I'd also say that the most common ...

Interesting, I don't own the 55/1.8 but the images I've seen with it look totally different to me (disregarding focal length). The 55/1.8 has the smooth focus transition and blur of a Sonnar ...

Good to know about the Canon. I'm quite happy with the Samyang as my 1.8 50ish mm lens, and am looking for that extra half a stop of speed. For the $250 or so used that I can get the Canon + ...

I was going to mention this lens too. It's much sharper than most vintage glass, but if you can get over that, the rest of the rendering feels very vintage to me, especially wide open. It's really ...

I'll put in another vote for the Sony A7II. Used, it's a fantastic deal. Get an extra battery, and you should be all set. Learn about Sony's manual focus assistance features like Magnification, ...

I'd guess you already did this but just in case; use this tool to make sure the LM-EA5 will autofocus the lenses you want to use with your camera body: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs ...

I was faced with this same decision recently because I wanted to take better action pictures of my son. I was looking at Canon EF lenses and probably a Metabones adapter. The reality is that the ...

Oooh, I love that idea actually. Maybe I'll give it a go once I can draw up a bayonet part that works well with the lenses. It definitely gets in the way of using filters, but it could also be ...

Hmm, good point. I didn't realize you could save the .f3d files to your computer. I'll start another account and try that. I've been thinking I'll just machine some out of aluminum, but I'd rather ...

As a last case scenario, I'd use a screw in hood like that. The main reasons I'd rather go with some 3D printed ones are that I could click them off pretty quickly if I want to use a filter, and ...

For me: -I've actually started using a few native AF lenses. My son started walked at the beginning of the year, and whoo boy he started running shortly after that. -The more expensive vintage ...

Cross posted from my fredmiranda acct: If anyone with a 3D printer has any interest in trying to make these, I'll be your first customer. What I'd love to see would be simple: an abbreviated lens ...