Heritage Cameras

Is that the online equivalent of talking to yourself? ;-) That's very interesting information – thanks. I'll do some tests here too as it could be extremely useful. That would be handy, wouldn't ...

People have suggested Nikon digital SLRs, but on the Canon EOS equivalents you also get the option of using your existing Leicaflex lens(es) with simple adapters. The same is true of mirrorless ...

Agreed. Any effort to promote the use of film is laudable, and the group aspect could make all the difference to people who might otherwise end up saying "Film? Tried it once and didn't like it."...

Well, here's a DPReview thread where a user has tested this lens on his EOS 5D(SR): https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4203828 ...so clearly the mount is EF, or it wouldn't fit. The thread ...

Try the Human Rangefinder: https://tomchuk.com/rf/ This very clever workaround for estimating distances produces a PDF file that you print out and use, either hand-held or stuck onto your camera. ...

How about the Sigma 19mm f/2.8 DN Art? Quite compact (but not a pancake), lightweight, AF, inexpensive, lots of reviews online.

Yes – me too. Here's another one that started out as a simple grip extension, but if you follow through to the original Chinese thread it seems that the designer was working on a battery version too: ...

Someone was once working on a DIY battery grip for the Pentax K-01, but I don't think it ever got finished: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/138-pentax-k-01/341323-prototype-k-01-grip.html

Yes, the Konica Minolta 7D and 5D were the first DSLRs with IBIS, and the derivative Sony Alpha Digital SLRs and SLTs featured it too. All of these (including the A99 models) accept Minolta AF ...

Here's some information on Sony cameras that can apparently do this: https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00120915 There may be others...

I haven't tried this myself, but apparently it is (just about) possible to use modern Fujifilm Instax film in these old Kodak cameras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsLNaLJ-hLc Good luck! ;-)

How about 345? It includes approximations of the height, width and diagonal of the format, and also (sort of) fits the bill as a "mini 645".

:-O

Yes, if the lens is the same as those you've linked to it's a genuine Yashica (owned by Kyocera) branded optic. As for who made it that's another question – some of the other Yashica AF lenses ...

The LA-EA3 adapter firmware is updated via the camera. so presumably this one will be the same...

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4509909

If that is indeed the cause of the problem, could you add the metadata back using something like ExifTool ?

No, not Contax. The rangefinder models had bayonet mounts, and the early screw-thread SLRs were 42mm. Hmmm... aperture scale, no focusing, no shutter and 25mm thread. Could it be an enlarging lens?

Hello – which lens? Sony's own teleconverters only work with specific lenses: 1.4x (SEL14TC) 2.0x (SEL20TC)

That's good advice. A piece of lens cleaning tissue between the two glass surfaces can help achieve a safer impact (if any).