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That's interesting- do you have a photo of the inside to show? Always wanted a Pen W, to actually use and not collect. Wide and compact half frames are just awesome.

Only in the most modern of lenses is that the case- performance 'wide open' with some of these vintage lenses was only to meet an 'okay' level as Roger explains. I'm suggesting that the means of...

I have a rough idea, but I'd like to see an explanation as to why these more complicated lenses don't improve stopping down.
More extreme curvatures needed to be good wide open prevent improvements...

Try hugin panorama, but just load one image. That's what I've done to convert my images.

The actual question here is, should camera manufacturers make people be interested in cameras, who are otherwise content with what their phone produces. And unless you think for some reason there...

+1 on replacing the latches- its pretty easy even for a layman. As for skipping frames or not getting frame spacing right- mine's starting to do this. I don't think any electronics or whatever are ...

Center crops here https://postimg.cc/gallery/jSSz6LK

There was too much heat haze to do an outside test, so I setup a diorama 4 metres away indoors with consistent lighting. All shots were done wide open, apart from with the prime which has been ...

Tommorrow I'll post comparisons with a Vivitar 300mm f5.6 (the 6 metres minimum focus version). Needless to say the Tokina is abit mushy, and the Vivitar a pretty nice performer wide open. But ...

You can tape over the electrical connections of your adapter to stop them from communicating, but you'll lose af confirm ability. Just make sure to pick the right tape that won't leave residue if ...

Would micro four thirds sample shots satisfy you? I've got a Tokina one, but this is all the digital camera I have to test it with.

The code "00" is when the camera can't detect an aperture (e.g. dumb adapter), so try cleaning your contacts if its flashing back and forth. We can talk about issues with reverse engineering all ...

Yes- there doesn't seem to be much on the internet about those Sigma models but they do come up for sale somewhat often. A couple have sold at auction this month for £30 / 25 respectively. My f2.8 ...

If your budget is around £50-80 then yes, these two will be your main options with only the slightly older Sigma/Spiratone 18mm f3.5/3.2/2.8 in YS Mount occasionally popping up for less (£25-40). ...

I'm putting this here as I don't think it deserves it's own thread (yet). Got these two elements loose in a bundle of assembled and partially disassembled 'cctv' lenses. I haven't bothered to count ...

People may be skeptical, but the Sigma 20mm f1.8 (gold and grey one) has been coming down in price- you can get one for £150-210 now if you look. People seem to have complained about IQ online but ...

Focus throw on mine (60-300 Tokina SZ-X) is very frustratingly short for use on M4/3. A grip thats otherwise smooth becomes way too loose for fine focusing!

We checked that it autofocused properly on my 300V before she went and bought one herself. Been using it ever since without any reported erratic focusing issues.

Great to hear this experience, comparison to a digital setup (even using the same lens). Sometimes I wish there was more stories of people getting into 4x5 like this, because they are inspiring. ...

The Yongnuo 50mm 1.8 (Mk1) my friend owns fires on the 300V/300X- will not fire on EOS 300, 500, 500N, 1000F, 1000N. Will double check at some point from all the models I own.