GX7 + Metabones + 1974 Nikon 50mm

[Antonio Correia]

I digged into my safe and found my beloved 1974 Nikon lenses in great shape.
Last year I bought, when in USA, a Metabones adapter which I was glad to use for this opportunity.
Wide open at f/1.4 with the 50mm Nikon coupled with the Panasonic GX7 I made a few photographs. An exercise to repeat someday in the future when I will try something better !

 

[Asher Kelman]

Fabulous, my dear friend, Antonio, to be able to repurpose old lenses. That's what Klaus does and the realty are spectacular.

Great to see you are experimenting. I hope you discover new ways of seeing things.

Not that you need improvement, but challenges give us unimagined opportunities to break the walls that can limit our imagination.

Asher

 

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you Asher.

I do need improvement. There are many "things" to learn.

I had some difficulty focusing even, using the focus peaking with amplification.

I will have to try over and over and improve my results.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Thank you Asher.

I do need improvement. There are many "things" to learn.

I had some difficulty focusing even, using the focus peaking with amplification.

I will have to try over and over and improve my results.

Antonio,

I had the same initial learning problems using manual focus lenses with adapters on the Sony A7R.

However, in the end, I preferred MF, (with magnification), even with AF lenses. It just gets to seem "natural"! Just the same, each lens requires its own learning curve!

Of course, I have no scientific test to prove that AF is not better where the Metabones adds that function, but I prefer to rely on one technique with one lens for on purpose.

A particularly useful lens is the 20 mm Canon FD. It's inexpensive and super high quality.

Asher

 

[Antonio Correia]

Luisa's camera.

BTW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMAlMQev7Kw

 

[Asher Kelman]

Luisa's camera.

BTW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMAlMQev7Kw

Antonio,

That is so interesting. It shows the ease of MF with the focus area being enlarged automatically in the viewfinder!

But I never realized that focus peaking on the LED screen, without that zoom can be so misleading. Great find and important information!

Thanks,

Asher

 

[Doug Kerr]

Antonio, Asher,

Antonio,

That is so interesting. It shows the ease of MF with the focus area being enlarged automatically in the viewfinder!

But I never realized that focus peaking on the LED screen, without that zoom can be so misleading. Great find and important information!

An excellent point, and a very nice demo in the video. Not a surprise, once one thinks of it, but then one might not think of it!

Antonio: Congratulations to Luisa for her good taste in adopting a Lumix camera!

(As you may recall, my current "go to" camera is a Lumix FZ1000!)

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Antonio Correia]

It is my fault if I created the idea that Luisa is using a Lumix because it is me, who is using such a camera, Doug.

She has the little Sony which was shown in the video I posted previously.

She doesn't like at all "large" cameras !

 

[Doug Kerr]

Hi, Antonio,

It is my fault if I created the idea that Luisa is using a Lumix because it is me, who is using such a camera, Doug.

She has the little Sony which was shown in the video I posted previously.

Oh, of course. I wasn't paying enough attention to the commentary!

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Antonio Correia]

It happens to everyone !