You may have read, I have a long-time dream about adapting vintage SLR lenses because they are (can be) affordable and there's a magnificent selection to choose from.
After the disappointment from EPL5 usability, I'm choosing to place more and more eggs in one (Leica M) basket and this means I'll need a macro option (loosely meaning something that focuses closer than 70 cm). Leica native glass will not do this for me and I'm not exactly partial to the expensive Leica 90mm Macro even though it's probably a swell piece of glass.
The biggest problem I have is that Nikon F is not very sexy in my opinion. Are there any SLR Nikkor F mount lenses they sing songs about?
Are there sexy high performing primes like Olympus OM has?
Any superb pancake lenses like Pentax K?
Of course good/legendary glass is expensive no matter how vintage.
And a big benefit for collecting F lenses is when I might start to consider the Df as an optical/mechanical TTL option to optical/rangefinder option. I'm increasingly convinced that DSLRs are the only other option for me when I have to have fun shooting.
PS.
To my surprise I can't find smart 24-70 normal zooms in aperture f/4 for Nikon F? Considering how excellent the Df's ISO performance is I find this funny I would have to get a heavy and lightstrong f/2.8 zoom if I chose to go that route.
PS2.
I'm musing out loud that it'd be basically very neat to own three types of digital cameras: rangefinder, SLR and mirrorless (EVF). Each has its strengths. But then I also consider this selection further down and realise that my rangefinder M is also capable of doing the mirrorless activities that I desire, (just not as well as a dedicated modern mirrorless camera body). So basically two bodies can cover the three usecases.
After the disappointment from EPL5 usability, I'm choosing to place more and more eggs in one (Leica M) basket and this means I'll need a macro option (loosely meaning something that focuses closer than 70 cm). Leica native glass will not do this for me and I'm not exactly partial to the expensive Leica 90mm Macro even though it's probably a swell piece of glass.
The biggest problem I have is that Nikon F is not very sexy in my opinion. Are there any SLR Nikkor F mount lenses they sing songs about?
Are there sexy high performing primes like Olympus OM has?
Any superb pancake lenses like Pentax K?
Of course good/legendary glass is expensive no matter how vintage.
And a big benefit for collecting F lenses is when I might start to consider the Df as an optical/mechanical TTL option to optical/rangefinder option. I'm increasingly convinced that DSLRs are the only other option for me when I have to have fun shooting.
PS.
To my surprise I can't find smart 24-70 normal zooms in aperture f/4 for Nikon F? Considering how excellent the Df's ISO performance is I find this funny I would have to get a heavy and lightstrong f/2.8 zoom if I chose to go that route.
PS2.
I'm musing out loud that it'd be basically very neat to own three types of digital cameras: rangefinder, SLR and mirrorless (EVF). Each has its strengths. But then I also consider this selection further down and realise that my rangefinder M is also capable of doing the mirrorless activities that I desire, (just not as well as a dedicated modern mirrorless camera body). So basically two bodies can cover the three usecases.
- TTL / Rangefinder composition : Df or MILC / M
- Autofocus / pleasant MF : Df / M
- Lens adaptability: MILC
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