Fuji Magnify button for manually focusing legacy glass?

[carlb]

Sorry if this is covered elsewhere - a quick search didn't seem to indicate so.

I have a legacy 50mm f1.4 Canon FD, have been wanting to use that on the X-E1 for a some time. Finally purchased the RainbowImaging adapter, it's well made and works great.

So far AOK, manual focus and aperture are right on the barrel, set the camera for "Take picture without lens."

However, I can't seem to figure out how to get a magnified pre-view for critical focusing. With the native lenses, this was done by pushing on the thumbwheel (if I remember correctly), but neither that nor anything else I'm trying is working for pre-view magnify with this old lens.

Anyone let me if that's doable and how it's done?

Thanks!

 

[Lightmancer]

Set to manual focus, then press the thumbwheel on the back... it should work.

Sent from another Galaxy

 

[carlb]

Set to manual focus ...

Ah, that was the problem. Set the front switch to "M" and pressing the thumbwheel to magnify works now. All set for portraits at my son's high school graduation on Friday.


Thanks!

 

[Lightmancer]

All part of the service have a great time!

Sent from another Galaxy

 

[pniev]

thanks for the thread. Helps me too as I would like to (try to) use a Nikon zoom.

Congratulations with your son's graduation. Quite an achievement. Have fun on Friday.

Peter

 

[carlb]

Thanks! I'm very proud of him, a fine young man.

Here he is at his last concert:

last concert 2 by cbmn, on Flickr

And here is the Canon 50mm f1.4 adapted to the X-E1, test run before the grad ceremony:

periwinkle, yellow, green, and 50mm @ f1.4 by cbmn, on Flickr

 

[pniev]

He looks like a happy fine young man indeed.

Beautiful bokeh of the lens too.

Thanks for sharing,

Peter