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Anyone here uses old, manual focus/manual aperture lenses with modern digital cameras? Or you prefer to go all the way and shoot film in this case?

Pic related (taken with Zeiss Biotar 58/f2 on Olympus E500)
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>> Anonymous
>>51045
Manual focus is the only way to go, and I prefer manual aperture just because I'm used to it. Here's to using a canon dslr with my old yashica gear.
>> Anonymous
I use mostly older AI-S Nikkors on my D200.
>> Anonymous
Old manual focus and aperture with my Pentax K100D.

Although the fact I'm pretty short on cash might be a factor. I don't think I could get used to changing aperture with a button though.
>> des
I use old lenses I had from my film cameras.
>>manual aperture
only one lens I use is pre-set but I'm not sure that's you meant to ask
>> Anonymous
I would use MF lenses on my 20D but the viewfinder is too small for accurate focusing.
>> Anonymous
>>51101
By manual aperture I meant that it is set manually with a ring on the lens, and the camera itself cannot control it at all (i.e. shutter priority mode is impossible, and you have to close the iris to desired aperture manually before shooting)

>>51129
The viewfinder on my Olympus is even smaller. So when I have to manually focus with an old lens, I just use continious shooting mode while slightly rotating the focus ring, and then choose the sharpest shot.
I'm thinking of upgrading to a camera with live view later (when Olympus makes something less fail than E330). Focusing using enlarged live view on LCD should be more accurate than with any optical viewfinder.
>> Anonymous
I have some old pentax lenses (M42 screwmount), but I have no adaptor or something for it.
Does /p/ know a place to get M42 to Canon 400D adaptors?
>> Macheath
Anyone still using Waterhouse stops? :)
>> Anonymous
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>>51129

>>51048Me again, the Canon I have,(20D) has a great viewfinder for manual focus, I installed a Haoda split focus screen (with diagonal split) http://haodascreen.com/sifs.aspx . I wouldn't even say the viewfinder is too small for accurate focusing even with out it, it's about the same size as most old SLR cameras, it should be what everyone is at least somewhat used to if they used 90's or 80's era SLR's. With the haoda though it's amazingly easy to focus (example macro shot <<)

>>51238
You can get a good replacement from the same site

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>> Anonymous
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>>51278
Ebay has a lot of this stuff.
M42 adaptor is fun, there's a ton of different M42 lenses you can get for nearly free (pic related)

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>> Anonymous
>>51285
>Haoda split focus screen

$72+s&h? As much as I love split focusing screens, this seems a bit excessive...
>> Anonymous
>>51285
I'll look into that, though I disagree with your statement that the 20D's viewfinder is nearly the same size as a full frame one. It's only about 60 or 70% the size of a FF one which is a big difference.
>> Anonymous
>>51290
Well the only other option is the katzeyeoptics version witch is $100+ and not as bright.