[Leica] What happens when you put the 35 year old 100 APO on a 45MP camera?

[Aram Langhans]

Focusing aids are available quite easily on the Z cameras and I assume 
on other mirrorless cameras.  I have reprogrammed the movie button to 
magnify the image for focusing.  It is really convenient and works like 
a champ.  I am also capable of getting quite close with the focus w/o 
the zoom in the Z7ii viewfinder.  I never could do that with my D700 or 
my older Canon as the DSLR viewfinders really sucked for manual focus.

I got three adapters for my old glass and have been testing R, Nikon and 
Pentax glass to see how they perform.  So far all my R glass is doing 
quite well vs the new Z glass, which is really remarkable.  My 24R is 
weak in the corners but the rest is quite good.  The 100 APO shines and 
is unbeatable with the Z glass I have.  Kind of fun but not sure how 
much I will use them other than the 100 and the 35-70/4.

Aram

On 6/11/2022 9:27 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2022 Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Don, I agree with you; while I glory in playing with my classic lenses on
>> mirrorless, the fun is pretty much over.  I?ve sold off most of my Leitz
>> glass as I just wasn?t using it.  Too much trouble getting accurate manual
>> focus.
>> Like Jay, I still have a place for my micro-Nikkor lenses, but it is rarely
>> that I pull them out.
>> Even manual focus using native mount is easier, as the focus aids are
>> readily  called up.
>> SonC
> ======================================================================
> Until I got my X-E2, I was frustrated that I couldn't use most of my manual
> lenses on my 30D
> (the only AF lens I owned was a 28-80 4.5 kit lens), but it's heaven for me
> now.  I'm getting rid
> the 30D and lens since I don't even touch it anymore.  At work I used a
> Kodak DCS 560,
> EOS 10D, 30D, 1D, 1Ds, and 5D Mk II, but the Fuji is my favorite digital
> camera ever.
> I just love the small, rectangular shape (like an M3) and never want a
> camera with a hump
> again. I don't have anything but legacy lenses.

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Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
  
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