Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is not enough for the body to be weather sealed, lenses must be, too, at least weather resistant, if not sealed! Both the Nikon D500 and the Fuji X-T2 have a good degree of "weather resistance" built in and work fine in a moderate downpour - never tried them during a full fledged monsoon downpour yet, I stay safely at home during those times. Many of the newer Fuji lenses are weather resistant as well. So, Douglas, if you want the D5 performance in a lighter body, may I suggest the D500, even though, horror of horrors, it is APS-C? I have a D4 as well, which I hardly ever take out except for wildlife safaris nowadays, the D500 is superior in practically every which way. Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 17-Mar-2017, at 04:34, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Worthwhile thinking about, Frank. The other four adaptors I have are > Fotodiox too, and work well. However, the water resistance of the Sony > worries me, and, as sport, and especially sports like mountain running, > leave you very exposed to rapid and intense weather changes, I'd be > reluctant to have its innards fried with the slightest chance of an > electrical short. > > That said if my knees let me down, and I can't get back to climbing up > (well, really the going down bit kills me) the race routes, I'll probably > feel sorry for the unused Nikon lenses and get that adaptor too. My next > planned adaptor is for Miranda as I have a couple of nice Miranda lenses > from my Sensomat RE, and curiosity, as usual, will get the better of me :-) > > Douglas > >> On 16/03/2017 20:13, Frank Filippone wrote: >> If you are contemplating a Nikon lens to Sony E series adapter, let me put >> in my $0.02 ( Roughly 0.02 Euros) >> >> I have the Novoflex adapter. It works fine. BUT, it does not offer >> aperture connection to the body.... ie, you must MANUALLY open up the >> lens >> fully (turning a ring on the adapter), focus, close the lens ( ditto the >> ring) to working aperture, then shoot. ( or focus at F11 or whatever your >> working aperture is). If that works for you, fine, go for it. >> >> I bought a Fotodiox adapter that is a bit more expensive, but more >> capable. >> It has the ability to take the electrical images from the Sony body and >> convert them to Nikon lens mechanical motions... including the aperture >> connectivity. >> If you set the working aperture, the lens opens fully for focusing, then >> stops down for taking the picture. This works, as far as I can tell, for >> all MF Ai and AIs lenses as well as more modern AF lenses. If you have a >> A7r or A7r11 ( which I know you have), and you have Nikon G lenses ( all >> electronic control) they will also AF those lenses on your Sony body. ( >> does not work for the generation 1 Sony bodies, the A7 ( mine) or the A7r. >> >> It is an option.... >> >> Frank Filippone >> >> Red735i at verizon.net >> >> Yes, Gene, the D4 is a really great camera too, and funnily enough I >> DIDN'T >> buy a Nikon adaptor for my A7II despite having some ok full frame Nikon >> lenses. The reason? I'm thinking of getting one. >> >> I've delayed doing so, due to my knee issues, but I visited the theatre >> - my ortho-man's one - this morning at 6am and had another couple of >> injections in my knees. These bring my total to 20. Unlike the 18 previous >> ones which were rooster juice, these were steroid ones. The effect has >> been >> immediate. I can now walk without pain. Let's hope it lasts, as I miss my >> mountain walking and going up to spectate at my old sport - mountain >> running. If I do drop some weight and get a bit fitter again, I'll have a >> D4 on my shoulder as I used to a fair bit of running shots, and get stuff >> into athletic mags in the past. >> >> Fingers and knees crossed. >> >> Douglas >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information