fred_c1

<p>When shooting film with everyday focal lengths such as 35 or 105mm, I would worry a lot more about my technique (steadiness, exposure accuracy, focusing) than things like CA.</p>

<p>Cashmere is easily distinguishable from wool to me by sight and by touch, and I would prefer a cashmere jacket over a Leica anytime. (ex-owner of M6TTL) ;)</p>

<p>Go to Sover Wong's website for the F2 variations. (No I don't mean the Photomic finders.)</p>

<p>Sony A6000 heavily discounted now. The kit lens at 16mm is probably wide enough for your purpose. If not, add a Samyang 12mm F/2. Go to a camera store to check them out.</p>

<p>These days you have to pay more for a plain prism F/F2 than one with a meter.</p>

<p>The Cosina-made lens has an entirely different formula (aspherical) from the Prominent lens.</p>

<blockquote> <p>Canon 5D MkII and also the light meter app on my iPhone.</p> </blockquote> <p>They are likely to have different metering patterns from the M6TTL. Also they are calibrated for digital exposures (to preserve highlights) and the M6TTL may be more calibrated for negatives (to preserve shadows.)</p>

<blockquote> <p>Looking at the specs for the camera, the rangefinder has a base of 75mm, with an effective 55.9mm, so even shorter than the widest finder Leica offers,</p> </blockquote> <p>"The widest finder Leica offers" 0.58 x 69.25mm = 40.16mm</p>

<p>The 50mm was 1.4, the 55mm 1.8</p>

<p>All speeds <em>under 1/60 </em>are also for electronic flash.</p>

<blockquote> <p>the clockwise or counterclockwise mounting and focusing of the lenses could continue in an almost unique manner on Nikon's part, differing from every other camera manufacturer.</p> </blockquote> <p>Those things were held over from the rangefinder days when Nippon Kogaku modelled their cameras on Contax. The focusing ring direction was also shared by Pentax (plus other M42 and K-mount manufacturers AFAIK.)</p> <blockquote> <p><br /> If it's critical for you today to be able to use older lenses on your DSLR, you would be well advised to consider the current Canon line, which is able to mount up a huge variety of them with inexpensive adapters. Of course none provide VR or whatever it's called.</p> </blockquote> <p>All Canon EF lenses work on all EOS cameras, film and digital, including IS and all other functions. (Of course EF-s lenses work on digital APS-c bodies only.)</p>

<p>To put it in perspective: the all-manual SLR Magic 23/1.7 is similar in size to the FE 28/2, but only covers APS-C and costs $400.</p>

<blockquote> <p>"Do you want fast, cheap or good? I can give you any two out of three."</p> </blockquote> <p>"Small" can be added to the choices as well, and still only two is generally possible.<br> <br />I understand Mark's preference, but to me the Sigma 30/2.8 does not offer real speed advantage over the stabilized Sony kit lens (old and new), and is not smaller than my 16-50 pancake.</p>

<p>Mark, most Sony E-mount lenses are not big (especially the 16-50mm pancake kit lens), after you compare them with the Fuji X lenses, all of which cover only APS-C.</p> <p>Besides, the FE 28/2 is not big at all for a full-frame lens. The Voigtlander 28/2 plus an M-adapter is more or less the same size, less AF and AE but costs more.</p>

<p>FE 28/2 would be a no-brainer.</p>

<p>Sony A6000/NEX 6, used.</p>

<blockquote> <p>I have a Nex 6, and use the 16-50mm lens often. My camera does not have in-camera lens correction</p> </blockquote> <p>Why would Sony not do that even with the kit lens? Lens compensations are available via the Setup Menu: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-alpha-nex-6/8</p>

<p>Les, you proved my point. Announced in 1972, available 1973, not available 1971.</p>

<p>The Minolta X-1/XK/XM wasn't available until 1973.</p>

<p>New Canonet QL17, Nikkormat FTn, Olympus 35 SP.</p>

<p>The 25mm doesn't have OSS.</p>

<p>Look up the Kenko Filter Stick.</p>

<p>I don't see how going APS-C necessitates investment in numerous lenses (I surely didn't.)</p> <p>I don't enlarge to more than 8x10 either. Doesn't mean the high ISO performance and dynamic range of APS-C is vastly superior to those from a tiny sensor.</p> <p>If the op likes small cameras, the A5000 is certainly smaller than the G16.</p>

<blockquote> <p>the inevitable bulk of lenses required by the APS-C sensor.</p> </blockquote> <p>I don't see how the Sony 16-50 kit pancake or even the 35/1.8 OSS can be taken as "inevitable bulk."</p>

<p>Sounds like a case of "the grass is greener." Do you need 1/250 for daylight fill flash or a "silent mode"? If not, just stay with the F80.</p>