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Yes, Adaptall-2 was a neat system that still proves its value even on digital cameras. I have hardly any experience with Contax/Yashica lenses but I still use Contax G1/G1 system and most of the Contax G lenses are excellent performers. Best Jarek

Great captures. I remember dreaming of the Tamron 60B. Of the three lenses you mentioned I had only the 01B in the old days. Those Tramron lenses were truly excellent. Great work! Best Jarek

It is a as nice to have as to use one. I have a stock of Fujichrome Velvia and Agfa Scala films and regularly take photos with the EF. Best Jarek

Thanks a lot. All those photos have been taken in recent two years and not far from where I live. Best Jarek

Unfortunately no, so I cannot offer any advice. A hyper-critical friend of mine, who owns the original X-E1, told me the X-E3 did not offer enough to tempt him to trade up. Best Jarek

I was loaned a Fujifilm X-E3 for the weekend and wrote a review jointly with a friend who still uses X-E1 and is very fond of the X-E series. The review at my blog is in Polish but photographs and their captions should be self-explanatory. Here is a link to the entry: https://towarzystwonieustraszonychsoczewek.blogspot.com/2017/09/fujifilm-x-e3-uliczny-sztukmistrz.html#more And here is a summary of the review in English., which you will also find at the end of the entry: Fujifilm X-E3 - a street conjurer of APS-C format Owing to its small size and weight, X-E3 is an excellent camera for travel, documentary, street photography and it will work very well as a second – or third - body for wedding photographers. The design is minimalistic, pure form styling with fluid lines is exemplary, and metal construction is great. Ergonomically, the camera misses the mark, but classic rangefinder Leicas, which used to rule the world of reportage photography for decades, did not fare any better in this respect. The touchscreen will be certainly a „love or hate” affair, but control by touch can be switched off. Autofocus is truly improved upon it its predecessor, and JPEGs straight from the camera will make most users happy. X-E3 is the best camera in X-E series by a safe margin. Is it the best Fujifilm mirrorless camera yet? Well, it depends on who the end user is. For those who like the image quality from, and styling of X100F, but prefer interchangeable lens solutions, an X-E3 with a prime is an answer. As X-E3 and X-T20 share a lot of internals and have a similar price, the choice between the two is up to individual preferences; for example whether we want a smaller body with rangefinder styling, Bluetooth, a joystick for AF point selection and an offset viewfinder (X-E3), or a bigger one with SLR styling, tilting LCD screen and central viewfinder (X-T20). My first close encounter with a Fujifilm product showed that it definitely is not the company’s ambition to satisfy all needs with a single camera, true to the thinking that a Jack of all trades is master of none. And although I have recently seen a camera that defies such thinking, I have to admit that with X-E3 Fujfilm created a camera that will be hard to beat for a certain, specific group of users. Best Jarek

Thanks. For me it feels like time stands still. The EF body I bought last year performs as well as the one I had in 1980s/90s.

They were indeed. Again I am surprised at how lucky I have been with Canon Fd system cameras - never had one malfunctioning. Best Jarek

Unfortunately I have neither. Perhaps somebody else at the forum owns a service manual and will kindly share it. Best

I am lucky, because I am no repairman or engineer so i just use cameras and I have never encountered a faulty Canon FD camera and I have had my share of them in my lifetime: 3 EFs, 3 T-90s, 1 F-1, 1 New F-1, 1 AE-1 Program, and - well I stand corrected - an AL-1 QF with a faulty battery door latch. Best

Thanks a lot. Then the fact that there are still working EFs around is nothing short of miracle.

You are probably right although I think it would uneconomical for Canon not to use soem shared components across F-1 and EF. I guess the f-1 to EF relationship is s little like Nikon F2 to Nikkormats.

I have had three different EFs at different times and each was in perfect working condition but of course YMMV. It was not intended as a competitor to F-1, as it was a crippled F-1 with some value added. My point is - if you can find one today in perfect working condition, it may outlive you. I must be very lucky with Canon FD cameras - I have had 3 T-90s and none has developed the sticky shutter problem. Best

Here is the link to EF's manual; page 50 explains the details of stopped-down metering: http://www.cameramanuals.org/canon_pdf/canon_ef.pdf

I am not downplaying the A-series. Actually my first Japanese camera ever was AE-1 Program and I still think it is a little big camera and an easy recommendation for today's silver halide lovers. I wrote an extensive review of T-90 in June and it is available at my blog - alas, in Polish only. But there are a lot of digitized slides taken with it and a variety of FD lenses so if you want to have a look at them, here is the link: Towarzystwo Nieustraszonych Soczewek: Uwaga: Analog! Canon T90, czyli Powrót starego przyjaciela