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JBurnett
Well-known member
Ahh... Well, I haven't touched that option since I made a choice on "day 1" many months ago (and it wasn't the OFF choice). And I shoot with manual lenses all the time. So, no, you don't have to turn that off. In the same vein, you need to set the camera to "shoot without lens" to use legacy glass, but you don't have to change that back for native lenses.
hodad66
Member
That's good to know as I set mine while waiting for an adapter
for my FD lenses. Well, a 45-200 will get here before the adapter
it seems and you have saved me from turning off the "shoot
without lens" setting. :bugeyes:
Tullio
New member
Thanks, John. I know that much as I've been shooting with my Pentax 50mm. I also noticed that the IS menu option is grey'ed out when a manual lens is mounted on the camera. So, I don't really need to worry about it.
I need some advice on a macro lens. I'm looking into getting the Canon 50mm 3.5 macro. I prefer those 90mm macro lenses but I just got a Pentax 135mm and I'm having a hard time focusing due to the long FL (too much camera shake) and obtaining blur-free images (also due to camera shake). I know I should be using a tripod due to the lack of IS but I find it intrusive some times. Thus, I'm leaning toward the 50mm 3.5 macro (or perhaps a 28-55mm or even a 35-70mm macro). What do you guys think would be the best choice here? Thanks a bunch!
JBurnett
Well-known member
Check out the other threads on macro options in this forum. You'll find a lot of very good advice.
Zoom lenses may bill themselves as having macro capabilities, but they don't usually focus all that close. And a dedicated macro lens will outperform the zoom without question.
The Canon FD 50mm is well regarded. Bear in mind that this lens will do 1:2, but needs an extension tube in order to focus to 1:1. The tube isn't terribly expensive, however.
50mm options are generally lighter than the 90mm lenses, and easier to use handheld. The working distance with a 50mm lens is closer, but I don't find it too restricting.
petermcwerner
Member
Tullio,
Cheers
Peter
I do not know the Canon you mention. A very good shorter macro lens that is available at reasonable price (less than $100) is the 50mm/3.5 Micro Nikkor. It can be an older version (AIS, AI or pre-AI) as they differ only in the way of transmitting the aperture information to the Nikon bodies, and this is irrelevant with a m4/3 camera
For good results with macro work this seems the most essential rule, more important than the best lens
Cheers
Peter
petermcwerner
Member
Let me correct a typo. The focus of the Micro Nikkor is 55mm, not 50mm
JBurnett
Well-known member
Nice composition in that first one. I usually can't help myself from removing spider webs and detritus, though.
petermcwerner
Member
JBurnett
Well-known member
Yeah, sometimes it works OK.But that is exactly what makes it so lively!
Cheers
Peter
Tullio
New member
Thanks for the comment, John. Yeah, I don't bother cleaning up spider webs. They are just part of life...they're everywhere!Nice composition in that first one. I usually can't help myself from removing spider webs and detritus, though.
Tullio
New member
Here's another one taken with the Osawa 135mm lens. I'd never heard of this lens before (and could not find munch info. about it on the net either). Bought it on eBay for $11. It's not a great lens but believe it or not, it performs better than the Takumar 135mm I also bought on eBay, which will go right back up for sale!).
JBurnett
Well-known member
Great results! At 735g, I would have thought this lens would be real handful on the front of the G1, though.