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Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:47 pmby Malcolm Purnell
Hi all,
I just got my mtf and lenses are pouring in I got an fd 28mm but my mount doesn't seem to allow control over the manual iris. Any recommendations?
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:27 pmby David_
Malc84cine wrote:Hi all,
I just got my mtf and lenses are pouring in I got an fd 28mm but my mount doesn't seem to allow control over the manual iris. Any recommendations?
Well the mft model is a passive mount, so the camera can't "talk" to the lenses. Perhaps this could help, although I don't own any of BMD's cameras so I'm probably wrong.
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:07 pmby sean mclennan
no, the MFT model does NOT have iris control.
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:03 pmby Malcolm Purnell
Yeah I figure the passive part out. My lenses are old canon FD. I was asking for recommendations for this type not eos lenses.
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:12 pmby Vince Gaffney
Malc84cine wrote:Yeah I figure the passive part out. My lenses are old canon FD. I was asking for recommendations for this type not eos lenses.
MTF Services has an FD to M43 adapter. Their adapters are not inexpensive but are engineered masterfully.
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:00 pmby Malcolm Purnell
I got this thing humming good now. On to my Nikon mount. Any recommendations for a good one?
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:08 pmby adamroberts
Novoflex and MTF Services would be my first choice. Many have been happy with fotodiox.
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:40 pmby Jace Ross
Malc84cine wrote:Hi all,
I just got my mtf and lenses are pouring in I got an fd 28mm but my mount doesn't seem to allow control over the manual iris. Any recommendations?
On your adapter there should be a screw/rod that's adjustable (on-off), connect your lens and turn it to on. FD lenses don't allow manual aperture control without it being told it's connected to a camera.
Re: Mtf mounts that allow manual control of the iris?
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Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:20 amby Malcolm Purnell
Jace Ross wrote:Malc84cine wrote:Hi all,
I just got my mtf and lenses are pouring in I got an fd 28mm but my mount doesn't seem to allow control over the manual iris. Any recommendations?
On your adapter there should be a screw/rod that's adjustable (on-off), connect your lens and turn it to on. FD lenses don't allow manual aperture control without it being told it's connected to a camera.
Thanks I'm rocking now. I went to adorama and a salesman got me up and running.