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Rakesh Malik

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Lens adapter question...

PostSun Mar 03, 2013 1:26 am

I have two Sony Zeiss lenses, including their lovely 135mm f/1.8, and a 500mm Minolta mirror lens, in addition to some fully manual Minolta and Nikon lenses. I'm wondering whether or not anyone has had a chance to try using a Sony Zeiss lens on an MFT mount camera, and whether or not this is a workable configuration. Fotodiox has an Alpha to MFT adapter listed on their web site, which I think has an aperture ring included... has anyone tried it? If so, how well does it work? Do you recommend it?

If not, I'm going to have to start searching for used Minolta + Nikon lenses, in addition to that snazzy-looking SLR Magic 12mm lens. I'm hoping that I won't have to shop for more lenses, especially since the other Sony Zeiss lens I have is a 16-80mm zoom that has great picture quality. I know it's not exactly wide on a 2.3 crop factor, but I'm ok with that, since using my current lens suite would enable me to be production worthy with my current glass, and add as necessary as I gain more bux.

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Re: Lens adapter question...

PostSun Mar 03, 2013 6:43 am

Tamerlin wrote:I'm wondering whether or not anyone has had a chance to try using a Sony Zeiss lens on an MFT mount camera...

The MTF mount BMCC isn't even out yet, so end users are going to have no experience with it.
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Re: Lens adapter question...

PostSun Mar 03, 2013 8:29 am

Best directing you question to JB. He has been using a BMCC MFT since last summer.
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Re: Lens adapter question...

PostSun Mar 03, 2013 10:05 am

Samjack wrote:Best directing you question to JB. He has been using a BMCC MFT since last summer.


...and he already owns one ;)
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Re: Lens adapter question...

PostSun Mar 03, 2013 6:48 pm

Hopefully JB will see this :)

I know the MFT model isn't out yet, but BMD isn't the only company making MFT mount cameras, so it was worth asking.
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