Comments on: The Best Mirrorless Cameras for Vintage Lenses in 2021 https://www.myfavouritelens.com/best-mirrorless-cameras-for-vintage-lenses/ Vintage Lens and Film Photography Information, Inspiration, and Creation Mon, 16 May 2022 16:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Lee https://www.myfavouritelens.com/best-mirrorless-cameras-for-vintage-lenses/#comment-6731 Mon, 16 May 2022 16:31:05 +0000 https://www.myfavouritelens.com/?p=21155#comment-6731 In reply to Clive.

Thank you, Clive. Yes, I think the A7ii is a great choice especially considering the price they go for second-hand these days too. I’ve always used an APS-C camera with my vintage lenses as full-frame mirrorless wasn’t really an affordable option when I got into it. But I have been thinking about a second-hand A7ii so I can shoot them on full-frame with no crop factor. 🙂

]]> By: Clive https://www.myfavouritelens.com/best-mirrorless-cameras-for-vintage-lenses/#comment-6709 Sat, 14 May 2022 22:30:55 +0000 https://www.myfavouritelens.com/?p=21155#comment-6709 You have obviously seriously considered this question and bring many excellent points to the discussion. I completely agree with your suggestion of the Sony A7ii. I use exclusively vintage lenses on my Sony A7ii, from thread mount rangefinder lenses to Hasselblad and Leica. The results are amazing. When Sony released the A7ii they claimed in their literature that the camera was designed with the use of film lenses in mind. They got it right. I have made enlargements to 16×24 which are great. Another less common but amazing adapter is the Kipon Baveyes 0.7x reducer for Hasselblad. The increased field of view, additional stop of light, and increased (compressed) resolution allow for medium format results from a 35mm sensor.

]]> By: Lee https://www.myfavouritelens.com/best-mirrorless-cameras-for-vintage-lenses/#comment-4352 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:32:17 +0000 https://www.myfavouritelens.com/?p=21155#comment-4352 In reply to Jules Fisher.

Thanks for reading and adding your thoughts, Jules. It’s certainly a purchase that needs some consideration. Great to hear you’re happy with the decision you made and the results you get from it 🙂 And the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club are too! I had to Google that 😀

]]> By: Jules Fisher https://www.myfavouritelens.com/best-mirrorless-cameras-for-vintage-lenses/#comment-4351 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:05:31 +0000 https://www.myfavouritelens.com/?p=21155#comment-4351 Great article, I went through the same logic when I was looking at a digital camera for legacy lenses earlier in 2020. As my old kit was a CONTAX system with both Zeiss and Tamron lenses. I ended up selecting the Fuji X-H1 both due to functionality and size with handling larger lenses. To compensate for crop factor I fitted a Metabones Speedbooster adaptor. Thus a 200mm F3.5 Zeiss becomes a 145mm F2.5. Achieved some stunning photo. As used by RHKYC.

]]>