Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-12 Thread Jostein
I just checked. One can indeed use Av as you say with adapted M42 lenses, or as in my case, adapted 645 lenses. When set to Tv mode, the K-3ii simply ignores the setting and act as if the camera is set to Av. Same with TAv mode. J. Den 12.01.2017 16.42, skrev P. J. Alling: No it's shutter

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-12 Thread P. J. Alling
No it's shutter priority where the camera needs information from the lens. The only information the camera needs in aperture priority is how much light is coming through the lens. I use Av with my mirror telephoto lenses a fair amount of the time. It gets the exposure pretty close...

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-12 Thread Gonz
Its more difficult to get good focus when the lens is stopped down to say 8, 11, 22 Its quite dim. I'm not sure it would work properly in AV move, though I will give it a try and report back. On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:34 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > If the lens

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-11 Thread Jostein Øksne
One thing that would be nice in those all-manual lenses is a fast option for stopping down to a predetermined f-stop. Some kind of button to press, when your composition and focus is adjusted. The bellows-A has such a button built into the shutter cable connector. Its implementation pulls the

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-11 Thread Jostein Øksne
To use AV, the camera needs to know which stop the lens is set to. With no couplings, no info. So no go. Jostein Den 12. januar 2017 05.34.50 CET, skrev "P. J. Alling" : >If the lens stops down as you turn the aperture ring, basically like a >preset mechanism,

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
If the lens stops down as you turn the aperture ring, basically like a preset mechanism, why not set the camera mode to Av. Then one dial will work to change shutter speed and the other to either adjust ISO or exposure compensation. I'd use comp, could make a case for either. Using manual

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-11 Thread Zos Xavius
Wow. That looks decent enough for sure. On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:10 PM, Gonz wrote: > Sample here of a small screw. The depth of field is non-existent. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/31415659494/in/dateposted-public/ > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:12 PM,

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-11 Thread Gonz
Sample here of a small screw. The depth of field is non-existent. https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/31415659494/in/dateposted-public/ On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Gonz wrote: > There is no aperture linking at all. If you stop it down, the view > gets dim

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-11 Thread Gonz
There is no aperture linking at all. If you stop it down, the view gets dim and you need to press the green button to meter. So essentially you focus at 2.8, stop down to the aperture you want, meter with the green button, and snap the pic. Its a pain, but if your subject is static, not much

Re: The macro lens came (Venus 60mm 2.8)

2017-01-11 Thread Larry Colen
Gonz wrote: Well the Venus (Laowa) 60mm 2.8 macro lens (2:1) came. I'm very impressed with the packaging. It comes with a nice protective pouch, but the very nice thing was that it came in a vacuum packed wrapper around the lens, assuring that no dust would get in at any time. It also came