Which is the argument for the "thing that shall not be mentioned." It
would make using K and M glass about as easy to use as A glass is now.
Which is to say, no more difficult that it was to use when those lenses
were first manufactured. I remember when I bought my MX, my second or
third accessory was a genuine M42 to K adapter. I think I used my M42
mount lenses on that camera a few times, but mostly I used them on the
Spotmatic until in a fit of simplification frenzy I sold it, cheaply,
just to get rid of it.
On 7/20/2013 1:38 PM, Bill wrote:
On 19/07/2013 2:01 PM, Tom C wrote:
I also agree that the legacy lens advantage is pretty much non-existent.
It's interesting that you should say that, and kind of ironic in a
way. The reason why legacy lenses are not an advantage is because they
are less convenient to use (manual focus, green button kludge, etc),
and yet people happily go out and buy adapters to put legacy lenses
onto their cameras from other brands. Look at the number of adapters
you can get to put legacy glass onto 4/3 cameras. I suspect that every
brand ever made can now be mounted to a 4/3 camera via an adapter.
I bought an adapter to allow mounting K-mount glass onto my Q, and,
being the not so bright person that I am, did exactly the same thing
when I bought my Fuji.
And you know what? It's a pain in the ass. Sure, the thing mounts, and
you can take a picture with it if you want to go to the effort, but
why bother?
I could almost see it if you had a bunch of Canon FD lenses around, as
it would be a way to put them to use again, since Canon decided their
user base was a liability in the mid 1980s and abandoned them, but
really, if you have an ability to mount the lens to a camera that it
is compatible with, just mount it to that camera. Putting an A series
lens onto my K5 means I lose a bit of functionality, mounting it onto
my Fuji or my Q takes me from functionality loss to wanting to slash
my wrists to make the misery go away. Even using an older non A series
lens on the K5 is easier than on the Fuji or Q.
I would say that as long as there is a market for adapters to mix and
match brands of lenses onto other makers' cameras, the advantage of
legacy lenses exists to a reasonable extent, though it won't be
apparent to a new user who just bought his first DSLR and kit lens.
bill
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