dee
Well-known
Ok, I overinduged in an M 8 . I love it , even with just 50mm screw lenses borrowed for Leica IIIc / III f and USSR cameras , and the potential for my Minolta lenses with adapter .
But I would love to waste the rest of my modest inheritance on a DSLR - mostly for close ups and table top model [ i.e. toys ! ] pictures .
Adapters allow virtually any MANUAL SLR lense to be used '' guess focus '' on the M 8 . Great !
Perversely , the Minolta MD / MC lenses , but they won't fit on ANY DSLR - just my luck ! Not so great !
However , auto focus lenses will not work on the M 8 , 'cos there is no aperture ring . So the Sony ex Minolta is out of the running .
Most budget DSLRs will not allow manual focus lenses to be used - I have been directed to a Nikon D 200 @ £ 700 , body only .... £ 600 used with 1 year warranty . + lense !
Now, the M 8 kinda stretched my budget , and I was thinking about £400 max , preferably with an introductory point and shoot zoom , plus a few older lenses gradually gathered in on e-bay .
I am not bothered by which system - Canon / Nikon / Pentax Bayonet , but I would like to use a Helios and Industar , maybe Biotar , 49mm screw lenses on it 'cos I like the vintage look of the 30s Leitz Elmar clone on the M 8 , but I gather that all these systems will acept 49mm with an adapter ... ?
HELP !
dee
But I would love to waste the rest of my modest inheritance on a DSLR - mostly for close ups and table top model [ i.e. toys ! ] pictures .
Adapters allow virtually any MANUAL SLR lense to be used '' guess focus '' on the M 8 . Great !
Perversely , the Minolta MD / MC lenses , but they won't fit on ANY DSLR - just my luck ! Not so great !
However , auto focus lenses will not work on the M 8 , 'cos there is no aperture ring . So the Sony ex Minolta is out of the running .
Most budget DSLRs will not allow manual focus lenses to be used - I have been directed to a Nikon D 200 @ £ 700 , body only .... £ 600 used with 1 year warranty . + lense !
Now, the M 8 kinda stretched my budget , and I was thinking about £400 max , preferably with an introductory point and shoot zoom , plus a few older lenses gradually gathered in on e-bay .
I am not bothered by which system - Canon / Nikon / Pentax Bayonet , but I would like to use a Helios and Industar , maybe Biotar , 49mm screw lenses on it 'cos I like the vintage look of the 30s Leitz Elmar clone on the M 8 , but I gather that all these systems will acept 49mm with an adapter ... ?
HELP !
dee
Chris101
summicronia
You can go the other way, put slr lenses on an M, but the distance from the mounting ring and the sensor is too large to put M lenses on a DSLR.
Mudman
Well-known
Pentax K10d to the rescue - approximately $650 or so new, compatible with all Pentax K mount lenses (with restrictions) and with an adapter all Pentax screwmount and medium format lenses. I like the results and its low price with high build and image quality is why I bought it.
hitmanh
dum de dum de doo
If you want a DLSR for use with manual lenses, then I'd look at either a Canon or a Pentax. They allow the use of Pentax K, m42, Nikon, Contax/Yashica, Olympus OM, Pentacon 6, and other mounts with simple mechanical adapters. I use some very nice pentax SMC takumars with my 40d and eos 1n.
Check out http://www.manualfocus.org
Check out http://www.manualfocus.org