This is the first in an occasional series pairing old glass with new(ish) digital cameras, mainly Fujifilm X-mount series. Before you get too bent out of shape over crop factor, etc, let me explain.
I bought a Sony A7ii with the intent of doing the series with it but every time I went to shoot, I grabbed one of my Fuji’s. For me, the Sony has no soul and I found the button layout and interface frustrating.
Yes, I know I’m not making full use of lens as they were intended to be used, but that’s what my 500-ish film cameras are for. This series is about seeing what results I can get from old glass in lieu of buying more lenses for my digital kit.
This is the Soligor C/D Mirror Lens f8 500mm. It came with an Olympus bundle picked up at the local flea market a several months back. The bundle included an OM-1, OM-10, autowinder, and several lenses including this mirror one. I ordered a Fotasy OM-FX adapter and paired this lens with my Fujifilm X-E1.
I am still trying to figure out the best settings for the camera (and focus, apparently) but here are a few shots. All but the last one were taken today. The picture of the moon was taken last October.
What do you expect us to see from those stamp sized pictures? (Yes, I clicked onto them hoping they come up bigger, but that did not work.) Also I see you do not use the lens hood these lenses came with.
Hi, I will have to check and see what is going on with the images, they are supposed to open full-size when clicked on. I was having issues on Bluehost with images, but have switched providers, so everything should work. Thanks for the feedback!