Gary, thank you SOOO much! I have been considering buying a mirrorless camera, but was deterred by the fact that my existing analog lenses weren't compatible. Your explanation has opened up a whole new and exciting world where I can experiment once again with my analog lenses.

Amazing results....thanks for the information! I am looking at adapting anamorphic lenses to these vintage lenses for video.

Thank you for bringing up camera videos..one of my favourites

Awesome, I'd been wanting to know more about this for a long time. The cool thing is how focus peaking still works.

Great video, answered questions I had about setting up this type of lens for my Sony.

Thank you! I spend a long time looking through videos on how a vintage lens works and proper settings using a modern camera (Canon in my case)!! THANK YOU for a detailed and easy to follow explanation!

Those pics at the end were just great !!!

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

I am glad you liked them.

Love vintage lenses, especially Olympus and Pentax SMC. They give a 3D look to photos. Another great feature of the Sony A7 is the exposure compensation dial which is on top of this camera, making it dead handy to access when shooting into the light. Focus peaking is brilliant for these great old lenses.

Great video, answered just what I wanted to know. I usually shoot film with manual cameras and Nikon, Zeiss and Pentax lenses but really wanted to use them on digital at times. The A7 looks like a good match as I do want full frame to pick up edge softness and vignetting as well, something an ASPC will crop out.

Thanks a lot Gary. Wish there was more info on the Manual mode with vintage lenses.

Which manual adaptor did you get? Or does anyone know anyone's you can get in the UK?

I was thinking about buying an a7s to use with my canon fd's. Thanks for this video.

Exactly what I was looking for. I was wondering what the UI would look like with a vintage lens. Thanks

Very helpful! Thank you, Gary!

@GaryExplains

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Can you use any older lens as long as there is a mount for it? Or only certain older lenses

Can you do something about cleaning a lens as these old ones can have mildew inside?

I have a7 what is the best adapter for the camera? And what is the best vintage portrait lens for a7

*GARY!!!* *Morning Professor!* Taking the make up lesson today!

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

Mark!!!

I have a question. If the camera is set to Apparatuse settings... what Apparatuse do I set the camera to? Thanks

Thanks for this video!

Gary! Best cheap, fast lenses that can be adapted to Sony full frame... Go! I want a really good astro lens, and manual focus is no problem for that!

I have a mamaya Sekor 50mm f1.8 and and the canon fd 50mm f1.8, adapted to work on a Lumix g7. The canon takes good photos, but I don't like using it because it has a very short turn on the focus ring. The canons focus ring turns just shy of 180°, whereas the mamaya lens turns about 270°. The longer focus turn gives you much finer control over what's in focus, especially if you've got big hands like me. Also the aperture lock on the mamaya is much easier to switch on and off, since it has a raised lever instead of a flush wheel like the canon. The aperture lock is very useful especially for shooting subjects at a distance where you need number a smaller aperture like 4 or 6, by first setting the aperture where desired, then open it completely to dial in the point of focus, and switch it back before shooting. Having an easier to locate blind and easier to turn lock means not having to move the camera between these two steps.

@rezzoc91

3 жыл бұрын

I've got a mamiya on my fuji and it's my favourite 50mm 1.8 lens!

what about the video performance?

I so wanted one of these setups a few years ago when I was exploring product photography. The A7 is a beast. All the other mirrorless setups had smaller sensors. Is that still the case? IIRC the Fuji's looked cool, and there were a few other interesting mirrorless, but nothing pro level. I was playing around with a DIY ultra budget low light studio setup and was photographing bicycles. It was challenging with an old rebel. I dreamed of an A7 but they were still going for around $1k in functional condition years ago.

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

Canon and Nikon just launched mirrorless full frame cameras.

I have yet to find an old lens for less than $35, and I own 12, mostly Minolta and pentax. Great video sir!

@kameya87

5 жыл бұрын

I just got one at an antique store for $25

@terryallen9546

2 жыл бұрын

I have lost track of how many I bought for $5 or less.

Wow! I have to say I really enjoyed this. I sold my EOS 100D last winter and replaced it with a Song y RX100 III. Mainly because I wanted something pocketable and never really got around to learning how to shoot on manual. The RX100 ha sheen great and I’m now starting to get the hang of it and I have to say that this video and the previous one on the a7 itself have really peaked my interest. I think I might have to get one for myself as well. These cheap vintage lenses seem fascinating!

Very useful, cheers

@GaryExplains

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

You can also use shutter priority if you need a long shutter speed, works fine. Do the adapters from the Nex 6 work for the A7 series?

@okaychegs

5 жыл бұрын

yes they use the same e mount

Do you change the sensor setting in the menu? I tend to get vignette if I don’t. This happens on all my manual lens unless I switch it.

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

Nope, I didn't need to change anything.

@martindennis9531

5 жыл бұрын

I have been using a variety vintage lenses with my Sony a7ii. I only get vignetting with one lens. I'm not sure why. I haven't determined if it's affected by aperture opening or not. I keep planning an experimenting with that.

Hello Gary I want to buy a Mirrorless camera for vintage lenses. For beginning I want something cheep. The Sony a7 is ok ? (a7ii and a7iii )

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

It works very well with vintage lens. There are cheaper options available but most of the those are APS-C cameras, whereas the a7 is full frame. The IBIS of the a7ii or a7iii really helps with vintage lens if you are shooting in low-light or hand held video.

can you please state the specific mount you used for your sony ?

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

I showed photos from different lenses with different mounts. What lens are you trying to adapt?

I Just got my first vintage lens. M 42 Mamiya 55, 1.4 but the adapter is too thick or something i cant not get deep focus on my sony a7iii. Any thoughts on that?

@jliang70

2 жыл бұрын

You will need to use focus magnifier as well as focus peaking in getting the deep focus correctly on the Sony camera.

Whats the adapter called to fit old cannon lens onto the a7 please

@GaryExplains

3 жыл бұрын

You need a Canon FD to Sony E-Mount adapter like this one: geni.us/SS9Qv

Without a tripod when using vintage lenses is that a problem with the original a7 WITHOUT IBS?

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

Image stabilization is mainly used for low light situations where you are using a long shutter time. If you are using a faster shutter time then it won't matter.

@Flay.RL_

5 жыл бұрын

@@GaryExplains aight, thanks for the reply.

Howcome the back is so distorted?

@GaryExplains

11 ай бұрын

The back? You mean the background of the photos?

I don't get it 😵 what kid of adapter do I need und where to get it?

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

What camera do you have and what lens do you want to attach to it?

@verenhimoinen

5 жыл бұрын

@@GaryExplains Sony a7iii / A9 and the Helios Looked for hours and can't find which adapter I have to use

@GaryExplains

5 жыл бұрын

Assuming the Helios has an M42 mount then you need something like this: geni.us/mAB4ZdJ

I think I'll stick with my Nikon DSLR which is also quite compact, but can just take all old Nikon lenses. :)

A7 still a good camera I love it

@dragonfist25

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a semi-pro portrait photographer and l use one. The image quality is still excellent for the current price.

Does lens work with video?

@GaryExplains

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, of course, but with the same restrictions (manual focus, manual ISO).

@jordanbush7291

4 жыл бұрын

@@GaryExplains Thank you so much! Where do you recommend buying a mount adapter?

@GaryExplains

4 жыл бұрын

@@jordanbush7291 I think I got mine from Amazon.

@jordanbush7291

4 жыл бұрын

@@GaryExplains Thanks!

i was gonna buy a sony a7 because it was relatively cheap for me but then i quickly gave up on it because i saw the price of lenses (more specifically the gmaster, zeiss, tamron, and sigma) were so stupidly high damn near 3 times more expensive than the camera itself! but now i see that i dont have to pay those thousand dollar prices now i just need 40 buks . thank you

@rezzoc91

3 жыл бұрын

there are also adapters that allow utofocus but you need at least a sony a7II

5:30

When did adam savage start making camera videos???

@GaryExplains

3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there, hilarious.