I made the jump to the dark side
It's been a while since my last post here because I've been extremely busy in the last months. Anyways, there I was minding my own business... slowly but surely saving up for a K-1 mark III if it ever comes out. but then.
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Oops.. I made the jump to DMF!
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Congratulations and have fun with that GFX50S!
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Thanks! Still don't know what to do with 51MP but I guess I'll start with adapting vintage 35mm lenses. 🙂
Very cool! Any lenses yet? I can't remember who on YT I was listening to, but they were saying there's lists out there of all these unexpected lenses you can adapt to it, since it is a smaller MF sensor then there's a number of 35mm lenses that should work too. Can't wait to see what you get!
Dang! Just minding your own business too! XD
haha yeah I don't usually buy something this "expensive" but I got it for a bargain. I was looking for the original A7S to be honest but this popped up out of nowhere just a tad bit over 2x the market value of the A7S. I figured I would probably never look for another "upgrade" if I already got the biggest sensor camera I could afford. Plus, the GFX has 35mm mode anyway so it's like hitting two birds with one stone. Good on Fuji for thinking ahead.
I bought a PK-GFX adapter and so far, here are my findings:
- 43mm limited covers the sensor with mild vignette
- Takumar 55mm 1.8 covers the full sensor
- FA* 85mm 1.4 covers the full sensor
- F 50mm 1.4 vignettes (covers 1:1 aspect ration)
- F 50mm 1.7 covers the full sensor
- K 50mm 1.4 vignettes (covers 1:1 aspect ratio)
- ST 50mm 1.4 8e vignettes (covers 1:1 aspect ratio)
There's an excel list somewhere where other people post their findings. I need to look it up again but it I saw it and there's a whole bunch of 35mm lenses that cover the whole sensor. For modern lenses, the best bet are Canon EF lenses. Viltrox made an AF adapter too!
My favourite at the a moment is the 43mm limited. Eventhough it has a tiny bit of vignette, the sharpness makes up for it. Funnily enough, the GFX 50R + 43mm limited is lighter than the K-1 and the 43mm.
Worth mentioning is that ginormous 3.69 million dot EVF and, of course, the film simulations.
those film sims are to be envied... Might be a good way to keep file size down by not shooting raw.
Lens-wise, have you looked into tilt-shift lenses? They normally have a larger image circle due to having to do movements. They do tend to be pricier than other 35mm lenses generally though.
I know for a fact that the 150mm f/4 for the mamiya 645 system is pretty cheap, like under 100$. It's a really good lens too!
Woah! The 43mm + GFX sounds like such a cool combo! Can I see a pic with it on?
I always thought I'd go to the Pentax 645 system when I want to play with medium format. And maybe I still will (645d is CCD, much cheaper) but now you're giving me some really cool ideas with adapting lenses to mirrorless MF!
Personally, I never thought I'd make the jump to DMF. But. I have and love mamiya 645 lenses, so I figured I'd just get a speed booster with an adapter for the Sony!
I'll miss out on the resolution for sure, and all the advantages that a larger sensor provides such as tonal shifts, shadow detail, etc. But in return I'll be able to have IBIS and sensor stabilization. Also, GFX and Pentax both have a crop factor of about 0.79x, whereas the speed booster gets me to 0.7x. Still not true 645 crop of 0.625, but closer!
the problem, though is that they cost like $800+ which is more than I've actually spent on any piece of photographic gear haha.
