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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Nikon F4s Pros: A piece of iron and indestructible brass. Cons: Slow AF with the optics of the time. Heavy as a boulder Opinion: A machine that gave pleasure only to hold it in your hand. So well balanced that when you shoot you don't even feel the movement of the mirror. It was not mine but the photographic studio with which I collaborated as a young man as a second job. I often used it for ceremonies and various parties, I had often attacked the 80-200 f2.8 and the Metz 45 ... I had a right arm that was the envy of a volleyball player of Serie A!!! The autofocus was not very performing, and I am not talking about today's machines but also at the time. Compared to Canon, in those days you bought an EOS5 and a 70-200 f2.8 (the first white series), it was much slower and noisier despite the fact that the 5 was certainly not Canon's flagship. For the rest what to say, every now and then I look for it on eBay to see if I find one but then I stop because I know that after taking two rolls in BN would end up in the closet like other analog that I have at home :( sent on April 10, 2023 |
 | Sony A7r II Pros: Size, image quality, shadow and light recovery Cons: Battery, file writing to card, buffer Opinion: At Christmas they are 4 years old that I own this little gem. I had been walking around it for a long time then for my 50 I made myself this gift. Purchased mainly for its size and for the possibility of using vintage optics of any kind. I had, and still have, a 5DmIII that I use much less right now but that always has its why. The difference in shadow recovery is abysmal. As I said, its size makes a big difference. With Voigtlander 40 f1.4 lens you practically put it in your pocket. I have always traveled for work in countries such as Thailand, India and going around with Canon does not go unnoticed. I also realized that shooting in manual, as we did a few years ago, makes you stop, think about the composition, think about the depth of field etc. and I realize that I take photos that I like the most. Moreover I am not one who takes 30 photos on the same subject for which 5FPS are enough for me but what is certainly terrible is the writing time of the card. Finished the buffer you have to stop and wait too long before shooting again. The battery drains very quickly even if you do not use it (I always compare it to today's Smartphones compared to the old Nokia that never discharged). Fortunately, the batteries are small (more than the rolls were) and above all (it was one of the first machines to allow it), you can charge it in any situation, bringing with you a Power Bank or from the cigar lighter of the car. The only thing to watch out for is the power button. Several times it happened to me that I had the car in a backpack and when I went to get the car the battery was dead because it had turned on inadvertently. For me, given the cost of the used, it is a great toy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/tatino967/ sent on December 01, 2021 |
 | Nikon FM2 Pros: all Cons: nothing Opinion: I've used it on several occasions and fallen in love with it. I took weddings as a support photographer, we talk about the 90s when weddings were taken in Hasselblad 6x6 for color and black and white in 35mm. Even at my wedding my photographer friends took the BN in FM2n and some pictures of my wife I took it myself. I've never had one of my own and every time I open eBay I try to find one to buy but then I don't because I don't have Nikon optics. as Basil says, they are machines that never stop. my father bought a Minolta SRT101 back in 1075 and is still in my bag fully functional, all iron and brass, snaps at -30 and +50 (if you can hold it). the FM2 has a big extra gear, shoots up to 1/4000" which was a lot of stuff at the time. Minolta, Canon, Leica, Olympus and Contax reached a maximum of 1/1000"!!! listen to Basil, NEVER SELL IT! sent on June 10, 2021 |
 | Voigtlander VM Nokton 40mm f/1.4 SC Pros: Weight, Size, value for money Cons: Not comfortable the ring of the diaphragms and focus (especially vertically). Minimal focus a little long but normal for an optics born with Leica attachment Opinion: I bought this second-hand toy for use with A7RII. It's the SC version and I have to say I'm 100% happy with it. I had buy Sony to attach all my vintage optics that have "character". At full opening it is certainly soft and vignette, but if you buy an optics like this maybe that's just what you are looking for. Without prejudice to all the "defects" in post production, they can practically be zeroed. Coupled with the A7RII I take it everywhere without being noticed. I travel a lot for work and in the last four years I have often gone to India, and shoot with Canon 5DM3 and a 24-70... don't go unnoticed. Next purchase the 21mm f4. The optics are old-fashioned, all metal and glass, rings absolutely as fluid as the old manual targetss. If you are not in a hurry to shoot without composing, and if you are not "addicted" to autofocus, I suggest it with your eyes closed. sent on April 03, 2021 |
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