Finally!!!
Apr 8, 2015 10:35:14 #
Well, after an arduous search for the best "walk around" camera for me I'm 99.9% sure it's the Sony a6000. I have several nice Nikon zooms so I thought I'd not get the Sony kit lens but the 20mm 2.8 pancake to make the camera more pocketable. My questions are......how would my Nikon zooms, which change aperature when zoomed, work on the Sony using a lens adapter? I know you must use the lenses in manual. Would I have to re-meter in the manual camera mode each time I change the zoom? Another question as long as you have kept reading so far, I print 8x10, 11x14 & 16x20. What aspect ration are these sizes (APS-C sensor if that matters). As always, thanks for your valuable feedback.
Apr 8, 2015 10:52:41 #
Apr 9, 2015 10:11:10 #
dnathan wrote:
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The camera would automatically compensate for the changing aperture of the zooms. You will be focusing/metering at taking apertures and the EVF will be WYSIWYG ! This is best accomplished by using a Nikon lens with an aperture control ring.
Apr 9, 2015 10:43:15 #
Apr 10, 2015 11:46:54 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
It depends upon the specific Nikon zooms you have. If they have a manual aperture ring, they can be fairly easily adapted and used in a mostly manual manner. Focus will be strictly manual and you'll set the aperture manually on the lens (but can likely use aperture priority auto exposure mode on the camera... or just use M and stop down metering method). Stopping the lens down for exposure will darken your viewfinder and make manual focusing more difficult.
The zoom itself is of little concern, except that some zooms are "varifocal", meaning they don't maintain focus when the focal length is changed. In that case, you'll have to remember to always set the focal length first, then focus afterward, and to refocus after any changes to the focal length.
Any Nikon lenses without a manual aperture ring will not be very usable. There is no way to set the aperture on those types of lenses, using them adapted this way. So the aperture would always be wide open.
If all that sounds like too much trouble or your Nikon zooms are not the type with a manually settable aperture control ring, you might want to start saving up for Sony or third party lenses specifically made for Sony. (Unfortunately Sony's own lenses tend to be significantly more expensive than Nikon or Canon equivalents.)
The aspect ratio of the camera is 2:3 and of the three print sizes you mention, 11x14 comes closest to this, but still will mean a little bit of image cropping. The other two sizes are the same 4:5 aspect ratio and will mean some more significant cropping of the long axis of the image, at least.
2:3 aspect ratio equates to full frame 6x9, 8x12, 10x15, 16x24, 24x36" size prints (among others).
The zoom itself is of little concern, except that some zooms are "varifocal", meaning they don't maintain focus when the focal length is changed. In that case, you'll have to remember to always set the focal length first, then focus afterward, and to refocus after any changes to the focal length.
Any Nikon lenses without a manual aperture ring will not be very usable. There is no way to set the aperture on those types of lenses, using them adapted this way. So the aperture would always be wide open.
If all that sounds like too much trouble or your Nikon zooms are not the type with a manually settable aperture control ring, you might want to start saving up for Sony or third party lenses specifically made for Sony. (Unfortunately Sony's own lenses tend to be significantly more expensive than Nikon or Canon equivalents.)
The aspect ratio of the camera is 2:3 and of the three print sizes you mention, 11x14 comes closest to this, but still will mean a little bit of image cropping. The other two sizes are the same 4:5 aspect ratio and will mean some more significant cropping of the long axis of the image, at least.
2:3 aspect ratio equates to full frame 6x9, 8x12, 10x15, 16x24, 24x36" size prints (among others).
Apr 10, 2015 15:14:04 #
Apr 10, 2015 18:09:23 #
dnathan wrote:
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Nice camera, folks in the camera club that shoot with the 6000 really like it. I shoot Sony a mount. My in the pocket and kinda walk around camera(s) are RX100III and RX1. Very pleased with both.
Apr 10, 2015 18:28:30 #
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