Second Hand Camera Lenses

[Canon EF] First, have a pair of tweezers or very small pliers on hand. Second, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Other than that, it's easy, and solid. NOTE: this is NOT meant to switch between lenses. If you have more than one Nikon/Nikkor lens, buy one for each. Once it's on there, you won't want to remove it. You can, just not very easily. Also, this does NOT support any AF or aperature or any other electronics. Manual only. I don't yet know the weather sealing on it, but I'm not about to test it. I think I'll keep this in the studio. I love being able to use my favorite old Nikkor nifty fifty again!

[52 mm (Front)] It's wildly sharp, reasonably quick, yet decently compact. Out of all the lenses I own, my favorite leave-on-the-camera lens; it just feels right in the hand, the size, the smoothness of the rings, everything. I found the size to be more pleasant in the hand than the 40 & 50mm Noktons due to the narrower body, even if some may find their bokeh rendering, speed, and narrower FOV more interesting. I have five Voigtlander E-mount lenses from 21mm to 65mm and the feel is very consistent; all are ergonomically perfect to me (aside from the 'backwards' focus coming from Nikons!). Optically? It's absurd. What chromatic aberration? What edge softening? Sharp corner to corner at nearly any stop, flat focal plane, almost no distortion to speak of; my humble A7SII struggles to even remotely challenge the resolving power of this lens, and I bet you'd have to go well past 50 MP to change that. Get the focus right and the only thing you can possibly mess up is composition. Basically, get this if you are allergic to chromatic aberration, love shooting manual, require very sharp, low-distortion imagery straight out of the camera, and f/2 is fast enough for your tastes/needs. As always, the Philip Reeve review (look it up!) is worth reading for more thoughts and test shots galore, but here are a few casual, humble shots from a few weeks of use.

[1/4"-20 Male] My silver & black E-M10 IV is certainly a nifty and handsome camera, but its svelte size and marginal grip can create some handling issues for those of us with rather large mitts. This Fotodiox hand grip does a nice job of ameliorating that situation. The metal frame neatly matches the contour of the camera, and the small wooden grip fits snugly against the camera's grip. While the smoothness of the rosewood is comfortable and looks good, it does provide less purchase than, say, a leatherette grip. If you walk around with camera in hand, I would strongly recommend a wrist strap for increased security. That said, the camera does feel more secure when holding it at my side, and I'm able to keep my right hand more relaxed because of it. If you shoot primarily with dainty lenses such as the 25/1.8 and 42.5/1.7, maybe this grip spoils the slim package a bit. I mostly use my E-M10 IV with the 7-14/4 and Sigma 56/1.4 - neither of which is large for what they are, but there are probably a dozen smaller m4/3 lenses available. My one significant quibble with the grip is I feel the edges should be machined a bit rounder. No issues for me, but I could see some folks being bothered by the almost-sharp edges. Overall, this hand grip is a great addition to my E-M10 IV and slightly increases the pleasure of my photographic experience. Highly recommended.

[50mm] Second to none, will take your production to next level

[Rigid Plastic] Great for hand holding with all my lenses except the 14-24

[0.08 lb] This way you can roll the camera from the hand unit!

[0.12 lb] every day seurity of camera to hand

[Leather] I have tried the other hand straps and none of them even compare to the Spider Hand Strap. I currently, have them on 3 different cameras and should I need one for another camera, Spider will be on it also.

[Aluminum] This is not a filter to have just for fun. First of all it requires you to have a Full spectrum conversion on your camera. Second of all it is for a very specific use and its price is no joke, so if you don't need it I would spend my money on something else I would use more. But in my case it's been a blast. I will use a lot more my converted camera now that I have it, and just getting started with experimenting out of the users manual I have a lot of ideas to work on with this filter. The filter only lets through UV light so exposure compensation is required and even under bright sun you will more than likely shoot on a tripod, with high ISO using slow shutter speeds. This filter is a tool, not a toy.

[20.75 lb] Second one of these so my wife has same great display. Only possible improvement is a built in camera at geometric center of display so Zoom participants feel like they are being looked at directly