My lens (equipment) list revised.

Please send me a PM about any lens on my list. It has taken me years to collect them, test them, compare them, etc. I want to help others. Each lens on this list has a reason why it is a "keeper." Lenses are worth investing the time and energy into researching them. But, I am probably biased. Do let me know if this arrangement is handier than what I had before.

WOW! You need to make a post in this thread!

https://photography-on-the.net …read.php?t=9628​59&page=21

Thank you for taking the time to organize this nice collection. It is easier to understand than what you had.
You have two crop cameras and no FF. May I ask why?

Your gear list definitely looks cleaner!

juanpafer wrote in post #11463946
Thank you for taking the time to organize this nice collection. It is easier to understand than what you had.
You have two crop cameras and no FF. May I ask why?

I am interested in gasrocks answer, but if I had to guess, maybe mirror clearance?

Do you have any M-mount lenses?
Your gear list is heavily abbreviated.. you mention over 170, but I "only" see 50.

I just never saw FF as something I need or something to go toward. Only minor thing I might gain is a bit less DOF but I am happy with what I get now. Besides the 7D is a great camera all around. I have owned a dozen different Canon DSLRs; 1.6x , 1.3x and FF. And, yes a few lenses would not be useable at infinity on a FF body, but not many really.

The difference bewteen 170 and this 52(?) is mentioned already. By M mount do you mean Leica M mount? They are nice but cannot be adapted to Canon.

gasrocks wrote in post #11463976
The difference bewteen 170 and this 52(?) is mentioned already. By M mount do you mean Leica M mount? They are nice but cannot be adapted to Canon.

I was looking for M-mount to use it on my M8.2, not on my 5D2. I was half-hoping you were into Leica's as well.

6 Leica's and I am not into Leicas? Guess you have a lot more money to spare than I do. And on a more serious note ( a joke) first place I go looking for someone "into" Leica film cameras is the Canon Digitial Phtoogrpahy Fourm.

gasrocks wrote in post #11463969
I just never saw FF as something I need or something to go toward. Only minor thing I might gain is a bit less DOF but I am happy with what I get now. Besides the 7D is a great camera all around. I have owned a dozen different Canon DSLRs; 1.6x , 1.3x and FF. And, yes a few lenses would not be useable at infinity on a FF body, but not many really.

Thank you for all the valuable info. I have some more questions for you, since I have been very curious to explore MF lenses.
Are you using a different focusing screen for the 7d?
Do you use focus confirm adapters?

Wow, that's quite a collection. Thank you for your willingness to share your knowledge!

I still teach photography and enjoy helping. I only have 2 focus confirmation adapters and tend to ignore them as they are wrong more times than right. However, for a beginner in the MF world, they may be a good idea (though a temporary crutch until they sharpen their MF skills.) I have never changed the screen.