Jonathan-Mac
Well-Known Member
I have long enjoyed using old, manual film-era lenses on digital cameras and one of the main reasons for changing to FF mirrorless was to be able to use my collection of old lenses with their originally-intended field of view and focus them easily. I know there must be many like-minded people out there shooting manual on their L-mount cameras.
Let's define "legacy lenses" as those developed for film and which are manual focus only. I know there's an adapter thread but it seems to be for those using adapters which allow full functionality of automatic lenses (such as EF) on their L-mount cameras.
I'll start things off with a few favourites shot on my S5.
Pentax SMC 28mm f/2
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52032601019_f0cfbfd45d_b.jpg)
Boxhead by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52580568007_7a0ca9d383_b.jpg)
Stopped at the fence by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Pentax SMC M 50mm f/1.4
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52033603196_87a28f276e_b.jpg)
Market bar by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52052822322_6e7ecbb37f_b.jpg)
Urban wheat by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Pentax Takumar 105mm f/2.8
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52061332357_89ff3e4ca2_b.jpg)
Green by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Pentax SMC 135mm f/2.5
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52611123158_2e15633459_b.jpg)
Angel by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Vivitar (Tokina) 17mm f/3.5
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52739209869_09d1d79d1c_b.jpg)
Smoke in the crystal palace by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Tamron Adaptall-2 01B 24mm f/2.5
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52752984241_5ec59de626_b.jpg)
Boatman by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Let's define "legacy lenses" as those developed for film and which are manual focus only. I know there's an adapter thread but it seems to be for those using adapters which allow full functionality of automatic lenses (such as EF) on their L-mount cameras.
I'll start things off with a few favourites shot on my S5.
Pentax SMC 28mm f/2
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52032601019_f0cfbfd45d_b.jpg)
Boxhead by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52580568007_7a0ca9d383_b.jpg)
Stopped at the fence by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Pentax SMC M 50mm f/1.4
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52033603196_87a28f276e_b.jpg)
Market bar by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52052822322_6e7ecbb37f_b.jpg)
Urban wheat by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Pentax Takumar 105mm f/2.8
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52061332357_89ff3e4ca2_b.jpg)
Green by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Pentax SMC 135mm f/2.5
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52611123158_2e15633459_b.jpg)
Angel by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Vivitar (Tokina) 17mm f/3.5
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52739209869_09d1d79d1c_b.jpg)
Smoke in the crystal palace by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Tamron Adaptall-2 01B 24mm f/2.5
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52752984241_5ec59de626_b.jpg)
Boatman by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr