NickCyprus
Super Moderator
....with the MD 50 1.7 
I can now see/understand what all the fuss was about shooting manual on lecagy adapted lenses!!!
(which I have a feeling that will lead to a "dangerous" passion aka a sliperry slope, lol
)
For a photo noob like me the focus peaking function on the Nex-5 is Godsend (is it better on other Nex models?) - it really makes everything so damn easy (there are times that I feel I don't even need the MF Assist help to know if I'm in focus or not - and to think I've only shoot MF for 2 days!!!).
I must have shot more than 100 photos until yesterday when I mounted my MD-Nex adapter and more than 90% of my shots are in focus (and 99% perfect to my eyes even prior to/without PP). I really saw a huge difference/improvment from when I was shooting AF/DMF with the 18-55mm kit lens (so for anyone that hasn't tried it I highly recommend it), for some reason my shots are better in terms of focusing
?), nicer in terms of sharpness, light etc.
1) Speaking of sharpness, I have found out that my MD is sharper when stopped down to f/2.8 rather than when wide open at f1.7...
Is there a way to stop the aperture somewhere in between? (just out of curiosity to try this)
2) I've only shoot the MD indoors, portraits, with natural light and for this kind of shooting I'm very very pleased. Is the MD suitable for other kinds of shooting? If yes, what?
-Nick
I can now see/understand what all the fuss was about shooting manual on lecagy adapted lenses!!!
(which I have a feeling that will lead to a "dangerous" passion aka a sliperry slope, lol
For a photo noob like me the focus peaking function on the Nex-5 is Godsend (is it better on other Nex models?) - it really makes everything so damn easy (there are times that I feel I don't even need the MF Assist help to know if I'm in focus or not - and to think I've only shoot MF for 2 days!!!).
I must have shot more than 100 photos until yesterday when I mounted my MD-Nex adapter and more than 90% of my shots are in focus (and 99% perfect to my eyes even prior to/without PP). I really saw a huge difference/improvment from when I was shooting AF/DMF with the 18-55mm kit lens (so for anyone that hasn't tried it I highly recommend it), for some reason my shots are better in terms of focusing
1) Speaking of sharpness, I have found out that my MD is sharper when stopped down to f/2.8 rather than when wide open at f1.7...
Is there a way to stop the aperture somewhere in between? (just out of curiosity to try this)
2) I've only shoot the MD indoors, portraits, with natural light and for this kind of shooting I'm very very pleased. Is the MD suitable for other kinds of shooting? If yes, what?
-Nick