I most often don't bother with any programmed settings on the 5DII but
Braniacs settings on FM for alt lenses made sense to me.
I found the post somehow:
"The more significant settings for my alt lens usage though are the
C1-C3 settings on the mode dial. I have C3 set up for my alt lenses,
based on brainiac's suggestion:
Tv
1/80 (optimized for my CZ 35-70 & also useful for my OM 50/1.2, which
are my most frequently used lenses)
Auto iso
center-weighted metering
safety shift ON
Whenever I mount a non-EF lens, I switch the dial to C3, and use
stop-down metering: I set the ideal shutter speed, the camera selects
the iso necessary to meet it (based on the light coming through the
lens at the selected stopped-down aperture), and if necessary varies
the shutter speed up or down (using the safety shift CFn). So if I have
1/80 set, and leave a fast lens wide open in daylight, even at iso 100
there will be too much light -- the safety shift function will set a
faster shutter speed to compensate. Or, if I stop down so far that even
iso 3200 will expose too dark at the selected shutter speed, safety
shift will set a lower shutter speed to get a good exposure. I can see
all that in the viewfinder (including iso!) once I half-press the
shutter button (or press the * button to confirm focus if I'm shooting
that way), and make changes if I need to. I am very grateful to Richard
for pointing out this technique, which was not possible on earlier
models.
I also have C1 set for flash photography:
M mode: 1/40 & f/5.6, iso 400, AI Servo (* button for focusing)
And C2 is for landscape shooting:
Av mode: f/16, MLU, One-Shot AF (I usually use live-view to focus in
this mode)"
Auto ISO in manual is 400 like it or lump it as I recall---don't think
any programmed mode is user definable very well --I think Bob
mentioned the Nykon is very good in that regard but I don't know.
Nothing really quick about alt lens use so I never really bothered
much with any non manual mode except out of curiosity---don't even
start when I try and program in the real aperture and focal length
using the chipped adapter. I am faster now and I don't think any
traveling guests still pull out a book when I get out an OM lens for
the 5DII.
Canyon acc pdf list a +3 diopter but that only gets you to +4. Too bad
they don't have an easy way to get a custom one with correction for
astig
that can be turned for vertical framing.
Mike
After focussing problems using the OM 35/80/2.8 with my 5D2, I finally
settled on using it in Tv (shutter priority) mode with aseting of 1/125
and then adjusting the aperture manually with iso set to auto which
gave
me automatic exposure so with the lens set at F8 or so I could focus
quite quickly and it did seem to work reasonable well.
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