Hi everyone. My name is Gord. And in this video series I'm spending some time
going over some of the features of the X-Pro3 and offer for some advice on how
to use them. This video is about using M-mount lenses in conjunction with
the Fujifilm M-mount adapter. Here I have an M mount lens and the Fujifilm M-mount
adapter. This has electronic contacts to be able to communicate properly with
the camera. Mount the lens onto the adapter and then all that goes on to the
camera.
Unlike manual lenses that have just the X Mount, when using the M-mount adapter,
because it has electronic contacts there's no need to change the "Shoot
without lens" setting. It is automatically changed to "On". However, if you are
mounting a manual lens without any contacts, you will need to adjust that
setting. Go into the settings menu - button dial setting on the bottom of the
first page is where you'll see "Shoot without lens". Turn that on to be able to
shoot with a manual lens then exit out of the menu. With the camera intaking
mode, pressing the button on the amount adapter will bring up the mount adapter
settings. Here's where you can change the brightness of the bright frame when
you're using the optical viewfinder. You just look through the viewfinder
as you're making the adjustments. You can also register the lenses and you can
change what the framing is to make sure that you have the right setting going on
there and you have a choice of up to six lenses. Select the number that you want
to change. At which point then you can change the
focal length setting and you can dial in exactly the right focal length
setting for the lens that you happen to be working with. At that point it will
bring up the correct bright frame within there.
You also have the option for changing distortion correction as well as color
shading as well as peripheral light correction and you can even edit the the
lens name. Here's where you can put a lens in that you're wanting to and if
you want to call it what it is and then anytime you use this lens you choose
that setting and then you can then have it where that data is recorded into the
EXIF file of the information of the file and then you can, when you're you
bringing in the files into Capture One Express or Lightroom that EXIF
information is already recorded in there. When you're in the taking mode if you
you want to use the electronic viewfinder then when you push in on the
rear command dial it will do a zoom up of the focus area making focusing a lot
easier to change. There are a lot of few options when it comes to changing the
focus assist making a little easier for you to work with manual focus lenses. And
that's handled in the AF/MF lens menu screen. On the second page is where
you'll find manual focus assist and you have a choice of either the standard or
you can choose a digital split image, digital micro prism, or focus
peak highlight. And, here's where you would choose the color that you want to
have when you are shooting with the manual lens for focus peaking. One thing
to keep in mind is when you are you shooting with a manual lens you will
need to turn the switch on the front of the camera to "M" to be able to activate
all of those settings. So, when you have the camera up to your eye and you're in
the electronic viewfinder mode you can then press in on the rear command dial
and do a zoom up of it making a lot easier for you to change your focus
point and confirm that you've got just the right focus for your shot.
That's a brief overview on how to use the M-mount adapter while on the X-Pro3.
To watch the next video in the series, click on the on-screen link.