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<blockquote data-quote="Ste Booth" data-source="post: 181515" data-attributes="member: 15777">Hi all,&nbsp;Gonna cut a long story short.&nbsp;I had a Canon Eos. I wanted great glass at bargain prices. My friend said get old lenses that are M42 mount and buy the adapter. I did and have a great range of old lenses (Nifty-Fifty, 35mm f1.4 and a few others). Noticed that the colour on the old lenses were amazing and want to replicate it with my D7100 at seriously bargain prices. Asked my friend again about this one and he shrugged!&nbsp;Now, price is an issue but VR and manual focus/modern technology isn't! That can be stressed.&nbsp;Question is;&nbsp;If i were to buy old lens equivalents of the new lenses, what converter would i have to buy and would i be limited to one type of old school mount? (Like the M42 on the Canon). I know the 7100 is F-Mount and a 67 thread but i would really like to know what bargains i can pick up. Spending £300 on one lens when i can buy some great quality glass for 1/10th of the price seems silly considering the 7100 has a built in rangefinder. And, i've also read that the 7100 is compatible with old lenses as far back as '83 because it has a motor that is universal (or did i dream that last bit?)&nbsp;Thank you for listening to the ramblings of a new DSLR owner and thanks in advance for any replies.Ste</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ste Booth, post: 181515, member: 15777"] Hi all, Gonna cut a long story short. I had a Canon Eos. I wanted great glass at bargain prices. My friend said get old lenses that are M42 mount and buy the adapter. I did and have a great range of old lenses (Nifty-Fifty, 35mm f1.4 and a few others). Noticed that the colour on the old lenses were amazing and want to replicate it with my D7100 at seriously bargain prices. Asked my friend again about this one and he shrugged! Now, price is an issue but VR and manual focus/modern technology isn't! That can be stressed. Question is; If i were to buy old lens equivalents of the new lenses, what converter would i have to buy and would i be limited to one type of old school mount? (Like the M42 on the Canon). I know the 7100 is F-Mount and a 67 thread but i would really like to know what bargains i can pick up. Spending £300 on one lens when i can buy some great quality glass for 1/10th of the price seems silly considering the 7100 has a built in rangefinder. And, i've also read that the 7100 is compatible with old lenses as far back as '83 because it has a motor that is universal (or did i dream that last bit?) Thank you for listening to the ramblings of a new DSLR owner and thanks in advance for any replies. Ste [/QUOTE]

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