I recently got my grandma's original Canon EOS from 2005. Unfortunately, the sensor has dozens of dead pixels and it can't shoot video. The rest of her equipment, like the lenses, are still in good shape though. Due to my familiarity with the camera software on Sony phones, I just bought a Sony a7 IV and got an adapter so it can use the Canon lenses. I was excited to see how 20 years of camera technology has improved!
Unfortunately the adapter makes auto focus... unreliable at best so all of my pictures ended up requiring manual focus. Nevertheless, when I nailed the focus, the pictures vastly exceeded my expectations! Here's some of my favorites.
This is cropped in a bunch and I'm still surprised how much grasshopper detail this camera captured!
Getting the focus right on such a small, quick insect took 6 tries to get a good image.
This guy held still and was much easier to photograph!
Birds are a real challenge since they never perch for long so every potential shot needs a huge change in focus. I probably took 15 bird pictures and there were only 2 that were fully in focus.
Thank god flowers can't fly away or move on their own.
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