I sold my GFX100s for SL3, but now I want M11-P

[jaapv]

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35 minutes ago, Photoworks said:

He was asking for a lens that covers a wide zoom range, and that he can take out in the rain.

Fuji has lenses, but not a 28-200 range. Adapters are usually not safe in the rain. The SLR lenses are from a different era, and extreme zoom back then where terrible quality.

Really? My 105-280 R beats most modern lenses, so does the 80-200 R. Manual lenses are pretty rain-resistant. No electronics, remember. In the rain the camera is the worry, not the lens or adapter. I’ll have to dig up shots I took in a tropical downpour (to the extent that the sensor fogged up and cars got stuck) with a CL, two adapters and the 105-280. No problems. 

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[Photoworks]

2 hours ago, jaapv said:

Really? My 105-280 R beats most modern lenses, so does the 80-200 R. Manual lenses are pretty rain-resistant. No electronics, remember. In the rain the camera is the worry, not the lens or adapter. I’ll have to dig up shots I took in a tropical downpour (to the extent that the sensor fogged up and cars got stuck) with a CL, two adapters and the 105-280. No problems. 

It still does not get you to 28-200, just a medium telezoom.

Minolta and Tamrac had extreme zooms back in the film days, maybe Nikon did too, they were all terrible on one side or the other.

The adapted are not weather sealed! 

[jaapv]

No, that 28-200 is a practical and decent lens, but not one I would use when compared to less ambitious zoom ranges for anything but convenience.
For instance the R lenses produce amazing IQ on modern high-resolution sensors. Better to have a 80-200 R on the camera and a 35-70 4.0 R in the pocket. The camera is not weather sealed either. So what? Nor is any M lens.  You have to protect your gear anyway and a manual lens will not come to harm in the rain.  
And weatherproof? That implies an IP rating of 54. What lens or camera has such a rating or better? Marketingspeak for a couple of rubber rings…

[KenLW]

8 hours ago, frame-it said:

????

I have seen the Fuji lineup multiple times and had the Fringer adapter for Canon lenses as well. There is travel lens like the LUMIX 28-200. Not the best lens but easy to use while traveling.

4 hours ago, Photoworks said:

He was asking for a lens that covers a wide zoom range, and that he can take out in the rain.

 

Yes, exactly.

[ianforber]

On 8/5/2024 at 4:51 PM, Photoworks said:

It still does not get you to 28-200, just a medium telezoom.

Minolta and Tamrac had extreme zooms back in the film days, maybe Nikon did too, they were all terrible on one side or the other.

The adapted are not weather sealed! 

I can confirm that my Minolta SLR lenses are rubbish when used on a M camera.