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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Josef" data-source="post: 1508092" data-attributes="member: 9499">Using WA to TThought I'd update where I'm at with my w300.  I'm now using it with a Kowa 883, 21x EP and custom adapter.  When I first made the adapter I set it up with the lens almost touching the EP at full extension and was happy to see it worked but results were sporatic and to focus I'd go to full T and then withdraw to WA and shoot. seemed as though I always had a hard time focusing at WA.  I've concluded at WA it is beyond the limits of the camera to compensate with this set up so decided to modify the adapter.  Wearing trifocals I always focus through the monitor and my adapters always have a cable release and extend-a-view as part of the adapter. Last week end I went in the field and used only T, the attached Killdeer I submitted last Saturday was the result. It was taken in program mode with spot focus at about 30'.  I'm now running tests to find the optimum distance between EP and camera lens using the cameras WA to T.  I've also learned more about the M mode and agree great results can be achieved in this mode with open aperture.  One  test I ran comparing M to P was interesting.  I took 2 pics in each mode (WA and T) and compared results which were identical.  Except for the mode the EXIF data was the same.  In P the camera matched the max open aperture I had set in M.  I'm not saying it will always do this but interesting.  Both T pics were in focus better than the WA pics, guess I better get back to my adapterising.Joe</blockquote>

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