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surf monkey
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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · Contax 50mm 1.7


My Contax 50/1.7 had the small fin on it and hit the mirror on my 5D2. I use the AF confirm adapters from HappyPageHK on most C/Y lenses. The mirror collision issue was easily fixed by shaving down the fin with a Dremel tool.
Excellent lens with great performance stopped down and very good sharpness stopped down with some loss of contrast and a bit of color change (which I can only describe as a pastel color palette).



May 11, 2011 at 11:29 AM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Contax 50mm 1.7


Here you can see where the mirror hung on my 5DII - rubmarks are at the top, away from the fin. Taking off a bit of material solved the problem for me.

Please don't mind the grime on the glass, it's all clean now


C/Y Zeiss 50/1.7 by Johann D, on Flickr



May 12, 2011 at 10:07 AM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Contax 50mm 1.7


hi,
after having quite a lot 50ies,
for me this one is the best.
i realy like the 3D pop which make the picure very alive.


http://zneyder.de/fred/door1.jpg

5D zeiss 50mm 1,7



Sep 12, 2011 at 04:09 PM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Contax 50mm 1.7


Oh AhamB, I think we know the same person with the Planar HFT 50mm/1.4 and a 195 Euro damage on the EOS 5D.

I lost my EOS 5D mirror during tests with the converted FD 24/1.4L - the mirror crashes (I had that ~50-200 times before with different lenses), and the mirror was no longer attached.
This was the start of my 100% silver mirror project.100% silver mirror project.



Sep 12, 2011 at 04:26 PM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Contax 50mm 1.7




Okay guys I am reviving this thread back to life.

EOS R is out anyone here tried Contax 1.7/50 + Fotodiox c/y to EF adapter + Canon EF to RF adapter + EOS R?

or you guys went straight Contax 1.7/50 + C/Y to RF adapter + EOS R?

just asking... a while back with 5d, 5d2, 5d3 bodies the c/y 1.7/50 adapted is always hitting the mirror., now with a thick adapter there's a plenty of space for the contax fins to work on.




Dec 26, 2018 at 10:04 PM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · Contax 50mm 1.7


In a related vein, I've recently been using my C/Y 50/f1.7 lens with an adapter on my (DIY modified full-spectrum) Samsung NX500 for IR photography (using a 720 nm filter at F8 and typically focused at 80 feet or so) and am very favorably impressed by how well it performs.

For example:




Dec 27, 2018 at 08:05 AM
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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · Contax 50mm 1.7


Audii-Dudii wrote:
In a related vein, I've recently been using my C/Y 50/f1.7 lens with an adapter on my (DIY modified full-spectrum) Samsung NX500 for IR photography (using a 720 nm filter at F8 and typically focused at 80 feet or so) and am very favorably impressed by how well it performs.

For example:

https://i.imgur.com/k0MhLRo.jpg



Nice capture bro...

so no EOS R + Contax 1.7/50 combo yet?




Dec 27, 2018 at 09:52 AM
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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · Contax 50mm 1.7


I've never tried a Contax lens but I used plenty of C/Y mount lenses when I had my 5D2 with no issues.


Dec 27, 2018 at 05:07 PM
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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · Contax 50mm 1.7


I have a general manual generic nex adapter that I use for Sony, what generic one would I need for my Canon 5DIV


Dec 27, 2018 at 05:38 PM
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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · Contax 50mm 1.7


I used my C/Y 50/1.7 on Kodak DCS SLR/C Pro, 5D and 1D Series without issue. I would recommend getting the Fotodiox Pro version ... I've used the Pro series from Fotidiox in 5 different flavors M645>EF, Leica R>EF, Nikon F>EF, Olympus OM>EF & C/Y>EF all with good results.

I used one of Fotodiox's "regular" F>EF, and someone else's generic OM>EF as a trial. Imo, no comparison, go with the Pro version.



Dec 27, 2018 at 08:10 PM
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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · Contax 50mm 1.7


RustyBug wrote:
I used my C/Y 50/1.7 on Kodak DCS SLR/C Pro, 5D and 1D Series without issue. I would recommend getting the Fotodiox Pro version ... I've used the Pro series from Fotidiox in 5 different flavors M645>EF, Leica R>EF, Nikon F>EF, Olympus OM>EF & C/Y>EF all with good results.

I used one of Fotodiox's "regular" F>EF, and someone else's generic OM>EF as a trial. Imo, no comparison, go with the Pro version.



I have the C/Y 1.7/50 AE version this one is hitting 5D's mirror with regular and Pro fotodiox... some say it's the fin.

by the way my C/Y is not modified.




Dec 27, 2018 at 09:00 PM
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