helimat wrote:
+1... My *only* gripe is that the barrel rotates, making filter usage a PITA. Otherwise, it is simply fantastic. A zoom with a great macro feature is very handy in a small bag.
All lenses have weaknesses. The rotating barrel is for me a minor flaw. The rest is great :-)
This lens seems to work just fine without hitting the mirror on the 5D. Using the Kindai adapter. I have the fotodiox adapter, but I haven't tried it w/ the 5D. The Kindai adapter is way better in quality and it included a rear cap. But for $170 it should be exceptional.
I think your $10 special will do just fine. I think I already had an error, while in macro mode indoors. That's w/ the expensive adapter. Which body are you using it on?
I have been using it on my 5D2, without issue. Although the lower part of the frame sometimes looks dark, but only in macro mode and only some of the time, and the mirror doesn't have to be released afterward. I wonder if it is just grazing it enough to slow it down?
The expensive adapter must have a chip as well, which I wouldn't mind mainly for the EXIF.
Nope, the $170 Kindai adapter has no chip installed. I wasn't really concerned with the exif info anyways on this lens. I also heard the chips are more of a pain. I think you can add a chip to your adapter?
btw, I bought this from a Japanese etailer. Cameraquest sells the same brand.
I know Fotodiox sells a $150+ adapter w/ a chip, but what I've read their expensive adapters are of the same quality as there $25 ones; except they are all black. Maybe someone here can clarify this.
I think once my kit is truly finalized (ya right ) I will get a nice adapter for each of the few lenses I plan to keep. Up until now, with different makes and models coming and going, having fancy adapters for all of them would be pricey. At that point I will probably go with programmable chips, as it would be nice to view an image months after it was taken and know which lens it was taken with. Not a big fan of AF confirm though... But that can be turned off.
Well, whatever works. I'll tell you though, it's just an adapter but I can definitely appreciate the quality of the Kindai compared to the hunk of metal I was sent from Fotodiox.
I plan on keeping the 35-70, so it was worth it to me. So, how do you cap your lens rear with the adapter on? I couldn't figure that out w/ the other adapter that didn't come with one. It was also tough getting it off. Sort of semiperm attachment no?
swolfcg wrote:
So, how do you cap your lens rear with the adapter on? I couldn't figure that out w/ the other adapter that didn't come with one. It was also tough getting it off. Sort of semiperm attachment no?
I just buy rear Canon caps to put on the adapters. Should be less than $10, even cheaper if you go third party...
jotdeh wrote:
I just buy rear Canon caps to put on the adapters. Should be less than $10, even cheaper if you go third party...
I thought of that, but it would have took an odd sized rear cap. None of the many that I already own fit.. Problem solved w/ the kindai adapter anyways.
swolfcg wrote:
I thought of that, but it would have took an odd sized rear cap. None of the many that I already own fit.. Problem solved w/ the adapter anyways.
One of my rear caps from a Sigma 50/1.4 was very loose on the adapter, but other caps fit well. No idea...
Fuji S5, OOC JPG downsized and sharpened, wide open or f/4.
No artistic value here, but this kind of image illustrates nicely how smooth the transition from in focus to OOF areas is. You cannot draw a line between sharp and blurry areas as with many other lenses, which gives the image a very natural look in my opinion.
I took this lens to a retirement today, and boy those pictures came out extra sharp. Though it was just tough transitioning from outdoors to indoors & taking pics without much notice.
I think most people assume you are using a Point Shoot or automatic Zoom. Not so much. I have to set up the ISO, FL, AZ, & TV, then try to focus. It's probably pretty automatic for you veterans here, but boy does it push me to use my brain.
I wasn't the official photography so hopefully they didn't expect too much.
swolfcg wrote:
I took this lens to a retirement today, and boy those pictures came out extra sharp. Though it was just tough transitioning from outdoors to indoors & taking pics without much notice.
I think most people assume you are using a Point Shoot or automatic Zoom. Not so much. I have to set up the ISO, FL, AZ, & TV, then try to focus. It's probably pretty automatic for you veterans here, but boy does it push me to use my brain.
I wasn't the official photography so hopefully they didn't expect too much.
I wasn't planning on posting pics, since I wasn't sitting in the best spot to shoot. This was a very informal ceremony behind the Chief's hut at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Ca. It was a retirement for a Master Chief and a change of Command Master Chiefs. I think this is the third retirement I've attended in less than 7 days. And, yes I'm also a Chief (Electronics Tech) w/ the CG.
) I will get a nice adapter for each of the few lenses I plan to keep. Up until now, with different makes and models coming and going, having fancy adapters for all of them would be pricey. 
At that point I will probably go with programmable chips, as it would be nice to view an image months after it was taken and know which lens it was taken with. Not a big fan of AF confirm though... But that can be turned off.
