Hey everyone,
I\'m normally a Nikon shooter, but I thought I\'d pop on over here to ask you knowledgeable Canon guys a quick question since I\'m clueless about Canon gear. This weekend while rummaging through a local garage sale in my neighborhood I spotted a Canon FD 800mm 5.6L with a Canon F-1 attached on sale for $5. I almost fell over when I saw it and couldn\'t believe it. Both the lens and camera were covered in what looked to be years of dust. I took it home and after an hour and half of cleaning them I realized that both were in great working condition. Suffice it to say that I was jumping off the walls in joy. Looks like I just might need to pick up a used Canon dSLR to play around with my new find!
My question now is from what I read so far I would need an adapter of some sort to convert the FD mount to an EOS one if I wanted to use a dSLR, correct? However to maintain the infinity focus I would need an adapter with a glass insert as well? Anyone use any FD adapters that have a quality insert that plays well with FD lenses?
Many thanks!
Tom
UPDATE (8/4): Just tried out the 800mm with Ed Mika\'s FD to EF adapter (more info here) on a Canon 40D and the results ROCK. I took some quick test shots at 5.6 that can be seen at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvynLEr. All photos with the lens are straight from the camera no PP. Also in other news, I think I might need to get a manual focusing screen for my 40D, I suck at manual focusing.
Hey everyone,
I\'m normally a Nikon shooter, but I thought I\'d pop on over here to ask you knowledgeable Canon guys a quick question since I\'m clueless about Canon gear. This weekend while rummaging through a local garage sale in my neighborhood I spotted a Canon FD 800mm 5.6L with a Canon F-1 attached on sale for $5. I almost fell over when I saw it and couldn\'t believe it. Both the lens and camera were covered in what looked to be years of dust. I took it home and after an hour and half of cleaning them I realized that both were in great working condition. Suffice it to say that I was jumping off the walls in joy. Looks like I just might need to pick up a used Canon dSLR to play around with my new find!
My question now is from what I read so far I would need an adapter of some sort to convert the FD mount to an EOS one if I wanted to use a dSLR, correct? However to maintain the infinity focus I would need an adapter with a glass insert as well? Anyone use any FD adapters that have a quality insert that plays well with FD lenses?
Many thanks!
Tom
Jul 19, 2011 at 06:08 PM
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