fd to eos ef adapters
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I like the ginger one
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To be honest, you probably will be.
There are 3 types:
The ones with glass in (made from the ends of milk bottles) that will give you thoroughly unpleasant results unless you're stopping right down.
The ones without glass that act like small extension tubes, meaning you'll probably lose the ability to focus to infinity.
The official Canon one that suffers from neither of the above problems, but you'll probably need to re-mortgage your house to afford one, if you can find one for sale!
There's a reason why most people who use old manual lenses go down the M42 route, it's a lot easier than FD. Personally, I'd go for option number 2, that way the quality can't be affected by cheap nasty glass (and they'll all perform pretty much the same, regardless of price).
Chris
There are 3 types:
The ones with glass in (made from the ends of milk bottles) that will give you thoroughly unpleasant results unless you're stopping right down.
The ones without glass that act like small extension tubes, meaning you'll probably lose the ability to focus to infinity.
The official Canon one that suffers from neither of the above problems, but you'll probably need to re-mortgage your house to afford one, if you can find one for sale!
There's a reason why most people who use old manual lenses go down the M42 route, it's a lot easier than FD. Personally, I'd go for option number 2, that way the quality can't be affected by cheap nasty glass (and they'll all perform pretty much the same, regardless of price).
Chris
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hmmm... I was looking for one of these not long ago... good thread. + bookmarked. 
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Don't know about looking through glass made of milk bottle ends. If you have an FD lens already, and fancy trying it on your Eos camera, the cost of an adapter won't break the bank. I agree that the quality isn't going to be the best, but neither does it fall at the non-useable end of the spectrum either.
These shots of my local church, which is about 1/4 of mile away, was taken on a grey/dull day, so the lighting is a bit flat, but it will give you an idea of what is possible. The lens used was a Canon FD 70-200.
And a 100% crop
These shots of my local church, which is about 1/4 of mile away, was taken on a grey/dull day, so the lighting is a bit flat, but it will give you an idea of what is possible. The lens used was a Canon FD 70-200.
And a 100% crop
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I agree with Scarecrow on this one, the cost is around £25-38, when I bought mine in 2006 it was only £17 inc P&P so a bargain.
I have used most of my 26 FD lenses on my 350D over the past 3 years and have achieved very good results with them, I get sharp A4 prints from them, 30 of which hang on my lounge wall and get very favourable comments from visitors.
I grew up using manual focus cameras, Praktica and Canon, still use an F1, A1 and a T90, so instead of spending hundreds or thousands of pounds I haven't got on the latest lenses I use the ones I already have for a fraction of the cost, and I do not have to worry about focus issues either.
Here is a link to my webpage of FD pictures taken on the 350D,these are only 800 pixels wide but will give an idea of what is possible with these lenses.
http://johnrollason.fotopic.net/c1429102_25.html
John
I have used most of my 26 FD lenses on my 350D over the past 3 years and have achieved very good results with them, I get sharp A4 prints from them, 30 of which hang on my lounge wall and get very favourable comments from visitors.
I grew up using manual focus cameras, Praktica and Canon, still use an F1, A1 and a T90, so instead of spending hundreds or thousands of pounds I haven't got on the latest lenses I use the ones I already have for a fraction of the cost, and I do not have to worry about focus issues either.
Here is a link to my webpage of FD pictures taken on the 350D,these are only 800 pixels wide but will give an idea of what is possible with these lenses.
http://johnrollason.fotopic.net/c1429102_25.html
John