At 02:51 AM 01/26/2001, you wrote:
>NObody's done this?? I have now found I think four brands of
>adapters, including Canon's own for using FD lenses on EOS bodies.
>Bower, General Brand, Canon, and Kenko. The Kenko says it's a 1.4x
>adapter?? Not sure what that means. I'm intrigued by the
>possibilities...
You're intrigued and I am confused. Four possibilities including <Canon's
own> and <Canon>?
Canon made two adapters for mounting FD lenses on EOS bodies -- the "Lens
Converter FD-EOS-1 f/Long Lenses" which is long discontinued and the Macro
Lens Mount (Canon # C543831).
Other options include what B&H calls General (or generic) Brand. This is
not an industry-wide term. This item has a single element to preserve
infinity focus. i believe this is identical to the Bower
Kenko offers both 1.4x and 2x adapters. They combine the adapter with a
teleconverter.
OMHO, they're all cumbersome and awkward. There's no mechanical or
electronic connection from lens to body, all operation is 100% mechanical.
Unless you have some really esoteric, expensive, unreplaceable lens, why
bother?
--
regards,
Henry Posner
Director of Sales and Training
B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com
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