On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:09:59 -0500, you wrote:
>
>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?
>
>--
Well, the reason for bother is budget, as usual! But I take your
opinion well, and will probably forgo the possibility, having only an
old FD 135 f/2.5 S.C. that I was very fond of. As to the confusion, I
merely included the Canon choice in the overall list.
Thanks very much
Ken
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