On 19/1/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >I read a lot of good things about this lens so I bought one. >Does anybody know where I can find a good adapter to use this lens with >my 350 / XT? I've seen some on ebay >from France for $65,- but found that rather expensive (yes, I'm Dutch ...)
Hi Leeuwtje, The adapters you gave seen (sold by eBay seller 'Mr Rolfo') are actually quite good, and I would recommend one despite the price. You won't get it cheaper than unless you can turn metal and create your own adapter. I had some custom-made and they cam in more expensive than Mr Rolfo's. Note that the aperture coupling lever will have to be physically removed before you can mount the lens onto a Canon EOS camera. You either do this yourself of pay to have it done (more cost!)... To be honest, the SMC-M 50mm 1.4 is okay but not perhaps a stellar performer. Fine if you like old-fashioned manual focus. A moot point I know, as you already have bought the lens, but a better idea (certainly cheaper) would be to pick up a screwmount 50mm lens and pick up an EF- screwmount adapter which are plentiful. Further, consider a Canon 50mm lens - they are very good optics you know - and work well on EOS bodies ;-) I modified a couple of Pentax lenses (A*85mm f/1.4 and K15mm f/3.5) and this was worth it because these are definitely stellar performers. Details: <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/mods/eoskmount.html> Here's an excellent resource for K mount lenses: <http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/> HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
