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<p><strong>@António</strong> No. Matt.</p>

<p><strong>@Robert</strong> That certainly sounds plausible to me.<br> <strong>@Bill</strong> Of course the lens gets sharper as you stop down. My reservation is that fast FD lenses tend to be unacceptably soft wide open, mounted on digital sensors. Which is a shame, because I'd love to be able to use them in low light.<br> <strong>@Raid</strong> No mounting issue. Click on the image above and look at others in the set: they go down to about f8. The ghosting/flare issue gets progressively less (and the picture *much* sharper). There are also some comparison shots taken with an EOS 85mm f1.8.</p>

<blockquote> <p>The point was to shake the FD forum tree for film photos and stories...</p> </blockquote> <p>Heh. Took my first F1N and a 500m f4.5L to <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66706939@N05/sets/72157627663201496/">Tanzania in 2009</a>: does that count? No problem with film-fogging. Took two F1Ns plus various (shorter!) lenses to China in 2010. Again no film-fogging problems, but I have yet to put any of those up on Flickr. Since then, like others, it's been digital.</p>

<blockquote> <p>What does this mean? <em><strong>".....overwhelms the adaptor....."</strong></em></p> </blockquote> <p>Hard to express, but it's as if there's too much stray light. You can see a bit of the effect in the image below - which is not strictly comparable, as this was taken with a Bower adaptor on an EOS 1Ds III, but it was shot at f1.2 on the FD 85mm f1.2L, so you get perhaps something of the idea. (I'm 6,000 miles from home at the moment, so this is the best I can do ... ).</p> <center><a title="With Bower Adaptor @ f1.2 100% by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7988125101_b80df1d076_z.jpg" alt="With Bower Adaptor @ f1.2 100%" width="640" height="427" /></a></center>

<p>The issues which I have seen, using FD lenses on a Sony Nex 5 and a Fujifilm X-Pro 1, are that it is often necessary to stop down, say to about f2.8 or f4, to get acceptable sharpness and that with very fast lenses the amount of light overwhelms the adaptor (I use Novoflex, so it is not a quality issue), so that a lot of additional stray light gets into the picture. </p>

<p>I agree with you, Anthea. Lovely sunflower shot, by the way. The last of my Vancouver pictures from last August. X Pro 1 and 35mm f1.4.</p> <p> </p> <center><a title="Vancouver View by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2949/15258936760_2766a9baf2_c.jpg" alt="Vancouver View" width="467" height="700" /></a></center>

<p>F1N + 300mm f4L. Thailand 2010. Provia.</p> <p><img src="http://phiveas.co.uk/images/Thailand%20(1%20of%201).jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Went to Canada for our holiday this year. Took the 1Ds III, 16-35mm, 24-105mm and the 70-200mm plus 1.4x. Had a great time and managed a few decent shots. Here's what I believe to be a Colombian Ground Squirrel, shot with the 70-200mm + 1.4x at a campsite in Banff.</p> <p> </p> <center><a title="Campground Critter, Banff by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3930/15422429786_89ac2bd010_c.jpg" alt="Campground Critter, Banff" width="700" height="467.25" /></a></center>

<p>The Vancouver shoreline from Stanley Park. Taken this August with an X Pro 1 and 35mm.</p> <p> </p> <center><a title="Vancouver Seafront View by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5597/15259059557_0b3760c004_c.jpg" alt="Vancouver Seafront View" width="700" height="467" /></a></center>

<p>A not very Canadian shot form our recent trip to Canada. I mostly used my DSLR, but in downtown Vancouver the X Pro 1 got an outing.</p> <p> </p> <center><a title="Sweet Tooth by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/15422639286_3d4e891a1e_c.jpg" alt="Sweet Tooth" width="534" height="800" /></a></center> <p> </p> <center><strong>Sweet Tooth</strong></center>

<p>Well, mostly. Having left it behind for last year's trip to <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66706939@N05/sets/72157636251920666/">Myanmar</a>, the plan for this year's trip included whales, so the X Pro 1 was not going to cut it. So instead I travelled as "light" as I could with my 1Ds III and "just" three lenses - the 24-105, the 16-35 f2.8 L II and the 70-200 f2.8 L II (plus the 1.4 x III). (And the X Pro 1, for occasional "light(er)" use.) I am not too dismayed at the outcome. Here's a sample; clicking on it will take you to the (mercifully short) album on Flickr.</p> <center><a title="Bow Lake, Icefields Parkway by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66706939@N05/sets/72157648338390456/"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3927/15258939977_afbfae2f46_z.jpg" alt="Bow Lake, Icefields Parkway" width="640" height="427" /></a></center> <p> </p> <center><strong>Bow Lake, Icefields Parkway</strong></center>

<p>My friends played their first festival last weekend. 1Ds III and 24-105mm. (First shot is a different band: Chris TT and the Hoodrats, since you ask.)</p> <p> </p> <center><a title="Chris TT, Meonfest 2014 by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href="http://bit.ly/MnFst14"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5560/14639152351_b1eef2150f_z.jpg" alt="Chris TT, Meonfest 2014" width="640" height="427" /></a></center> <p> </p> <center><a title="Chalk Flowers, Meonfest 2014 by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href="http://bit.ly/MnFst14"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/14455880778_e948181d70_z.jpg" alt="Chalk Flowers, Meonfest 2014" width="640" height="427" /></a></center>

<p><strong>@Louis </strong> Fantastic shots, Louis. As ever.</p>

<p>Shooting my friends' band with an X Pro 1 and 35mm f1.4.</p> <p> </p> <center><a title="Chalk Flowers by JamesMT1, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3810/14078487308_b1007f9c7d_z.jpg" alt="Chalk Flowers" width="640" height="427" /></a></center> <p> </p> <center><strong>Chalk Flowers</strong></center>