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    Canon F-1 New Stop down slide button

    and be sure to only use it when the lens is NOT in the A position!!!!
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jun 18, 2019 in forum: Canon FD
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    Mirrorless digital camera for Canon FD lenses

    Use one of the various Canon EOS M models plus a cheap adaptor for 10 bucks and you will be happy.
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jun 18, 2019 in forum: Canon FD
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    Canon New F1 Service in Europe

    You might want to check Foto Hügle in Dessau.
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Apr 4, 2019 in forum: Canon FD
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    Canon FD Photos of the Month: January 2019

    Canon AE-1 (black), FD 1.8/50mm SC (Chrome nose), Arista EDU 200[IMG]
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jan 10, 2019 in forum: Canon FD
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    Everything old is new again : FD lenses on new Canon EOS R system?

    I have been using my FD lenses very successfully on EOS M bodies with a cheap China-made adaptor. I guess, there will be soon adaptors like this...
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jan 5, 2019 in forum: Canon FD
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    Using FD lenses on EOS body by adapters

    sorry, wrong thread
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jan 5, 2019 in forum: Canon FD
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    Canon AE1 vs F1

    Image quality is defined by the lenses, not by the bodies. So if you want more or better quality, you must invest in lenses.
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Aug 7, 2018 in forum: Canon FD
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    FD 35mm f/2 vs. EF 35mm f/2?

    Don't forget that due to the crop factor of 1.6x a 35mm lens will perform like a 56mm on an APS-C system such as the wonderful M5. if you want the...
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Dec 12, 2017 in forum: Canon FD
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    FD 35mm f/2 vs. EF 35mm f/2?

    Of course they did, see the reply just above yours. The EF 2/35mm IS USM is the latest version, replacing the old one from the late 80s/early 90s....
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Dec 12, 2017 in forum: Canon FD
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    FD to EOS adapter question

    Why not get an EOS M body? The M10 is very cheap at the moment. The FD to EF-M adapter sells for around 15 bucks on ebay and then you can use all...
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Feb 26, 2017 in forum: Canon FD
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    The last of the Exas

    <p><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/364/32212410406_6d733a5fb1_c.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="649" /></p>
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jan 11, 2017 in forum: Classic Manual Cameras
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    The last of the Exas

    <p>The Exa 1C wasn't manufactured in the 1970s, but from 1985-87 and it was the last Exa to be built. And my one has a lever for film transport.</p>
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jan 11, 2017 in forum: Classic Manual Cameras
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    Canon A-1 won't fire with lens on A setting

    <p>Can you check whether the aperture-check lever is engaged? It's the lever to the left of the lens if you have got the cam in your hand with the...
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Jan 7, 2017 in forum: Canon FD
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    Counterfeit Canon FD 50mm F1.2 L lens?

    <p>If it was an L lens, it'd say "L" on the front ring. It's as simple as that.<br> I own the nFD 1,2/50mm without the L and I'm pretty happy with...
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Nov 28, 2016 in forum: Canon FD
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    New (to me) Canon FT and a question

    <p>Actually, removing the mirror foam particles is no big deal. Take a Q-tip, soak it with alcohol from the dugstore and gently swipe across the...
    Post by: thomas_goehler, Nov 22, 2016 in forum: Canon FD