benshuman Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I am looking for some EOS body caps. These will be used to make some adapters touse my college's EOS cameras on my FL bellows. The purpose of all this is to allow me to begin some photomicroscopy andmacrophotography adventures. Thanks to anyone who can help! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcolwell Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 They're pretty cheap on eBay. You can get 5 body caps delivered in the US for less than $10. For example, <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/5x-Canon-EOS-Body-Cap-NEW_W0QQitemZ190080361722QQihZ009QQcategoryZ30060QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">see this listing</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awindsor Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 They are available widely. http://www.amazon.com/Canon-RF-3-Body-Cap-Cameras/dp/B00007E7K1 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=12216&is=REG&addedTroughType=search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awindsor Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I was about to say that you can find general brand caps cheaply on ebay but I guess I was beaten to it. All my Canon caps fit securely but one of my two generic caps is very loose. Whether this is a problem will depend on your use for the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecyr Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 The other, more expensive but more secure option is to buy the FD-to-EOS adapters on eBay as cheaply as possible and screw out the POS 2X optics in the middle. Then you have a solid 8mm extension tube that connects your EOS camera to your FL bellows -- that's exactly how I marry my 350D and FL bellows. On the other end, you have various options depending on what lenses you use and how you attach them. For reversed lenses, like enlarging lenses, you can also get on eBay (and maybe elsewhere) reverse mount FD adapters, which is also what I do. Searching "FD EOS adapter" gets this page: http://tinyurl.com/34okj2 http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=FD+EOS+adapter HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevytrev Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 If you haven't already you should check you local brick and morter store. I just bought a body cap for a home made macro lens and it worked great. I figured after shipping and handling the price between online and local camera store would be the same and I could have it now and not in three days. Good luck and have fun with you project! Trevy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffOwen Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Most caps that I have seen are plastic. I tried to use one to convert it to take a non standard lens. It worked but was very weak, I don't know if they make a metal version. If they do then try using that one rather than the plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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