sorry_no_photos Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 <p>It's a beautiful little lens. Built like a tank. And if you take off the rear filter element, the mirror won't hit it (but then the range of focus will only go from a few centimeters to a metre). The Peleng website says that it will fit on a 5D, but I suspect that any full frame EOS body will risk damage to the mirror. Unfortunately, I found this out only after ordering it and receiving it after 3 weeks. And the people back in Belorussia don't seem to answer their e-mails. I've added a couple of photos taken with it after I removed the rear element.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorry_no_photos Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 <p>And from the photo above, a full screen capture.</p> <p>So, unless anybody has any suggestions, it'll be going on e-bay shortly (I can likely sell it well before I even get a response from Peleng). </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_robertson2 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 <blockquote> <p>And if you take off the rear filter element, the mirror won't hit it (but then the range of focus will only go from a few centimeters to a metre).</p> </blockquote> <p>The range of focus rarely matters on a 17mm lens on a full frame camera. I'm sure most of your shots would be sharp with the focus left at the 1 metre setting. I know what you're saying though, it would be nice if you didn't have to mess around with this junk. It should perform as described.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorry_no_photos Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 <p>A follow-up note: eastwavelens.com wrote to say that it should work with an M42 to Peleng adapter, as well as an M42 to EOS adapter. So I'll try that and update this thread when it arrives.<br /> Thanks for the reply Jamie, but this is what I got when I moved 2 metres away from the subject (cropped down to 700 pixels wide). I focused as best I could with a Brightscreen Accurfocus device, but the result was terrible. With the Accurfocus, I can immediately tell whether I'm going to get a decent focus or not.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_robertson2 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 <p>Oh well, looks like you do need proper focus control after all. I hope you get it to work.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah_fox Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 <p>FAIW, a Zenitar 16 doesn't have this mirror interference problem on my 5D with the rear filter attached.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorry_no_photos Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 <p>Well, the M42 to Peleng adapter arrived in the mail today. Now the filter protrudes from the lens even worse than before. So neither eastwavelens.com nor peleng8.com seem to know what they're talking about. <br> Now the hard part comes: trying to get my money back. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorry_no_photos Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 <p>Most recent update: eastwavelens.com says that my fotodiox M42 adapter is the wrong thickness (1.35mm's versus their adapter's 1.53mm's). So I've ordered theirs. And peleng8.com says that the rear filter that was attached to the lens they sent me is wrong (they asked me to send a photo of the filter to confirm). So now they're working on getting the supposedly correct filter. Sheesh!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorry_no_photos Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 <p>Another update: the 1.53mm adapter doesn't work either. peleng8.com and eastwavelens.com are (supposedly) still looking into the issue. I guess I have a few choices:<br> --sell the lens on e-bay<br> --buy a non-full-frame body<br> --keep the lens for my 5D, but just use it as a macro lens (it does produce some neat results)<br> --keep waiting for the so-called experts to find out what is wrong</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butch_arrington Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 <p>I tried to post, but don't see it. Have you considered picking up a short Canon extension tube?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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