artie_kraemer Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I own a canon elan 7e and purchased a rare canon fd to eos mount. I want to know if the fd mount lenses are going to cause any problems on my eos body? I know I might lose some metering control and AF...I just don't want to do any damage to my eos system...Any thoughts would be appreciated...Thanks!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_chambers Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Artie: Beyond what you already mentioned, the only additional problem I know of is loss of infinity focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NK Guy Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Damage? No. You'll lose AF and you'll either lose infinity focus (if the adapter lacks glass) or some image quality (if the adapter has glass). But nothing will break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NK Guy Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Oh, and with an Elan 7/7E your metering will probably be off, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie_kraemer Posted February 4, 2003 Author Share Posted February 4, 2003 Thank you for the fast response...Just to let you know, I have glass on the mount, therefore I will not lose infinity...Thanks again all!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerard Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 See the thread <A HREF="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004TPO">Manual lens metering on an Elan 7</A> just a couple of messages below this one.<br> -regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_brockman1 Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Artie, Where did you find the fd to eos mount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie_kraemer Posted February 5, 2003 Author Share Posted February 5, 2003 Jim, I actually found it brand new on ebay...I made sure it was not a grey market...If things don't work out with it, leave me your contact info at xdiehardx23@hotmail.com. If I decide to sell it you'll be the first to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I didn't think they were that rare. I know B&H used to sell them and for all I know they still do. Not very expensive (under $50) as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie_kraemer Posted February 5, 2003 Author Share Posted February 5, 2003 bob, the aftermarkets are not rare, however canon discontinued the mount i believe in 2001 or 2002. I tried looking in b&h and they noted that they are unavailable due to discontinuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildpicture Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 The FD-EOS converters produced bu third brands are not rare. They are not very expensive either, and can be found routinely on Ebay. The optics however don't seem to be very good. The original Canon FD-EOS converter is very good optically. Just as good as the 1.4x from Canon. This one is very hard to find and can be rather expensive. Canon never sold these to "the public" but made them available only to professionals with big white FD glass. They can sometimes be found used on Ebay, but prices will be around $200 to $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie_kraemer Posted February 5, 2003 Author Share Posted February 5, 2003 Here is the fd to eos mount I found on ebay. Original...or not???<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie_kraemer Posted February 5, 2003 Author Share Posted February 5, 2003 Here is another photo of that same mount...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog21 Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 That is not the Canon FD-EOS converter.<BR><BR>I agree with Hans, the genuine Canon item is a very good piece. I use it with an EOS-3 and FD 500 4.5L and get very good results. The resulting lens is a manual focus 630mm f/5.6. <BR><BR>See the MIR site for more information on the <a href=http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/fdeos.htm> FD-EOS adaptors</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v._b. Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Will this adaptor work on EOS-50? Valdas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie_kraemer Posted February 11, 2003 Author Share Posted February 11, 2003 This adaptor will work on any canon with an eos mount, however it is in fact an aftermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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