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larry h.

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  1. Thank you everyone for your answers. You've given me much to think about., especially whether the 14 millimeter lenses were designed for full frame cameras (I think they were). I guess my final question is does anyone know for *certain* if Nikon F mount (pre-AI, AI, or AIS) lens to Minolta MC/MD mount adapters were or are still being made? I think that if there's any chance at making my original plan work, that will be my secret weapon.
  2. Cory, for a second I thought you had something there. But then I realized that what I would need is a Canon EOS EF lens to Minolta MC/MD body adapter. I actually have a lens less adapter that I bought, I think, from someone on this forum (maybe Frank Mueller?), that is a very very thin adapter but it still would kill infinity focus at 7 mm of thickness on a 14 mm lens. So I guess I wasn't really clear about what I want or need. The register distance for MC/MD and EF lenses are almost identical: Canon EF lenses have a register distance of 44.0 mm and Minolta MC MD lenses have a register distance of 43.72 mm. So any adapter is going to be way too thick to work. Theoretically, any lens with a register distance greater than is needed by a camera body can be adapted without a lens getting in the way. So, I think my best bet is to find a Nikon lens to Minolta MCMD body adapter. Nikon's register distance is 46.5 mm. That's why that Nikon lenses are easily adapted to Canon EOS bodies. I have one of those adapters now, attached to a 20 mm Nikon lens which gives me an effective 32 mm lens on my cropped camera body, i.e. not so wide. A 14 mm lens by Samyang that would become a 22.4 mm lens on my Canon EOS body, but most importantly would be an amazing 14 f2.8 lens on my Minolta body. So does anyone know where I could get a Nikon lens to Minolta MC MD camera adapter? I doubt that they're made new now. But I imagine someone must have made them way back in the day. Thanks again for your help. Larry PS - one of my main uses for an ultra wide lens will be for astrophotography, so infinity focus will be important.
  3. I haven't been on this forum for a while. It's great to see that it's still going strong. Recently I've been ogling the new lenses being offered by Bower, Pro optic, Rokinon, and Samyang. (I *think* that they're all identical, but for all I know, they may have different quality coatings or mechanics or something. Anyone else know about that?) In particular, I'd love to put the 14 mm f 2.8 lens on my Minolta SRT 102. I also use the canon EOS system. I know you cannot put a Minolta MD lens on a Canon EOS camera because the register distances are incompatible. But theoretically that should mean that you should be able to put a Canon lens on a Minolta MD/MC camera, assuming you had the correct mechanical adapter and a way to change the aperture. So do any of you know if such a mechanical adapter exists to put a B, P, R, or S lens with a Canon EF mount onto my beloved SRT 102? Those companies also make most of their lenses in Nikon, Pentax K, Olympus 4/3rds and Sony/Minolta AF mounts. Are any of those adaptable to Minolta MC/MD? My first choice among those is Nikon, because it is also adaptable to Canon EOS. Thanks! Larry
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