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<p>@Dennis K, I am well aware of both of those examples of the concept. I was on the preorder list back in 1999 for efilm by Silicone Film. I'm still holding out that it can be realistically done and perhaps I'll be the one to do it in time.</p>

<p>In response to Ben Myerson, As there are so few film shooters left, there is a dramatic over abundance of great FD lenses out there that can continue to be appreciated but rather in the digital world. As much as possible, respecting the vintage gear I ensure all my EOS solutions retain original imaging characteristics of the lens while retaining the ability to be reverted back to FD at some point in the future. Very few people have the patience or the money to afford to shoot film. My long term business goal is to develop a full frame sensor that fits into the envelope of a 35mm film canister allowing full original imaging systems to be used. -Ed Mika</p>

<p>Jim Buchanan is actually in California (great guy too). He uses my kits for the 85L conversions (and does a great job of it too plus your lens gets cleaned and lubed to better than new condition).<br>

-Ed Mika</p>

<p>Ed Mika here (the developer of the EdMika adapters) The 50-300 4.5L is a dream on full frame (I now have 3 copies of this lens) The images are shockingly sharp. The 200 macro is great too. Both require very long EdLinks (linkages to connect the aperture control ring with the diaphragm so for now I only have prototypes I hand made but production designs are progressing.<br>

I am a fan of EVIL/mirrorrless bodies but most are 1.5 or 2x crop and have clunky controls. Some people already have a good Canon DSLR and would like to use good manual Canon glass to go with it. </p>

<p>Thanks for the nice writeup Philip. Some copies of the FD 300mm 2.8L have trouble reaching infinity using the simple focus recalibration I describe here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytgt1d1Ts8I. The solution to absolutely get past infinity is to use a small circular file and extend the slots of the focus mechanism traveller by approximately 0.7mm. I'm not a fan of permanent modification but this one is quite minimal. Another important consideration is to ensure you shoot with a 48mm thread filter installed, it does adjust the optical path slightly and helps push past infinity quite a bit. One thing to note in your comparison, you still had a stop of light the FD 300 2.8 was able to play with to help in lower light situations and for bokeh generation. Its not all just about sharpness as you state. Pixel peeping aside, the two comparison shots you took, the FD one looks more contrasty and vibrant to me.<br>

Your FD 85mm 1.2L copy seems surprisingly soft though, My copy is not much softer than my EF 85mm 1.2L II at equivalent apertures. I will have a reversible mount swap kit for most FDn sub 200mm primes by June in case you want to get more than 5 feet out of your lens with the 0.5mm adapter. The 85mm 1.2L is particularly hard to convert though since one of the aperture levers has to be taken out by disassembling the lens and the rear aspherical element can be a challenge to unscrew so I will be highly recommending people use Jim Buchanan's conversion services since he will have my kits on hand.<br>

Bob, I rented the EF 800mm 5.6L and spent a weekend playing with it along side of my FD 800mm 5.6L. Though I did no well setup comparisons because I was too busy having fun, optically both were equally fantastic for drawing details out of distant scenes. I also own an EF 400mm 2.8L IS and the FD 400mm 2.8L IS and there is absolutely no sharpness difference. I really should do a proper shoot off to prove this to the internets. In any case, its hard not to see the true bargain these white legacy lenses represent. Most people find them safely under 2000 dollars and some even for 5 http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1028384/0 . This price range brings this kind of rewarding shooting to enthusiasts that normally wouldn't be ready to drop the price of a car on that type of lens in the EF range.<br>

cheers,<br>

-Ed Mika</p>

<p>Current Adapters We have developed and are selling:<br>

FD to EOS mount TS 35mm 2.8 Tilt Shift<br>

FD to EOS mount 0.5mm dual-orientation adapter for super-telephotos<br>

upcoming adapter kits in order:<br>

relaunch of FL 55mm 1.2 to EOS<br>

FD 55mm 1.2 chrome nose/SSC to EOS<br>

FD 55mm 1.2 Aspherical to EOS<br>

FD 85mm 1.2 Aspherical to EOS<br>

nFD all sub 135mm non L prime lens to EOS universal kit<br>

nFD 14mm2.8/24mm1.4/50mm1.2/85mm 1.2 L to EOS universal kit<br>

FD 35mm f/2 radioactive thorium element to EOS</p>

<p>All will focus to infinity but some will come into contact with 5D/5D2 mirrors near infinity (but not with full frame 1D-s mirrors). For fixed rear elements I am currently developing a two stage floating system. Some of the kits will be a bigger technical challenge to install than my first ones. Jim Buchanan in California has agreed to offer his conversion services and stock my adapters for buyers not up to the challenge.-Ed Mika</p>

<p>Alf, <br>

Sorry for the late reply, no optics required, just three screws removed, FL mount taken off, brass EF mount put on and three smaller headed screws tightened in the same holes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhG0CWAJY0</p>

 

<p>Scott, I'm Ed from a Collingwood on the other side of the world. I'm about to start selling a conversion kit for the FL 55 1.2's to EF mount. We've made a prototype and the switch between FL and EF mounts will be easy and take 5 minutes either way with just a small phillips screw driver we will provide. We already make a glassless FD to EF adapter that gives infinity focus on the longest lenses, details here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ontarian/sets/72157624929098837/</p>