[LRflex] Re: Kindai - EOS adapters for various lenses

Sorry Dave,
it only depresses the pin to let you use lenses that don't have the 
manual/automatic aperture switch. i.e. most everything in M42 except 
some Pentax lenses.
Cheers
 Douglas


Dave Saalsaa wrote:
> Hi Douglas, I am quite interested in the M 42 adapter that you mention.  Do 
> I understand you correctly that it allows full open metering with the 20D? 
> I just machined an adapter for my Minolta 58mm f/1.4 Rokkor that allows 
> infinity focus on my 20D.  Nice soft bokeh.
>
> Dave
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> From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
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> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:07 PM
> Subject: [LRflex] Kindai - EOS adapters for various lenses
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>> Just got a parcel from Novoflex,
>> if anyone is thinking of buying Kindai EOS adapters, they are wonderful
>> quality, but quite expensive (145 euros)  bits of precision engineering,
>> I just got the Exakta, the Rollei and their M42 that depresses the
>> aperture pin.
>> A note on the Exakta adapter, later Topcon lenses with Exakta mounts
>> won't adapt, one of the pins (aperture simulator?) stops the adapter
>> being connected correctly, but , as I have no intention of using the
>> lenses on a Topcon body I just snipped off the pin, and now it works
>> perfectly.
>> I hope to be trying out new/old glass on the 20D tomorrow, a couple of
>> tests so far show that the Topcon 1,8/58 may just be a superb lens. Now
>> looking forward to picking  up some s/h Rollei mount lenses - pretty
>> inexpensive on the s/h market here in Germany, even the Zeiss models are
>> considerably lower priced than the same lenses in CY mount.
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
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