[LRflex] Re: Going digital - Advice sought - Thanks in anticipation
- From: <badgerhill@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:38:35 -0700
Hi,
How do you modify the EOS to M42 lens to an EOS to Minolta SR lens. I have a
Minolta XE-7 (great camera) with a gang of Minolta lenses (not so great) but
I'd love to try them on my EOS. Can someone help by giving me some details on
the EOS-M42 conversion to Minolta?
Thanks,
Harry
---- Dave Saalsaa <dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Philippe,
> I have been using the 20D with Leica and other brand lenses for about a
> year now. It does well with them including the 24mm Elmarit. I also have
> converted some of my old Minolta SR mount lenses by modifying the EOS to M
> 42 adaptors to replace the Minolta SR mount. Plus using the many fine Carl
> Zeiss lenses in Contax mount with the EOS to Contax adapter. Douglas Sharp
> has been doing the same thing and has shared his info with me on lenses so
> it is possible to use many more lenses with the Canon EOS mount than the
> Nikon mount. The 30 D would operate in the same was with some improvements
> over the 20D in terms of metering and LCD screen size. Photos from both 20D
> and 30D should be about the same though. I saw just do and and have fun
> with using a plethora of fine lenses on it.
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Philippe Amard" <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 7:05 AM
> Subject: [LRflex] Going digital - Advice sought - Thanks in anticipation
>
>
> > To Canon and Nikon users, mainly.
> >
> > I have had in mind for some time to go digital and was really attracted
> > by the Canon 20D (now replaced by 30D).
> >
> > What are the pros and the cons of such a purchase - users' experience is
> > most welcome.
> > Which are the lenses that are sure NOT to fit the adptor; I had a close
> > look at my 24 Elmarit and found it protudes very slightly from the
> > adaptator ring for example.
> > Due to the circular movement of the mirror, how far/deep can it protude
> > into the 20D (30D can't be much different, can it?). Has anyone got the
> > specs? Measured?
> > I also own a 2x extender and two angenieux zooms (35x2 and 70X3). My
> > concern is that I wouldn't like to go canon and find them unsuitable.
> > And there's the crop factor to considered too...
> >
> > A drastic alternative would be to go Nikon (D80 & 18-200 stab), which
> > would, along with the 10Mp, cover the whole range I currently have while
> > solving my decaying eyesight/focusing problems.
> > But it would also turn my current gear into FS or collection items which
> > I would certainly miss.
> >
> > I know this may look or sound peculiar on a Leica list and could be
> > considered as a betrayal, but a used R8 or R9 + DMR is way beyond my
> > present and foreseable reach, and the Lumix + Leica stab would be
> > leaving a big gap in terms of range and versatility in the short and
> > mid-term..
> >
> > Thanks for comments, advice, warnings, suggestions.
> >
> > Yours
> > Phileicangenieux.
> >
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