Discussion Forum for various Lenses of different major labels in a shared environment at Photography In Malaysia

1. From : Tim (macro@small.com)
Url : http://
Date : 03:36 PM Sunday 14 December, 2008

LeeG:- your "small" has not been defined. The Micro-Nikor is a very good lens and neither I think the camera has any issue. Generally, you would require to find an outline for the autofocus system to work in any AF SLR. The closer it goes, the inmmenesly shallow depth of field which causes the subject has little room to find fosusing. So, you have to point the AF to specific subject with a defined outline for the focusing detection to hunt the right focus. Generally, for large magnification, manual is a better way. Last, NOT ALL lenses (even the Micro-Nikkor) has its limitation for closest focusing distance. The trick is to get the right magnification inthis case, 105/2.8 is 1:1.

2. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 09:11 AM Sunday 14 December, 2008

Hi Richard:

I will confess to giving you an answer that is not entirely true. There are adapters for using FD lenses on EOS cameras. The reason that I said there are not is because I do not consider them to be acceptable for use, and I didn't want to get into a long involved discussion of the reasons why. However, I feel I owe you an explanation.

The problem with adapting an FD lens to an EOS camera is that the EOS body is thicker than the FD body, so it is impossible to place the lens at the correct distance from the film.

This leaves the adapter designer with 2 options: either he can give you an adapter that will not permit the lens to focus to infinity (which would still work for close-ups), or he can add a concave lens into the adapter which will make the lens focus to infinity but will in the process both enlarge the image and degrade its quality. Adapters of both of these types are available.

If you are not interested in focusing to infinity, there is nothing wrong with the first type of adapter. However, most people would not find this limitation acceptable for general use. For a macro lens, it would be great.

The sacrifices made to obtain infinity focus in the other adapters, I think, are more than most people would find acceptable. Image quality is degraded at all apertures, though it's not as bad if you stop way down. Stopping way down, of course, is difficult when you don't have an automatic lens diaphragm as is the case with any of these adapters. Using 35mm lenses on DSLRs is already a challenge for the lens because of the smaller format and greater enlargement required, and degrading it further is not likely to be a good thing. Similarly, the small format already increases the effective focal length of your lens compared to what you're used to in 35mm, and the added enlargement from the adapter increases this effect as well. All in all, I don't think that most people would find this to be an acceptable solution.

So, it was easier and I felt more to the point to just say that there was not an adapter for this purpose. I apologize if this half-true answer caused you any difficulty or inconvenience.

3. From : Richard T Aune (kami73@comcast.net)
Url : http://
Date : 04:21 AM Sunday 14 December, 2008

Hey I found the adapter for EOS/FD lens problem I was having, it's made by Bower. Works well with the macro lens to date, I've yet to try the others. I appreciate your information even if is wasn't entirely true.

4. From : LeeG (leeg1957@msn.com)
Url : http://
Date : 08:16 PM Friday 12 December, 2008

I recently purchased a NIKON D60 Camera and a NIKON 105mm f/2.8s Lens. I am having trouble geting small items in focus. Any tips?

5. From : Rick Oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 11:58 AM Monday 08 December, 2008

Hi Richard:

No, there is not. Not one that's worth having anyway. You can adapt older Nikon, Olympus and Pentax Screw lenses to the new Canons, but older Canon (FL-FD series) will not go. The problem is that the digital body is thicker than the A1 body, so there is no way to focus the lens to infinity.

6. From : Richard T Aune (kami73@comcast.net)
Url : http://
Date : 06:02 AM Monday 08 December, 2008

Does anyone know if there is an adaptor ring to mount old A-1 lens to newer Canon DSLR

7. From : simon (idiem@aliceadsl.fr)
Url :
Date : 07:32 AM Sunday 07 December, 2008

Hello here.

Nice page of Zuiko lenses. I'm an amateur photograph and owner of an OM20 with 1.8/50 135/3.5 and the last one the 200mm f5. The two last bought in more than excellent condition during the last months( read = new ) respectively 57 & 56 €. The camera is like new as well, the 50mm same. Picture definition is amazing, i do mostly b&w. Me happy :) Freaking great lenses so far.

Thanx for the infos and stuff, keep up the good work :)

8. From : Tom Watson (bobsewave@cox.net)
Url : http://
Date : 06:04 AM Friday 05 December, 2008

While researching the value of my Nikon FTN and nikkor lenses, I ran across this site. I have a Nikkor 55mm f1.2 lens that I bought in Japan in 1968. Just to let you know, The serial number is 190549, evidently making it a type III. The 'backing' plate ( I assume this is the camera mount) , has 5 slot screws.

9. From : Mr.fang (private@enyity.com)
Url : http://
Date : 12:01 PM Wednesday 03 December, 2008

I was reading the Minolta lenses forum and had lead myself into a world of goodies from the links given. The pages on the version history of 35mm Nikkor and many others were simply amazing ! It is a very good resource site for references. Good work !

10. From : richard allenby-pratt (richard@allenby-pratt.com)
Url : http://www.allenby-pratt.com
Date : 07:12 PM Thursday 27 November, 2008

Hi, I read with interest the article on the Al Thani photography competition and it's Special edition M6 prize. As mentioned in the article, I was lucky enough to win one of these cameras in 2003 and subsequently auctioned it through Sotherby's where it fetched 13,500 GBP hammer price.
To answer the speculation at the end of the article, my understanding is that the full edition of 16 cameras (one was for sheikh Saud, and 15 for the proposed 15 years of the competition) was manufactured and delivered, with each individually inscribed with each of the winning years. It was interesting to see that 2006 was awarded; and this presumably means that the subsequent years have been awarded. The organisation of the competition has been somewhat chaotic, so it is possible that years have been missed or the first prize has been withdrawn. I suspect that many of the cameras may end up on a storage shelf somewhere in Doha.
Richard

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