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yinyangbt
Joined: 08 Oct 2010 Posts: 1973 Location: Romania
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: Canon FD Macro 55mm 1:3.5 |
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yinyangbt wrote:
Hello !
some days ago I received my first macro lens . Canon FD 50 macro . good shape , 35 E plus transport . I have to order an adaptor for my nex but until then , here it is ( shot taken with Hexanon 24):
the aperture is closed at half way since I don't have an adaptor or body to open it wide . Strange mount , this FD !!!
First picture , at 3200 1/80 sec handhels on a md/nex adaptor:
does someone hve experience with this lens ? _________________ Cheers , Teo
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Rolf
Joined: 02 May 2009 Posts: 4123 Location: NRW/Germany
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Rolf wrote:
I use this lens mainly with my Canon FD Auto Bellows.
FD 3.5/55mm <> FD Auto Bellows <> FD to EOS adapter w/o glass <> cam
and tripod etc.
Here few samples. First the scenery with EF 2.8/100mm macro USM next with the combo described above. All shots with 5DMKII. No crops.
You can see DOF is near zero and even with LV not easy to find a focus.
_________________ Rolf |
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AhamB
Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 733 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Canon FD Macro 55mm 1:3.5 |
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AhamB wrote:
yinyangbt wrote: |
Hello !
some days ago I received my first macro lens . Canon FD 55 macro . good shape , 35 E plus transport.
does someone hve experience with this lens ? |
That's a good price for this this lens in such a nice condition. I have used it a lot on a 40D and I think it's an excellent lens. Works well even for some butterflies. It's nice that it weighs only 235g and still has great build quality. |
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ChromaticAberration
Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 819 Location: Portugal
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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ChromaticAberration wrote:
I am assuming that since it is a macro lens you don't need infinity reach so the glassless FD adapters would do just fine, right?
Nice photos by the way, wanna see more! _________________ Body: Fujifilm X-E1
Landscapes: Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
Macro: Vivitar Series 1 105mm Æ’/2.5
Portrait: Helios-44 58mm Æ’/2.0
Low-light: SMC Takumar 50mm Æ’/1.4
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AhamB
Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 733 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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AhamB wrote:
ChromaticAberration wrote: |
I am assuming that since it is a macro lens you don't need infinity reach so the glassless FD adapters would do just fine, right?
Nice photos by the way, wanna see more! |
Yes, I have used it with a macro adapter (without corrective lens) for macro only on the 40D. With the NEX you will get infinity focus of course. |
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tikkathree
Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 755 Location: Lovely Suffolk in Great Britain
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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tikkathree wrote:
I had a sigma 105 macro lens which I sold because I wasn't getting any pleasure from it. Then I started playing with MF lenses and realised that I was kinda getting macro effect.
So I've just splashed out on this CANON FL FD 50mm F/3.5 MACRO LENS.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270751313120&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I've not had time to do more than make sure it stops correctly and I don't see myself converting it to EOS mount - maybe the bellows but let's wait and see.
Good luck with your new purchase. _________________ I used to think digital was fun but then I discovered film, then I found old lenses and then, eventually I found rangefinders.
EOS 5DII, loadsalenses
Canon G9 IR conv,
MF: TLR, 645 and folders
35mm: Oly OM Pro bodies 1, 2, 3 and 4; Soviet RF kit |
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9096 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
I owned the new FD 50/3.5 macro -- just like yours -- back in the 80s and early 90s when I was shooting a lot of FD stuff. I also owned a Canon Auto Bellows back then and used my 50/3.5 with it, including slide duplication. It worked great for that. Following are some slide dupe I made with my digital duplicating rig.
Japanese money:
I think these are called "Forget Me Nots." I still remember taking this shot back in 1985 or so. I was hand-holding the camera/lens in a very awkward position. When I first got the slides back, I thought I'd missed focus, until I realized the details at the very core of the flowers were sharp.
A "still life" I composed back in 1989.
From a walk in the woods, Caldwell, Texas, 1986.
Works great as a portrait lens if your model doesn't mind counting the pores in her face.
Well controlled flare, too.
To sum it up, the Canon 50 macro is as good as any, and better than most, and is still often underpriced for what it is. _________________ Michael
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
I also have this lens & find it comparable to my Minolta Celtic 50/3.5 macro. However, I prefer the canon because it is lighter & for that reason only. I have acquired 15 & 25mm tubes for it & prefer to use the 15mm for the working distance even though it does not yield full 1:1 magnification. _________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
Canon S5, Sony 1.7 Tele-converter & Raynox DCR 150 Macro converter. |
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