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Himself
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 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:31 am Post subject: Contax to Canon adapter |
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I need one.
Any good seller on the market? |
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Himself
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Anybody dealt with Big_is?
Thickness is good, no wiggling on the camera or lens? |
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Orio
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:31 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
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Anybody dealt with Big_is?
Thickness is good, no wiggling on the camera or lens? |
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No wiggling (but you should always handle with care)
EMF is easy to set
As for thickness, it depends on which lens. There are a few lenses where I can not reach infinity without sanding the adapter. One of them is the Distagon 15. But for most lenses thickness is ok.
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Himself
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Thanks!
I'll go for it. |
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ManualFocus-G
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
My big_is adapter failed and my Planar 50/1.4 dropped to the ground as a result. Just check that the lock aligns properly.
This is the single best adapter I have used so far, although you will need to glue a big_is chip on if you want AF confirm etc.
Click here to see on Ebay
Thickness is perfect, no movement whatsover. Use them on my 5D. Same goes for their Nikon adapters.
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calvin83
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calvin83 wrote:
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My big_is adapter failed and my Planar 50/1.4 dropped to the ground as a result. Just check that the lock aligns properly.
This is the single best adapter I have used so far, although you will need to glue a big_is chip on if you want AF confirm etc.
Click here to see on Ebay
Thickness is perfect, no movement whatsover. Use them on my 5D. Same goes for their Nikon adapters. |
I have a Nikon F->EOS which look exactly as the one sold by tesarphoto. It's brand is called WIDEPAN. You can visit their adaptor pager at http://www.phepan.cn/en/ACCE/product_3.htm .
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Himself
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Shrek, that's an expensive piece of metal |
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Himself
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Himself wrote:
My fotodiox adapter came yesterday and it`s thicker than it should be.
I don`t reach infinity so I have to grind it down.
My question is what part should i grind?
Orio, if my memory is good, you said a while ago that you grinded a contax adapter.
Would you shoe me on a picture what side did you grind, the one that stick to the camera or the one that mounts on the lens?
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Nikos
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Nikos wrote:
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| My big_is adapter failed and my Planar 50/1.4 dropped to the ground as a result. |
Unfortunately, quality varies per batch.
If Canon/Nikon have disappointing quality control, what would you expect from big_is ?
In general, his adapters are good and solid. You also have to be lucky...
His EMF adapter (about $40) is the only one I tried that supports recording of aperture value to the EXIF (of course you set it manually on the lens too).
In addition to being able to set focal length and maximum aperture. I think, the extra $20 are worth it.
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Nikos
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Nikos wrote:
| Himself wrote: |
My fotodiox adapter came yesterday and it`s thicker than it should be.
I don`t reach infinity so I have to grind it down.
My question is what part should i grind?
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Which lens is it?
Fotodiox adapters (I have one) are among the thinest on the market.
In my case, the problem was with the lens. All 3 adapters I tried failed to reach infinity. Another copy of the lens was fine.
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Canon TS-E 17mm f/4, Zeiss 2.8/21 ZE, Zeiss 2/28 Contax, Zeiss 2/35 ZE, Zeiss 1.4/50 Contax, Zeiss 1.4/85 Contax, Zeiss Makro 2/100 ZE,
Zeiss 2/135 Contax, Zeiss 2.8/135 Contax, Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 35-70 Contax, Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 100-300 Contax, Zeiss F-Distagon Rollei, Canon FD 24mm f2, Minolta MD Rokkor 35mm f2.8
Rangefinder:
Zeiss 4.5/21 C Biogon ZM, Zeiss 2/35 Biogon ZM, Voigtländer 15mm f/4.5 Heliar L39, Leica Tele-Elmarit 2.8/90mm, Zeiss 2/45 Contax G, Zeiss 2.8/90 Contax G, Canon 50mm 1.8 LTM
AF lenses: Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II, Canon 70-200 f/4 L, Canon 300 f/4 L IS, Canon 100 f/2.8 macro
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kansalliskala wrote:
| Orio wrote: |
| There are a few lenses where I can not reach infinity without sanding the adapter. One of them is the Distagon 15. |
Alternatively you can sand the lens.
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Couldn't resist that. It is Friday after all. 
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Himself
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Himself wrote:
The adapter measures 1,62mm on my caliper. Should`ve been 1,5mm.
I tried 2 lenses : Contax 50/1.4 AE and Yashica ML 50/2.8.
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
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| Shrek, that's an expensive piece of metal |
I know  But it's well worth it, to know that the lens set at infinity, is actually at infinity
I've bought three now 
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yinyangbt
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yinyangbt wrote:
Does somebody have experience with the adapter sold by Phototools24 ?
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390195968145&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:DE:1123
HappypageHK doesn't sale any more (at least for the moment),the Fotodiox ones are not thin enough (from some reports here and there) the russian ones are unavailable for the moment .
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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What do you mean by excellent quality?
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| What do you mean by excellent quality? |
I mean it is very well machined ,seems that is good material , very well finished,it fits perfectly on the lens and the camera stays tight with absolutely no wobble( and my 28ML is a tad stiff) .I have infinity focus with it ,which is important.
And ,on top ,it's negotiable I managed to get a fair price !
It's better than my M42/EOS from the same source , wich wobbles a little on the camera
The Dandelion IV programmable chip works fine when you get used with it.
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The Best C/Y to EF EOS Adapter without EMF (AF Chip) is the K&F Concept. about 11,99 EUR in eBay germany. (was 9.99 EUR before, but i've missed that) The best C/Y to EF EOS Adapter with AF Chip and programable, EMF Dandylion is the Pixco GF-1 C/Y EF Adapter, around GBP 28. Currently using the K&F Concept onto my 5D, no wiggling, etc....matches perfectly and sits tight. 
This is my 1st K&F Concept EOS Adapter, being using the K&F as M42, Minolta MD, Olympus OM, C/Y, and Konica Hexanon AR to NEX(eMount) Adapter - haptics is really great, at a bargain price on ebay. I've found these are the best Adapters after Novoflex, for a fraction of the Novoflex price.
PS: Thanks god, both adapters are black, i can't stand these silver adapters onto my black 5D, it looks silly.
Both are way good in terms of build quality. |
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