M42-EOS

[bwana]

Let me know how it goes with the K-Mount convertor, as I have come across some lenses

Will do. The USPO couldn't find my dad's house so it got returned to the dealer. They've resent it today to his PO Box - our hope is that the USPO is able to find one of their own branches!

 

[EchoZA]

So were not the only ones with a "bad" postal service

 

[bwana]

Well the adapter finally found it's way to my dad who promptly forwarded it on to me via priority mail, with any luck it should eventually make it here. After all this the damn thing better work!

 

[chau]

Well the adapter finally found it's way to my dad who promptly forwarded it on to me via priority mail, with any luck it should eventually make it here. After all this the damn thing better work!

Did you get the one with an AF confirmation chip?

 

[bwana]

Did you get the one with an AF confirmation chip?

Not this time around.

 

[chau]

Not this time around.

My eyes are bad and it comes in handy while focusing. At the moment I only have a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonar 135mm f3.5 which is pretty fun and sharp. Time to look for a fisheye in an M42 mount

 

[bwana]

My eyes are bad and it comes in handy while focusing. At the moment I only have a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonar 135mm f3.5 which is pretty fun and sharp. Time to look for a fisheye in an M42 mount

That could be a problem I suppose - I'll have to wait and see. Although I intended to use it on one of my 400D's the bigger viewfinder of the 7D might come in handy.

 

[EchoZA]

You could always change the focus screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFOsQ4pGWo

and you can even get replacements for 550D

 

[bwana]

You could always change the focus screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFOsQ4pGWo

and you can even get replacements for 550D

Not for the 400D which is what I bought the adapter for.

 

[bwana]

No chance am I ever going to actually try and take a pic with it but I had to see what it looked like

 

[EchoZA]

Nice! What lens is that? I can see Ashi Opt Corp and Pentax-M 1:1.7 but what is the focal length?

Myself I found a YS-ES M42 Pentax adaptor in my box of tricks tonight and a Proskar Anamorphic-16 X2 M42 mount lens

 

[bwana]

Nice! What lens is that? I can see Ashi Opt Corp and Pentax-M 1:1.7 but what is the focal length?

Myself I found a YS-ES M42 Pentax adaptor in my box of tricks tonight and a Proskar Anamorphic-16 X2 M42 mount lens

50mm

 

[EchoZA]

Well then a nice little 50mm and the YS-ES I adjusted this morning and now I can use my 300mm Sigma prime on my EOS