Mount Adaptor

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So I have an old MC Rokkor mound 50mm f1.4 Minolta lens that I want to use on my Sony DSLR. I am going to buy a mount adaptor from ebay but I want to know whether I should buy the one without glass (no infinity focus), or the one with glass (allows focusing to infinity)?

Apparently the one without glass will give me a better image quality.

What do you think?
 
Depending on how much you are willing to spend, have you considered having the mount permanently changed to alpha mount? That way you get infinity without losing quality. Check with any competent local camera repair shop whether it's possible and how much it will cost.

If you are going for a mount adaptor, ask yourself what you want to shoot with that lens. If you need infinity, you only have one choice...
 
I have a Canon FD to EF mount adaptor without glass. The FD mount has a flange focal distance 42mm and the EF 44mm. When I use the adaptor, and with the lens focused at infinity, the furthest I can focus at is only about 18cm from the front edge of the lens. (Luckily it's a macro lens)

I see the distances for the Minolta SR (old lenses) is 43.5mm, and the new Sony Alpha compatible mount (Minolta AF) is 44.5mm.

When they say you can't focus to infinity, you can lose a LOT of focussing range
 
I have a Canon FD to EF mount adaptor without glass. The FD mount has a flange focal distance 42mm and the EF 44mm.

So if I understand this correctly, I have a fighting chance getting infinity focus if I get an adapter for my Pentax K-mount (45.46 mm) 50mm f/1.4 on a Canon EOS body?
 
So if I understand this correctly, I have a fighting chance getting infinity focus if I get an adapter for my Pentax K-mount (45.46 mm) 50mm f/1.4 on a Canon EOS body?
Seems like you're in luck. This article explains it. http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/eosfaq/manual_focus_EOS.html

Seems I spoke too soon.
Though it looks like Pentax K-mount lenses should be adaptable to an EOS body, it turns out that the diaphragm coupling lever which sticks out from the back of the lens causes problems. On most EOS bodies you would have to remove this lever. However it is reported that EOS bodies which can take EF-S lenses [EOS 20D, EOS 30D, Digital Rebel (300D) and Digital Rebel XT (350D)], and maybe other APS-C format DSLRs can take adapted Pentax-K lenses without the need to remove the aperture coupling lever. There's is more room inside the EF-S capable body and the reflex mirror of APS-C sensor cameras is smaller, so there's less chance of interference. The adapters are available on Ebay for around $10-$40 (the more expensive ones have focus confirmation circuitry) and there are a number of sources. Some claim that they will work with any EOS body, not mentioning any modfication of the lens, but I'd be suspicious of such claims. Others warn that they only work with unmodified lenses with APS-C (crop sensor) DSLRs designed to accept EF-S series lenses.
As far as I remember you have a 50D, right? Should work without modifying the lens then.
 
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Let us know if it works out. Interested to see the results.
 
The amusing this is that the Nikon mount is deeper too, so theoretically, I should be able to use Nikon glass too. This opens the possibility of using the 14-24mm f/2.8. Drool.
 
Many people use nikon lenses on canon. Esp. the 14-24. One of lenses I would definitely not mind having. The EF-mount is one of the widest mounts as well, making it easier to adapt to the narrower F-mount.

http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests/canon14l2_nikon1424/nikon1424_canon14l2_a.html
This is just one of the first links in a google search, but the Nikon 14-24 clearly beats the 14L. Such a good lens. Rumour has it that Canon is developing a 14-24 f/2.8L (to complete a new range of 24-70 f/2.8L IS and 70-200 f/2.8 IS II). Guess we'll see next year.

Hmm. Thread Hijack? :D
 
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