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according to the seller this 2nd gen adapter can control the aperture and can confirm AF. what does that mean? will it beep when i'm in focus? i just want to adapt my FD lenses on my EOS digital camera, so is this 2nd gen worth it or just get the $20 adapter?

sorry for the newbie question.




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It will only let you know AF confirm. It will not control aperture.

It's hard to tell if there is a lens in that adapter.

+1

Also wanted to warn you about the low image quality you get from adapting FD to EOS with adapters that have glass. Without glass, the lens becomes macro only.

^so i guess it's really not worth adapting FD to EOS then?

it's just a lot cheaper to use FD lens versus the EF counterpart.

I haven`t used any FD adapters. Are the ones w/o glass really that bad on the zooms?

So far I`m only using M42, and would like to find Nikkor adapters.

It definitely is not worth it. What FD lenses do you have? If they're any good, you can use it on a cheap Canon FD film camera.

If you want alternative manual lenses, Nikon Ai-S primes are great. Some of the Olympus lenses are great too. Both easily mountable to EOS with an adapter.

Basically without glass in the adapter you only get macro. No infinity either. With glass, the IQ drops to a fuzzy mess. I've tried both adapters, both not worth the time or money.

Fotodiox is the adapter company you want to order from.

More info:
http://tpmg.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16793
http://tpmg.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16885
http://tpmg.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13284

you could control the aperture with adapters like that, but you gotta do it manually.

if you look at the pic you will see a small metal bar inside the adapter. this holds the aperture control lever on the FD lenses, allowing you to change aperture on it manually by turning the ring on the lens.

but like the others said, IQ is usually the issue with FD to EOS since infinity requires that little glass.

I would avoid it. Adapters with lens elements (as all FD to EOS adapters that achieve infinity focus have to be) significantly degrade the image. If you want to use FD glass, grab a micro-four-thirds body as their adapters have no lens elements in them.

i'm actually shooting with an E-P1 with FD lenses already but i wanted to try to adapt those lenses to my Canon.

i hear you guys, i'll stay away.