? For Canon users.....FD Lenses

[ChiSoxKeith]

Anybody bought any old FD glass and then gotten the adaptor ring so you can mount it on a DSLR?

I found a Sigma 28mm f/2.8 lens on ebay for a song - it was under $20. It arrived today. The glass is in flawless condition (as is the focus ring and the apature ring). But my adaptor ring won't arrive for another week (another $8 on ebay).

 

[photo_chick]

I've tried 2. One had no optics and so no infinity focus. It was ok for limited applications. The other had optics and they made the optical quality was so bad I didn't use it. The FD lenses in general are not as sharp to start with as today's EOS lenses (even older EOS glass isn't as sharp). You could get away with a much softer image with film and it shows in the glass.

 

[bob100]

Anybody bought any old FD glass and then gotten the adaptor ring so you can mount it on a DSLR?

I found a Sigma 28mm f/2.8 lens on ebay for a song - it was under $20. It arrived today. The glass is in flawless condition (as is the focus ring and the apature ring). But my adaptor ring won't arrive for another week (another $8 on ebay).

Let us know how it turns out. I've always heard the cheap FD adapters (without glass) are not so great.

 

[ChiSoxKeith]

Will do. The adaptor is still in the mail.