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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Dinarius on March 10, 2006, 01:19:46 pm

Title: Attaching non-Canon lenses to Canon cameras?
Post by: Dinarius on March 10, 2006, 01:19:46 pm

Given the discussion elsewhere on the need to address problems with Canon lenses before any further developments in numbers of pixels, I would be interested in trying my medium format lenses on my Canon SLRs.

I know that there is a company that makes such adaptors, but I can't find it.

Does someone know what it's called?

Has anyone ever tried Hassie lenses on a Canon?

Many thanks.

D.

Title: Attaching non-Canon lenses to Canon cameras?
Post by: Jack Flesher on March 10, 2006, 01:53:02 pm

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Given the discussion elsewhere on the need to address problems with Canon lenses before any further developments in numbers of pixels, I would be interested in trying my medium format lenses on my Canon SLRs.

I know that there is a company that makes such adaptors, but I can't find it.

Does someone know what it's called?

Has anyone ever tried Hassie lenses on a Canon?

Many thanks.

D.
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Title: Attaching non-Canon lenses to Canon cameras?
Post by: Gary Ferguson on March 10, 2006, 02:12:21 pm

I've just dipped a toe in that water with a Contax 25mm on a Canon/Contax adapter. First impressions on the Contax versus the Canon 24-105 4.0IS and the Canon 24 L T&S is that so far the Contax is bringing up the rear. I appreciate the stellar Zeiss performer is the Contax 21mm, but before spending £1000+ on I wanted some re-assurance that there was a general Zeiss benefit.

Regarding putting Hassie lenses on a Canon, I can't see any advantages, and I say that as a Hasselblad enthusiast. There are no realistic wide-angle Hasselblad options, Canon already excells with their longer lenses, and most Hassie lenses are heavy enough to strain a Canon mount!

Title: Attaching non-Canon lenses to Canon cameras?
Post by: Dinarius on March 11, 2006, 05:09:49 am

Gary,

Thanks for the reply.

The reason I brought it up is that Michael has been talking elsewhere about the need to improve lens quality first and foremost in Canon's lineup.

If that really is the issue, then I was just wondering who could one turn to using an adaptor.

My interest would be strictly in the wide/normal focal lengths; I never use telephotos, so  Canon's superiority here is not important to me.

But, if I could get a jump in resolution switching to Zeiss, for example..............

Wouldn't it be great if someone borrowed a few adaptors from Zork and did a comperhensive test.

Now there's a thought!

D.

Title: Attaching non-Canon lenses to Canon cameras?
Post by: tsjanik on March 11, 2006, 01:13:22 pm

There has been use of the 645 Pentax 35mm for panoramas.   Here's one link:

http://forums.robgalbraith.com/showflat.ph...0&page=0#409100 (http://forums.robgalbraith.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=409100&an=0&page=0#409100)

There are others.