Hello fellow photographers!
I fell upon an offer on a few nice FD lenses, knowing that I would have to invest in a new body to even use them.
I currently shoot professionally on a Canon 5D Mark II with an assortment of EF primes and L glass.
I have no intention on converting these lenses to EF mount, but rather use glassless adapters on a mirrorless body of some sort.
The lenses I bought was:
Canon FD 20mm 2.8 - serial 185xx
Canon FD 50mm 1.4 S.S.C. - serial - 5451xx
Canon FD 50mm 3.5 Macro - serial - 387xx
Canon FD 85mm 1.2L - serial 378xx
I got them all for about 430 dollars, which aint to bad! Particularly in light of their excellent condition. Ofcourse I cant really test their functionality just yet. For that I need a new body with an adapter. My job is documentary style / available light / stage photography, and I dont expect these manual lenses to do that kind of job. But I'm ok with a second toy / portrait / landscape /street body.
My hunch is to wait out for the Sony a7r replacement, hopefully with IBIS and a few other issues sorted out, but I'm dying to try out these lenses now!
Anyone shooting with these lenses and want to share their photos and experience? Which body should I get in your opinion, no budget restraints?
Mathias