Pro Optic Canon FD Lens to EOS Body Adapter with Correction Glass - Focuses to Infinity

by Pro Optic

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009R7ZR
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,586 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Allows the use of Canon lenses with an FD mount to be used on Canon EOS camera bodies. The lenses will meter o.k. but will only focus MANUALLY. There is a 1.3x magnification factor and requires a one stop increase in exposure. This version includes a correction glass, so it will focus to infinity.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great option, January 25, 2008

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Vireo (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pro Optic Canon FD Lens to EOS Body Adapter with Correction Glass - Focuses to Infinity (Electronics)

I'm using it to join a Canon Rebel Xti and an old Canon zoom lens. This is a great option for those who don't like letting old lenses go to waste. While I agree with the other reviewers that the combination can be a little cumbersome, it beats having to buy a new lens. Great product!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is ESSENTIAL for using the superior lenses of the past, May 19, 2009

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Jeffery G. Scism "Jeff Scism" (San Bernardino, Ca.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Optic Canon FD Lens to EOS Body Adapter with Correction Glass - Focuses to Infinity (Electronics)

Note the Photo above is NOT this product. This product is a adapter which contains a LENS and is superior to the one shown.

The Canon FD/FL series of lenses for the bayonet mount cameras of the past were the standard of high quality optics, and the FL SC and SSC lenses were the best lenses on the market. When the lighter weight eos lenses replaced the bayonet system, many users were forced to retire these superior quality manual focus lenses.

This adapter is far superior to the cheaply machined glassless adapters available elsewhere, I own both. Not only does this adapter fit well on both the camera bodies ( I use XS and XSi) and the lenses, the original optical quality is maintained as well as infinity focus.

By being a 1.3X teleconverter you gain additional magnification, but this is of course unnoticeable when composing in the camera.

Metering is uneffected, and the cheaper glassless one causes "communication" errors which sometimes disables the camera operation, THIS one doesn't.

I use this to adapt lenses and my FL/FD Bellows for macro work, the results are excellent.

The connection is tight and robust enough to handle the extra weight.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works as Advertised, February 10, 2010

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A. Kamenick (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Optic Canon FD Lens to EOS Body Adapter with Correction Glass - Focuses to Infinity (Electronics)

I purchased this item even after reading some of the negative reviews. Here's my take.

Old lenses are a lot of fun and you can get some great lenses for a reasonable price. My macro lens cost me around $100 and it performs much, much better than that. The adapter is a simple metal ring that fits on your camera body lens mount. I happen to have a Canon EOS 40D, but it shouldn't matter as long as the camera has an EF mount. You line up the red dots like you would on a lens and twist it to lock it into place. After that, you mount the lens (I have a Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 macro lens). It snapped right into place. In this configuration, I like to set the camera on AE mode so that I can manually adjust the aperture on the lens and allow the camera to meter and pick the shutter speed.

The only problem (which isn't really a problem) is that when the adapter snaps into place, it isn't held very tightly in place. It is locked in, so it can't fall off but it will wiggle back and forth a few centimeters. This is kind of a pain when you are focusing since it moves around. Other than that, this adapter has worked beautifully for me. I highly recommend it.