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Canon fl 55mm 1:1.2

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hardig1234
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So im taking a photography class at school and it was just restarted last year. the last time anyone used the dark room at our school was a long long time ago so theres some pretty awsome stuff. I was cleaning out some old drawrs when i found a canon at-1 with a Canon Fl 55mm 1:1.2 lens, i asked if i could use it for my project and he told me that he had no use for it and that i could just have it. It needs a new battery and it had to clean it up alittle but the glass itself is awesome and i was wondering how hard it would be to use it with a conon t2i or 7d. i would love to use it but if not i saw the lens still runs about 200-400 bucks.

If anyone might want this offer up and ill see what happens.

thanks +k for help


Apr 22 2012 3:57PM
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zbphoto
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FL/FD to EOS is pretty much pointless. The old FD Canon film cameras have a shorter focal plain than the EOS ones. You have to use a third party adapter that includes an extra lens element that usually destroys the quality. I'd just keep it for your film camera, I just inherited an F-1 with 3 lenses and I love it, so much better than my K1000.
Apr 22 2012 6:37PM
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TijmenDal
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You lucky bastard! The 1.2 FL is actually one of the few lenses that IS adaptable to Canon with an adapter ring.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EdMika-Canon-FL-55mm-1-2-EOS-brass-conversion-kit-/170785828179?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item27c3a0ed53

Personally I'm not a big fan of the image the 55 FL produces (pretty soft and tends to ghost), but if you want to mess around with it it sure is fun I guess. Don't know much about how it is stopped down and if it gets much sharper though. Probably will be. Do some research.
Apr 22 2012 6:59PM
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zbphoto
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Well never mind then, but if I had gotten it for free I'd rather sell for $200-400 if then spend another $200 to be able to use it. You'd be better off with a sigma 50mm 1.4, its a really nice lens, way better than the canon version.
Apr 22 2012 7:37PM
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hardig1234
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thanks for the info +k im thinking about using it as of now
Apr 22 2012 10:44PM
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solitaryman
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Get the adapter! It's 150 for the proper one without the glass element. Look it up, the guy that designs them just had an article written about him on Canon rumors a couple weeks ago. You lucky son of a bitch. With a 1.2 lens I feel like I would find myself manual focusing more anyway and using it mostly for portraiture so forget the 50 1.4 unless you want to want it for more than just still subjects. Actually, forget it just keep it and get a 70-200 for all the action stuff, you'll fall in love with the smooth focus rings from way back, guaranteed.
Apr 23 2012 12:39PM
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TijmenDal
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Have you got any idea how hard it is to MF a f/1.2 lens? Yes, the focus throw is much longer and smoother than modern lenses, but the DoF at f/1.2 is incredibly thin. And it's going to be impossible to get the focus right without Live View (I can guarantee you that), especially because the T2i and 7D don't have interchangeable focusing screens, so you won't be able to swap it out for a matte screen.
Apr 23 2012 6:31PM
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hardig1234
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Where could i find this adapter for a decent price
Apr 23 2012 8:08PM
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Balto
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have fun focusing at anything wider then 1.8 with your t2i, that sounds like hell to me
Apr 23 2012 9:19PM
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TijmenDal
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I posted an ebay link in my first post.
Apr 24 2012 8:24AM
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hardig1234
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Yea thanks i saw that one but i though he might have been talking about a diffrent type with or without and extra eliment
Apr 24 2012 1:29PM
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