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FD Manual Focus Lens to Canon EOS Auto Focus Body Mount Adapter

The Opteka Lens Adapter – FD (Manual Focus) System to Canon EOS (Auto Focus) Series Cameras allows the use of older (discontinued) Canon FD series lenses on Canon’s EOS (auto focus) series cameras.

Unlike other simple mount adapters, this is an optical adapter which is actually at the same time also a short teleconverter, which increases the focal lenght by a factor of 1.25x, and reduces the lens aperture by approx. one f/stop. This adapter allows for focusing at infinity.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars worth the money
I was very disappointed when i found out that my old lenses would not work on my new body. But this device rescued me from spend hundreds more on the lenses i already have. Defiantly worth the money.

3 Stars Better than nothing
It took a lot of fiddling to figure out that the internal glass was threaded too deeply, not allowing for infinity focus. After tweaking the alignment, it works reasonably well. Resolution tests prove the two elements of glass really kills the contrast and the resolution of the FD lenses. I’ve got 15 good to great FD pieces I really wanted to use again. After testing, the loss of sharpness was a disappointment. Stopping down helps, but it’s nowhere near what an EOS lens creates. Buy it for a specialty trick, but don’t get your hopes up too high. Sigh, I really wanted this to be an answer. Someone needs to make a great lens insert for this product, then it would be a god-send!

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Canon Lens Rear Cap for Canon EF SLR Lenses

A rear lens cap for Canon EOS lenses / Protects lens from dust, impact and scratches PIXMA MP610 PIXMA MP970 PIXMA MX850 PowerShot A530/SELPHY CP740 Combo SELPHY CP740 SELPHY CP760 SELPHY CP770 SELPHY CP780 SELPHY ES2 SELPHY ES3 SELPHY ES30

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4 Stars A necessary evil… and a godsend…
I always take an extra one of these (and all my lens/body caps) with me wherever I go just in case I lose one on the road. You can of course get an off-brand cap for a little bit cheaper, but they are sometimes harder to find for some reason. You can find Adorama’s version by looking for “Adorama Rear Lens Cap for Canon EOS Lens Mount.” (including the period (’.') symbol). But I’m sure a lot of people want to stay in house to ensure that their very expensive lens is very protected. However, I can’t truly speak to the off-brand lens caps because I don’t have any. All I have are a couple Bower caps that came with some of their lens filters, which aren’t as sturdy as Canon’s. So I think for many the branded caps are a necessary evil (price-wise) and a godsend (functionally). There is just one gripe I have in particular with the rear lens cap: it is very loosely attached. That is, it stops threading after just a slight turn, and thus comes off almost as easily. I know that this is a result of the lens design, but I would think that canon would have designed a simple system of ensuring that your rear lens cap will stay on even if bumped ever so slightly, like indentations on the lens joint that would be filled by plastic bumps on the cap and thus not affect the lens/camera joint.

5 Stars Well built. Does the job perfect
As most photographer experienced one time or more : losing the lens cap. I lost mine when I was shooting an outdoor group activity. It’s exactly same as the factory one, well built, solid. And it’s cheap! 5 stars!

3 Stars rear lens cap rip-off
again canon seems to like to charge a little more for their plastic. no need to pay 6-10 bucks. just go get an off brand rear lens cap. sure it doesn’t say canon on it, but I am sure it will protect your rear lens just the same.

5 Stars Fit perfectly
Needed this cap for months. Bought it and works/fits perfectly with my Canon EOS 20D and its lenses.

5 Stars Must have for lens protection
Like others, I lost mine while shooting and needed a solid replacement that matched the original. This is it. It’s a bit pricey, but nothing compared to the glass you are protecting. Very pleased.

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