On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Christian Skofteland <pterali...@aim.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 11:34:45AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Just had to share this apparent gem. >> >> Kirk Tuck in his blog points out a great macro bellows deal, a >> Fotodiox for $49.95 US at Amazon. >> >> He has tested it (on Canon) and found it to be as advertised, tough >> and accurate. >> >> Kirk's blog entry: http://is.gd/cCu8R >> >> A link to the Pentax flavour of it at Amazon.com is: >> http://is.gd/cCuc9 >> >> I think even I can afford this! The only showstopper for me is that >> my only macro lens is a DA Ltd and as such has no aperture ring. >> I'd have to try the reversing ring trick with my old SMC 50mm or >> rummage around for a deal on an old macro. >> >> Has anyone here tried one out by any chance? >> > > From the review of the EOS version: > "Because there are no electronic connections in the bellows to communicate > between the digital camera and the lens it is impossible to use automatic > focus or to set your aperture. This is something that was not mentioned in > the item description but is very important to know. Luckily I can focus > manually with my macro lens but I'm still stuck with the aperture at zero > when I would prefer to stop down to 22 or 32." > > F0 eh? wow! I want a 50mm F0 lens too! > > -- > > Christian
f0 is what EOS bodies read out with no lens communication. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
