Our friend Mike Kobal (Click here) got his hands on the Kipon EOS to m43 adapter which has a built-in aperture ring! He says: “This is a very useful and reasonably priced adapter, well made, no problems mounting my Canon lenses, image quality is very good as long as you stay within the suggested aperture range (markings from 1-6).” That adapter is available at BHphoto (Click here) and on [shoplink 24931 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
ThePhoBlographer (Click here) made a on filed review of the 26mm f/1.4 Toy lens: “With that in mind, this is a lens for the experimental photographer, the hipster, the film lover, or just those people that want a different look and will embrace, “technical flaws” to create better images that others aren’t creating. However, the lens still isn’t perfect. The colliding aperture blades and the backwards aperture and focusing rings can be annoying and will essentially force you to just shoot wide open and not worry about the rest.” Visit his website to see image and video samples! You can check the Toy lens price on [shoplink 24931 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]
Also the japanese website DC.watch (Click here) tested the Toy lens.
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Can anybody tell if IS works with this adapter when used on M43 body? I was thinking whether 24-105 f/4 IS L or 70-200 f/2.8 IS L II could be used with IS active or not…
I suspect Canon´s implementation of IS is totally independent of the camera body used, but I am not sure.
IS is independent from the body. If IS on the lens is turned on, it will work. It only needs power from the camera’s battery. But… why would you want to mount a huge 700-1500 gram lens on an m43 body? Using a small Digital SLR such as the 600D would balance better (but to be honest, such lenses need at least a 60D and a grip).
You can be pretty sure IS will not operate – the adapter does not appear to have any contacts, so no power, whatever the design of the IS system. This adapter only exists because Canon lenses lose aperture operation when detached from their body. Interestingly, if you press and hold the preview button when detaching a Canon EOS lens the aperture remains stopped down off camera (not sure if this applies to 3rd party lenses).
the lenses with Kipon adapter do not have the electronic connection with the body.so no power no Af/IS. anyway,for now this adapter is great for all canon users with EF lenses
Am I correct in assuming that if you use aperture priority (AV) exposure on the camera, exposure is automatic?
on my GH2 iam using 2 settings with manual driven lenses(M42 mount but apply to all lenses that do not have the elect coupling with the body) Aperture priority and manual. aperture priority is great because u see in real time how much light passing true the lens and the ev compensation also can be seen in realtime (+-5ev i think). I dont have a lot of experience with manual lenses, but works fine, clicking on the exposure wheel u can zoom and confirm the focus. Its works quickly
iff u dont have any manual lenses and u plan to buy some i recommend u the russian lenses , like the Helios 50mm 2.0, Industar 61 50mm 2.8(close focus-macro),Olympus OM lenses(the entire series are of high quality even the 500mm mirror lens). CZJ lenses … low cost, great image quality, some of them are really small and weight just like the kit lens 14-45mm
I had bought a kipon adapter for canon FD mount, I was not very happy. It worked for my FD 50mm f1.4 with bad infinity focus, it had a little play with FD 85mm f1.8 and huge play with canon FL 50mm f3.5 macro.
So I bought a Novoflex adaptor and all the lenses work very well with zero play and good infinity focus…I hope this adaptor is better made…
I found the exact same adapter (atleast same product image) at amazon.com for a third of the price of the dealers mentioned above.
http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Optic-Adapter-Adjustable-Diaphragm/dp/B004N3S2R8/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1314262918&sr=8-6