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esotericsean
01-26-2009, 04:41 PM
Anyone know the cheapest route to getting Canon EOS lenses to work on your EX1?

jujufactory
01-28-2009, 05:29 AM
Start by removing the word "cheap" from your vocabulary and you'll do you fine. ;)

Steve Shovlar
01-28-2009, 08:05 AM
NOt sure there's one out there just yet. But expect to pay around $5-600.

MitchLewis
01-28-2009, 08:09 AM
I seem to remember someone talking about a custom adaptor ring that will take Canon EOS lenses. But the focal length will change greatly. Something like a 200mm lens becoming a 1000mm lens (or something like that).

Is that what you want? Maybe for wildlife use?

Otherwise, you need to save your pennies and buy a 35mm adaptor with a vibrating or spinning ground glass and flip priszm. But even then, no one makes a way for you to adjust the apature on EOS lenses. Unlike Nikon, you can't manually adjust the f-stop. The only way to do it is to bring an EOS camera with you and use it to set the f-stop, then remove it and mount it to your 35mm adaptor. Not a great work flow. :(

esotericsean
01-28-2009, 11:53 AM
Good call guys. I just wasn't sure if there was some magic solution that someone came up with. I know about all the expensive ones.

And no, not for wildlife, quite the opposite actually. I wanna use my 10-22mm :)

Guess I'll have to wait until I get my Scarlet later this year.

gibbygoo
05-26-2011, 04:02 PM
"Guess I'll have to wait until I get my Scarlet later this year."

How's that working out for ya? ;)

Gan Eden Australia
05-27-2011, 02:08 AM
I thought the EX1 has a fixed lens?