Camera Lenses

Edmika Canon Fl 55mm 1:1.2 Ef/eos Conversion Kit

This kit includes all you need to safely, easily, non-destructively and reversibly adapt your 1968-1971 era fl 55mm 1:1.2 manual focus lens to any modern canon dslr/slr camera with an ef or ef-s mount. The high tolerance cnc machined brass adapter has the latest gen4 camera programmable dandelion autofocus-confirmation chip attached and preset to 55mm f/1.2. All tools and fasteners are provided and the conversion can be done in minutes with minimal skill required. The brass adapter component has shims installed and tuned to place infinity focus at the infinity mark of the lens allowing you to turn the focus ring to hard stop position and not have to fiddle to find the exact focus spot. Since the full mirror frame of a 1d/1ds series is made of metal it is lower profile and clears the rear lens element in all shooting conditions.

Other lens specific adapter kits are currently being actively developed with the fd mount ts 35mm f/2.8 (tilt shift lens) closest to completion with 100% ef compatibility. Why did i choose the 55 1.2 to develop a conversion kit for?

Manual focus is nothing to be afraid of for those looking for a serious performance upgrade path on a budget, in extreme low light where this lens likes to play i normally donât trust the contrast detection autofocus of my camera and manually focus anyway and in good light i want big depth of field so i set the lens at f/11 and everything from 20 feet to infinity is crisp and in focus. To help overcome the lack of focusing screens on most dslr cameras the installed chip triggers your cameraâs autofocus system allowing a focus confirmation in the form of a beep or preventing a picture to be taken until a target is locked on depending on how you setup your camera. The chip also plays important roles in helping ensure proper exposure is achieved when shooing in aperture priority and program camera modes as well as some bodies will detect a lens but no electrical contacts and will generate an error code when trying to shoot (eos-3).

Using this all-manual lens has been joy rather than a limitation. Beyond more than a low cost and high performance upgrade path for entry level equipment shooters i expect photographic enthusiasts will appreciate the manual only control and will want to combine the canon’s latest high iso low light performance with a fast aperture lens with unique colour and bokeh signatures.

Base part cost has also unfortunately gone up with having to pay more for reporting chips and machining lately with the machine shop switch we had to make. As a bonus, each edmika fl 55mm 1.2 ef conversion kit (patent pending) will also include a canon labelled ef / ef-s rear lens cap since your original fl cap will no longer fit the converted lens. I cannot emphasize enough what a joy it is to shoot with my fl 55 1.2 converted lens on my 1d4 and 7d. I did a series of pic to pic comparison shots at f2 between the canon ef 50mm 1.8 and the fl/ef 55mm 1.2 and the contrast of the converted fl was shockingly superior, impressive since the ef 50 1.8 is considered optically very good.

Happy shooting âed mika, flickr user ontarian, edmikapics (at) gmail (dot) com. Conversion instructions below, for video of 2 minute conversion search for “edmika fl” on youtube. Place your lens on a flat clean surface with the mount up and unwrap the tape holding the 4 custom small head diameter stainless steel screws (3+1 extra spare) and 1 spare tiny ball bearing since you won’t find any.

Of these locally from the end of the provided screwdriver. Rotate the silver fl mount ring such that all three original phillips screws are visible and unscrew them in a counter clockwise using good downward force. Fully unscrew them all but leave them in.

While firmly holding down the ring that has m and a (manual auto) on it, lift off the fl mount but do not remove the ring or you will lose a tiny but important ball bearing. If for some reason this happens i have. Provided a replacement ball but it is tricky to put back together, you have to place the ball back on the spring and put the ring back on by trapping the ball with one side of the ring first and pressing it into its hole. After removing the fl mount, rotate the silver mount ring so the original screws are captured and cannot fall out and get lost. Place the fl mount in the bag the brass ef mount came in for storage and future possible. Conversion of the lens to original. I do not recommend wiping off the oil left on the lens from the fl mount, it does not hurt anything and will be needed to lubricate the lens if the fl mount is ever put back. Place the new edmika brass ef mount on the lens with the af-confirm chip positioned 180 degrees from the white focusing mark on the lens near the aperture control and line up the three screw holes of the adapter. With those on the lens. Place the 3 provided custom philips head screws into the holes and tighten them clockwise while pressing firmly down on both the brass ef mount and screw driver handle. Do not over tighten or the stainless screw. If this happens to one, replace it with the spare screw. Done, you are ready to use your newly created ef lens. Keep the m/a selection ring set on m to allow for full aperture control. If set on a the lens aperture will stay fully open at 1.2 even if the aperture control dial is. If for some unlikely reason infinity focus is not quite reached (such as canon lens production variation that i have not yet seen in a short focal length lens), using a razor tip carefully peel off one. Shim from each of the 6 shim stacks and infinity will be regained. To convert back to original, just follow these instructions in reverse order.

YouTube – EdMika Canon FL 55mm 1:1.2 EF/EOS Conversion Kit Demonstration


Hey there, this is not a commercial interruption. You’re using an outdated browser, which YouTube no longer supports. Some features on YouTube may not work. Please upgrade to a modern browser. Here are a few options.Uploaded by fingered on Aug 7, 2011. This kit includes all you need to safely, easily, non-destructively and reversibly adapt your 1968-1971 era FL 55mm 11.2 manual focus lens to any modern Canon DSLR/SLR Camera with an EF or EF-S mount. The high tolerance CNC machined brass…

FD & FL Lenses on your EF Body « Canon Rumors


Jakub Edward Mika (EdMika) Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. I tried the same concept with an FD 2x-a extender but I did not resolve any more effective detail and I lost 2 stops of light with this 2x version instead of just one. Shooting tests at closer distances comparing my 1.4x FD/kenko adapter to the bare lens using the standard common 10mm eBay adapter with the lens elements unscrewed made it clear that the IQ was still better in some shooting situations with the bare lens but the focus…

Delicious.com – Discover Yourself!

We currently have limited support for your browser. For the best experience on delicious, we recommend using firefox. Check our beta status blog for updates on the transition.


Canon Eos Kit | Buy Digital Cameras
$74.99 $46.00 (61%). $139.99 $34.99 (25%). $400.00 $216.01 (54%). $999.00 $100.00 (10%). $19.99 $18.65 (93%). $45.00 $10.05 (22%). $89.99 $10.04 (11%). $49.99 $20.04 (40%).US Auctions. Australian Auctions. Austrian Auctions. Belgian Auctions. Canadian Auctions. French Auctions. German Auctions. Indian Auctions. Irish Auctions. Italian Auctions. Dutch Auctions. Polish Auctions. Spanish Auctions. Swiss Auctions. UK Auctions. Best Match. Time ending soonest. Time newly listed. Price lowest…

Canon Fl Videos – Mitra Videos :: Video Resources On The Net
We also provide some recomendation so you can surf the internet faster and fun. Make sure to visit other pages that related to canon fl, that are carefully selected based on strict criteriathat valuable to other visitor. We are very apperciate if you submit. Related to the term LENSOLYMPUS PEN E-P2 LENS LENS. 14143.55mm 11.2 EF/EOS Conversion Kit DemonstrationThis kit includes all you need to safely, easily, non-destructively and reversibly adapt your 1968-1971 era FL 55mm 11.2 manual focus…
Latest News and Information on Canon FL 1200mm Lens

Canon FL 1200mm lens. The Canon FL 1200mm f/11 was a super-telephoto lens marketed by Japanese optical manufacturer Canon in June 1972. It was the longest super-telephoto lens in the Canon FL system.Our Services. Do not forget to check the lastest products and auctions related to Canon FL 1200mm Lens as well as our free videos and podcasts.The Canon FL 1200mm f/11 was a super-telephoto lens marketed by Japanese optical manufacturer Canon in June 1972. It was the longest super-telephoto lens…

Edmika Canon Fl 55mm 1:1.2 Ef/eos Conversion Kit

Bonus as of august 30, 2011 this edmika fl 55mm 1.2 ef conversion kit will also include a canon labelled ef / ef-s rear lens cap since your original fl cap will no longer fit the converted lens. I’d also like to add at this time as i’ve had another month to shoot with the lens, i cannot emphasize enough what a joy it is to shoot with it on my 1d4 and 7d. I did a series of pic to pic comparison shots at f2 between the canon ef 50mm 1.8 and the fl/ef 55mm 1.2 and the contrast of the converted fl was shockingly superior, impressive since the ef 50 1.8 is considered optically very good. End of august 30th update, cheers-ed mika.

Since the full mirror frame of a 1d/1ds series is made of metal it is lower profile and clears the rear lens element in all shooting conditions. Unfortunately the 5d and 5dii thicker plastic mirror frames contact the rear lens element when near infinity focus thus shooting in live preview in such conditions is recommended or the mirror hangs up on the lip of the lens. When this happens, no damage or marking has been observed after approximately 100 such test hangup cycles on either the mirror frame or the rear lens element. This is edmika brandâs second brass photographic adapter with our first being the popular ef-fd 0.75mm adapter that gives infinity focus on fd 500 f/8, fd 600 f/4.5 and fd 800 f/5.6l lenses. This new fl 55mm 1.2 conversion differs from our first adapter in that the original lens mount is replaced with the brass adapter rather than having the adapter attached to it. This conversion kit only works for the fl 55mm 1.2 lens and not the similar fl 58mm 1.2 or fd 55mm 1.2 lenses. Depending on popular interest i may try to develop conversion kits for some of the other amazing vintage fast canon glass in the near future. Why did i choose the 55 1.2 to develop a conversion kit for? The lens feels so much better than any of the modern plastic lens offerings. Since i converted my first sexy and sleek metal fl 55 1.2, my bulky and plastic ef 50 1.2 l has barely come out of my camera bag. Manual focus is nothing to be afraid of for those looking for a serious performance upgrade path on a budget, in extreme low light where this lens likes to play i normally donât trust the contrast detection autofocus of my camera and manually focus anyway and in good light i want big depth of field so i set the lens at f/11 and everything from 20 feet to infinity is crisp and in focus. To help overcome the lack of focusing screens on most dslr cameras the installed chip triggers your cameraâs autofocus system allowing a focus confirmation in the form of a beep or preventing a picture to be taken until a target is locked on depending on how you setup your camera. The chip also plays important roles in helping ensure proper exposure is achieved when shooing in aperture priority and program camera modes as well as some bodies will detect a lens but no electrical contacts and will generate an error code when trying to shoot (eos-3).

Of these locally from the end of the provided screwdriver. Rotate the silver fl mount ring such that all three original phillips screws are visible and unscrew them in a counter clockwise using good downward force. Fully unscrew them all but leave them in.

While firmly holding down the ring that has m and a (manual auto) on it, lift off the fl mount but do not remove the ring or you will lose a tiny but important ball bearing. If for some reason this happens i have. Provided a replacement ball but it is tricky to put back together, you have to place the ball back on the spring and put the ring back on by trapping the ball with one side of the ring first and pressing it into its hole. After removing the fl mount, rotate the silver mount ring so the original screws are captured and cannot fall out and get lost. Place the fl mount in the bag the brass ef mount came in for storage and future possible. Conversion of the lens to original. I do not recommend wiping off the oil left on the lens from the fl mount, it does not hurt anything and will be needed to lubricate the lens if the fl mount is ever put back.

Place the 3 provided custom philips head screws into the holes and tighten them clockwise while pressing firmly down on both the brass ef mount and screw driver handle. Do not over tighten or the stainless screw. If this happens to one, replace it with the spare screw. Done, you are ready to use your newly created ef lens. Keep the m/a selection ring set on m to allow for full aperture control.
If set on a the lens aperture will stay fully open at 1.2 even if the aperture control dial is. If for some unlikely reason infinity focus is not quite reached (such as canon lens production variation that i have not yet seen in a short focal length lens), using a razor tip carefully peel off one.
Shim from each of the 6 shim stacks and infinity will be regained. To convert back to original, just follow these instructions in reverse order.

YouTube – EdMika Canon FL 55mm 1:1.2 EF/EOS Conversion Kit Demonstration
Hey there, this is not a commercial interruption. You’re using an outdated browser, which YouTube no longer supports. Some features on YouTube may not work. Please upgrade to a modern browser. Here are a few options.Uploaded by fingered on Aug 7, 2011. This kit includes all you need to safely, easily, non-destructively and reversibly adapt your 1968-1971 era FL 55mm 11.2 manual focus lens to any modern Canon DSLR/SLR Camera with an EF or EF-S mount. The high tolerance CNC machined brass…


FD & FL Lenses on your EF Body « Canon Rumors

Jakub Edward Mika (EdMika) Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. I tried the same concept with an FD 2x-a extender but I did not resolve any more effective detail and I lost 2 stops of light with this 2x version instead of just one. Shooting tests at closer distances comparing my 1.4x FD/kenko adapter to the bare lens using the standard common 10mm eBay adapter with the lens elements unscrewed made it clear that the IQ was still better in some shooting situations with the bare lens but the focus…

200 – 400mm « Search Results « Canon Rumors

Jakub Edward Mika (EdMika) Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. I tried the same concept with an FD 2x-a extender but I did not resolve any more effective detail and I lost 2 stops of light with this 2x version instead of just one. Shooting tests at closer distances comparing my 1.4x FD/kenko adapter to the bare lens using the standard common 10mm eBay adapter with the lens elements unscrewed made it clear that the IQ was still better in some shooting situations with the bare lens but the focus…


Eos Confirm Chip | Photography Blog


Recent Posts. Case Coverflip Mino. Studio Video Portrait. Battery Travel Chargerkodak. Camcorder Instruction Manual. Olympus Usb Cablesp. Power Zoom Bounce. Camcorder Case Holdercanon. Tuff Luv Dslr. Flash Bounce Diffuser. Lexar Brand Purple. Instructional Guide Dvd. Years Mack Extended. Car Battery Chargerolympus. Memory Cardpalm Treo. Spt Journal Minolta.

Brass Adapter | Bob Searle

Toggle Duplex. Or provides plumbing quotes and every house plumbing service you would like, from correcting different toilet plumbing dilemmas, sewage systems and pipelines in case of running water problems, to installing boilers in your shower for your leisure. And tagged. Bookmark the. Toggle Duplex.Pipes And Drinking Water Principal Fittings For Property Plumbing Techniques. Plumbing program at households is composed of pipes and h2o major fittings. Drinking water pipes, which may well be…