Focusing Bellows?

Hi All

Does anyone know if rack and pinion focusing belows are available to fit the 40D. And how much they are likely to cost?

Many thanks

I suspect not- Only references I can find are using the older canon FD bellows with an EOS-FD converter (no glass type) or using M42 mount bellows with a suitable adapter.

Brian V.

Yeah, you can get them Brian and Ray - try Novoflex. VERY expensive, around AU $800 and they fit the EOS mount, and retain metering etc. They are very nice, very well built, but hard to come by these days.

Dave

Are there tilt/shift bellows available for the EOS mount? Even if expensive I would love to find a set of those as an alternative to the canon TS-E lenses.

Thanks dpastern - I now know what to look for. I'm not sure whether I'll be getting them though.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=521743

This looks interesting...

PaulBradley wrote in post #5743875
Are there tilt/shift bellows available for the EOS mount? Even if expensive I would love to find a set of those as an alternative to the canon TS-E lenses.

I'm not aware of any, but that doesn't mean that they don't exist

Dave

Ray.Petri wrote in post #5743902
Thanks dpastern - I now know what to look for. I'm not sure whether I'll be getting them though.

Welcome.

Dave

OK Guys - I bought a second-hand Novoflex Canon-coupled bellows. Not cheap, but there we go then! Posting a picture. 5 inches fully extended.

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Looks in good nick, how much was it, if you don't mind me asking?

Dave

PaulBradley wrote in post #5743875
Are there tilt/shift bellows available for the EOS mount? Even if expensive I would love to find a set of those as an alternative to the canon TS-E lenses.

The problem with that idea is that, when mounted on a bellows, no EOS lens will be able to focus anywhere near "infinity". You'd only be able to focus extremely close to the lens. In other words, you would be in the "macro" world.

What is the point of using one of those? Strictly Macro work?

MSIGuy wrote in post #5764348
What is the point of using one of those? Strictly Macro work?

Yup....

Looks pretty sweet. I have a Novoflex bellows for my old FD system. Still works great, even after 25 years.

Most bellows for 35mm cameras are for macro work, and have no Tilt or Shift capability...the lenses do not have a sufficient image circle size.

A problem for any of the electronically controlled lenses (e.g. EOS EF mount) is total inability to select lens aperture via the body's controls, and no auto diaphram control. The Novoflex can control, but are dreadfully expensive ($900) in comparsion with FD mount bellows and other units that take lenses with mechanical linkages and their own aperture control ring!