I've heard some people saying they've used standard mechanical adaptors to put M42 mount lenses on their G-series. How does that work? Any experiences? Seems like an easy way to get great optics on the cheap...
motoroller Senior Member 474 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Near London More info | Apr 28, 2009 11:16 | #1 I've heard some people saying they've used standard mechanical adaptors to put M42 mount lenses on their G-series. How does that work? Any experiences? Seems like an easy way to get great optics on the cheap... Current: 5d III | 1Ds3 | 5d II gripped | 40d | 17-40L | 24-105L | 50mm f/1.4 | 100 f/2 | 70-200L f/2.8 | 430EX |
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Apr 29, 2009 09:16 | #2 Anyone? Current: 5d III | 1Ds3 | 5d II gripped | 40d | 17-40L | 24-105L | 50mm f/1.4 | 100 f/2 | 70-200L f/2.8 | 430EX |
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Apr 29, 2009 09:42 | #3 considering the G10 has a fixed lens, you can't really replace the optics. So I don't know what you would be accomplishing. You might be able to reverse an old prime lens for macro purposes, but not for gaining optical quality or functionality in regular shooting. Taylor
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