FD to EOS lens issue

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I have just received a Canon FD 135mm lens, I have a FD-EOS adapter. Lens fits on the camera very well. My problem is I am unable to get any image to focus correctly is there a specific adaptor or is the lens just no good. The lens was bought off ebay and was specified as working correctly. Any ideas out there. Thanks for any feed back. Dave.
 
Does it focus OK on near subjects and struggle on things further away ?

Does your adaptor have glass in it ?
 
Davymac1212 said:
I have just received a Canon FD 135mm lens, I have a FD-EOS adapter. Lens fits on the camera very well. My problem is I am unable to get any image to focus correctly is there a specific adaptor or is the lens just no good. The lens was bought off ebay and was specified as working correctly. Any ideas out there. Thanks for any feed back. Dave.
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It depends on your camera body. Most FD lenses will not reach infinity focus on EOS bodies. The only EOS body that does, is, the EOS-M and that works very well.

If your camera is any of the other EOS bodies and you want to dabble with manual lenses. I would suggest getting M42 fit.
 
Hi,

Check your adaptor, it should have a glass element in it, basically the adaptor needed is a short teleconvertor, if you have one that just has a hole, its only good for Macro work.

If you live near Northampton, you are welcome to come and try my FD to EOS adaptor with your lens.
 
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dizidav said:
Hi,

Check your adaptor, it should have a glass element in it, basically the adaptor needed is a short teleconvertor, if you have one that just has a hole, its only good for Macro work.

If you live near Northampton, you are welcome to come and try my FD to EOS adaptor with your lens.
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Perfect description - the "proper" adaptor is pretty much a 1:1.2 teleconverter so a 50mm lens works like a 60mm. The others are fine for macro stuff, but not much else tbh.
 
I have an adapter that has AF confirm and infinity focus. It works great I'll dig it out and get the brand name for you.
 
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