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Subject: [Leica] IMG: One Last Goldfinch
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Sat May 3 13:36:18 2008
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The Pentax 42mm to EOS adapter is a very good device and made from  
one piece of metal. No screws to attach to anything. I have this  
adapter from Fotodiox. There is nothing to loosen up.

Len


On May 3, 2008, at 4:18 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Ira,
>
> Thanks for looking and for the kind words.  Fotodiox.com lists a  
> "set" of 5 adapters to adapt M42 lenses to Canon EOS mount cameras  
> for $49.95, and has the Canon 30 among those cameras with which the  
> adapters are compatible. You might look at that site.  I am totally  
> unfamiliar with the Canon line, so there might be something I am  
> missing.
>
> The only problem I have had with my Fotodiox adapter was that the  
> set screws that hold the two halves together needed to be tightened  
> more securely, using a jeweler's screwdriver.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <ISILVERMN@aol.com>
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 3:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: One Last Goldfinch
>
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> I've had a bit of difficulty logging into the LUG Gallery lately,  
>> so this is
>> a bit late.
>>
>> I very much enjoyed looking at the snowball bush.  The fact that   
>> it has
>> seventy years of family continuity is terrific. And I won't  
>> mention  that its
>> older than the Bush in the White House and could probably do a  
>> better  job ;-)
>>
>> The Goldfinch pictures are very nice, especially for a first  
>> effort with a
>> very long lens.  I sold off my shoulder stock after 9/11, with our  
>> local
>> constabulary confused enough as it is.
>>
>> Do you know of an adapter that will permit Takumar lenses to be  
>> used  on a
>> Canon 30D?  There's a used camera store near by that has the  
>> lenses at bargain
>> prices, so I my take advantage if it's an option.
>>
>> Thanks for showing.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Ira Silverman
>> Irvine, CA
>>
>> On Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 11:33:04 -0500, From: "Jim Nichols"
>> _jhnichols@bellsouth.net_ (mailto:jhnichols@bellsouth.net)  wrote:
>>
>> As I continue to experiment with bird photos in my backyard, I am  
>> learning
>> that the shoulder stock and other conveniences used by Doug Herr  
>> and others are
>> necessities if one is to get sharp images. This shot, using a  
>> 200mm plus 2X
>> TC  was made with more "reach" but, on an overcast day, the  
>> shutter speed is
>> too  slow for a sharp handheld  exposure.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Goldfinch+3.jpg.html
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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