This was a big bit of luck Craig. I went to our local camera shop today as they were advertising a used bashed and battered mark one version of this extender at a cheap price. The sales guy was looking for this item for about ten minutes, and then was told by a colleague that the item had been sold and their database had not been updated. The sales guy apologized, and I think he expected a few words from me. But, you know it was not his fault, and I said, "don't worry about it, it's all good". He then turned around and grabbed from their used stock a mint mark two version. He said to me, hang on, lets sort this out. He checked the price of the mint mark two version, and said "you can have it for five dollars more then the beat up mark one version". I was not going to say no to that offer. I got this extender for half the advertised price. Being nice to people pays off sometimes. Gary
I have just read your post, and then I had a bad thought about protruding front element of the extender, and rear element lens of the lens touching. So I done a quick visual examination and test fit. I am only going to use this extender on two lenses. The 400 5.6 L, and the 70-200 f4 IS L. I can say, it all looks good. Tomorrow I want to have a play around with it with these lenses on my 7D and RP. I am not expecting the 7D to autofocus with the 400 f5.6 lens, but it should be all good with the 70-200 f4.0. But I expect autofocus will on the RP with both lenses. Gary
I agree with you Gary, politeness and good manners always go a long way and the majority of people appreciate this.
I had a little bit of a play around with camera bodies, extender, and slow lenses. The gear that I used was, bodies, 7D and RP. Lenses, 400mm f5.6 L, and 70-200 f4 IS L, and the 1.4x II extender. This is what I found. The 7D auto focused fine with both lenses without the extender. When I attached the extender to the 70-200 f4, it auto focused without any problems. When I attached the 400 f5.6 L, I pressed the shutter button, and no auto focus. Switching to manual focus, it was easy to focus on the subject. I am pretty sure I have read that f5.6 plus a extender on a dslr is 1D territory. The RP. Auto focused fine with both lenses without the extender. Auto focuses fine with both lenses with the extender. I was not surprised with this result as there are a couple of f11 (600mm and 800mm) in the R mount lens line up. What more info do you need for me to convince you that you need a mirrorless camera Ray? Gary
Gary, the mirror less sounds interesting but out of my financial range but I did end up with a Nikon 1J1 with a 10 - 30 mm lens, Battery was dead so I got it untested for 10 dollars. I have to wait 27 days for the battery and charger to arrive. It is a small but weighty little camera with inter-changeable lenses. Not exactly a canon but it will give me some insight into mirror less cameras.
I can see you getting a lot of use with that 1.4 TC. But they don't like it when they don't get enough light. But if it works with both lenses on the RP you are in business. >> What more info do you need for me to convince you that you need a mirrorless camera Ray? Nice try, Gary. I have plenty of Info about mirrorless. All I need now is Desire, Dollars and Permission and they are all in short supply.
I had to do a quick search to see what one of those were. Looks like a fun little camera Craig. Let us know how you get on with it. Gary
If it works, a battery, charger and M42 to Nikon 1 adapter so I can use my M42 lenses on it. Should arrive at the end of the month. As well as the battery and camera, I have had to invest in a sturdy tripod for my 8*10 inch view camera, at 10 pound it is too heavy for my regular tripods so this bad boy should arrive at the end of the month. it weights 11 pound but safely takes 15 pound of weight
You are right there Ray, it weights almost as much as the camera, I tried the camera on one of my other tripod and when it was extended it toppled forward and broke the accessory plate, lucky the camera landed on the lounge and was undamaged, so since I got the camera i have been saving for this tripod.
It looks along the lines of the tripod that I use most of the time. I have removed the plastic straps at the feet, and the video head. It's a bit of a Frankenstein tripod, but it is rock solid when you put weight on it. Gary
The large Tripod is a matter of necessity as the Calimet C1 8*10 inch view camera is a bit of a heavy beast
I forgot to say that I've put some pictures I took with Pentax 110 lenses on my Micro 4/3 camera on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/150868539@N02/albums/72157718461017862 Very good performance from the 18mm and 50mm lenses, not so good from the 24mm "standard" lens, not sure why. Apparently a lot of people are adapting them to Pentax Q, they give as good a result as the "toy" lenses and are a lot cheaper. I've also heard of them being used on Sony E-mount mirrorless bodies but I would have thought there would be some light loss at the corners.
A new to me set of extension tubes made by Kenko. It includes a 12mm, 20mm, and 36mm tube. I tried all three of them together on my RP and 70-200 f4, and everything worked fine. The camera was showing f10, it still autofocuses as well. Secondly, again, new to me. A Pentax K to EOS adapter. This one has contacts. It doesn't work on my RP, but works on my 7D. Gary
I have just purchased a secondhand mirror-less camera, not exactly a Canon but seriously it is mirror-less. Convert the negatives to digital and the the resulting pixel count is far superior to any modern camera. It is a bit ruggard looking but a strip down, polish the brass, replace a couple of missing knobs and make a new bellows, all within my skill set. This sweet looking 8x10 view camera will be up and running. It should be here by the end of the month, The only negative thing about the sale is the ridiculous high price of postage from America
I have always wondered about these large format cameras. The want has been there, but never big enough to buy. With buying from the US and the cost of shipping, I have stopped buying from the US now. Gary
Not only the cost of camreas but the cost of ULF lenses is pretty rude too. There is a cheaper way around this and build your own, you still will need a lens but a lot of people get around this by using a hole in a lens board, you still need a darkroom.
A temporary acquisition since I'm selling it on - a Pentacon 135/2.8, the 15-blade "Bokeh Monster" telephoto. I've had a couple before but they've been in crap condition, this one is immaculate, so naturally I shoved it onto my 400D with an M42 adapter and took it to the park More here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/150868539@N02/albums/72157719860593976 I was very tempted to keep it but business has not been wonderful lately and it's something I knew would sell well.
