m42 to eos adapters

So I love my canon L lenses. They're great, they're sharp and have pretty decent autofocus. But sometimes I miss just manual everything lenses and the tonalities I used to get on film with my old Pentax spotmatic camera. In comes cheap Chinese manufacturing to the rescue. For about 12 euros on ebay I picked up an adaptor and went on a search for the right lens. When I shot all manual cameras, I used a 50mm lens 99% of the time. When I was visiting Amsterdam in August, I went through the street market in search of a lens for my adaptor. The smc takumar 55mm 1.8 is pretty amazing. Sharp, a touch of warmth in the colors, and fantastic contrast. Here is a list of lenses compatible with a 5d, and here is a forum section dedicated to the concept.

The main issues to remember when adapting lenses to Canon Eos cameras are;

1. You're metering might not be perfect, so check your histogram, especially when stopping the lens down (ie f5.6 - 22 gives me darker shots at times) as there is no electronic communication to the camera about the lens settings.

2. Some wide angle lenses will not work with full frame Canon cameras as the mirror hits the back of the lens. Aps-c sensors such as on an xti, 40/30/20d etc will have more options but are harder to manually focus due to darker viewfinders.

3. You'll have to work a bit slower due to focusing manually and also focussing with the lens wide open and then stopping down to the desired aperture.

Ok, so I'm going to stop geeking out on gear and find something else to bore you with...