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Subject: [OM] Re: OT - C*non EOS Adaptall - price?
From: "dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 19:32:11 +0000
The EOS Adpatall mount doesn't give you any more support than the M42 way round 
as the EOS mount is all electric for aperture function. They do come up on eBay 
but not frequently. $75 is on the low end of what I have seen, $200 is on the 
high end. A fools folly in my mind.

Dan S.

-------Original Message-------
> From: "Jeff Keller" <jeff-keller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT - C*non EOS Adaptall - price?
> Sent: Mar 03 2005 17:40:02
>
>  Thank you Piers,
>  
>  I guess I should have added does anybody on the list really want one?
>  
>  I didn't because there is a very, very slim chance I might get a C*non in
>  the distant future. I'm trying to make up my mind if I want to convert it
>  into Oly equipment or file it away. Being able to use my Tamron 400/4 on any
>  camera I get in the future would be a big plus. But the odds of me getting
>  an EOS are pretty slim. I'm not sure I want to place a $75 bet on that.
>  
>  -jeff
>  ... black Zuikos look much better than green Tamrons or white C*nons.
>  ... has anyone seen black 180/2 or black 250/2 Zuikos?
>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > That's the wrong question, Jeff. It's not "How much do they go for" but
>  "How
>  > often do they go"
>  >
>  > I have only ever seen ONE on that auction site, and that went for around
>  > USD75, as far as I remember.  A more practical solution is to go via an
>  > intermediate, such as Tamron-M42 then M42-EOS.  A Nik*n variation on that
>  > theme went last week for USD55.
>  >
>  > --
>  > Piers
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>  > Of Jeff Keller
>  >
>  > The C*non EOS Adaptall was mentioned as being rare. Does anyone have any
>  > idea what they sell for?
>  > For instance are they just a little more than the OL adaptall or are they
>  up
>  > to the price of the Kindai adapters?
>  > TIA,
>  > -jeff
>  
>  
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