Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>Has anyone who is using OM gear on their Canon 300D/10D/20D, etc
>actually tried to fit the Canon body with OM adapter onto the back of
>the OM bellows?
>
Yup
>This all has to do with whether the bellows and attachments such as the
>slide copier can be used with the Canon digital bodies. I was just
>looking at the back of my bellows and it's not clear whether there is
>sufficient clearance for a larger body without contacting the standard
>directly below the mounting flange.
>
The problem with the 300D, and I would think, all others, is not
anything on the bellows, as the mounting flange comes easily off the
body. The bellows can then be mounted on the flange without any
twisting. The clearance problem is the big tab on the mounting flange
that is used both to turn it onto and off the body and as the lens mount
release. For this tab to clear the pop-up flash housing and bayonet into
the mount/adapter, at least a 12mm extension tube must be already
mounted on the camera or adapter. The Oly 14mm tube works fine too, of
course. The only significant consequence is that the minimum extension
of the bellows increases from 36mm to at least 48mm. That may or may not
be a problem depending on the lens used and the application.
If the tab were cut down, the bellows would still not quite fit on a
300D. the back of the bellows body would still be blocked. It looks like
a 7mm tube might do it then, but I'm not modifying mine to find out. :-)
>I'm also curious about the same question using the E-1. My curiousity
>at the moment is more directed at the usability of the slide copier.
>Has anyone attempted to use their digital camera as a slide/film copier
>as a replacement for a scanner? With or without OM bellows/slide copier?
>
This question was just asked and replies were posted starting yesterday
under the title "Scanner or copy using digital body".
Moose
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