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PebblePlace

Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:33:30 AM

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CONTAX 18mm F4.0 DISTAGON
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This thread is for ongoing discussions and experiences regarding the 18mm F4 Distagon on the Canon dSLRs such as the 40D, 1D Mark III, 1Ds Mark III, Digital Rebels and all other Canon dSLRs. If adding an entry about a lens & adapter, please include:

1) Whether the lens is a AE or MM
2) Whether the lens is made in Germany or Japan
3) Which adapter you are using
4) If the lens works properly at its minimum focus distance and at infinity

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Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:33:30 AM

PebblePlace

Posted: Saturday, June 07, 2008 2:37:46 AM

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NEW REVIEW AVAILABLE

The Contax C/Y 18mm F4 Distagon review has been rewritten after using a second copy with the Canon 1Ds Mark III. The review can be found here: http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Contax_18mm_F4_Distagon.html

LATEST ADAPTER INFO WITH A CANON 1DS MARK III

Currently I am using the 18mm Distagon on Canon 1Ds Mark III with a HappyPageHK adapter purchased around June 1, 2008. The 18/4 is a MM lens and work fine with HappyPageHK adapter. His auction have a notice warning against some possible MM lens issues. The 18/4 Distagon does not have such a pin, so there is no problem. This HappyPageHK adapter is ~1.445mm thick - that's .02mm thicker than his older ones. So far I have not had any infinity focus issues.

PebblePlace

Posted: Sunday, June 08, 2008 10:58:12 PM

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For some added documentation - here's a picture of the 18mm Distagon F4 AE mount. Notice the angled retaining ring holding the rear element:

And this is a picture of MM mount:

Thus far it looks like a the AE version is more likely to work with the Canon 5D - probably due to the different retaining ring design. Either will work on the Canon 1Ds and 1.6x bodies.

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i cant see the images. scripts are allowed.

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