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 CONTAX 50mm F1.7 PLANARAdapter and fit feedbackwww.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Contax_db.htmlThis thread is for ongoing discussions and experiences regarding the 50mm F1.7 Planar 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 infinityNOTE - THIS THREAD IS FOR THE F1.7 VERSION - NOT THE F1.2 OR F1.4.You may also which to consider the New Zeiss 50mm F2 Makro-Planar ZF. I purchased this lens in April 2008 and have been using it with a Canon 1Ds Mark III. The lens is proving to be quite nice. The review is here: http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Zeiss_ZF_50mm_Macro.html
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Canon 5D + AF-Confirm High Quality Adapter + Contax Carl Zeiss Planar 1,7 50mm T* green f/16Seller: eBay seller ( http://stores.ebay.fr/oneoscom) Cost: 71,68€ with shipment to france Shipment: the seller ship in 48h00 but the Royal Mail take 5 (five!!) weeks to France from China Why: this adapter have to work out of the box on a 5D Pic of the 50mm on the adaptor (warning: 1,5 MO):
:  First impression:good: _ no mirror hit (ouf!) _ well made _ black color _ allow to use the superb well made contax lens bad: _ hard to focus: Quote:_ back focus on MY 5D (I use a canon 85mm 1.2 II and I had back focus with it, canon fix the problem. So, I don't know who to blame, my 5D or the adaptor...) I switch the Focusing Screen from EF-S to EE-D and it's seems to be way more easy to have a good focus. good deal or not ?: It's hard to have a perfect focus but the feeling of the manual lens is lovely. I plan to buy a canon EF 50mm 1.4 who is a better choice on a 5D with his tiny viewfinder (compared to my Nikon FE2, the 5D viefinder is a crap). I will update my review will pictures, focus test charts, etc... Thx for reading. UPDATE: I buy a cheap adapter on eBay (there the same with af-confirm): http://cgi.ebay.fr/CONTAX-or-YASHICA-C-Y-LENS-to-all-CANON-EOS-EF-UK_W0QQitemZ290275325242QQihZ019QQcategoryZ30059QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262The good: -no mirror lock-up -very quick shipping -cheap The Bad: -impossible to have a perfect focus .... PS: I do my best to write in inglish (sorry)
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If you do update the post, I'd like to see an image of the front side of the adapter. Some Contax MM lenses (which you referred to a "green" F16) have a pin on the their mount. The Contax adapter needs to have a track for that pin to fit in. Most adapter do have this track, but in some cases the track is too narrow or not at the right location. I have a new Contax C/Y EOS adapter coming in this week or earlier next week. The incoming one has LESS of a track (testing it for a company that sells adapters). I also have an adapter where the seller milled an oversized track - which ensures the best compatibility. If all goes well, I'll add a couple picks the adapter section ( click here) around the middle of June.
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PoseB - regarding that metal spring tab, you can always bend it slightly with a pliers. For example -  I wonder who makes that adapter in your pictures...?... It's not the typical chinese silver (usually they are silver plated).
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can we take it then that this is now the definitive best solution for adaption to the Canon 5d for a 1.7 50mm Zeiss? Would appreciate ytour feedback. Thanks, Sean 
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Sean, there is not guaranteed best solution when it comes to adapters. There are variances in adapter production runs and there are variances in the Canon 5D production runs. And the Contax 50mm F1.7 aren't spring chickens either. Some of these lenses are 20 years old. It's a crappy situation, no doubt. Some people get lucky and find a combo that works without any hassle. Other people need to try several adapters to get the best match. Some of this also depends on your criteria too. If you want a nicely milled adapter that looks and feels of high quality, then the cheap Chinese made adapters are not going win a beauty contest.
And now the field options has changed a bit too. With the Zeiss 50mm F1.4 Planar ZE (Canon EF Mount), now you can avoid ALL these adapter issues. And the Zeiss ZE support focus confirmation and FULL EXIF data - which means showing the actually aperture set for the image. It's a newer lens too, so potentially some optical improvements. I think the US price is ~$670. It's not nearly as cheap as the 50/1.7 + adapter. The 50mm isn't available yet, but the 85mm's have already made it into the field - Fred Miranda thread.
I'd also like to mention, Mark Hama has been getting positive reports on some user forums for Contax lens repairs (Mark Hama's Website), so if you've got a 50mm F1.7 in need of attention, Mark may be able to help you out. I have a 28mm f2 Distagon that I need to send to Mark for a CLA.
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