PatrickV Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Hi guys, I've bought a FD to M4/3 adapter on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/230565436946?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649) and i've also bought a Canon 50mm FD 1.4 lens. I tested this combination today, but sometimes when i film certain angles i get green artifacts. I'm wondering what the problem is. I have attached some pictures of the construction on my GH2 body (above) and the earlier mentioned artifacts (below). I hope that somebody can help me out. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Rios Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 That's a ghost...that's happend when you point to the window overexposed...look carefully , the ghost is similar to the windows ... With filter happen also more... http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-camera-field-accessories/36555-lens-filters-versus-flare-ghost-images.html Search on the web... Best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickV Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Hi Francisco, Thanks for your reply. I did not used any filter with this combination. I even got this result when i point my camera at a television at the other side of my living room. Not an overexposed shot at all, but the 'ghost' is there again. Besides that, lots of people captures light rays with this combination and nobody seems to have problems with it. Hope that somebody can help me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahua Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Probably because your lens is not multi-coated? This is avoidable if you have a modern multi-coated lens. Nothing with the FD adapter at all. Try another lens, if you use a Panasonic kit lens you won't see any of this at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 thats just a character of that lens - some lenses flare different to others thats the fun of them my olympus 50mm has white orbs that float around when it is wide open !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickV Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 No problems with my Panasonic lenses. My SLR magic 12mm gives me sometimes lens flare, but i kinda like it. I understand the character thing, but i see shots in other video's with this lens which will give me ghost images with the same combination for certain. How is that possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Rios Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I got only FD and I got under special circumstance these greenish ghost. Depends on angle reflections and the source. You will learn how to deal with... Best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelbb Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Some people like the character of old lenses. I used to have a full set of FD lenses including the 14mm F/2.8L & 50mm F/1.2L for my AF101 & GH2 & TBH I wasn't happy with any of them. They were simply not as sharp as any of the MFT lenses even aside from odd colour casts & flares. I was much happier using nice modern sharp MFT lenses with AF & IS even though the old FD lenses are so beautifully made & so solid & hard wearing that they still look like new after 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickV Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Thanks all for your responses. I will try to deal with it ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgharding Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 If you don't like the ghosting try sticking a Zeiss T* filter on the front... should kill it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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