My morning walk-around brought me these on the PEN sensor to-day. E-P2 and Canon FD 50mm/f1.2.  Handheld and some wind, not the easiest under the circumstances.
(Do this lens already exist in the Lens Archive?  If not, - may the admin can move the post to where it belongs then).

Very hot to-day, - and still a lot of flowers to shot around here.  Will revisit when the temperature is more favorable.  And maybe (only maybe, though  ) I will then bring a tripod along.  Would have been advantageous to-day, for sure.

Also have a question: The adapter I got for the FD lens is branded "Pixco" (believe that's what it reads, - difficult to see, - small letters).  I'm not very happy with the build quality, - the locking system doesn't make me confident.  Also the lens' f-number function seems to be not moving freely when I want it set to f1.2.  Anybody own the same adapter?  Those of you with FD lenses, - what brand are you happy with? 
Please advise.












Hope you enjoy, - and thanks for looking in.

regards
roger+

Is this the standard 50mm FD f/1.2 or the "L" version? (Red band on the nose)

Thanks, folks!

I came from (Canon) rangefinders (Canonet, then QL17) to FSLR (Contax) in the mid-seventies.  Held on to Contax (and Yasicha) until late eighties (-87?) when I went for the (then new, fabulous) EOS 620, - which (to me meant the introduction to EF lenses, as well).  So I missed the FD boat completely, - I really haven't a clue to those glasses.  No 'red ring' on the newly acquired FD 50mm/f1.2.  The f-ring has a green "A" ca. 8-10mm to the right from the given f-numbers.  Between (f)1.4 and (f)1.2 there is a 'sign', as this: ↵ (without the arrow, though, - and the horizontal line double the length shown here).  (Serial #: 52846, - if that might give a clue here). The lens is quite heavy, solid built & operates very smoothly on focusing.  Full and half 'click' stops on the f-ring.  Painted numericals: Green feet, white meters, - f-numbers all whites.  In-hand overall feeling: Quality! Given a week or three I'll try to cough up smth. more from google.  I'm sure some of the experienced forum members here might be able to add in on this.

I got one of these too with an unbranded adapter. The aperture ring doesn't even work on mine, but it doesn't matter as I'm in the process of doing a mount conversion on it and will hard wire the aperture ring later. If that proves too hard I might just fix it to f/1.2, after all, that's why I got it

this one looks plenty good ....crisp and creamy , what a lens should


beautiful shots seem macro how close can you get?
did you use close up filter?

Also have a question: The adapter I got for the FD lens is branded "Pixco" (believe that's what it reads, - difficult to see, - small letters).  I'm not very happy with the build quality, - the locking system doesn't make me confident.  Also the lens' f-number function seems to be not moving freely when I want it set to f1.2.  Anybody own the same adapter?  Those of you with FD lenses, - what brand are you happy with?
Please advise.

Mine is custom made by a local machinist and it has nothing to do with setting aperture. There is nothing too critical with the locking system either, as in FD it is on the lens, not on the camera body. I see mine makes 1/4 of a turn when not restrained, but half of that should be enough too.
I was not able to close the aperture on mine and then found a small lever on the lens bottom that must be pushed for the aperture ring to function (You won't be able to see its action when the lens is dismounted - put the adapter on the lens). I solved my problem quickly with a piece of cardboard.

the problem you have may be correctable
the  fd adapter i have  is nice quality , it ia all metal and is unbranded  and has a ring on it to stop up and down to allow accurate focusing at 2.8 then stop down to a preset f stop , or if my fd lens is set to A then the ring allows full continuous f stops from wide open to f 32 steplessly.

the issue of quality comes up alot in comparing adapters......my 180 us dollar voigtlander M- m4\3  adapter ,though nicely made otherwise, and precise at infinity was branded at its base voiglander and made in japan in some kind of white paint that has flaked away to illegability

the 35 dollar fd adapter ,on the other hand, is engraved on its black barrel  , FD -M4\3
the legend on the baked black paint has proved tough and and scratch resistant the engraving is as crisp as the day i bought it
the fd adapter focuses the tiniest fraction past infinity, which the voigtlander is exactly correct at , but this is no problem in use at all
in fact it may be a design feature of the lens toallow correct infinity focus at all temp extremes

now to the problem , ive got almost the same adapter for nikon f mount and
it didnt allow the lens to open alll the way up....the problem is a pin that pushes the  lens just as in the canon if the pin is bent in a certain direction
the problm is fixed ,,the bending only needs to be very slight.

disengage the lens and adapter  keeping them coupled , from the camera

look inside and observe the direction of the pin slide and what it presses on to
move f stops.. with your finger you can test if a further sliding of the fd part will
open it u completely, using a piece of plastic to press the pin a fraction further will fix the problem ... it did on my nikon , and the nikon and fd adapters work
the same way ,i found

i love my 200 2.8 fd on my ep1 ........ it is very very good
good luck
edit
i only buy adapters from rainbow imaging ,david , who has become a friend , i think he comes from hong kong.
is my contact thru rainbow imaging on e bay, hes a really nice guy who gives me incredible deals  on adapters
and meets me in whole foods cafe in manhattan , if im ordering several adapter or other stuff...rainbow imaging shipps their chinese adapters from nyc

if you goto rainbow imaging and text the seller a question tell david you know  paul [cosinaphile] thru ep1dotnet
and want a good deal he will probably be accomidating , give him your e mail and hell give you the info you need
should you wish to buy anything adapter flash trigger etc related
he even sells a c mount 35mm 1.4 with adapter for m4\3 for 38 dollars us funds [$28 for the lens alone]
his prices are great

tell your a friend of paul thru the website here

ON MY FD 200 2.8 when it is mounted to theadapter, default is wide open, the pin from the adapter presses the lever when the adapter ring is turned , stopping down the lens

when the fd lens is disengaged from the adapter the levers do nothing and the lens seems broken , stuck at something like f 8 0r 11, but the lens is fine , it needs to be mounted to the adapter first , so you can trouble shoot the problem which is the pin  angle in all probability

( my first posting here  )

Here 2 pictures with my new Pana G3 with a Canon FD adapter and the Canon FD 50mm f/1.2 lens, wich I bought on eBay.

I am very happy with the results;

ISO 640
speed: 1/125
aperture: f4


full size: http://picturepush.com/public/6447665


full size: http://picturepush.com/public/6447724

Rob

Oops.....
Posted under FD 55mm, Admin please move it to the Canon FD 50mm f/1.2, Sorry!