Paul Lutes , Sep 06, 2008; 03:55 a.m.
I'm wondering if there's a way to get a Minolta MD adapter for a canon EOS, a cheap way, i found a few adapters
on ebay but they are $40+ and i got the lens for free and it's kind of dirty, so i'd rather do this without
spending much money, if possible... if not i might just have to bite the bullet and spend 40 bucks on an adapter,
either way....
If anyone has any ideas, let me know!
Thanks!
Jim Strutz - Anchorage, AK 
, Sep 06, 2008; 03:24 p.m.
John Wright , Sep 06, 2008; 05:36 p.m.
Ralph Jensen , Sep 07, 2008; 06:05 a.m.
Are you trying to put a Minolta lens on a Canon EOS body or a Canon EOS lens on a Minolta body?
Paul Lutes , Sep 07, 2008; 10:39 a.m.
lol sorry, it's a minolta MD macro lens, and i'm a college student and i can't really afford a decent EOS macro lens, it's a canon digital rebel XT
Paul Russell , Sep 07, 2008; 07:14 p.m.
I did the same, I use minolta auto bellows 1 with a reversed 50mm MD macro.
For macro work infinity focus isn't all that essential.
The results are actually pretty good, I couldn't justify the cost of the MPE 65mm EF lens so this was the other alternative.
I think you may need to bite the bullet and spend the cash. The other advice would be to put the money towards a dedicated macro EF lens such as the 50mm f2.5....
When you say dirty, how do you mean? If there is dirt inside the lens then be careful that it isn't mould. This cross-transfers very easily and could wreck any other lenses you put on the camera. Tread carefully.
Bob O'Sullivan 
, Sep 07, 2008; 10:30 p.m.
Do you have a eos lens at all? If so, you could try a 500D close up filter on it. They make them in may sizes and the quality is excellent. Most are around $100 depending on size.
Dennis Hussey 
, Sep 08, 2008; 02:40 p.m.
You can get an adapter (filter size of the Minolta lens to filter size of your Canon lens) to reverse the lens on the end of your Canon lens - they are very cheap on ebay.
OR:
I recommend getting a Vivitar 135mm f2.8 made by Komine (serial number starting with 28) in M42 mount. They are very common and go cheap on ebay.
Item number: 270271908214
Item number: 230287208766 (check with seller for serial number on front - this one already focuses to 1/2 life size)
Item number: 180286505422
Then get extension tubes (M42 version).
Item number: 270272168534
Item number: 120302621696
M42 to EOS adapter
Item number: 160280234068
or with focus confirmation (red led will light up and focus beep will sound when in focus).
Item number: 370084314204
This works very well for macro as well as a nice lens in general - very sharp! You will also be able to support M42 Pentax screw mount lenses which opens up a wide array of affordable lenses (they even show up often at yard sales, antique shops, etc.)
For example - see my handheld purple daisy flower.
http://photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00QjKS
It can do more magnification than that - I used a small tube for that (tubes can be combined to increase magnification). Another good thing to using a longer lens (135mm instead of 50-55mm) is macros of insects can be done from a distance so as to not scare them off. You can also use the pop-up flash because of the distance away from the subject, whereas a 50-something macro is very close to the subject and the flash is useless (as the lens will block the light).
Dennis
