2007.03.30 ANNOUNCEMENT 声明

Notice to our valued customers and photographers:
This is a special information for a fake adapter with trade mark ‘’ELEFOTO’’ according
To the recent auction is bidded on the internet. We have to pay your attention to
Such fake adapter and explain what the difference between ELEFOTO original and
A fake adapter as mentioned below.
ELEFOTO original designs are;

  1. Only silver chrome plated adapter is sold to the worldwide market.
    The reason is a harmful for the APS and full size imaging sensor of DSLR that
    A black paint adapter like a fake adapter is easily scratched, and its powder of
    Black paint is fallen down onto the surface of that sensor. When shooting, the
    Chippintg power will naturally be sticked and is appeared as a black dot on the
    Photo imaging.  This becomes fatally damages for your shooting.Lens stopper plate: Ours is well painted by a heated anodized process.
    1. Fake adapter; A poor steel plate without anodizing as a stopper plate is used. It is quite harmful for the user’s finger. It is a sharp edge just a like a knife.
    2. Fake adapter; A surface and machined accuracy are too rough appeared on the adapter.
    Limitation of CONTAX-YASHICA to EOS DSLR: The most lenses are fitted with DSLR and SLR cameras, though five different mounts of theses lenses have been sold.  A completely click for stop is done,when mounted.
  2. LOGO:’’ELEFOTO YC-EOS’’ is real copycat products. Our original trademark and logo is
    ELEFOTO CTX-CE JAPAN
    Country of origin: Japan is specifically indicated on the adapter ‘’JAPAN’’.
  3. See our web site on the technical information. This is available outside mainland china.
    www.elefoto.hp.infoseek.co.jp/mount
    In mainland china, you can visit:
    www.elefoto.com.cn or SEARCH ‘’elefoto’’

 

  

In addition to the above information, we are providing more information On the manufacturing circumstances in Japan.

ELEFOTO original is machined by high-end CNC machinery approved Critically for the Japanese standard. Such machinery age is not later than ten(10) years. A skilled engineers are always creating a unusual Products avoiding a fakes and copycat, and making a characteristic Mount adapters as discriminaation between pirate and elefoto Manufacturers.

Your further informations on fake adapter are cordially welcomed to contact us by e-mail through; elefoto@minos.ocn.ne.jp

Yours Faithfully,

ELEPHOTO CORPORATION

 

  
  ELEFOTO NEWLY DESIGNED FD-EOS

 

 
OUTDATED FD-EOS MOUNT ADAPTER
 
Lens construction:2 elements with 4-multi
(high resolution lens) Layer coatings
Inner reflection: treated
Lens material: Japan leading lens factory
Lens construction: 2 elements with simple
(Standard optical lens) UV coating
Inner reflection: no treatment
Lens material: First one is flat float glass
Optimum aperture value: f5.6 – f8
Optimum aperture value: f8 - 22
Optimum focal length: 35mm/24mm FD
75-210mm & 35-105mm FD
200mm – 600mm FD lens
Optimum focal length: 50mm to telephoto 600mm(f22 is recommendable)
Aperture ring with grip-easy
No slipping for aperture open and close
Simple lens conversion.
Aperture selector ring without grip-easy
Clear silver-chrome & black anodized ring
Black anodized adapter(almite finish)

Inner lens is separator type;
Two ways photography shooting:

  1. Macro; super wide to telephoto lenses no restriction for using any FD Lens
  2. Telephoto: Infinity to close-focusing when remove inner ring, close-focus when the conversion is attached, infinity.

Inner lens: fixed, no detachable.
Single way photography shooting:

  1. Macro: not available(interfered)
  2. No close-focusing mechanism Wide lens; 28mm/35mm no available
    DSLR: Full size and APS size(EOS)
    SLR: 35mm SLR CAMERAS(EOS)
    An appearance is foggy, reduce resolution
  Newly designed FD – EOS adapter:  

EOS 5D AND 1D MKII:

  Key points:


full frame size: In case of 500mm and 600mm telephoto lenses are used, A lack of four corners are slightly appeared on the prints. It is not appeared on the LCD display screen.

APS – CCD size: As magnification ratio is 1.5x to 2.0x is adapted for this cameras, even if longer lenses are used together with this adapter with conversion lens, no appearance is a lack of four corners of that prints.

 
  1. Excellent sharpness and resolution are resulted

  2. Color balance of Canon FD and New FD lenses is excellent, its quality is obtained

  3. Well balanced camera mount adapter for any lenses.
    Such as Telephoto lenses.

Production: already started, but it has elefoto brand for the first 1,000pcs. Lot.
All the above specifications are subject to change without notice.


  Remarks: The above tested informations are only reference, according to our
Customer’s experiences.

 

 

ELEPHOTO CORPORATION

Dated: March 31,2007

 

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