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Tonight I’m spending some time, fixing the wiring of an LTM Pepper light. The previous owner had some poor wiring.

Here’s the lessons I’ve learned from this light:
1. If the wiring is spliced. It’s not a good idea to leave the splice TOTALLY UNCOVERED next to the splice on wire next to it.
2. If there is a nut holding the wire in the back of the light and only one thread will catch, then HOT GLUE IS NOT THE ANSWER for stress relieving a wire. Put on a new one.
3. If a wire is PRESSED DOWN ON THE FOCUSING MECHANISM, IT WILL WEAR a DANGEROUS HOLE IN THE SHEATH.

Someone could have been hurt with that light and that someone could have been me.

OK, I have that off my chest.

If you work on electrical devices, you’re on your own. Some people really shouldn’t work on them. I take no responsibility for your actions.

To follow up on the Canon research, I also found some great examples of people using Lumix GH1 cameras, wonderful Minolta lenses and a Minolta to Lumix adapter.

Here is some video of Single Malt Whiskey bottles with Minolta MD Rokkor 1:2,8 / 28mm and Minolta MD 1:1,7 / 50mm and a Novoflex adapter:

Single Malt Whiskies from Stefan Vohl on Vimeo.

Here is a cat using a Rokkor 58mm f1.2:

GH1 Test – Rokkor 58mm f1.2 from Renaud Duval on Vimeo.

Korean music video shot with GH1 + 20.7, Minolta 50.4, Minolta 100mm macro:

[M/V]Queens – Ahpa(My heart is hurt) from Jay Park on Vimeo.

Test with Minolta 50mm 1.7

GH1 Test from Björn Sonnenschein on Vimeo.

Today, I was totally in the mood to see what other people are doing with Minolta lenses on Canon EOS DSLR cameras with a Minolta to EOS adapter.

Here’s a high contrast shot of a glass being filled with apple juice. Wow. 5D mark 2 and a modified Minolta 50mm f.2:

The applejuice 5D mark 2 first test from Michael Johansson on Vimeo.

HVX w/ Redrock Micro + Minolta Rokkor lenses
Canon 5D w/ Minolta Rokkor lenses:

The Loft Series from Eric Giovon on Vimeo.

Here’s some nice footage with a Canon T1i / EOS 500d and a Minolta 50/1.4:

Mixed with Ambient (500D) from Stedanko on Vimeo.

Here’s some on a Canon EOS 7D with a Minolta 50/1.4:

MINOLTA LENS ON CANON 7D from ANTHONY JACKSON on Vimeo.

Easter kids video shot with Canon 5DmkII with Rokkor 58mm f1.2 lens. Sachtler FSB8 tripod and Redrock Eyespy handheld rig. That 58 1.2 is converted to EOS instead of using an adapter. If you don’t want a 58/1.2 after viewing this, you have no pulse:

The Easter Kids from doubledrop on Vimeo.