Day 24 - The EF-S conundrum

And the solution....
Cut it up.

I wanted a wider angle lens for my EOS 10D.....but there are none that i can afford for a standard EF mount.....So, my solution, modify an EF-S lens, so that it will fit.

fairly simple process....as described here http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/efs-10d.html
I've done that now.....taking the original lens as pictured here:

Cutting off the top 2 layers of plastic so that it doesnt collide with the mirror on the 10D.....it worked very well.

This is the result....nice clean finish and more clearance on the back.

This gives me a 28/29mm equivalent (after the 1.6x crop factor of the digital camera) at the wide angle end.

enough for me to take some nice landscape shots, and fit in more of a room in one shot.