I've been doing some homework - I have (re-)discovered that my old trusty Minolta XD5 SLR has a standard Minolta MD bayonet (I think).
http://www.camerarepair.com/Used-Cam...C54/XD-5-P101/
I've several very nice zooms and fast widefields and telephotos that fit my old XD5 that produced great photos over many years that are still in great nick.
More homework and I located a Minolta MD - Canon EF bayonet adapter complete with compensating optics (a relay lens ??) builtin made in China ,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=220320144662 bought it via Ebay. Cost me just under $60 (AUD) , if it doesn't work satisfactorily I'll have the transaction reversed by VISA , if I can't get the vendor to refund.
Anyone else taken this cheaper route rather than breaking the bank and buying a set of new Canon or Canon equiv (Sigma etc) lenses for their Canon DSLRs ? How successful were your conversions using the slip on whatever - Canon EF adapter that you tried ?
Will give me more options rather than the EFS lens that came with my 40D kit until the exchange rate becomes more acceptable , or until I find a MINT condition EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS USM on Ebay and win the bidding on it.