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Old Minolta SLR lens MD-W Rokkor 35/2,8 has modified to adopt on Canon Eos Digital body successfully. 35mm focal length is convenient for utilizing on APS-C image format as a standard lens. 1 to 2 step iris closing from opened aperture 2,8 could obtain an excellent transparency without any complaints. There is no room to compare with any variable focal length designed zooming lenses. As I have never come across with zoom lens that has some superior performance to my favorite fixed focal lenses, I had already thrown away all of them from my stock even French made Angeniex for Leica Flex. There is no argument in my mind on this decision, because I mobilize my automobile with full fuel tank getting up before dawn praying that I could have good pictures. Actually, tremendous energy is consumed to obtain some good results. I want to have the best equipment if I shoot at the decisive moment over the fate.

Though I'm keeping several old MD Rokkor lenses, the flange back distance value 44mm was the barrier to modify them to suit on Canon Eos body with 44,5mm flange back design meaning that impossible to do that physically. But, deeper consideration on a ignorable 0,5mm distance to interfere focusing at Infinity position led me to an imagination! Any production lens has adjusting construction design to adapt to the decided standard value, so anyone should have some preparation distance and that might compensate the discrepancy of 0,5mm!

I have just proved that my imagination was to the point after arranging and modifying old MD-W 35/2,8 on Canon Eos mount on earth! Separating Eos lens cap made of engineering plastic and adhering on Minolta bayonet flange procedure were not not so difficult task for me comparing with hard and heavy works in an automobile maintenance.
Methyl-metha-acrylate self curing resin was applied to adhere plastic bayonet construction onto lens original flange being utilized as it is on the body flange. Thanks with special materials to combine metal and plastic materials together, 4-Metha, tight and solid coupling was established with any vulnerability. Of course lens rotating stopper pin hole was engraved on the lens flange surface at adapted position.
Now I have a good information from today's task that all the old Minolta MD lenses are capable for the modification using the same procedure as today including already modified Leica lenses set in Minolta lens cylinders.

I've checked both Canon 5DMk3 and 6D actually especially on finder qualities as a next equipment, the choice of 6D has eliminated completely in my mind, however lower price was set on 6D. I should realize before doing that, the smaller pent-prism case with equipped strobe light system together in it means considerable impossible in designing good finder.
Smaller and lighter are not always the requirements to select some favorable equipment if it is some amateur use.

Colder morning required much more richer mixture for Solex 34PICT3 carburetor equipped on VW 1600cc Air-cooled flat 4 motor embedded my 1302 Super Beetle, the setting of A/F ratio has bee distorted in leaner direction because of ignorable fuel consumption. Stepping breath phenomena and hesitation while acceleration stage spoils comfortable driving. The smaller screw for air volume adjustment must be closed a little, 1/32 or 1/16 turn to increase fuel supply for all the stages. Now I am re-impressed the physical performance of recent computerized automobiles with the capability to adjust A/F mixture adequately in accordance with the change of external conditions, the outside air temperature and the hysteresis of the motor performance.
More careful checking on rear total toe value and toe direction, thrust angle, would be done on 1302 this afternoon, because tightening of rear trailing arm inner bush has made it clear that there exists some error on the adjustment item, it would be done by adjusting outer arm length in combination with wheel base length checking. Very precise measurement and adjustment with concentration investing keen and sharp intuition would be required to get some achievements.

I have set up a Digital recording system for Medical Clinical field, Canon EOS kiss body, Minolta 50/3,5 Macro Rokkor and US Washington Camera Co.180 degree rotating Special Strobe bracket. Fine transparencies with sense of reality especially of soft tissue would be obtained based on the technology nourished for as long as 40 years, mainly in silver salt generation period of time. But remember here, I have to do all the works by myself that had been done so far by the magazine company? It's so tough but rewarding enough?