wickford90

wickford90

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I am looking to get a dslr, as i have an ancient cannon ftb slr with all the lenses would these lens fit on a modern digital cannon or any other make. seems daft not to use the lens if poss. if so what is a good camera to get second hand.
 
I have a Canon , and iirc some early lenses are uasable , probably a camera forum would be the best place to ask
 
Agreed that a camera forum will probably give a better answer but I do some photography as well and understand your frustration. It's all about the type of mounting the lens' have and type on the new camera. Unfortunately I think your options may well be limited.

Quick net search and the following turned up:
Canon FD lens mount - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you scroll down to the section on using FD lens' on other mounts please notice that the adaptors from FD mounts to EOS mounts are now reaching somewhere around the $1000 mark!
 
depending on what lenses you have it shouldn't be a problem. I had an EOS 35mm camera from back in 2000, with a couple of lenses, but they work perfectly well on my 550D. There will be a slight error in lens correction factor, but this is not noticable unless you are working at extremes of magnification.

Obviously features such as the anti-shake function won't work as this is a lens based feature, and the early lenses did not have it.

Well happy with mine, would recommend it totally. Very capable camera in auto mde, but the manual settings allow you to mess about should you desire. Best of both worlds, works as a point and shoot if you want, but with the facility to be creative.
 
im not a canon expert but as i understand it eos lenses are physically the same as the current canon fitting ...the early fd ones need an adapter.... then youll probably find they physically fit but the diaphragm doest link , might not get infinity focus etc.

i bought a pentax dslr cos all my older pentax bayonet lenses will fit and work fully. and theres pleanty of used pentax lenses on fleabay at sensible money , cos they aint as fashionable as canon.
 
thanks for the answers, have just got reply from ebay camera shop and he told me about the adapters, just got to make decision on what one.
 
As an ex camera man I can tell you that yes, you can use them, however, you will only be able to use them in a fully manual mode!
Should use Nikon anyway :p
 
sorry should have clarified that a bit more:

the ef mount lenses will work without an adaptor on a canon dslr which uses ef-s mount

sorry for any confusion

EOS magazine forum

wealth of information on here
 
Canon currently make EF and EF-S lenses, both of which fit their amateur EOS cameras (up to and including the 7D).
(1000D, 1100D, 300,350,400,450,500,550,600D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 7D all work with both because they have smaller sensors)

Anything beyond the 7D (5D series, 1D series, 1Ds series) will not accept EF-S lenses. This is because they have bigger sensors and the lenses do not physically have a wide enough view.

The Canon FD mount is different to the EF/EF-S style mounting and you need to find an adapter to fit these.

It may not be worth the hassle and the new lenses obviously do have certain advantages over old lenses (controls through camera & image stabilisation).. it kind of depends what you want out of your camera and what FD lenses you already have. Bear in mind that if you buy a new camera with a smaller sensor than the size of your film frame, the view will appear to be zoomed in. Therefore an FD 35mm becomes roughly a 50mm on a 600D.

Hope that helped
 
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landroverjack said:
Canon currently make EF and EF-S lenses, both of which fit their amateur EOS cameras (up to and including the 7D).
(1000D, 1100D, 300,350,400,450,500,550,600D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 7D all work with both because they have smaller sensors)

Anything beyond the 7D (5D series, 1D series, 1Ds series) will not accept EF-S lenses. This is because they have bigger sensors and the lenses do not physically have a wide enough view.

The Canon FD mount is different to the EF/EF-S style mounting and you need to find an adapter to fit these.

It may not be worth the hassle and the new lenses obviously do have certain advantages over old lenses (controls through camera & image stabilisation).. it kind of depends what you want out of your camera and what FD lenses you already have. Bear in mind that if you buy a new camera with a smaller sensor than the size of your film frame, the view will appear to be zoomed in. Therefore an FD 35mm becomes roughly a 50mm on a 600D.

Hope that helped
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Nope didn't help at all, way over my head. I thought the box brownie was cutting edge technology but thanks anyway. Think i will just buy one with lens's and that will keep things simple.
cheers
 
wickford90 said:
Nope didn't help at all, way over my head. I thought the box brownie was cutting edge technology but thanks anyway. Think i will just buy one with lens's and that will keep things simple.
cheers
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What budget do you have? If you do buy a new camera make sure you look through the lens of one, because 35mm will appear as about 50mm.
 
looking to spend 200/250 on a used one with it's lens, 35mm will appear at 50mm i really don't understand!! all i want is something better than my compact digital that i can put a telephoto or wide angle lens on when I want. Thinking about it maybe need to spend a bit more.
 
Digital cameras have a smaller than 35mm sensor so the lens focal lengths are different. The angle of view of a 50m lens on a 35mm slr will be equivalent to about a 35mm lens on a dslr - google for more details.
 
wickford90 said:
thanks, thats the sort of thing i was looking for. will see what it goes for,do not necessarily want a Canon what other makes could i go for.
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Canon or Nikon are your safest bets. Olympus, sony, pentax and the rest are still far behind.

You might find a 400D cheaper than a 1000D as it is an older model but I believe it is almost exact same spec. On the Nikon side of things a D3000 or D3100, or if your budget stretches to a D5000/5100 go for it.

They are a bit like landies in that you end up spending more and more on them. There is always another accessory or lens to have :D:D

Shame I am a bit busy for laning in the next few weeks or I would have let you have a go with one of mine.

You are still better off getting more lenses and a cheaper body if you can.
 
Geoff, I know someone who will have a lens or 2 off you if you don't want them;)
I did the same thing for christmas, got it off a bloke at work Canon 350D. It will do all I want it for, that's if I remember to take it out with me.
 
666 george said:
Geoff, I know someone who will have a lens or 2 off you if you don't want them;)
I did the same thing for christmas, got it off a bloke at work Canon 350D. It will do all I want it for, that's if I remember to take it out with me.
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Hi Graham
Like people said in previous posts, you will need a mount adapter and will only be able to use the camera in manual mode. ( that sounded like i knew what i was talking about )
 
Geoff, I have a 400D. Feel free to have a go if you want to see what its like before buying. The standard kit lens is a bit crap (18-55). I mainly use my 90-300 for motorsport stuff and my 28-80 for static car shots and more landscape type stuff.
 
Tuskenraider said:
Geoff, I have a 400D. Feel free to have a go if you want to see what its like before buying. The standard kit lens is a bit crap (18-55). I mainly use my 90-300 for motorsport stuff and my 28-80 for static car shots and more landscape type stuff.
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nice one , maybe next time we are out will have a go.
 
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