Film lens on DSLR?

Hi,

My friend wants to give DSLR (Canon 300D) a try. He worries that his
film lens (EF) will not work or have problems on 300D. Did anyone have
similar experience?

The following also botheres me:

"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

thanks!

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Hi,

My friend wants to give DSLR (Canon 300D) a try. He worries that his
film lens (EF) will not work or have problems on 300D. Did anyone have
similar experience?

The following also botheres me:

"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

thanks!


The EF lenses work without any problem on my 300D. Basically, there is no
film EF lens.
On the other hand, there are digital EF lenses. The EF-S lenses will not
work properly on a film camera becasue they coverage is smaller than a non
EF-S lens.
So any EF-S lens he'd buy will not fit his film camera.
The 1.6x multiplier is not a problem but he will have to buy a new wide
angle lens if he needs one.

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Hi,

My friend wants to give DSLR (Canon 300D) a try. He worries that his
film lens (EF) will not work or have problems on 300D. Did anyone have
similar experience?

The following also botheres me:

"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

thanks!

All of Canon's EF mount lenses work just fine on the RebelD. So do most of
the aftermarket mfrs lenses, the only exception MAY be those older ones from
Sigma.
Since lenses generally soften out at the edges, not utilizing that part of
the lens usually presents little problem. It's just when your 17-35
suddenly becomes a 28-60 that the 1.6x crop presents a problem...

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

My friend wants to give DSLR (Canon 300D) a try. He worries that his
film lens (EF) will not work or have problems on 300D. Did anyone have
similar experience?

Some early Sigma lenses won't work properly. All Canon lenses will work.


The following also botheres me:
"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

The digital sensor is smaller than a piece of film. So?

My friend wants to give DSLR (Canon 300D) a try. He worries that his
film lens (EF) will not work or have problems on 300D. Did anyone have
similar experience?

Some early Sigma lenses won't work properly. All Canon lenses will work.


The following also botheres me:
"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

The digital sensor is smaller than a piece of film. So?

In article .com,
wrote:

The following also botheres me:

"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

That's incorrect - 40% less of the *image circle* is used *that on a 35mm
camera*. 35mm doesn't use all of the image circle, a 300D uses slightly less
of it.

Here's a better way to think about it. The 300D is a smaller format than
35mm, so what constitutes "wide angle", "telephoto", and "standard" are
different, just as if you'd gone from 645 to 35mm.

For a 300D, the 35mm focal length is "standard", a 50mm is a short
telephoto, and so on.

"Chris Brown" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
wrote:

The following also botheres me:

"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

That's incorrect - 40% less of the *image circle* is used *that on a 35mm
camera*. 35mm doesn't use all of the image circle, a 300D uses slightly
less
of it.

Here's a better way to think about it. The 300D is a smaller format than
35mm, so what constitutes "wide angle", "telephoto", and "standard" are
different, just as if you'd gone from 645 to 35mm.

For a 300D, the 35mm focal length is "standard", a 50mm is a short
telephoto, and so on.

The outer edges of a lens are usually inferior to the centre area. You
usually get best quality when using f8 or f11. A zoom lens that has a
maximum aperture of 2.8 is big heavy and expensive. Using a wider imaging
circle means building extra large so that the area that is covered is flat.
The extra curve at the edge of a lense is what does them in. Aspherical
lenses are a big deal. Using a sensor that requires less covering power
than 35mm film is a boon. That is while digital lenses are cheap. They are
basically lense designs that would be considered utterly **** by normal
standards.

"Chris Brown" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
wrote:

The following also botheres me:

"
The 1.6x focal length multiplier means that the outer 40% (approx) of a
standard EF lens is not used
"

That's incorrect - 40% less of the *image circle* is used *that on a 35mm
camera*. 35mm doesn't use all of the image circle, a 300D uses slightly
less
of it.

Here's a better way to think about it. The 300D is a smaller format than
35mm, so what constitutes "wide angle", "telephoto", and "standard" are
different, just as if you'd gone from 645 to 35mm.

For a 300D, the 35mm focal length is "standard", a 50mm is a short
telephoto, and so on.

The outer edges of a lens are usually inferior to the centre area. You
usually get best quality when using f8 or f11. A zoom lens that has a
maximum aperture of 2.8 is big heavy and expensive. Using a wider imaging
circle means building extra large so that the area that is covered is flat.
The extra curve at the edge of a lense is what does them in. Aspherical
lenses are a big deal. Using a sensor that requires less covering power
than 35mm film is a boon. That is while digital lenses are cheap. They are
basically lense designs that would be considered utterly **** by normal
standards.

My friend wants to give DSLR (Canon 300D) a try. He worries that his
film lens (EF) will not work or have problems on 300D. Did anyone have
similar experience?

The lens will work fine.

As to the 1.6 multiplication factor, take a look through the archives
of rec.photo.digital.

-Joel

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My friend wants to give DSLR (Canon 300D) a try. He worries that his
film lens (EF) will not work or have problems on 300D. Did anyone have
similar experience?

The lens will work fine.

As to the 1.6 multiplication factor, take a look through the archives
of rec.photo.digital.

-Joel

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