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I have been told that only lens with auto focusing can be used with the Rebel body
I have been told that only lens with auto focusing can be used with
the Rebel body. Is this information accurate ? Thanks John |
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"John A." wrote in message ... I have been told that only lens with auto focusing can be used with the Rebel body. Is this information accurate ? Thanks John Yes and no. Yes, for the most part, the vast majority of lenses for Canon digital SLRs are AF. Almost all of them in fact- certainly all those within reach of the bulk of consumers. No, there are a few specialist lenses (that most people will never own- the TSE lenses for example) that are EF fit but manual focus only. And there are custom-built adapters to fit other mount lenses onto a Canon body that do not autofocus. |
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John A. wrote:
I have been told that only lens with auto focusing can be used with the Rebel body. Is this information accurate ? The FD lenses won't work if that's what you mean. -- Stacey |
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In article , Stacey
writes John A. wrote: I have been told that only lens with auto focusing can be used with the Rebel body. Is this information accurate ? The FD lenses won't work if that's what you mean. Well, they won't work without an adapter. Canon made 2. One had no optics, and lost the ability to infinity focus - it was intended for use with FD macro equipment, and since most macro work is best done using manual focus this is quite satisfactory. The other was in effect a moderate teleconverter (about 1.3x IIRC) for use with the extreme FD telephotos. The latter is quite rare, and only works with a limited range of lenses; the former is relatively easy to obtain and quite useful. It is also possible to obtain EOS - M42 adapters. The Canon EOS bodies do have the advantage of working quite well with non-EOS lenses; setting to Av (aperture priority) gives good stop-down metering. David -- David Littlewood |
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Stacey wrote: John A. wrote: I have been told that only lens with auto focusing can be used with the Rebel body. Is this information accurate ? The FD lenses won't work if that's what you mean. -- Stacey The FD mount lenses will not work on the EOS mount cameras. There are adapters you can purchase that will allow them to function in the fully manual mode. However, you will loose an f-stop of light with an adapter. There are a couple of fully manual lenses you can purchase for the EOS cameras such as the Peleng 8mm lens. You have to use this lens in the fully manual setting, and it is a manual focus lens. There are a couple of other special lenses that are fully manual. Also, you can set the EOS lenses on manual focus. However, for the most part you need to use true auto-focus lenses. roland |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:46:50 -0400, Larry Lynch
wrote: In article .com, says... Stacey wrote: John A. wrote: I have been told that only lens with auto focusing can be used with the Rebel body. Is this information accurate ? The FD lenses won't work if that's what you mean. -- Stacey The FD mount lenses will not work on the EOS mount cameras. There are adapters you can purchase that will allow them to function in the fully manual mode. However, you will loose an f-stop of light with an adapter. There are a couple of fully manual lenses you can purchase for the EOS cameras such as the Peleng 8mm lens. You have to use this lens in the fully manual setting, and it is a manual focus lens. There are a couple of other special lenses that are fully manual. Also, you can set the EOS lenses on manual focus. However, for the most part you need to use true auto-focus lenses. roland I have several old (30 or more years) Contax\Yashica lenses which work on my DRebel with an adaptor (no glass) plate I got for $30 (US). No light loss, all focus to infinity, all FAST lenses: 135 mm f2 80 to 200 mm zoom f3-f3 50 mm f1.8 If you have any Contax/Yashica lenses you can get the adaptor by doing a search for contax/EOS on e-bay and placing a bid. Thank you guys for the excellent information. I will receive the camera and the lens Oct the 9nt and will come back requesting more help. Thanks again John |
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