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Choosing the right lenses... can I use a film lense on a digital SLRcamera?
Hi Everyone,
I want to buy the Canon EOS 400D camera. I also have the old Canon Rebel film SLR camera. Can I use the same lenses I used for my film camera with my new digital camera? Or do I have to buy special lenses for my digital SLR? I don't have a ton of camera knowledge and appreciate your help. |
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Choosing the right lenses... can I use a film lense on a digitalSLR camera?
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Choosing the right lenses... can I use a film lense on a digitalSLR camera?
On Nov 17, 8:23 am, wrote:
Can I use the same lenses I used for my film camera with my new digital camera? And the answer is "Yes," in another way too. If you are into legacy 35mm film camera lenses, you can get adapters that will allow you to use quite a variety of old lenses with your new Canon EOS camera. They work beautifully, and you can get some great glass inexpensively because nobody wants old manual focus lenses. The bottom has pretty much dropped out of the market for legacy lenses. Nikon, Vivitar, Pentax M42 screw mount, Pentax K, Olympus OM, Contax/ Yashica, they all work great on a Canon EOS camera. (Alas, the big thing that won't work is the old Canon FD lenses. The spacing is wrong, and you can't get infinity focus.) If you want the Focus Confirmation function to work, you need to get an adapter that contains a chip that lies to the camera and tells it that you have an electronic lens attached. Then you will get the focussing help. There are many such adapters for sale on eBay. (It's a shame that Canon won't just give it up and make the Focus Confirmation always work with any lens. There is no technical reason that you need a chip to lie to the camera for you . It's just corporate policy, apparently to encourage you to buy new lenses.) |
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Choosing the right lenses... can I use a film lense on a digital SLR camera?
If you want the Focus Confirmation function to work, you need to get an adapter that contains a chip that lies to the camera and tells it that you have an electronic lens attached. Then you will get the focussing help. There are many such adapters for sale on eBay. (It's a shame that Canon won't just give it up and make the Focus Confirmation always work with any lens. There is no technical reason that you need a chip to lie to the camera for you . It's just corporate policy, apparently to encourage you to buy new lenses.) That is really sad! |
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