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what lens for elan7?
Hi, I picked up a used Elan7 on ebay for $100. Good deal? The seller
had a 100% positive rating and hundreds of transactions. Now, what lens? I've searched this group and see that I should get either a 28-105mm or a 50mm. I would be happy with the latter. I had one with an old pentax k1000 and loved it. However: will all the canon 50mm f1.8 lenses I see on ebay for about $50 work with the elan? Will the autofocus work? It seems like a shame to have an Elan7 and not use the autofocus feature. Any other advice for a good INEXPENSIVE lens would be appreciated. |
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Hi, I picked up a used Elan7 on ebay for $100. Good deal? The seller had a 100% positive rating and hundreds of transactions. Now, what lens? I've searched this group and see that I should get either a 28-105mm or a 50mm. I would be happy with the latter. I had one with an old pentax k1000 and loved it. However: will all the canon 50mm f1.8 lenses I see on ebay for about $50 work with the elan? Will the autofocus work? It seems like a shame to have an Elan7 and not use the autofocus feature. Any other advice for a good INEXPENSIVE lens would be appreciated. For example, I see J&R has the CANON 50mm/f1.8 Canon Camera Lens for $70. Will that work with the Elan7 and is it autofocus? Thanks again. |
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Hi, I picked up a used Elan7 on ebay for $100. ... will all the canon 50mm f1.8 lenses I see on ebay for about $50 work with the elan? If they are 'EF'. The old manual focus/breach mount lenses won't work. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation http://www.nolindan.com/da/index.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com |
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what lens for elan7?
Nicholas O. Lindan wrote: wrote Hi, I picked up a used Elan7 on ebay for $100. ... will all the canon 50mm f1.8 lenses I see on ebay for about $50 work with the elan? If they are 'EF'. The old manual focus/breach mount lenses won't work. I think it's the EF that are the old models that won't work for the new models - you'll need an EOS mount - and you don't need to get a canon lens - there are other models designed to mount onto other manufacturers - e.g. I have at least one minolta lens for my Canon A2 and another make that also works, as well as a few Canon lens - but used at KEH.com!!!!!!!! |
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what lens for elan7?
Cisco Kid wrote:
I think it's the EF that are the old models that won't work for the new models - you'll need an EOS mount EF is the EOS mount. The older cameras used an FD mount (and before that circa 1965? the FL mount). Note that it's been almost 20 years since the EOS first came out. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
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what lens for elan7?
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: Cisco Kid wrote: I think it's the EF that are the old models that won't work for the new models - you'll need an EOS mount EF is the EOS mount. The older cameras used an FD mount (and before that circa 1965? the FL mount). Note that it's been almost 20 years since the EOS first came out. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ Uh, you guys are confusing me even more. So the consensus is that I need en EF ("electronic focus"? ) Also, I was looking at some 28-105mm lenses. In this last group what is the difference between f3.5-4.5 and f4-5.6 ? Thanks again. |
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Uh, you guys are confusing me even more. So the consensus is that I need en EF ("electronic focus"? ) That is the name of the Canon autofocus mount. You can buy other brands in the same mount, such as Tamron and Tokina (at-x not sz-x). The older Canon FD mount lenses will not fit onto your AF Canon. Those are manual focus. Also, I was looking at some 28-105mm lenses. In this last group what is the difference between f3.5-4.5 and f4-5.6 ? Thanks again. The 3.5-4.5 is the faster and more expensive lens. Not a supremely big deal of a difference other than one stop faster than the other. You might consider spending more on a zoom of a constant 2.8, just for speed with ISO 100 film. $1200 - $1500 btw, if new. But for your film camera, make sure that whatever you buy is not in focal lengths for digital SLRs, as the projected image circle will be too small for the frame size of 35mm film, and you'd get black vignetting in the corners of your shots. Those numbers represent the aperture ratings of lenses, as lenses have multi bladed diaphrams to allow more or less light to the film, as well to allow less or greater depth of field. The numbers show for the lens the widest aperture capable of any given lens. Obviously, the larger_the_better meaning more "speed", allowing all the more light through the lens to the film. As well, the smaller the aperture is the more depth of field given, and helps with the sharpness of the image as the rays of light that are carrying the image to the film become much more finite. The smaller that F-stop number is, represents a "larger widest" aperture the lens is capable of, and more expensive. Smaller number = more and wider glass = more speed = mo' money! Check prices on zooms with a constant F/2.8, you'll see. I just bought an old manual Tamron SP 70-210 constant 3.5 zoom for a great price. That's 1/2 stop slower than 2.8. But a constant same aperture at all focal lengths in a zoom lens, from one end to the other, is the most desireable. 50mm 1.4 and 1.2 are available, and Canon has made lenses of 0.95, a-way back in years past. That is HUGE and fast as hell. Lenses that end in 5.6 are the cheapest and slowest. When you see f4-5.6 on a zoom lens, you can see that the aperture value changes from wider (faster) at the shortest focal length to a stop slower at the longer focal length. Faster is more wide open, and slower is more closed down. -- })))* Giant_Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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