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Canon FT lens
Hi all Are Canon FT (I think that's the correct initials) series lenses usable w/ 35mm (film) Canon Rebel cameras? Thanks, Drew |
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Canon FT lens
wrote in message ... Hi all Are Canon FT (I think that's the correct initials) series lenses usable w/ 35mm (film) Canon Rebel cameras? Thanks, Drew In two words, no, sorry. The Rebel uses the EF mount lens. For info and specs on every Canon camera, go to the camera museum at www.canon.com . The Canon FT used the Canon FL mount lens. It has the breech lock bayonet collar that rotates to lock the lens to the camera. It also has a single pin at the inside bottom of the lens for aperature stopdown. The later FTb used the Canon FD mount lenses. These lenses originally had the breech lock collar, but later models, in an effort to make them quicker to mount, bayonetted onto the camera body (the collar was no longer a separate ring, but a fixed part of the lens body). The FD mount had two pins on the back, one at the bottom like the FL, and a second pin at the 9 o'clock position to 'telegraph' the f/stop to the camera body. If you (or anyone else) is interested in a Canon EF mount 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens at a good price, please email me offlist ( ). |
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Canon FT lens
wrote in message ... Hi all Are Canon FT (I think that's the correct initials) series lenses usable w/ 35mm (film) Canon Rebel cameras? Thanks, Drew You mean either an FL or FD mount lens. There is or was an adapter made by Canon. I haven't seen these things mentioned for some time, but that certainly does not mean that they are no longer available. Jim |
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Canon FT lens
On Jan 19, 7:25 pm, "Jim" wrote:
wrote in message ... Hi all Are Canon FT (I think that's the correct initials) series lenses usable w/ 35mm (film) Canon Rebel cameras? Thanks, Drew You mean either an FL or FD mount lens. There is or was an adapter made by Canon. I haven't seen these things mentioned for some time, but that certainly does not mean that they are no longer available. Jim Hi all Thanks for the answer. Drew |
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Canon FT lens
wrote in message ... On Jan 19, 7:25 pm, "Jim" wrote: wrote in message ... Hi all Are Canon FT (I think that's the correct initials) series lenses usable w/ 35mm (film) Canon Rebel cameras? Thanks, Drew You mean either an FL or FD mount lens. There is or was an adapter made by Canon. I haven't seen these things mentioned for some time, but that certainly does not mean that they are no longer available. Jim Hi all Thanks for the answer. Drew To expand, The FL mount is a breech-lock bayonet. The early FD lenses were the same breech-lock bayonet, later FD lens were bayonet only; the breechlock ring was made a part of the lens body. This allowed a slightly easier mounting operation. The FL lenses have a single pin on the back to stop down the lens at firing. The FD lenses have a second pin that tells the camera what f/stop has been selected, so it can be used on a through the lens metering camera without stpping down, The last camer to use the FL mount was (IIRC) the FTql, not to be confused with the later FTb which used FD mount. FD mount lenses can be used on an FL mount camera; the second pin is ignored. FL mount lens can be used on an FD mount camera, but you must stop down to meter, I think the Rebel uses EOS mount lenses. I've seen adaptors on eBay. For further info on Canon cameras and lenses, check the museum at Canon.com |
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