MSG Leggett Loc: Wausau, WI (Central Wis)

Hello from Wisconsin. I am just getting into digital photography, knowing very little. I recently bought a Canon T3i. I was using a Fujica 35mm, and still have 5 lenses from it. Is it possible to get new mounts for these old lenses, and using full manual mode take digital photos with the old type lenses. The old lenses have alot of value, and provide variety and I just hate to just throw them away. One lens goes to f1.2 another wide angle, another Macro, teleconverter, and a 300mm.
So making this simple, is there an adapter I can purchase to go from Fujica lenses to the Canon T3i or am I just plain out of luck. Any suggestions what to do with the old lenses?

safetyhat

Hi, are they 42mm screwmount? If so, eos adapter is not problem with or without a focus confirmation chip, you may find manual focusing a little tricky and the metering may be off. Just experiment, use liveview when you can for focusing.
You may be able to change the focussing screen on the T3i.

Bill gomberg

If they are M42 screw mounts they'll work well in full manual with an inexpensive adapter , ( M42 to EOS ) . I use one ny Bower . Ideally it would be worth investing in a hand held light meter or mount a lens on your film camera and use it as a light meter .The latter choice of course bulkier but at no added cost and would work well .Good luck .
P.S. If as I'm guessing , your old lessons Are primes , you're really in luck because they'll probably outperform all the zooms you may be contemplaiting adding to your collection . Zoom with your feet and sve your money for the greatest of all lens sharpeners : A top quality USED tripod and head. One that , without raising the center column allows you to comfortably see through your camera' s viewfinder without the need for you to stoop . AND .......don't forget the cable release . Ele tronic for your camera .Canon's is outrageously expensive . B & H Photo amongst many others sells an off brand one that works perfectly well at a fraction of the price of Canon 's .

the f/stops here Loc: New Mexico

Try the inexpensive adapter but I think you'll eventually get a modern lens designed for digital sensors and not film. Although I have many newer designed Canon lenses, I was sent a Tamron 18-270mm lens a month ago. I took the lens to Michigan and Canada and found it excellent! No, it's not as sharp as a Canon "L" lens but more convenient to use and the images are easily holding up to 16X20.

Using lenses designed for film are not as good with digital as those designed for digital. Film absorbs the light coming through the lens and a digital sensor acts as a mirror and reflects it back into the lens. Basically, that is why the newer lenses are designed so differently as those from yesteryear. That is not saying that older designed lenses don't or won't work well with digital cameras. Much has to do with the light. Hope this helps more than confuses the issue of using older lenses.

As far as what to do with your old lenses, if you op to not use them, try contacting KEH photo in Georgia as they are the countries largest dealer of used photo equipment and I have always found them fair when selling my outdated equipment.

My best, J. Goffe and remember the f/stops here!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

If they are screw mount Fuji, yes - If they are bayonet mount Fuji, no.

cgchief Loc: Jarrettsville

Check with 'B & H Photo.com' they have many lens adapters.

Bill gomberg

If they're screw mount M42 they"'ll work manually with as one example amongst several , a Fotodiox , M 42 to Canon EOS adapter .If you do make that choice I suggest it be the one with the dandelion feature which would enable focus confirmation, If your lenses are bayonet mounted , your o ly hope for them to be able to focus to infinity would be a poor quality adapter which would include its own optics and the only other option would permit close focussing only .That's assuming either adapter is made for a Fuji bayonet mount . B&H Photo - Video could answer that question .Good luck .