Dougi Loc: Lynnwood, WA

I really enjoy this site and apprciate all you good folks and your knowledge. Just puchased the Canon Rebel T2i. My last SLR was the Canon AE-1. I really want to learn how to use this camera other than just leaving it on automatic.

photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ

Hi....Welcome ....Good choice in cameras,I think U will be happy with it

SnapHappy Loc: SW Florida

Hi and welcome to the friendliest and most helpful forum you'll find anywhere!! My old film camera was a Canon AE and I've had a couple Canon point & shoot digitals but kept my old FD lenses. Just got a good deal on a Canon Rebel T1i with the kit EF-S lens. My question to you is, do you know of any adapter for the Rebel that will allow me to use the FD lenses? I saw a couple on Amazon.com but I'd like to know if anyone's actually used one. Do you have any ideas?

Dougi Loc: Lynnwood, WA

Sorry, I don't.

SnapHappy Loc: SW Florida

Thanks for getting back to me and again, welcome to the forum!

Dougi Loc: Lynnwood, WA

Sorry, I couldn't help you

gessman Loc: Colorado

I've used some I got from ebay over two years ago and my experience was less than satisfactory. It depends on your demands. The problem I encountered had to do with the fact that they must have glass in them to focus over a long range and the glass I got in the ones I tried was not good and it reduced the quality of the image output.

I have a FD 135 f2 which is a real sharp lens and the images came out soft. There is a new bunch of offerings on ebay now that you might try but I do not know if they have better glass in them or not. They're costing more but that doesn't mean much, I'm afraid. Canon made one a few years ago but didn't make very many and they've been out of production for several years. One just went on ebay for around $2000 and that's the first one I've seen show up in around 3 years.

There is another kind of adapter for this purpose also that doesn't have glass in it but it is only good for macro. If that were all you wanted to use your lens for then I'd say that it would be good to have one of those.

SnapHappy Loc: SW Florida

Thank you so much for your input, gessman. Since the adapters I saw on Amazon.com were no more than $39 tops, I can assume they aren't top quality glass. I was really hoping to be able to use my Canon zoom FD 70-210mm 1:4 lens without having to go to other people's houses and check their sofas too for loose change. <sigh> Oh well, I guess going without food for a few months won't hurt me that much.....at least I'll have decent photos, right? :roll:

gessman Loc: Colorado

I think with that price at Amazon, which I hadn't checked, that's the way I'd go. At least if you decide to toss it back at 'em, they'll be easier to deal with than some dude who suddenly doesn't speak anything but Chinese. Whether or not you are happy with the outcome will depend largely on your expectations going in. I would be interested in knowing the final outcome if you decide to go ahead and get an adapter. It should have better glass than I got earlier and may be real good. Keep me posted. And don't go without food - pictures suddenly lose their appeal when you're hungry and salt and pepper still doesn't make them taste good. :)

SnapHappy Loc: SW Florida

Thanks for the input once again! Since I tend to do chin-ups on the curb, my expectations are low to begin with, so most anything that doesn't involve my hocking my gold fillings will please me. I fired my shrink (he wouldn't take hugs as payment--imagine!) so photography is my depression-reliever of choice. Therefore, anything I can do to extend my visual reach (without over-extending the financial "retch") will be a huge plus. I'll not only keep you posted I'll post some pics (if I ever actually take any---I'm only up to page 20 in the manual!!!! :cry: )

David707 Loc: Medford OR

Welcome Doug....I just got a T2i a couple of weeks ago, also had a Canon EOS before...Just starting the learning process myself.