donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Question: Will an EF (red dot) lens fit onto the newer EF-s (white dot) Canon body ? I cannot find a straight yes or no answer on the internet.....

wooglin Loc: Buffalo, NY

Yes. I'm using an older EF zoom (red dot) on a T2i and it fits. Even the auto focus works.

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

That be good news.... Many thanks.....
Don

LarryD Loc: Mojave Desert

All EF (red dot) lenses will fit all EOS Canon Cameras.. The EFs (white dot) lenses will only fit certain models..

To know if your camera will accept EFs (white dot) lenses, look at the cameras mounting flange face. There will be a white square stamped at the 1'oclock position as you face the flange with the red mounting dot up..

No square stamp, EF (red dot) lenses only..

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Reason I was asking is that I'm going to purchase a Rebel model and I already have the lens I need.from the old camera, which I will keep for taking slide pics.......

beacher Loc: Butler, PA

EF-S lenses only fit on your crop sensor (APS-C) cameras. In other words, they are not for the APS-H or 35mm full frame cameras. So yes, EF-s lenses fit on EF bodies. It don't get no straighter than that...
Except, 10D and D60 crops only use the EF lenses. Okay, now that's the final curtain!

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Gotcha...............

Dun1 Loc: Atlanta, GA

The limitations are that most EFS lenses will work on most Canon cameras, the exceptions being that EFS lenses will not work on the full frame models, 5D Mark ii, 1D series. The reason is the size of the mirror and sensor size on the full frame cameras. If you purchase a full frame camera you have to pony up for the good glass, EF series only. Advice go for good lenses, they do not depreciate as fast as the bodies, i.e. the 70-200 mm 2.8 lens was
$1,400 four years ago, is around $1,200 from the usual suspects B&G, Adorama etc.

gemartin Loc: Statesboro, GA

On EOS Rebel you can use any EF or EF-S lens. All Canon digital cameras are designed to be used with either of these lens types.

The full answer is that EF-S lenses are the ones that cannot be used on full frame EOS cameras such as the 5D Mark II. In your case, shoot away and enjoy the lens and camera.

lizardworks Loc: Western Slope of Colorado

This is absolutely correct! The beauty of the 1.6x sensor Canon cameras is that you can use any of the current lenses (EF or EF-S, including all of the "L" line). All of the Rebel line, the 20D, 40D, 50D, and 7D have a 1.6x sensor (let me know if I missed one). You can also use third party lenses from makers like Sigma, Tokina, Tamaron, etc. that have a Canon mount. All you need to do is line up the white dot on the EF-S lens with the white dot on the camera or if using the EF lenses line up the red dot on the lens with the red dot on the camera. You will, however, have an increase in focal length. Example: a 100mm lens on a film or full frame digital camera will be 160mm on the 1.6x sensor. This is actually great, unless you want a wide angle view. You would need a 10mm lens to end up at a 16mm focal length. Just remember to multiply the focal length by 1.6 and that will give you the actual focal length on the smaller sensor.

sparky192 Loc: Manitoba, Canada

I have lenses with red, others with white, they all fit my canon ef......
I think it is an alignment thing since my camera has both colours....Maybe that is the key answer???? Does your shooter have both dots?
Sparky

D2hundred

I don't know but you can find out here I'm sure. http://www.dpreview.com/
Look up your camera and it will tell you which lenses are compatible with it and more.

gemartin Loc: Statesboro, GA

Exactly, APS-C cameras have both dots, full frame cameras only have the red dot. EF-S lens is physically different on back of lens, the EF-S lens protrudes deeper into the camera and that gets it closer to the sensor. The deeper penetration is what prevents you from using it on a full frame camera, simply will not work. I have a 7D (APS-C) and a 5D Mark II and sometimes have a senior moment where I forget that certain lenses are not meant to be mounted on the 5D. My Tamron lens is designed for the APS-C cameras (like EF-S lenses are), but it only has a red dot. I was told it could possibly damage a full frame camera if mounted on it, but I have not tried to do so, just have to remember that absence of a white dot doesn't mean it's okay to use it on all EOS cameras.

One more point. The sensor size of the APS-C cameras when compared to the full frame does not cause the focal length of a lens to become greater, rather it is the "field of view" that changes. The smaller sensor captures a central portion of what the larger full frame sensor will capture and this gives the appearance of being more zoomed in. For example, what you shoot at 100mm on EF-S lens on a "cropped sensor" camera (the APS-C) would have to be zoomed to 160mm on a full frame to get that same image. The reality is that if you shoot at 100mm on both cameras, and crop the photo shot on full frame to same dimensions and effective view as the cropped sensor image, these will be indistinguishable except that the cropped image may lose some resolution because you have cropped it.

daddybear Loc: Brunswick, NY

Match EF-S lenses to the White dot. Non EF-S to the Red EF dot. Short version

Page 30, Rebel owners manual

Manuals are on line on CanonUSA site

SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA

my Tamron lenses only have a red dot, and i use them on my FF Canon body - which has only a red dot. no white one - all the time. then again, they're both FF lenses, not the DiII lenses designed for APS-C cameras...