old canon lenses
Oct 14, 2011 16:23:15 #
I've come into some old film lenses, I've heard they were compatiabe with the new slrs but these don't fit my xs. Do I need an adapter to use them?
Oct 15, 2011 08:38:55 #
There are a few lens adapters available on the market. Fotodioux.com has a selection. Not all lenses ever manufactured will have an adapter to enable present day use. Endless numbers here. I have used some of the 'pro lens adapters' to mount other brand lenses to my Nikon camera bodies. You usually do not retain features like AF and therefore limited to the type of photos you want to pursue. Macros, portraits, etc., can be pretty exciting using some expensive 'film camera' glass. I have seen some pics using the 'Mamiya 645' series lenses mounted to a pro lens adapter and then mounted to a Nikon body.
In closing, the bottom line is that for a signifantly less price for a used lens and also for the adapter (priced @ $74.95) for my setup, you can have enormous fun. I am also saying that by doing all of this, it will not replace using present day lenses with all the great features.
In closing, the bottom line is that for a signifantly less price for a used lens and also for the adapter (priced @ $74.95) for my setup, you can have enormous fun. I am also saying that by doing all of this, it will not replace using present day lenses with all the great features.
Oct 15, 2011 09:34:11 #
lovelylyn wrote:
I've come into some old film lenses, I've heard they were compatiabe with the new slrs but these don't fit my xs. Do I need an adapter to use them?
I have 2 Canon FD lens adapters that I use to mount them to my Canon 60D. They are manual focus and manual f/stop, but take really great pics. (from Adorama.com, they are called FD to EOS lens adapters, and were about $50.00 ea.)
Oct 15, 2011 10:02:56 #
You can find FD to EOS adapters on Ebay for $10, free shipping.
The problem with fitting old Canon FD lenses to EOS cameras, (which is NOT always the case with other Mfg lenses like Nikkor and Pentax) is that FD-to-EOS adapters add a piece of glass between the lens and your sensor to re-focus the light. This, in many cases, negates any actual or perceived gain in IQ that the old FD lens might offer over a compatible EOS lens.
Some FD lenses are quite good. Some are not. One must not assume that just because a lens was built in 1972 that it is superior in everyway to one built in 2011.
I suggest you try a $10 adapter, and take pictures with the FD lens and compare them to a comparable EOS lens. If you are disappointed, you're only down ten bucks.
The problem with fitting old Canon FD lenses to EOS cameras, (which is NOT always the case with other Mfg lenses like Nikkor and Pentax) is that FD-to-EOS adapters add a piece of glass between the lens and your sensor to re-focus the light. This, in many cases, negates any actual or perceived gain in IQ that the old FD lens might offer over a compatible EOS lens.
Some FD lenses are quite good. Some are not. One must not assume that just because a lens was built in 1972 that it is superior in everyway to one built in 2011.
I suggest you try a $10 adapter, and take pictures with the FD lens and compare them to a comparable EOS lens. If you are disappointed, you're only down ten bucks.
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