What to do with old EOS lenses
Mar 18, 2013 18:07:14 #
jaarr36
Loc: Northumberland
I would,nt say no to any of them got a canon 400d am always looking for new lens thanks
Mar 18, 2013 18:26:11 #
Mar 18, 2013 19:14:58 #
macquesta
Loc: North Carolina
Get a screw on lens reverse mount or extension tubes and use for macro. They should all work fine.
Mar 18, 2013 20:50:14 #
Aloha Neil, the photo club that I am in would really put them to good use. We would pay the shipping! Ed elfpcf@gmail.com
Mar 19, 2013 03:59:11 #
this tread would not be 4 pages if anyone would read op's question. he want ideals to mod them in some way. hope you tried the you tube thing.
Mar 19, 2013 04:00:05 #
this thread would not be 4 pages if anyone would read op's question. he want ideals to mod them in some way. hope you tried the you tube thing.
Mar 19, 2013 10:59:20 #
Neilp wrote:
Anyone got any creative ideas on what I can try wi... (show quote)
Hi. I'm new to this forum. I'm a senior on a fixed income and trying to get back into photography since high school. Would these lenses work on a Canon 3Ti? If so and intrested in selling please let me know. I'd be interested in the Sigma 28-200 f3.5-5.6.
Thanks
Dave (ssajn)
Mar 19, 2013 11:42:51 #
You are spot on there Brian!!
I have no idea what other cameras these would work on, so can't help there, but I would imagine postage from UK to USA would be overly expensive.
Have the lenses with me while on the Isle of Sark , for a weeks break.
Am taking series of pictures with them, all set at a common focal length for them all (70mm). Three shots with each lens, wide open,f8 and fully stopped down, with camera tripod mounted.
Shooting in max size RAW. No computer here, so will compare them when home.
I have no idea what other cameras these would work on, so can't help there, but I would imagine postage from UK to USA would be overly expensive.
Have the lenses with me while on the Isle of Sark , for a weeks break.
Am taking series of pictures with them, all set at a common focal length for them all (70mm). Three shots with each lens, wide open,f8 and fully stopped down, with camera tripod mounted.
Shooting in max size RAW. No computer here, so will compare them when home.
Mar 19, 2013 12:10:36 #
Did you not see his second post, less than an hour after his first saying he would like to quote "If someone wanted them, I would be happy to sell them, give them away even".
LaughBrian wrote:
this tread would not be 4 pages if anyone would read op's question. he want ideals to mod them in some way. hope you tried the you tube thing.
Mar 19, 2013 15:24:04 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
Making a tilt/shift lens from salvage parts would require the skills of an optical engineer and access to a complete machine shop and a good machinist. Even then there is no guarantee your end result would be better than what you can purchase from LensBaby.
Apr 6, 2013 05:13:06 #
Terrymac wrote:
Did you not see his second post, less than an hour after his first saying he would like to quote "If someone wanted them, I would be happy to sell them, give them away even".
Yep i did say that...but with a proviso on the last line that I should have perhaps emphasised.
I said wrote:
if no one has any ideas on creative uses for them
I took a series of shots last week with them all.
Three different shots with each lens I have, Wide open, f8 and shut down. ALl set a approximately 70mm.
I put markers out to get the zoom as close as possible the same on each lens..and used Av mode. Should have used manual and kept the exposure exactly the same.
The Sigma wide open is definitely very soft but that is the only real conclusion I came to. L series lenses seems slightly sharper than the other Canons, but not an amazing difference...but I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to comparing lenses.
Apr 6, 2013 05:21:48 #
Neilp wrote:
If someone wanted them, I would be happy to sell t... (show quote)
There is a woman here on the 'hog who had a home fire and lost everything she had....she's been asking for any donations of camera gear...here is a link to her post:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-87092-1.html
Apr 6, 2013 09:00:26 #
Apr 6, 2013 09:11:22 #
Hollowed to make a coffee cup...now that is creative ..but not necessarily in the way I was thinking :)
Apr 6, 2013 23:04:34 #
Neilp wrote:
Do not want to get rid of them, do not think I said that, said I wanted to have ideas of what I could do with them , how I could use them. I have L series equivalents, so why use these when I have the faster 'L's
Neilp wrote:
If someone wanted them, I would be happy to sell t... (show quote)
Which is is? A lot of worthy people could put them to good use!
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