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If I had a few old Canon lenses, from the late nineties/early noughties, from my lovely old EOS1, would they work on one of these newfangled digimabobs?
I have my old camera and a few lenses sitting around, sadly no longer used since I got a digi-point-and-shoot, but I might just have a reason to invest in a shiny new SLR, which really ought to be digital. I plan to use my Olympus OM10 for b&w on film until it dies, so this would be for colour stuff, and things for photo shopping.
Ta in advance.
That's a non-trivial answer. Hang on.
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_lens_mount ]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_lens_mount[/url]
I don't think there's any issue with the lenses working, they just won't have the same features.
If the mount is correct then yes they do work - I have tried myself. A 50mm won't be quite a 50mm though because the internals of the camera are slightly different.
I'm misremembering. You're right.
The film EOS lenses (EF lenses) will work on a digital EOS. Older FD lenses largely won't. But that isn't what the OP said.
(Note to self: read the OP before replying.)
A 50mm won't be quite a 50mm though because the internals of the camera are slightly different.
Yep; most Canon dSLRs have a 1.6x crop factor (ie the sensor is smaller than a film camera). So a 35mm EF lens will be closer to a 55mm lens on an APS-C format Canon dSLR.
I might just have a reason to invest in a shiny new SLR
Someone of your impeccable breeding and a old Olympus user to boot should only be seen with one of these:
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I've got loads of older EOS lenses and some of them like the 50mm Mk1 sell for more money second hand than buying one new!
Good luck, stick a thread up on here and I'm sure we'll tell you all about the strengths and weakneses of the camera of your choosing.
Sorry if I wasn't clear enough! Evening in Cask.....! 🙂
The lenses are all EOS spec, and all Canon. Looks like they might be good.
My thanks as ever, and my continued amazement at the power of the HiveMind!