Digital SLRs
- Thread starter Mr Panda
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A mate was asking the same question,whether normal lenses can be used on any digital cameras[SLR lenses]
One of his Uncles has just popped his clogs and left all his camera equipment.Turns out the chap was a known reporter/cameraman and his stuff runs into many boxes.
Mate wants to know so that he can use them himself rather than splitting up such a collection
One of his Uncles has just popped his clogs and left all his camera equipment.Turns out the chap was a known reporter/cameraman and his stuff runs into many boxes.
Mate wants to know so that he can use them himself rather than splitting up such a collection
The big questions is how old the kit is and which make.....
If the uncle was a camera man relatively recently it's likely that the kit will be auto focus - if so lenses / flashguns etc will probably be usable on a modern camera body, (Canon / Nikon / Pentax / Minolta).
If the gentleman was retired for some time and it's manual focus kit it will be less likely to work - Canon and Minolta switched their lens fitting with the move to AF in the late eighties / early nineties. Nikon & Pentax kept the same physical mount but updated it for new features etc.
M.
If the uncle was a camera man relatively recently it's likely that the kit will be auto focus - if so lenses / flashguns etc will probably be usable on a modern camera body, (Canon / Nikon / Pentax / Minolta).
If the gentleman was retired for some time and it's manual focus kit it will be less likely to work - Canon and Minolta switched their lens fitting with the move to AF in the late eighties / early nineties. Nikon & Pentax kept the same physical mount but updated it for new features etc.
M.
Yeah, gotta be careful here and consult the lens compatibility table for your manufacturer.the great roberto":30xl8yxh said:
As an example, Canon have tried very hard to ensure that you don't fit one of their EF-S lenses (designed to be used on a DSLR) onto an older EOS body, otherwise the mirror would smack into the end of the lens and damage one/both of them.
It probably isn't, especially when 2nd hand ME Super bodies are going so cheaply...LeeDevelopment":3i7izljz said:
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