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  • 22-04-2011 7:56am
    #1
    eevyhayes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51 ✭✭


    Hey guys,

    My Dad has an old cannon film camera with some great lenses which he hasnt used in a good while. Because im new to photograhpy I wouldnt really know enough to use the film camera as you cant see what you have taken. Ideally I would love a digital. Is there any way I could buy a cannon basic digital camera without the lenses and use the lenses that we have from the film camera?? Is it possible to do this and if so how much would the basic camera be? Where would be the best place to go to get advice about this? Any info would be much appreciated.

    Thanks alot.


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  • #2
    SetOverSet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 421 ✭✭SetOverSet


    I shoot Nikon but I think you can use old EF lenses on a new EOS digital body but not pre-1987 FD lenses.

    You could probably pick up a second hand digital body only, like a 1000D of 450D or something for 2-300 euro...


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I believe it's the mount that's important. Find out what body he used for the lenses and google it to find out what mount the body accepts (EF, EF-S, etc.) and pick up a camera body with the same mount.

    EF-S lenses won't work on an EF body, for example (though I think EF-S is a digital-only mount, so I'd assume EF is fine).


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    EF-S won't work on a full frame body since they were designed for cropped digital (APS-C) bodies. You won't find EF-S glass on an old film camera so it's unimportant.
    Any EF lens will work on a any EOS camera.

    Your father's lenses might be Canon's old FD mount and of so you'll need an adaptor.
    If the lenses aren't great it might not be worth it.

    EF mount:
    mount.jpg
    FD Mount:
    00JAos-33999484.jpg


  • #5
    sineadw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭sineadw


    While you're waiting for your new digital body, why not shoot with the film one? I learned on a very basic film SLR - no auto anything, and it was the best thing I ever did. I think for me personally, I might have been a bit too lazy/overwhelmed if I'd been given all the choices of your average DSLR. I concentrated on one mode of control at a time, (first aperture, then shutter speed) and shot slowly and thought about it. I learned stuff then that has really set me up now.

    Sure with free film floating about and relatively cheap CD only processing, you've got very little to lose :)


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