Lens compatibility question

[ApexJimi]

Not knowing much about cameras and lenses, could someone tell me if a lens - 28-210mm, last used on a Cannon T70, would be compatible with a DSLR?

[nellyleelephant]

Afraid not, well, not without adapters anyway.

The T70 was an FD mount, you are looking for EOS compatible lenses.

You may be able to find an adaptor to make it physically fit, but how good it would be?................

[ApexJimi]

Cheers Nelly.

It's for my old man. He's got the T70 with the above lens and was asking me earlier if I thought the lens would work with a DSLR.

Gives him an excuse to buy a new toy

[LongQ]

ApexJimi said:

Cheers Nelly.

It's for my old man. He's got the T70 with the above lens and was asking me earlier if I thought the lens would work with a DSLR.

Gives him an excuse to buy a new toy

If he gets a Canon DSLR an adapter for the FD mount lens he has to the EOS mount the new camera will have can be had for about a few quid. Quality and success rates may vary. He will also have a manual everything lens when one of the main benefits of the later electronic and now digital camera bodies is that they can be heavily automated. So it might be worth keeping to experiment with for fun but as a main lens on a digital body it would mean ignoring about 90% of what the camera can do for you.

On the other hand old lenses are often quite popular with people who buy compact removable lens cameras (The so called Micro 4/3rds systems and Sony NEX for example) as they are often rather useful for Video (in particular) where currently most cameras assume the videographer will wish to have manual control anyway. (That and continuous video Auto Focus being a tad challenging to date for a camera's AF technology.) You still need an adapter though.

[malc350]

Not only do you need an adapter but due to a difference in distance from the rear of the lens to the film plane or sensor you'll most likey find that infinity focus is impossible.

Meaning that an FD-EOS adapter would be OK for close focusing but not for distance photography, e.g. landscapes.

[RobDickinson]

Yeah FD on EF/EOS mount is a pain and TBH its probably much much better to buy a 55-250IS instead.

FD is about the only lens mount that isnt easy to adapt to EF!