OLD CANON USM LENS ON A NEW 40D???????
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hI MEN/GIRLS
Been out of the slr thing for a while,happy snapping away with a sony 707.I have got an eos 10 35mm .would the usm lens fit/work on dslr`s,possibly canon 40 d,or is this a complete waste of time cos of the latest lens quality.
thanks for any help,i can hear a 40d calling my name.cheers Dave
Been out of the slr thing for a while,happy snapping away with a sony 707.I have got an eos 10 35mm .would the usm lens fit/work on dslr`s,possibly canon 40 d,or is this a complete waste of time cos of the latest lens quality.
thanks for any help,i can hear a 40d calling my name.cheers Dave
I can hear a refurbed 5d shouting your name louder 
If it uses the EF compatible mount it should do - I'm pretty certain that the EOS has always used the same mount just the af pinouts may be different. Best thing is take your lens and try it out. Glass of a good quality 10 years ago is good quality today
If it uses the EF compatible mount it should do - I'm pretty certain that the EOS has always used the same mount just the af pinouts may be different. Best thing is take your lens and try it out. Glass of a good quality 10 years ago is good quality today
V10 BAT said:
hI MEN/GIRLS
Been out of the slr thing for a while,happy snapping away with a sony 707.I have got an eos 10 35mm .would the usm lens fit/work on dslr`s,possibly canon 40 d,or is this a complete waste of time cos of the latest lens quality.
thanks for any help,i can hear a 40d calling my name.cheers Dave
EOS is EOS so it should work.Been out of the slr thing for a while,happy snapping away with a sony 707.I have got an eos 10 35mm .would the usm lens fit/work on dslr`s,possibly canon 40 d,or is this a complete waste of time cos of the latest lens quality.
thanks for any help,i can hear a 40d calling my name.cheers Dave
Lens 'length' will be a bit longer due to the crop factor.
Can't comment on the quality differences over time on EOS products but I have an even older FD lens system (manual everything for use on EOS systems) which works just fine through an adapter using my 400D body. My 600mm f4.5-5.6 is now a 900mm (approx) f4.5-5.6 and I can easily use ISO800 and ISO 1600 if I need it!
The difficulty is getting far enough away from the action ...
Grant
I use a mix of old and new EOS (or at least EOS fit) lenses on my 350D. No problems. I think the only things to be aware of are:
- EF-S lenses (digital 'crop' snsor specific, like the 350D kit lense) - do NOT put them onto non EFS cameras - risk of trashing the mirror.
- Some fo the older Sigma lenses do not work unless they have been 'rechipped' - Sigma reverse engineer the mount so every few years Canon re-engineer the mount (software) so things on the Sigmas don't work properly (e.g. aperture control) - so if buying secondhand be aware!
Hope this helps
- EF-S lenses (digital 'crop' snsor specific, like the 350D kit lense) - do NOT put them onto non EFS cameras - risk of trashing the mirror.
- Some fo the older Sigma lenses do not work unless they have been 'rechipped' - Sigma reverse engineer the mount so every few years Canon re-engineer the mount (software) so things on the Sigmas don't work properly (e.g. aperture control) - so if buying secondhand be aware!
Hope this helps
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