Panos
I Have a CANON ZOOM LENS FD 35-105mm and i want to know if is suitable for CANON T3i/600D cuz i want to buy CANON T3i/600D and if is suitable i dont have to buy the lens that comes with it and i will buy body...Thank You..
Answer
No, your "FD" mount 35-105mm lens will NOT mount to a modern Canon DSLR. When Canon, in 1988, copied the Minolta Maxxum 7000 auto focus 35mm SLR (which was introduced in 1985 and set off the auto focus revolution), Canon unwisely abandoned the "FD" mount for the "EF" mount.
Nikon, on the other hand, has kept the same lens mount, the "F" mount, since around 1959. So a Nikon lens made in 1959 can, with some limitations, be used on any current Nikon DSLR.
Along with abandoning the "FD" lens mount, Canon has further confused things by their lower-cost "EF-S" lenses which are designed for their crop-sensor cameras such as the one you're considering. Canon screwed their consumers again by making the "EF-S" lenses unusable on their full-frame (6D, 5D, 1D) DSLR cameras. So some unknowing consumer buys aT3i and 2 or 3 "EF-S" lenses and later decides to upgrade to a Canon full-frame DSLR and discovers that their "EF-S" lenses are now useless.
Although Nikon also has lenses specifically designed for their crop-sensor cameras (the DX lenses), they chose to protect their consumers by allowing DX lenses to be used on their full-frame FX (D600, D800, D3x, D4) DSLR cameras by allowing the DX format lens user to "tell" the camera its a DX lens so the camera automatically crops the FX sensor to the size of the DX sensor. Yes, some resolution is lost but at least those DX lenses can still be used.
Buy the camera of your choice but be aware of the fact that Nikon has considerably more backwards compatibility as well as some degree of forwards compatibility.
No, your "FD" mount 35-105mm lens will NOT mount to a modern Canon DSLR. When Canon, in 1988, copied the Minolta Maxxum 7000 auto focus 35mm SLR (which was introduced in 1985 and set off the auto focus revolution), Canon unwisely abandoned the "FD" mount for the "EF" mount.
Nikon, on the other hand, has kept the same lens mount, the "F" mount, since around 1959. So a Nikon lens made in 1959 can, with some limitations, be used on any current Nikon DSLR.
Along with abandoning the "FD" lens mount, Canon has further confused things by their lower-cost "EF-S" lenses which are designed for their crop-sensor cameras such as the one you're considering. Canon screwed their consumers again by making the "EF-S" lenses unusable on their full-frame (6D, 5D, 1D) DSLR cameras. So some unknowing consumer buys aT3i and 2 or 3 "EF-S" lenses and later decides to upgrade to a Canon full-frame DSLR and discovers that their "EF-S" lenses are now useless.
Although Nikon also has lenses specifically designed for their crop-sensor cameras (the DX lenses), they chose to protect their consumers by allowing DX lenses to be used on their full-frame FX (D600, D800, D3x, D4) DSLR cameras by allowing the DX format lens user to "tell" the camera its a DX lens so the camera automatically crops the FX sensor to the size of the DX sensor. Yes, some resolution is lost but at least those DX lenses can still be used.
Buy the camera of your choice but be aware of the fact that Nikon has considerably more backwards compatibility as well as some degree of forwards compatibility.
canon 1v zoom lens?
chupacobra
can anyone recomend a zoom lens for my eos 1v......................................since its a pro camera it seems like the only thing that is recomended are L mount lenses.$$$....
it doesnt have to be a canon lens. vivitar, sigma, etc. but a zoom lens.
Answer
There's no rule saying that you have to buy an L lens for a pro camera. It's just highly recommented as the quality of the lens matches the capability of your pro range camera body.
To cover a wider range, you can try canon EF 28-135 IS, sigma 18-200, tamron 18-250 or other similar zoom lenses that would meet your needs. There are many to choose from depending on your needs (e.g Wide angle, mid-zooms, tele zooms).
However, do check that the newer models of 3rd party lenses (non-canon) are compatible with your 35mm 1v as some lenses are made just for digital bodies.
There's no rule saying that you have to buy an L lens for a pro camera. It's just highly recommented as the quality of the lens matches the capability of your pro range camera body.
To cover a wider range, you can try canon EF 28-135 IS, sigma 18-200, tamron 18-250 or other similar zoom lenses that would meet your needs. There are many to choose from depending on your needs (e.g Wide angle, mid-zooms, tele zooms).
However, do check that the newer models of 3rd party lenses (non-canon) are compatible with your 35mm 1v as some lenses are made just for digital bodies.
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