FD lens and 10D?

[petiot]

Hi

I was looking at the canon EF 50mm 1.4 and i thgouht that i would actually enjoy trying a FD lens (the canon FD 50mm 1.4 are so cheap). I was wandering if FD lens would cause problems when used on a 10D ( maybe the camera can get stuck if it does not find the electronic pins)

anyone still using FD lenses?

thanks

Dan

[kanwingshing]

You cannot use FD lens on 10D. The mount is not the same. You have to choose from EF mount lenses.

[petiot]

:( ... not fair

thanks anyway.

[AlanL]

You can purchase a converter for fd lens on any eos camera, about $70 bucks.

[kanwingshing]

How much can you get the FD lens for Dan? I would think that FD lens is not optically as good as EF lens. And btw, 50mm 1.8 EF is cheap too. :wink:

[where1]

I have bought one of the converters for the FD lense to the EF body. I can't get a good focus. I ended up using small apertures (F11 and above) to get reasonable(?) focus. I am thinking of maybe knocking out the optics and trying it as an extension tube for macro shots. Maybe I just got a bad one, I am not going to pursue it any.
Anyway, I have solved the incompatibility problem, I bought some film. :)

[petiot]

How much can you get the FD lens for Dan? I would think that FD lens is not optically as good as EF lens. And btw, 50mm 1.8 EF is cheap too. :wink:

I was just starting to investigate when you told me that FD lenses were not compatible. I found some for £40 in uk which were supposed to be in perfect condition.

As for the quality, from what i have found on the net, the optical quality equal the EF models. Well i think that is completely possible. If the EF 1.8 offers top quality for less than 100 US$, why FD models couldnt? (it is obviously not high tech stuff that make quality in this case)

anyway, now i have to think f1.4 or f1.8??
many thanks

Dan

[iwatkins]

I have about 15 (last count) FD mount lenses that I still use today.

All of them are optically similar (and is some cases better) than the EF lenses. I still use them from time to time on my T90 and still get excellent results, but have to use that film stuff :lol:

The EF to FD adaptors do work but you obviosuly don't get AE or AF with FD lenses on an EF body. I don't have one myself but have seen them used. Usually problems only occur for shorter focal lengths with regards to focusing, don't ask me why. Not sure how a 10D would react to an EF-FD adaptor.

You can pick up some really long FD lenses for peanuts these days, whereas the EF equivelents are still four figures.

Cheers

Ian

[slin100]

I have a few FD lenses, too. When I came across this article (http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manual-lenses/) I knew it was time to give up.

[joeseph]

I have a Sigma 600mm mirror lens (FD mount) with an EOS mount converter. It gets length but my eyesight is so bad I can't focus it properly these days - it usually stays at home. The only regular thing I do with it is moonshots and even they are usually dissapointing.

[petiot]

I have a few FD lenses, too. When I came across this article (http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manual-lenses/) I knew it was time to give up.

very interesting article. thanks. I think instead of buying a fd lens i ll buy a cheap film all manual camera. I have started photography with digital, and sometime i think i have missed something. back to the roots!! yo man.

thanks

Dan