So, what lenses will Rebel Accept?

[DocFrankenstein]

Is it USM only? It really would be cool to swap mechanic lens on that thing.

Is there a way?

Thanks

[robertwgross]

Both the Rebel film camera and the Digital Rebel will accept any EF lens with any autofocus mechanism. Additionally, the Digital Rebel will accept any EF-S lens (I think there is only one).

What is a mechanic lens?

---Bob Gross---

[Guillermo Freige]

Any Canon EOS camera (the Canon SLR line of cameras since the late 80s), film or digital, will accept any EF lenses, and none of the old manual focus, manual aperture FD lenses. The Digital Rebel, as an EOS camera, shares this fact, and also support EF-s lenses, being the only available the one already present in the kit.

[DocFrankenstein]

By meachanical I mean the lens where you have to focus and set the apeture with your hand manually all the time. The ones that don't have a motor.

[DocFrankenstein]

To gillermo:

hmm...

Who makes EF lenses except canon and sigma?

[Guillermo Freige]

No, all EF lenses have motor. EF mount is an electronic mount, there is no mechanical connection between an EOS camera and an EF lens.

[Guillermo Freige]

To gillermo:

hmm...

Who makes EF lenses except canon and sigma?

Canon, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina makes EF compatible lenses, but only Canon ones guarantees 100% compatibility between older lenses and newer models.

[robertwgross]

Canon makes all of the EF and EF-S lenses. Sigma makes some that are EF-compatible. Tamron, Vivitar, Phoenix, and Tokina also.

Some brands are thought to be pretty good. Other brands are generally thought to be *crap*.

---Bob Gross---

[Guillermo Freige]

Regarding manual lenses, you can't adapt Canon FD lenses for general use, but you can adapt easily via a ring Pentax threaded lenses or old Olympus ones, because focal plane distance is similar. FD lenses only can be used as macro ones with an adapter ring because its focal plane distance is shorter, so you loose focus at infinity.

[DocFrankenstein]

No, all EF lenses have motor. EF mount is an electronic mount, there is no mechanical connection between an EOS camera and an EF lens.

The reason I ask is that I want to buy the lenses cheaply. I would love to save some money by getting a mechanical lens from the third party... if the quality is comparable.

[MarkH]

No, all EF lenses have motor. EF mount is an electronic mount, there is no mechanical connection between an EOS camera and an EF lens.

The reason I ask is that I want to buy the lenses cheaply. I would love to save some money by getting a mechanical lens from the third party... if the quality is comparable.

Buy a Canon 50mm f1.8, about $70 I think. Cheap but sharp. There are other bargains to be had if you look around.

[Haifidelity]

You can get FD Adapters as well as adapters for other makes (ie Zeiss, Nikon, etc.) but you could lose some functionality with them, such as Infinity Focus, max. aperture.

Here's a homemade EOS/FD adapter:

http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/text-eos-to-fd-adapter.html

One thing to keep in mind is that the viewfinder is reduced in the Rebel/10D/D60/D30 which makes manual focusing difficult as well as not having a manual focusing aid such as a split mirror.

[DocFrankenstein]

Very intresting.

One thing to keep in mind is that the viewfinder is reduced in the Rebel/10D/D60/D30 which makes manual focusing difficult as well as not having a manual focusing aid such as a split mirror.
What is a reduced viewfinder?
What's a split mirror?

Is that the diffraction mechanism that makes the manual focusing really easy? The one where the objects out of focus appear... grainy?

[Haifidelity]

Doc:

Since the DRebel/10D have a smaller than 35mm Film Frame sensor, the viewfinder is smaller than a full frame Film SLR. In practice, it's a little difficult to achieve manual focus in low light (sometimes in good light as well). Not to say that it's impossible, but not quite as easy as a full frame SLR.

The only reason I say this is your query about manual focus FD type lenses.

And yes, there is not split image in the center of the viewfinder like the old manual focus SLR's (just the 7 AF points).

[DocFrankenstein]

Thanks for the info. I am considering switching my S1 IS for a D Rebel and trying to figure out how many grands it will cost me :lol:

While I find the built in IS system very useful, I can't afford it yet. Not with stuff like 70-200 or 70-300 (approximately)

Buy a Canon 50mm f1.8, about $70 I think. Cheap but sharp. There are other bargains to be had if you look around.
But the rebel comes with 18-55 mm variable lens. Why would I want a 50 mm? Just aperture?

[Haifidelity]

Superlative Quality in a cheap lens. It's sharp, small, light and CHEAP.