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tomd
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 10:55
Would it be possible for Canon to make an adaptor so that the G series camera could use EF lenses?

Maybe they are totally different systems as I imagine they are, but this would be a great feature.
Double Negative
24th of July 2008 (Thu), 12:18
No. And why would they? :rolleyes:
GordonSBuck
25th of July 2008 (Fri), 23:08
Would it be possible for Canon to make an adaptor so that the G series camera could use EF lenses?

Maybe they are totally different systems as I imagine they are, but this would be a great feature.

This probably isn't what you were thinking of but you can use any lens in a reversed orientation to get an even closer "macro" by using a special (but simple) "coupler" adapter as shown here, http://lightdescription.blogspot.com/2008/03/g9-macro.html.
tomd
28th of July 2008 (Mon), 12:21
No. And why would they? :rolleyes:

for the Olympics
http://beijing2008.popphoto.com/2008/07/slr-cameras-onl.html
Double Negative
28th of July 2008 (Mon), 12:56
for the Olympics
http://beijing2008.popphoto.com/2008/07/slr-cameras-onl.html

I suppose... But you're still limited by the tiny, tiny sensor. And most P&S cameras come close to some fairly long 35mm glass anyway (the G9, for example, hits 210mm in 35mm equiv.).

Too bad the ol' APS-C camera EOS IX (http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1996-2000/1996_eos-ix-e.html?lang=us&categ=crn&page=1996-2000) never made it into the digital era.