Compatibel Lenses with EOS 300D

Hi,

I was just given a Digital Rebel EOS 300D and was wondering if anyone could tell me what lenses are compatible with this camera?

Thanks,
Michael

Every Canon EF and EF-S lens would fit and retain all lens control. That was my first DSLR and even though it pales in comparison these days it was a fantastic camera. That thing must be 10 years old how did you even get your hands on it?

There are very many compatible lenses from non-Canon manufacturers too, the likes of Sigma, Tamron, and Tokina.

Let us know what you want to do and your budget and we can advise on suitable choices.

All Canon EF and EF-s lenses will work with your 300D. Also all EF mount lenses from all the other lens manufactures, be they designed for crop only, or full frame. The only exception is some older Sigma lenses, Sigma reverse engineered the mount, and Canon made changes to the electonics of all mounts which affects only DSLR's from I think the 300D onwards. The 300D was the first DSLR with the EF-s mount. The other non Canon lens brands are OK as they licenced the mount technology.

Alan

My dad got it in the early 2000s and gave it to me around 2005. Now that I'm out of the Army, I've been rediscovering the love of photography I had when I was in college. It came with an 18-55 mm lens, and and 70-210 mm lens. I love them both, but one is too small, one is too big. On my SLR, I have a 35-135 mm lens and really love it. I guess I'm trying to find an equivalent lens, but I'm not too knowledgeable about this stuff.

spacecadet1968 wrote in post #16517508
On my SLR, I have a 35-135 mm lens and really love it. I guess I'm trying to find an equivalent lens, but I'm not too knowledgeable about this stuff.

Assuming "your SLR" is a 35mm film camera, you'd need something about 22mm to 85mm on the 300D to emulate the field of view range of the 35-135 on your SLR.

The two Canon lenses that would do what you want (and a bit more on the wide end) are the EF-S 17-85 and the EF-S 15-85. My understanding is that the 15-85 is more desirable but I've never used either lens so I don't have any first-hand recommendations.

The EF-S 18-135 STM is getting some very good reviews. That could be an alternative to the lenses Skip mentioned.
http://www.photozone.d​e …776-canon_18135_3556stmis

$US550 from BH:http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …5mm_f_3_5_5_6_I​S_STM.html
... but you may be able to find a near-new one second-hand for less.

I bought it used on eBay in 2006 to replace my EOS Rebel 35 mm. I love its simplicity, and 6 Mpixels seems enough for me. It came with a 18-55 lens without IS. I kept my EF 75-300 zoom lens, that works fine on the EF-S mount, but it is heavy and no IS. Now I would like to upgrade my zoon to something with IS. Would the image stabilization (IS) on the Canon EF-S 55-250 work on my 300D? I think IS is in-lens stabilization but not sure if it needs something from the camera.

The 55-250 is the perfect telephoto zoom for the 300D. The IS system works very well, all Canon DSLR IS is of the in lens type. Optically the 55-250 is supposedly much better then any of the Canon 75-300mm options, which are considered to be the worst lens formulation that Canon have ever sold. I had a 75-300 with my 300D originally, but it went MIA, so I replaced it with a Sigma 28-300, which over the common focal length range is a better lens than the Canon, even though it is a superzoom design. If you are looking at secondhand lenses try to get the latest version that you can afford, each iteration brought improvements to the lens.

Alan