PEACHMAN Cream of the Crop  5,134 posts Likes: 14 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Warren, Maine,USA More info | Dec 01, 2006 13:28 | #1 I've got a buddy who wants to rid himself of all his 35mm Canon gear, including quite a collection of FD lenses...do these mount to the Digital cameras and work as manual lenses or just no way..nada! he has a 500L The "eyes" have it !
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CoolToolGuy Boosting Ruler Sales  4,175 posts Joined Aug 2003 Location: Maryland, USA More info | Dec 01, 2006 13:47 | #2 This has been much-discussed. If you want good image quality, it requires a hard-to-find Canon FD-EOS converter, and will only work with selected Canon telephotos. Your buddy's 500L is one of them - I have one, and it works very well on my DSLRs. But the converter goes for $800 nowadays. Look here: Rick
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PEACHMAN THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 5,134 posts Likes: 14 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Warren, Maine,USA More info | Dec 01, 2006 14:25 | #3 CoolToolGuy wrote in post #2339327  This has been much-discussed. If you want good image quality, it requires a hard-to-find Canon FD-EOS converter, and will only work with selected Canon telephotos. Your buddy's 500L is one of them - I have one, and it works very well on my DSLRs. But the converter goes for $800 nowadays. Look here: http://www.photography-on-the.net ….php?p=404555&postcount=1 Have Fun, Thanks CTG...that covers all my questions re FD...not looking like such a good buy at any price! The "eyes" have it !
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StealthLude Goldmember  3,680 posts Joined Dec 2005 More info | Dec 01, 2006 14:37 | #4 ill buy his FD glass =) I have an FD camera and ive been trying to get some more glass for it. [[Gear List]]
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MegaHurtz Senior Member  309 posts Joined Jun 2006 Location: BC, Canada More info | Dec 01, 2006 17:11 | #5 Yeah, I might pull out the old AE-1 soon and start using it... I've had a hankering for something different... if he wants to sell some glass let me know Canon
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PEACHMAN THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 5,134 posts Likes: 14 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Warren, Maine,USA More info | Dec 02, 2006 11:00 | #6 ya , I'll get a list of what he has next week and PM you guys ... The "eyes" have it !
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CoolToolGuy Boosting Ruler Sales 4,175 posts Joined Aug 2003 Location: Maryland, USA More info | Dec 02, 2006 17:40 | #7 PEACHMAN wrote in post #2343186 ya , I'll get a list of what he has next week and PM you guys ... Please include me - I have some interest in FD glass. Rick
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