Way more trouble than it is worth, especially with Canon..

The mechanical mount is different betweeen Canon autofocus and manual focus, so you would need an adapter just to get the lens attached,. And at this stage, you still can't use any of the automation that prompts people to buy modern cameras..

BAK..

BAK wrote:.

The mechanical mount is different betweeen Canon autofocus and manualfocus, so you would need an adapter just to get the lens attached,.And at this stage, you still can't use any of the automation thatprompts people to buy modern cameras..

And the adapter will need to have glass in it. It's a cheap teleconverter. Stop down to f/5.6 and it might be OK. Not great if you mounted a 50/1.4 (or whatever) in front of it..

An article with examples:.

Http://www.bobatkins.com/.../photography/reviews/canon_fd_eos_adapters.html.

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Three popular mounts of old for which there are adapters to use their lenses with your Canon DSLRs. Various others work too..

A handful of manufacturers make these simple adapters. Check out the Canon lens forum for specifics..

-gt..

Thanks for the link to the article. I know it's going to be a pain to make it work but I'm thinking primarily about a good wide angle/fish eye type lens. Its something I won't use often and I hesitate to spend 500+ on a good one if I can make an older one work with an adaptor for ~$200 or so..

Thanks again..

KCFly wrote:.

Thanks for the link to the article. I know it's going to be a pain tomake it work but I'm thinking primarily about a good wide angle/fisheye type lens. Its something I won't use often and I hesitate tospend 500+ on a good one if I can make an older one work with anadaptor for ~$200 or so..

Then get one for M42, Nikon F or Olympus OM mount. All can be adapted better than Canon FD..

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