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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / March 2006

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Canon 20D and Canon FD lens

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mark - 11 Mar 2006 21:03 GMT
Hi,
can I use the lens FD (e.g. Canon FD 1,4/50mm MF) together with Canon
20D in Manual Mode?
Thanks for reply,
rene
Tony Polson - 11 Mar 2006 21:20 GMT
>Hi,
>can I use the lens FD (e.g. Canon FD 1,4/50mm MF) together with Canon
>20D in Manual Mode?
>Thanks for reply,
>rene

Yes, you can, but you need an adapter.  The adapter has a Canon EF
mount to fit the camera and a Canon FD mount to fit the lens.  Canon
used to offer such an adapter - maybe Canon still does.  But there are
third-party adapters readily available too.

The FD lens has to be used in stopped down mode.
Neil Henderson - 11 Mar 2006 21:31 GMT
> Hi,
> can I use the lens FD (e.g. Canon FD 1,4/50mm MF) together with Canon
> 20D in Manual Mode?
> Thanks for reply,
> rene

No as they are two completly differant mounts.

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schountz@gmail.com - 11 Mar 2006 22:22 GMT
Adorama sells an adapter for $40, but it's been out of stock for some
time. It's part number is CZFDEOSA.

I built such an adapter for my Rebel XT and FD100mm f/4 macro lens by
cannibalizing a 2x teleconverter for its FD mount. I drilled a 1.5"
hole in an EOS body cap with a hole saw and put the two together with
duct tape. It's not elegant, nor structurally sound, but it works very
well for the lens. Of course, you lose infinity focus.

> Hi,
> can I use the lens FD (e.g. Canon FD 1,4/50mm MF) together with Canon
> 20D in Manual Mode?
> Thanks for reply,
> rene
Darrell Larose - 12 Mar 2006 02:35 GMT
> Hi,
> can I use the lens FD (e.g. Canon FD 1,4/50mm MF) together with Canon 20D
> in Manual Mode?
> Thanks for reply,
> rene

<http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manual-lenses>
<http://bobatkins.photo.net/photography/eosfaq/manual_focus_EOS.html>
John A. Stovall - 12 Mar 2006 14:43 GMT
>Hi,
>can I use the lens FD (e.g. Canon FD 1,4/50mm MF) together with Canon
>20D in Manual Mode?
>Thanks for reply,
>rene

Here read this.

http://bobatkins.photo.net/photography/eosfaq/manual_focus_EOS.html

It answers all your questions and some you didn't even know enough to
ask.

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tomm42 - 12 Mar 2006 16:55 GMT
Best just to accept that you are an orphan. The canon adaptors only
worked with specific long lenses. I wouldn't trust the Adorama adaptor
as it costs $40 and would probably greatly diminish your lens
resolution.
I'm in the same camp with 2 F1's and a half dozen lenses, but just
bought a Nikon D200, and am buying most of my glass on Ebay to cut
costs. Both lenses I have bought so far have been very good. Two more
and I should be satisfied (for now). Most jobs I'm looking at are
editorial and the magazines want digital.

Tom
 
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