"Paul Furman" <paul-@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:OIJoj.9903$EZ3.3456@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Colin_D wrote:
>> Paul Furman wrote:
>>> Dudley Hanks wrote:
>>>
>>>> Also, for people with older Canon 35mm EOS cameras,
interchangeability
>>>> with older EF lenses is great, same with older flash units. While
the
>>>> older items don't have all the functionality of the newer
equivalents,
>>>> functionality is very respectable.
>>>
>>> This comment applies much more to Nikon than Canon (compatibility of
old
>>> lenses).
>>
>> That depends on your notion of interchangeability. Sure, when Canon
axed
>> the FD mount in favor of the EF (EOS) mount, it obsoleted all the FD
>> lenses, but the totally redesigned EF mount - now 20-odd years old -
>> accepts every EF lens on every EOS camera with no exceptions apart from
>> the EF-S lenses designed for the crop-sensor cameras.
>>
>> Nikon, on the other hand, have lenses which fit the cameras but on some
>> bodies the metering doesn't work, or the auto focusing fails because
>> there's no focus motor in some bodies, or the lenses without aperture
>> rings can't be used on non-auto bodies because there's no way to set
the
>> aperture.
>>
>> IMHO I prefer Canon's clean-break approach rather than Nikon's
>> hodge-podge of half-working lenses and bodies.
>
> I don't know why people keep turning this into an issue. Anyone who
wants
> put some strange 40 year old lens on their camera is going to be willing
> to spend a little time to figure out how it works. I never heard of
anyone
> seeking out a 20 year old Canon lens.
Sorry, Paul, didn't mean to start another issue.
When I mentioned it, I was just referring to experience my wife and I had
when we upgraded to a Canon Rebel XT.
I've used Canon's for a number of years, so it was convenient that the
lenses from my old A2 fit the Rebel so nicely. Even more interesting, is
the 1.7, or is it 1.6, telescopic effect one experiences when putting the
old lens on a new digital camera. Suddenly, my old 50 to 300 mm lens
turned
into something like an 80 to 480 lens. Couple that with the two
ex-tele-converter and all of a sudden we've got a 960 mm mini telescope
that
is a lot of fun to play with.
While I may sound very pro-Canon at times, it is often a very difficult
choice for me to choose between Canon and Nikon. (Actually, you can throw
Pentax into the mix as well because I use an old Pentax P3 as well.) When
I
bought my first cameras, I nearly went Nikon but a friend of mine was into
Canons, and he let me use a lot of his accessories, so that was whyI went
with the brand. I have never regretted that decision, but I doubt I would
have regretted it had I gone with Nikon either.
Sometimes, I think that things which would normally pass as innocent
remarks
in a casual conversation end up looking much more stark and critical when
viewed in a textbased message.
Not wanting to offend you,
Dudley
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