"Paul Furman" <paul-@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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.
You are correct of course, automatic metering does not work with all Nikon
bodies. That was precisely the reason that I got the D200. The metering
system works fine with my old lenses. For example, my 200 macro lens,
which
are used frequently, is as clear and sharp as the day I bought it. I would
not want auto focusing on a macro lens, for what should be obvious
reasons.
On occasion are used by old 50F 1.2 and I really do not mind the lack of
auto focusing. It makes an excellent low light lens. I really think a
lengthy debate on this topic would not serve a useful purpose. We are all
continually learning, while most of us anyway, so that information can be
exchanged and the potential purchaser able to make a somewhat informed
decision. I purchased my camera based upon what I think my needs are.
Besides, every so often I like to pull out my old F3 and see whether I
still
know how to use film.
--
Peter
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