In article <opKdnRXC7fFbVIDVnZ2dnUVZ8vKdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
"Graham" <graham@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I am trying to buy a lens for my old Canon A1 and not sure if I can just
buy
> any Canon FD lens. Could someone confirm, will any Canon FD lens fit my
> Canon A1? I was about to buy a Canon 50mm f1.4 FD lens from ebay, but
the
> seller seems to think it could be a different fitting.
>
> Graham
AFAIK, any FD lens will work on an A-1 or an AE-1. However, there were
two types of mounts, a screw type and a bayonet type. Both work. The
screw type has a silver collar that is rotated to lock the lens on. On
he bayonet type the whole lens twists and locks.
The screw type is frequently seen on third party lenses. I used to have
several. I don't know when it was changed on the Canon lenses, but all
the ones I owned were bayonet type.
AFAIK, the key is the FD designation.
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