Camera Lenses - SLR to DSLR compatible?
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Ok, the time is perhaps coming where I am in a position to upgrade to a dSLR camera. I have a Nikon slr currently, and it has a few lenses. Specifically a 80-300mm zoom, 55-80 and something of a macro lens.
So the question is will my slr lenses be compatible on my dslr?
And to complicate things, I would like to get a Canon dslr. So will my lenses be compatible with a Nikon DSLR? Will they be compatible with a Canon? Is it a per lens question, where some lenses might be compatible and some might not? I could post more detail on the lenses if needed.
So, anyone out there know their camera stuff? Thanks,
Chris
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Chris,
Short answer is no. There are adaptors you could buy that would let you mount the nikon lens to the canon body but none of the electronics, auto focus etc would work so they would be manual focus, and you would need to manually set the apature and the exposure speed. Sorry,
Allen
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That is good to know. I don't really love my lenses, and I think they are a little bit low end as far as lenses go. So it is really not a huge investment in lenses I would be leaving behind. So I don't think this is enough to deter me from switching to Canon.
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I have a couple of Canon DSLRs and can tell you that you that the conventional SLR lenses are not compatible with the digital cameras.
In fact, some of the older digital lenses are not fully compatible with the new cameras either.
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Interesting, that is unexpected
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@chris fullmer said:
I would like to get a Canon dslr.
Not to be off topic; but after agonizing over Nikon vs Canon, for months, I finally got a Canon Rebel T1i. I was leaning in the Nikon direction, particularly since my cheaper Canon Powershot sd300 was not able to close its lens back into its body after shooting. It was just over a year old. I was informed it could be fixed by Canon Canada costing a mere $125.00 not including shipping. I don't even want to think another failure, now that I have spent even more money on another Canon product.
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Chris, depending on how old your Nikon lenses are, they should still work with a modern dslr body, you'll just loose AF and perhaps aperture control also., you must also take into consideration that the focal length will also change, as most sensors are not full frame (35mm), and therefore there will be some multiplying of the focal length (x1.4 or more). Canon changed the mount when they switched over. The new Canon bodies are good (but I find them a bit too big for my liking). I use a D100 and a D300 at work, and I also have a Lumix G1 and a Lumix LX3 compact- both are very good, but if I had the money, I would have gone for the Nikon D300. The Nikon is also pretty quiet in operation too, and handles very well.
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