Can I Interchange Canon Lenses Betw/ My Dslr And Film Slr Camera?

3 Comments

1. David M says:

   November 22, 2009 at 18:23

   You certainly can use the lenses from your film camera on your digital. As long as they are an EOS mount lens. All Canon cameras and lenses from 1987 on will be EOS mount.
   You can not however use the EFs lens that came with your digital SLR on your film camera. It would cause vignetting and could damage the mirror on your film camera. The EFs lenses are specifically designed for the crop sensor DSLR’s.
   Typically most people will only have one or two EFs lenses though. The 18-55mm lens that comes with the camera and maybe a 10-22mm wide angle lens. Most other lenses will be the EF lenses and will work on both film and digital.
   Bottom line is you can use all EOS lenses on your digital both EF and EFs. On your film you can only use the EF lenses.
   Hope this explains everything for you.
2. Morgan M. says:

   November 22, 2009 at 18:23

   Yes, except for the Canon S series lenses that are designed for the smaller APS-C size sensor of the 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D and various versions of the Rebel. These have a smaller mirror, which allows the engineers to position the rearmost lens element closer to the sensor. The bigger mirror of a film SLR or the 1D series or 5D cannot accommodate these lenses.
   The reason for the S-type lenses? The APS-C sensors being smaller than full-frame sensors mean that the effective 35mm equivalent focal length of the lens is multiplied by 1.6. For example, a 28mm wide angle lens on a 20D would be equivalent to a 44.8mm lens on a 35 mm camera. On a 20D, therefore, it would not be a wide-angle lens. To get a wide-angle lens, you would need something like a 16mm focal length (26mm equivalent), which brings the rear element of the lens closer to the sensor.
3. brian_rm says:

   November 22, 2009 at 18:23

   Yes if both are EOS, it should work.
   Older FD lens will not work without an adapter.