Photographic question

vax2002

You wont be able to use those lenses with the digital slr, sorry.
They are adapters to allow them to work in manual only but the only one that was any good was made by canon and changes hands for around £5000 .
However why not look at a negative scanner, you can use your old gear and film and just scan them in to the computer.
Otherwise it may be cheaper just to look at a new system with Sony as the best value bang for buck.
New canon digital SlR cameras are very expensive in comparison and the low range lenses are not very good.

[Deleted User]

vax2002 wrote: »

You wont be able to use those lenses with the digital slr, sorry.
They are adapters to allow them to work in manual only but the only one that was any good was made by canon and changes hands for around £5000 .
However why not look at a negative scanner, you can use your old gear and film and just scan them in to the computer.
Otherwise it may be cheaper just to look at a new system with Sony as the best value bang for buck.
New canon digital SlR cameras are very expensive in comparison and the low range lenses are not very good.

Sorry - I forgot to mention. It's the AE1 program and I believe it has Canon FD lens mount. I thought about a negative scanner, but would I still get good sharp images once I scanned them in. And when I enlarge the image, would I lose definition?

patman99

I bought a Sony A700 2nd-hand. Superb camera. Next step will be a 950.
Sony make good cameras, but if I were buying all-new now, I would be buying a Nikon D3100 as these are considered the best ametuer DSLR at the moment.

macman

[quote=[Deleted User];44977694]Sorry - I forgot to mention. It's the AE1 program and I believe it has Canon FD lens mount. I thought about a negative scanner, but would I still get good sharp images once I scanned them in. And when I enlarge the image, would I lose definition?[/QUOTE]

Yes, if they're properly scanned at the correct resolution. The definition should be as good if not better than you would get from a conventional film negative enlarger.
And if not, there's always Photoshop Elements...

bleepandbooster

An old AE1........Excellent camera ................. But hey have alook at the Lumix range, you will be able to pick up a 2nd hand DMC-FZ-7 /8 on Ebay cheap. I have the older 7 version that knocks out super photos.

David

ajuk

If EOS then yes, but with a crop factor unless you get a full frame DSLR, if you have an FD camera then no.