Can FD lenses be converted to EF fittings

Mystery57 said:
Title says it all really

Have a Canon 650D and wondering if there is any way an old FD lens could work on the camera.

cheers
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You can buy an FD to EF adapter

If you have a look at SRB Griturn they do a good range of adapters available. Not the cheapest place, but they are very knowledgable and helpful.
 
andyred said:
You can buy an FD to EF adapter

If you have a look at SRB Griturn they do a good range of adapters available. Not the cheapest place, but they are very knowledgable and helpful.
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That would be a complete waste of time and money to be fair, unless the aim is to create fuzzy and blurry images.
FD and Leica M are probably the only lenses that have no place on EOS system.

There are loads of proper EF lenses, and plently on Nikon F, Pentax K, Olympus, M42, Leica R, etc good glass worth investing to.

FD can happily go on Sony NEX though if you must.
 
There are many great FD lenses out there. The problem, however, is that even if you could fit them to an EOS body, the lens would be too far from the sensor. That means you either have to use an adapter with glass in it (which degrades quality and is expensive) or give up on the ability to focus at long distances. The usual advice is not to bother :)
 
Mystery57 said:
Title says it all really

Have a Canon 650D and wondering if there is any way an old FD lens could work on the camera.

cheers
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Good advice here. alternatively, if you are like me inherited FD lenses (28, 50 and 135mm :-) ). it is far better to buy a camera to fit them :-) I bought the Canon T90. that is if you are willing to go films.
 
Can you, yes. Should you, no. There's plenty of other legacy glass out there which is well priced and will work very well on your 650D. Olympus OM glass seems to be especially good value at the moment, although Pentax K-mount glass (especially the 50mm f/1.7 and f/2) are still very well priced.
 
Georges said:
Good advice here. alternatively, if you are like me inherited FD lenses (28, 50 and 135mm :-) ). it is far better to buy a camera to fit them :-) I bought the Canon T90. that is if you are willing to go films.
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That's what I'd do:thumbs:
Or if you want to spend less an A1
 
It's possibly worth explaining why FD lenses are not ideal for use on an Eos type body.

The various types of mount that have appeared over the years have varying registration distances....the distance from the mount to the image plane (sensor or film). If a lens is mounted further from the image plane then its ability to focus at infinity is lost. If a lens is mounted closer to the image plane then the minimum focus distance is increased.

The FD mount was closer to the image plane and therefore using an FD lens on an Eos mount will put it further away...not unlike adding an extension tube to a lens....and focus to infinity is lost.
The reverse scenario (a lens designed for a longer registration distance) works okay as infinity focus is maintained at the expense of a small increase in MFD. Most (but not all) older lens mounts (SLR type) had a longer registration distance than the current Eos mount which is 44mm.

Bob
 
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