Canon EF lenses advice please

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I am thinking of buying a canon DLSR, i have some lens with my EOS 600 and 1000 (film).
Will i be able to use these with a DSLR manual focus i presume?
Also if i sell them to buy a better lens for DSLR could you advise 2nd hand prices?
The lens are
canon ef 28-70mm 3.5-4.5
canon ef 70-210mm 1:4 this also has makro switch
canon ef 50mm 1:1.8
canon power zoom ef 1:4-5.6
Vivitar 500 mirror canon eos mount

I have no boxes but all lens are mint and fitted with filters.
I also have a flash gun for EOS(film) a miranda af 25 and the 2 bodies do dealers partex these and if so what would i expect as a guide price?

I would be grateful for any advise.:help:

Regards
John
 
totally off topic but good to see another engr on here!
 
All the EF lenses 'should' autofocus and meter properly on any eos body ;)
The 50mm f1.8 is a good shout, as I believe is the 70-210 (I think its the forerunner to the 70-200 f4L though someone can confirm that as I'm not sure). The 28-70 would do as a walk about, though if you get a crop camera (xxxd or xxd) you will lose the wide end so may at some point want to pic something up.

The glass there would be a good starting point so you could buy a body - they come up quite frequently second hand in here, which really depends on you budget.

I don;t know what the pwer zoom is or the vivitar mirror, the flashgun should work on film but might well blow up a digital camera as the sync voltages have changed

caan't give you a miranda price, but a lot of film kit isn't worth very much any more.....
 
Thanks David
So the are worth keeping.Thats good to hear as the were excellent lens when used on film
The power zoom has a built in motor, it is the only one i have seen and often look at 2nd hand kit. I bought with the 1000 15 years ago for the wife as she could not get on with using the telephoto on the 600. I doubt if 2 rolls of film have passed through the camera or lens.

Euan
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regards
John
 
david1701 said:
as I believe is the 70-210 (I think its the forerunner to the 70-200 f4L though someone can confirm that as I'm not sure).
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The 70-210 macro zoom falls below the 70-200/4 L in quality and is more akin to the 75-300/4-5.6 in quality and construction/appearance.

Bob
 
Dont know about your other lens prices but the 70-210 is about worth £68 now. Like you I have the EOS600 and change to digital a few years ago. I now have a Canon 50D and all my Film lenses i.e.

70-210mm f4
35-70mm f3.5/4.5
24mm f2.8

work with my 50D the only limitation is Flash as the technology has moved on and you cannot get the benefit of this using your old 1987ish lenses. Of course the zooms are not as quick as the modern lenses particularly the 70-210, but you will still get good shots with them taking into their age and condition. I am looking to replace my old zooms though for L glass 70-200L f4 (f2.8 if I can run to it) and 24-105L which will reek the full benifit of the new dlsr's, it's just a matter of getting the cash together for the purchase hopefully in the next view months. Hope this helps.:)
 
Canon Bob said:
The 70-210 macro zoom falls below the 70-200/4 L in quality and is more akin to the 75-300/4-5.6 in quality and construction/appearance.

Bob
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sorry for misinformation

my current tele is an 80-200L which was a film lens and works great on my 50d
 
As has been said all your lenses will work with the new DSLR, regardless of the model you get (as they are EF lenses). I certainly would stick with Canon, but whichever model you decide on with a kit lens and you can decide over a period of time, if you wish to upgrade any of your lenses specifiaclly then, selling the model you are replacing. :thumbs:

As for your 500 mirror lens, I have just been sorting out my father-in-law's camera and we got his old 500 mirror lens (Minolta fit) to work with his Minolta DSLR - only in manual though, but still getting some great shots :thumbs:
 
Thanks all for the advice, I currently looking at a 30d with kit lens.
 
As already said, these lenses will definitely work and if you were happy with them on film, you will get a comparable quality with the 30D.

Is you 50 f/1.8 a mark I model with metal mount? If it is , you could make quite a tidy profit selling it on as they are in high demand compared to the rather plasticy Mark II model.

The flashes will only work in manual mode i would assume, but buy yourself a £10 radio trigger from ebay and you can happily use them for off camera flash.
 
Thanks it is the mark 1 model.
Kaben said:
As already said, these lenses will definitely work and if you were happy with them on film, you will get a comparable quality with the 30D.

Is you 50 f/1.8 a mark I model with metal mount? If it is , you could make quite a tidy profit selling it on as they are in high demand compared to the rather plasticy Mark II model.

The flashes will only work in manual mode i would assume, but buy yourself a £10 radio trigger from ebay and you can happily use them for off camera flash.
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The Canon lenses will, as had already been said, worke just fine on a DSLR.

Be aware that they will have a narrower field of view due to the sensor in DSLR's being smaller than the 35mm frame. Your 28mm lens will actually have the same field of view as a 44mm lens would on your EOS 600.
 
Thanks Richard i have been hovering for a will and understand lens crop, i was glad to hear the small fortune i spent on lens over the last 20 years was not a complete waste of money.
Just hopeing someone has bit of info on the power zoom!
 
Canon Bob said:
The 70-210 macro zoom falls below the 70-200/4 L in quality and is more akin to the 75-300/4-5.6 in quality and construction/appearance.
Bob
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Agree on construction but optically it's not too bad. The main problem with it is the "relaxed" focus motor IMO.
 
pearce_jj said:
Agree on construction but optically it's not too bad. The main problem with it is the "relaxed" focus motor IMO.
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I agree James, I find I get some very respectable shots with this lens but it's a tad slow. I used it just recently to get some action shots of the family playing football and it coped very well. The shots were all reasonable sharp hand held AV mode shutter set at 640.:)
 
I will find out next week as i have bought a 40D off another forum and i collect next Saturday.
 
I spotted you on the other forum, glad you got the 40d im sure you'll love it!

Had a look at your site, a bit before my time! but been to a few of the places namely munsterlager and hohne both with 26 Armd.
 
Do some checking before trying the old flash on the hotshoe of your new 40D. Some older flashes are not suitable due to a high voltage, which can fry the trigger circuits of the camera.

I think this is applicable to all makes of DSLR, when compared to film SLR. As was said above, it could still be used off camera with a remote trigger.
 
There is no reason the power zoom wont work on your 40D, but I would have thought it is surplus to requirements. If I remember correctly it was a 35-80mm and you already have this focal length covered.
 
This had been pointed out to me, looks like its heading to the loft.
singlespeed said:
Do some checking before trying the old flash on the hotshoe of your new 40D. Some older flashes are not suitable due to a high voltage, which can fry the trigger circuits of the camera.

I think this is applicable to all makes of DSLR, when compared to film SLR. As was said above, it could still be used off camera with a remote trigger.
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I got it for a good price thought 40d would be out of reach and was going to settle for a 30d
Euan said:
I spotted you on the other forum, glad you got the 40d im sure you'll love it!

Had a look at your site, a bit before my time! but been to a few of the places namely munsterlager and hohne both with 26 Armd.
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Strangways said:
There is no reason the power zoom wont work on your 40D, but I would have thought it is surplus to requirements. If I remember correctly it was a 35-80mm and you already have this focal length covered.
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It is 35-80, pleased to hear it is compatible with the 40d. I will try it out as it gave good results with film.
 
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