Canon 400D and "old" Canon EF Lenses.

Hi Foks,

perhaps this question has been asked before no dout, but I need to
make a decision. I own an old "Rebel 2000" for which I adquired a
Canon EF 50mm 1.4 and a 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 lenses. I've been looking
at the newest "Rebel" (400D) with the intent of purchasing the body
and using the above mentioned lenses.

What do you guys think? I have a small budget and this purchase is
subject to the WAF (Wife Approval Factor). No, getting rid of the wife
is not an option.

Seriously, I'm interested on your opinions.

Thanks,

César.

The lenses should work fine, but don't forget that the effective focal
length will be 1.6 times the marked focal length, so the 50mm lens will act
like a 80 mm lens and the 28-105mm lens will act like a 49-168mm lens.

Gadi

"CNDA" <diaz0629ster@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi Foks,

perhaps this question has been asked before no dout, but I need to
make a decision. I own an old "Rebel 2000" for which I adquired a
Canon EF 50mm 1.4 and a 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 lenses. I've been looking
at the newest "Rebel" (400D) with the intent of purchasing the body
and using the above mentioned lenses.

What do you guys think? I have a small budget and this purchase is
subject to the WAF (Wife Approval Factor). No, getting rid of the wife
is not an option.

Seriously, I'm interested on your opinions.

Thanks,

César.

Gadi Ben-Avi wrote:
> The lenses should work fine, but don't forget that the effective focal
> length will be 1.6 times the marked focal length, so the 50mm lens will act
> like a 80 mm lens and the 28-105mm lens will act like a 49-168mm lens.
>
> Gadi
>
> "CNDA" <diaz0629ster@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1177832701.419607.159610@y5g2000hsa.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi Foks,
>
> perhaps this question has been asked before no dout, but I need to
> make a decision. I own an old "Rebel 2000" for which I adquired a
> Canon EF 50mm 1.4 and a 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 lenses. I've been looking
> at the newest "Rebel" (400D) with the intent of purchasing the body
> and using the above mentioned lenses.
>
> What do you guys think? I have a small budget and this purchase is
> subject to the WAF (Wife Approval Factor). No, getting rid of the wife
> is not an option.
>
> Seriously, I'm interested on your opinions.

Just do it! Have fun!

--
john mcwilliams

On 29 Apr 2007 00:45:01 -0700, CNDA <diaz0629ster@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi Foks,
>
>perhaps this question has been asked before no dout, but I need to
>make a decision. I own an old "Rebel 2000" for which I adquired a
>Canon EF 50mm 1.4 and a 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 lenses. I've been looking
>at the newest "Rebel" (400D) with the intent of purchasing the body
>and using the above mentioned lenses.
>
>What do you guys think? I have a small budget and this purchase is
>subject to the WAF (Wife Approval Factor). No, getting rid of the wife
>is not an option.
>
>Seriously, I'm interested on your opinions.
>
>Thanks,
>
>César.

All EF lenses, as well as the newer EF-S, lenses will work on the
400D.

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On Apr 29, 5:48 pm, Bill Funk <BigB...@there.com> wrote:
> On 29 Apr 2007 00:45:01 -0700, CNDA <diaz0629s...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Hi Foks,
>
> >perhaps this question has been asked before no dout, but I need to
> >make a decision. I own an old "Rebel 2000" for which I adquired a
> >Canon EF 50mm 1.4 and a 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 lenses. I've been looking
> >at the newest "Rebel" (400D) with the intent of purchasing the body
> >and using the above mentioned lenses.
>
> >What do you guys think? I have a small budget and this purchase is
> >subject to the WAF (Wife Approval Factor). No, getting rid of the wife
> >is not an option.
>
> >Seriously, I'm interested on your opinions.
>
> >Thanks,
>
> >César.
>
> All EF lenses, as well as the newer EF-S, lenses will work on the
> 400D.
>
> --
> THIS IS A SIG LINE; NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!
>
> The View on Disney-owned ABC dropped Rosie
> O'Donnell, even after she agreed to stop
> talking about George Bush. The president
> has no leverage over ABC. Disney is not a
> defense contractor, unless you count the
> war rationales we buy from Fantasyland.

Thank you very much to all of the above.

César

On Apr 29, 1:39 pm, "Gadi Ben-Avi" <gad...@malam.com> wrote:
> The lenses should work fine, but don't forget that the effective focal
> length will be 1.6 times the marked focal length, so the 50mm lens will act
> like a 80 mm lens and the 28-105mm lens will act like a 49-168mm lens.
>
> Gadi
>

One more thing Gadi: and of course, I'll also loose the advantage of
the fast 1.4 aperture in the 50mm, correct. Therefore, besides not
having a decent wide angle, the 28-105mm becoming a 49-168mm, I'll
reduce my capabilities in low light. Eventually, I'll be looking for
both a wide angle and a fast 50mm for the digital machine.

Thanks again,

César

"CNDA" <diaz0629ster@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Apr 29, 1:39 pm, "Gadi Ben-Avi" <gad...@malam.com> wrote:

>One more thing Gadi: and of course, I'll also loose the advantage of
>the fast 1.4 aperture in the 50mm, correct. Therefore, besides not
>having a decent wide angle, the 28-105mm becoming a 49-168mm, I'll
>reduce my capabilities in low light. Eventually, I'll be looking for
>both a wide angle and a fast 50mm for the digital machine.

Incorrect, the aperture remains unchanged.

Mark

"Gadi Ben-Avi" <gadi_b@malam.com> wrote in message
news:46348217$1@news.bezeqint.net...
> The lenses should work fine, but don't forget that the effective focal
> length will be 1.6 times the marked focal length, so the 50mm lens will
> act like a 80 mm lens and the 28-105mm lens will act like a 49-168mm lens.
>
> Gadi
>
The effective focal length will remain the same. The FOV will be changed by
a factor of 1.6.

A 50mm lens will have a FOV of an 80mm lense
A 28-105mm lens will have a FOV of a 45-168mm lens.

FOV is a lot different from effective focal length. I'm sure you knew all
that though.

Rick

:-)

"Gadi Ben-Avi" <gadi_b@malam.com> wrote in message
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> The lenses should work fine, but don't forget that the effective focal
> length will be 1.6 times the marked focal length, so the 50mm lens will
> act like a 80 mm lens and the 28-105mm lens will act like a 49-168mm lens.
>
> Gadi
>
The effective focal length will remain the same. The FOV will be changed by
a factor of 1.6.

A 50mm lens will have a FOV of an 80mm lense
A 28-105mm lens will have a FOV of a 45-168mm lens.

FOV is a lot different from effective focal length. I'm sure you knew all
that though.

Rick

:-)

On May 1, 8:59 am, "Rick" <Ebbs1...@charter.net> wrote:
> "Gadi Ben-Avi" <gad...@malam.com> wrote in message
>
> news:46348217$1@news.bezeqint.net...> The lenses should work fine, but don't forget that the effective focal
> > length will be 1.6 times the marked focal length, so the 50mm lens will
> > act like a 80 mm lens and the 28-105mm lens will act like a 49-168mm lens.
>
> > Gadi
>
> The effective focal length will remain the same. The FOV will be changed by
> a factor of 1.6.
>

>
> FOV is a lot different from effective focal length. I'm sure you knew all
> that though.
>
> Rick
>
> :-)

Nope, I didn't know. That's why I wrote you guys.

Thanks,

César.