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Im trying to make sense of a few specifications of cameras on my wish list. Can anyone explain the following specifications on the Canon sites to me (since Canon are not answering my queries):
Canon EOS 300D: "Compatible with all Canon EF lenses." Not EF-S? If so, why is it sold in a kit with an EF-S lens?
Canon EOS 20D: "Compatible with Canon EF/EF-S lenses." So, more lenses than the 300D? But why not "all EF", like in the 300D description? Is it only a limited number of EF lenses for the 20D? And if so, which ones?
And about other lens brands: I know about the Sigma problems with Canon DSLR compatibility, but how about Tamron, Soligor, Cosina?
Any light anyone can shed on this is highly appreciated!
Conrad
Errr... let me see if I get this right, CB - do you consider all other brands as "cheap", or all EF lenses, or ... - Im not sure exactly what you mean. I know Cosina is considered to be cheap, and probably Soligor as well, maybe Tamron (although some of their lenses have won amazing numbers of awards), but I think youd get opposition if you attacked Sigma, right?
Conrad
Edit: Your reply, CB, was only about EF-S lenses. Not about EF. And your last post confuses me. Is that remark about cheap just about other brands than Canon, or about EF as well?
Does anyone else know this?
Quote: Canon EOS 20D: "Compatible with Canon EF/EF-S lenses." So, more lenses than the 300D? But why not "all EF", like in the 300D description? Is it only a limited number of EF lenses for the 20D? And if so, which ones?
Conrad
Ah, okay, that explains your reaction, CB, and answers several more questions. Thanks.
Conrad
P.S. I think I can understand that attitude, although I have to add that my wife has a really nice Sigma macro lens for her 300D which I would hate to call cheap or inferior. But, having said that, I would probably prefer just Canon as well if I bought, for instance, a 20D. It would probably become a step-by-step purchase plan that way, though, but theres nothing wrong with that.
My only experience with a non-Canon lens on a Canon (a Tamron I received as a gift) was not a happy one and that probably has influenced me somewhat!
But I will repeat: it is better to put a a high-quality and expensive lens on a cheaper camera than the other way around.
That makes sense as a principle to live by, CB. Im just trying to find out whether or not I would be able to use lenses already in our possession (my wifes and mine) until I could buy something really nice. Id probably start with buying just the body, or the body and the kit lens, and then building up a range of nice lenses one by one. Still just a wish right now, but being able to do it that way, would bring this a lot closer.
Thanks for your input.
Conrad
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