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Digital body for film-era manual focusTamron?
Paul Calhoun, Photographer
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Hillsborough | NC | U.S. | Posted: 4:01 PM on 07.16.10 |
->> Does anyone know of any Nikon or Canon digital bodies that will work with a manual-focus film-era Tamron 300/2.8 telephoto with an adaptall mount? I carried this lens as a back-up when I shot Nikons, but put it away when I went to Canon digital and forgot I had it. We spotted it when we were moving our office recently and thought we might keep it around as a house lens for birds and wildlife.
I would appreciate any info that may be helpful. |
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Will Powers, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 4:38 PM on 07.16.10 |
| ->> I also have a Tamron lens purchased in the film camera day. The adapter that I have is for an EOS mount, but it does not focus automatically or operate the aperture automatically. One can set the aperture with a light meter though. |
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Jason Orth, Photographer
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Lincoln | NE | USA | Posted: 4:46 PM on 07.16.10 |
->> I think about any Canon digital will work in M or A mode. When I had a Canon, I used an old Pentax 85/1.8 quite often via adapter in A mode all the time.
Nikons - you could use any, but I only think the D1, 2, 3, and 200 and 300 will meter with non CPU lenses. |
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Paul Calhoun, Photographer
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Hillsborough | NC | U.S. | Posted: 6:28 PM on 07.16.10 |
| ->> Thank you Will and Jason. If you set the meter in aperture priority mode will the camera set the shutter automatically, or do you need to set it manually, or does the in-camera meter not work at all? |
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Jason Orth, Photographer
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Lincoln | NE | USA | Posted: 9:28 PM on 07.16.10 |
->> If I recall (and it's been almost 4 years since I've had a Canon), A mode is the same as if it was with an EF lens; shutter is set automatically.
BTW, I *think* that metering was set to center weighted, but I could be wrong.
For Nikons; color matrix metering is not available. |
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Will Powers, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 10:53 PM on 07.16.10 |
| ->> I bought the adapter in '90. They may have made the adapter differently after that, but mine had no way for the camera to set the aperture. You had to do it manually. It is a mechanical aperture in the lens, but the camera sets the aperture electronically in the dedicated lens. |
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Paul Calhoun, Photographer
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Hillsborough | NC | U.S. | Posted: 2:23 PM on 07.28.10 |
| ->> Bought a Tamron to Canon adapter from KEH for $20, mounted the lens on an old but functional Canon 10D that is too beaten up to take out in public, and it works great. With the multiplier factor I now have a 480/2.8 I leave at the house for the next time an interesting bird or animal shows up. Not a bad deal for some spare pieces and a $20 investment. Thanks again Jason and Will. |
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