skip hansen Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I normally use a 20D...I am buying an EOS-3 to run some Velvia film (just for fun) on some landscape projects...actually I will use both. Anyway, will my Canon USM/IS/L series lenses (17-40 and 100-400) function with the EOS-3, ie, AF and IS? I've heard otherwise, maybe just with older EOS-1's. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_potts Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Yep, they will all work totally fine on the EOS 3. I used the 100-400 on EOS 3 before the D30 was even introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_potts Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I should add that the worst problem of using the EOS 3 is that you will find many new frustrations with your 20D after using it, so be careful! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_jean1 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I agree Gary. It was such a short time ago these questions were asked the other way around. It is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_j2 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Not only amazing, . . . but ain't it great! Skip, All EF lens will work fine on the EOS3. But not the EFS lens. And the EOS 3 will perform magnificantly with the L's and any EF lens with IS. Bright viewfinder and all! But as Brian basically said . . . Don't get spoiled with film and the EOS 3. Some of us don't like the competition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip hansen Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 Thanks to all. That 46 point AF system evidently takes some getting used to. But they say the viewfinder is nice and big and bright. I don't anticipate switching back to film completely...but you never know. Should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawz Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Your biggest problem will be going back to the slower and less sensitive AF on the 20d. The EOS 3 shares the same AF unit as the EOS 1v and the 1D/1Ds models. In fact they got their AF unit from the 3. It's also a full E-TTL body and has spotmetering and weather sealing, just like a 1v. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_castagno Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I just bought an EOS-3 as well, great condition with the PB-E2 for $405.00 ya gotta love it! The focusing is much quicker than my 20D but the shutter release takes some getting use to as well, if you breathe on it it will go off. I use to shoot 1 series bodies with film and I had forgotten what a "pro" shutter button feels like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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