Will a Vivitar 19mm wide angle lens work on my Canon Rebel 2000?

[jason_stricker]

I have a Canon Rebel 2000 with a few lenses. I looked at a Vivitar 19mm wide angle lense and was wondering if it would fit on my Rebel 2000? How can I tell? Is there a website that would tell me? Any advice? Thanks!

[preston_merchant]

If the Vivitar is designed for Canon EF (modern autofocus line) it

will fit on any Canon EOS camera. Third-parties like Vivitar make

lenses to fit all the major cameras (Canon, Nikon, etc.). It should

be clear that the lens is made FOR Canon.

 

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There are often problems with compatibility of electronics (metering,

focusing)--you'll just have to test it, but if the lens is made for

Canon EF it will FIT.

[sajeev_chacko]

absolutely true...

 

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as pointed out by preston, if the lens is made for Canon EOS cameras

it will surely fit. But no guarantee of working. I mean <b><i>the

compactibility</i></b> problem.

[joe_cap1]

No it will not work. The vivitar 19mm is in manual mount only, this

means Canon FD. only Ef mount will work on your Rebel.

[jimstrutz]

Vivitar does sell a 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom lens that can come with an

EOS mount & does work with the Rebel 2000. As far as I can tell,

there has never been a compatibility problem with this lens. It's

also sold as a Phoenix and Cosina. It's a low quality zoom with so-

so optics, but is remarkable for it's low price. Although for

another $20 you can get the Tokina 19-35 & it's reported to be a bit

better. For wide angle optics on a budget, they're a good deal.

[bobatkins]

The actual answer to your question is yes, provided you can find the

Pentax screw mount version of the lens and you use a Pentax Screw

mount to EOS adaptor. I know because I've done this (on an Elan, not

a Rebel 2000). The lens is decent, a bit soft in the corners but

that's no shock with a cheap wideangle lens.