Canon D60 lens compatitbility?

[gib]

I did a search and didnt find the answer. I am thinking of buying a

D60....it will obviously take any Canon EF lens with the dreaded

1.6x factor. What is known about Tamron and the problematic Sigma

lenses. I had a Sigma 28-105 I had to get rechipped to work with my

Canon Elan 7E, which the Canadian distributor did for free. I walked

in and they did the job in 15 minutes, although they first had to

get the correct chip from the US or Japan (took a week).

 

I currently own the following EF lenses: 20 f2.8, 28 f2.8, 50 f1.8

mk II, 85 f1.8

 

Thanks and if I missed this question already answered in the forum,

my apologies.

[alex_p._schorsch]

The "dreaded" 1.6 factor can cut both ways. I am finishing a work on a Brazilian National Park and needed to get more close-ups of birds, animals and flowers. The D60 made my 200mm lens into a 640mm with a 2x teleconverter. I found it cheaper to buy a D60 than to invest in heavy glass. For macro work it's also very impressive. As far as lenses, the D60 is just like any other EOS camera in the Canon lineup for lenses. Be careful with your flash though because the D60 doesn't work with the EZ line of flashes only with the EX's. Digital is definately a different experience. It has it's pros and cons. It's nice to get instant feedback, no more laboratory bills and you can change ASA in midroll (mid-flashcard). The cons are that the it's a little less sharp than slides and you must download and burn those CD's which can be a pain. With film, after the lab, I could just forget about my film. With digital you have to do a bit more "Homework". Good luck, cheers, Alex.

[gib]

yeah, 1.6x is a great thing for everyone who wants to reach out and touch wildlife, but isnt as good for landscape photographers who want wide, wide, wide.

 

:)

 

Thanks for the feedback.

[ed_olson]

Scann a 35mm slide or neg at 400 dpi and cropp it to the same size as the D60 image. The resolution of the scanned image will be greater than the 6 mega pixel image of the D60.

 

So until we have a 20+ M Pixel full size sensor we must live with compromises.

[pphaneuf]

Ignore that last comment. D60-produced images are giving medium formats like 6x4.5 a run for their money, so cropping 35mm is *definitely* not going to give better images.

[adam_smith7]

I concur. 8x10 and 8x12 enlargements I just had printed from the

D60 files (on a Fuji Frontier 370) are better looking than prints

this size I've had made from Reala negatives and Velvia slides.

The D60 files are smaller in dimension, but their enlargements

show dramatically less noise than those from film. They look

much smoother, like you'd expect from 645.