manual focus lenses on Canon 10d

[paul_wheatland]

<p>I am using Canon eos lenses, 28-105 and 75-300 that I have also used with my Canon Rebel film camera. I am happy with them but wanted to use existing manual lenses such as Tamron, 17mm, 24 f2,5, 28 f 2,5, 90 f2,8 macro 1-1, 135 f2,8 and my favorite Nikkor 35 f2 non ai. With two adapters from Fotodiox, adaptall Tamron to m42 to EOS body and Nikon lens to EOS body I am able to use these lenses with excellent results on my Canon 10d 6 mp, single lens reflex with 1,6 crop. All photography with manual lenses are with AV and Manual metering but no TV or Program modes! Anyone using this arrangement, it's worth trying as I did!</p>

[JosvanEekelen]

<p>Good to hear that there are still 10D shooters around. I use mine occasionally as 2nd body. <br>

I use the 10D occasionally with a manual focus Peleng fisheye. Results are still as good as when the 10D was young and I have not heard any complaints about image quality.</p>

[Norman 202]

i used the 10D with an adapter from cameraquest and a contax-yashica 2.8/35. i liked that combo. i didn't do much manual focussing through the viewfinder but relied on hyperfocal distance

[JDMvW]

<p>For any use in which manual focus and stop-down viewing work well, adapted lenses work just fine.<br>

However, there are some good reasons why auto exposure and focus dominate the market.<br>

Of course some totally manual lenses, like the PC-Nikkors and Reflex-Nikkors, work as easily on Canons as on anything else.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>something is wrong here: http://www.photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00eBF8</p>