Camera » camera lenses

Do camera lenses only work with certain cameras?

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:45:38 +0000

I keep on seeing camera’s say that they are compatible with "this line of lenses" or things like that. But i have an old 35mm non-digital camera and I have tons of different brands of lenses! So i was wondering if the camera’s now only work with the same brand lens, for instance Canon with Canon lenses or Nikon with Nikon lenses, etc.

No, there are still third party lens makers out there. SIgma, Tamron, and Tokina all make lenses for multiple mounts.

Even the lenses you have were not necessarily made by the company named on the lens… Sears is an example of a company that didn’t actually make lenses, they paid companies like Cosina to make them and put the Sears name on them. That still goes on as well.

Depending on the lens mount of your gear, it may be possible to use it directly on a modern DSLR, or it may require an adapter to do so. If you can use it directly (Pentax K or Nikon F) then all you need is a camera. If your lenses use any other mount, like Canon FD or any maker that no longer exists (Konika for instance) then you are better off just getting new stuff. Sucks to buy all new gear when you have perfectly good old gear, but that’s the breaks.

What is "compaction" in reference to camera lenses?

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:08:47 +0000

I’m working on a video interview of a very successful photojournalist; he mentions his favorite camera lenses and how he loves the "compaction" of the lens. I thought it may just mean the small convenient size of the lens piece itself, but it sounds like a technical quality of the lens that affects the photographic rendering.

I have heard of it in film developing techniques, but not in regards to a lens. Perhaps he refered to the compactness of the lens.

That would be a great follow up question to ask him. IE: "You mentioned how you love the compaction of a lens that you use. What do you mean by that? And how is it useful for the work you do?"

How do I stop my habit (somewhat addiction) to buying computer parts, camera lenses and musical instruments?

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:42:38 +0000

OK, now I’m 13 and for the past year I’ve always been buying computer parts, camera lenses and musical instruments. I mean I have an i7 PC but still not contented, a 600D with a somewhat decent kit lens but still want a better lens, a guitar and a small 5 octave keyboard but still want I bloody real piano.

What should I do to stop this? I can’t say why all of a sudden I want to save money but I really do for a good reason

please help me

Just sell all that stuff except for the things you absolutely cannot get rid of and give your money to an adult you trust to handle.

What is the difference between these 2 camera lenses?

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:01:37 +0000

I just got a nikon D3100 camera and it came with 2 lenses:
18-55mm VR Zoom- NIKKOR
and
55-200 VR Zoom- NIKKOR

whats the difference between them and what instance would i use one and not the other?

Put each lens in turn onto the camera and look through the viewfinder whilst adjusting the zoom.

You will see that the 18-55 will let you fit wide views into the photo such as interiors and landscapes.
The 22-200 will bring distant objects closer.

The effect you see in the viewfinder will be the same in the photos

Where can I buy used film camera lenses?

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:45:44 +0000

I am looking for affordable lenses for my Sony F3 Camera. It has a PL Lens Mount. Does anyone know of a good source for lenses that can be used with this camera?

http://www.keh.com/

I have ordered several used lenses and camera bodies from KEH, and have never been disappointed. They also have a fair rating system and a good return policy.

I found these camera lenses and was wondering how much are they worth?

admin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:41:46 +0000

One of them is called: Sony film camera attachment VCR 16C
and a lens that is a Kowa prominar anamorphic 16-h 58141
How much are these worth?
are they anything of interest or are they just some lenses ?

$25 at most. These are film or video camera ttachments, little value in those

how to keep camera lenses (for canon rebel xs) from fogging up?

admin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:02:49 +0000

Okay, it’s summer. Every time I take my camera from my nice, chilly house into the heat, the lenses fog up. Anyone have any hints on how I can solve this?

Just let it warm up a bit before you use it. It’s just condensation – caused by going from cold to hot.

is there an adapter that allows you to put camera lenses on any kind of camera?

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:41:46 +0000

i’m an enthusiastic filmmaker, but i’m not the richest guy. i have a Sanyo VPC-GH3 Camera which works really nicely, but the lens and such has it’s limitations.

i was browsing the other day, and i came across an adapter that allows the iPhone 4 to use all those big, expensive lenses and i thought that, surely there had to be something similar for normal cameras, like mine.

i Google’d it, but i wasn’t able to find anything of that nature.
so my question is simply if there is such an adapter, and if there is what it supports and where i can get it?

Well, sort of.

For a long time (decades) Nikon, Canon and Leica lenses have been used on cinema motion picture cameras

There are a very few professional video cameras that can use those same lenses using special adapters.

But not ALL lens brands an be used and not all of those mentioned above can be used either

First you will have to search for video cameras with the ability to use interchangeable lenses. Next you will need to find out which lenses can be actually used on each of them. Finally you will have to see if any of then are the lenses you already own

What does lenses on a camera mean?

admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:16:29 +0000

I had a camera, Samsung SL420 and it was good at pictures. It was those manual cameras and im not sure about the lenses you know? Because I want to take pictures of small pictures. Like maybe plants or very close detail. What camera lenses should I be getting?
Nono, I meant, what does the mm stuff mean, like, you see it at the front of the camera. Not the megapixels, but the other numbers

"35-175mm equivalent"

That basically means 5X zoom.

"1:f/3.5-5.5"
That means, at the wide side (35mm) the lowest f-stop your camera lens has is f/3.5 and at the telephoto side (175mm) the lowest f-stop your camera lens has is f/5.5

If you don’t know about f-stops, then this doesn’t matter to you, as the point & shoot’s f-stops are all auto.

Will canon film camera lenses fit digital canon lenses?

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:22:27 +0000

I have recently bought a Canon EOS 30 film camera and I wanted to buy more lenses but I’m not sure which ones to buy. I can use the same lenses as the digital Canon EOS versions?

You can use EF lenses on your film camera but not EF-S lenses.