Canon Eos 3 and manual lenses

Klarth · Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 30

Just got a Canon Eos 3, but i want to know if i can use manual lenses on this camera without any risk of damaging the mirror.

Greetings.

aoleg · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 1387 Location: Berlin, DE

You can use all lenses that are compatible with 1Ds series. It has a smaller mirror than Canon 5D, so takes more lenses safely than the 5D.

Here are a few links on lens compatibility (once again, look at information for 1Ds):
http://www.panoramaplanet.de/comp/index.htm (list of safe lenses for Canon 5D; many lenses will work on EOS 3 that won't work on the 5D)
http://www.pebbleplace.com/ (see Contax DB and Leica DB for a list of C/Y and Leica R mount lenses that are safe on your camera).

Klarth · Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 30

Thanks for the response!! I'll try my lenses on the Eos 3 and post the results in this forum.

Greetings.