Can Canon FD lenses be used on a Canon EOS M3?
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I’m thinking about buying a Canon EOS M3 and would like to use some older Canon FD lenses I already own. Will FD lenses mount on the EOS M3, or do I need an adapter? If they can be adapted, are there any important limitations to be aware of?
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They won't fit directly on the mount, but you can find adapters for the Canon FD mount for all the mirrorless camera mounts, including EOS M. I'd actually suggest looking at some of the other mirrorless mounts, such as Sony NEX, Fuji X, or micro four-thirds, considering that the EOS M2/M3 and the EOS M ultrawide zoom are only sold in Asia, so the upgrade path, and the native autofocusing lens pool are much smaller than with other mounts.
You will also want to consider that the EOS M has a crop factor of 1.6, so the lenses will behave a little differently than they did on your Canon FD bodies (e.g., a 28mm lens isn't very wide any more on APS-C).
In addition, because the FD lenses are fully mechanical, you won't get any electronic communication between the lens and the camera. No autofocus. No shooting in modes other than M and Av. No EXIF information from the lens. Consider also that the EOS M has no focus peaking, only magnification (although, if you're brave enough to go with Magic Lantern, that could help), and there's no viewfinder.
While you can use FD lenses, it's much more of a pain than if you use a native autofocusing lens in the mount, and it will be quite a different experience to using them vs. shooting with them on a Canon FD-mount SLR.
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Canon FD lenses do not mount directly on the Canon EOS M3. To use them, you need a Canon FD-to-EOS M adapter.
Because the EOS M3 is a mirrorless camera, adapting older manual-focus FD lenses is generally straightforward. However, there are important limitations:
- no autofocus
- no electronic communication between lens and camera
- manual aperture control only
- focal length will feel different because the EOS M3 has a 1.6x crop factor
That means, for example, a 28mm FD lens will give a field of view more like a normal lens than a wide-angle on full frame.
So: yes, you can use FD lenses on an EOS M3 with an adapter, but only as fully manual lenses.
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