Can I use Canon EF lenses on a Canon EOS 760D (EF-S mount)?
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I have a Canon EOS 760D, which uses Canon's EF-S mount for APS-C cameras. Can I mount and use Canon EF lenses on it, and are there any compatibility limits I should know about?
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The short answer to your question is yes, an EF lens can be used on a crop-sensor (EF-S) Canon camera.
The longer answer is that EF-S lenses are designed for crop-sensor lenses, the 's' denotes a smaller image circle, but it's otherwise a compatible mount. So, lenses designed for full frame (EF) will also work on your camera.
Going the other way, however, does not work, period. Some of the EF-S lenses protrude into the body and so for full frame cameras that would cause the mirror to come into contact and get damaged, but even if they do not, they can't be used.
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Yes. Canon EF lenses are compatible with the EOS 760D and will mount and function normally on that camera.
Why: EF lenses are designed to cover full-frame sensors, but they also work on Canon APS-C bodies like the 760D. EF-S lenses are the APS-C-specific lenses; the “S” refers to the smaller image circle and physical design for crop-sensor cameras.
Important limitation: compatibility is one-way. EF lenses work on EF-S cameras, but EF-S lenses are not meant to be used on full-frame Canon EF bodies. Some EF-S lenses extend farther into the camera body and could interfere with the mirror, and in any case EF-S lenses are not supported on full-frame EF cameras.
So for your 760D: EF and EF-S lenses are both fine; EF-S-on-full-frame is not.
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