What adapter do I need to use these vintage lenses on a Canon EOS Rebel SL3?
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I’m new to photography and have a Canon EOS Rebel SL3. A friend gave me these older lenses, and I’d like to know what adapter I need to mount them on my camera:
- Promaster SP MC Zoom 80-200mm f/4.5
- Soligor MC Zoom+Macro 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5
- SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2
I’m not familiar with lens mounts yet, so I’m trying to understand where to start and whether these lenses will work well on the SL3.
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Assuming that all three lenses were for the same “vintage” camera, you will need a Pentax K mount to Canon EF-S mount adapter.
These lenses will be manual focus and manual aperture only. They might be difficult to use for a beginner, and the optical quality is probably not as good as your kit lens.
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If these lenses all came from the same system as the SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2, then you’d be looking for a Pentax K to Canon EF/EF-S adapter for your Rebel SL3.
A few important notes:
- These lenses will be manual focus only.
- You’ll also set aperture manually on the lens.
- They may be harder for a beginner to use than a modern Canon lens.
- Image quality may not be as good as your current kit lens.
Before buying an adapter, confirm the mount on each lens, since third-party lenses like Promaster and Soligor were often made in several different mounts. The Pentax-M lens is Pentax K mount, but the other two may or may not match it.
So: identify the mount on each lens first, then buy the matching adapter. If they are all Pentax K, one Pentax K to Canon EF/EF-S adapter should work.
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