I have a Chinon CS SLR 35 mm camera with a 50mm standard lens and a 135 mm telephoto. These lenses screw on the camera body. Most newer cameras have bayonet mounts. Can I adapt the existing lenses to fit a digital SLR camera body?
2007-12-22 12:50:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
You can probably find an adapter for your screw-mount lenses to any of the current DSLR cameras. Since you're used to manual focus that won't be an issue for you. If your Chinon is stop-down metering you'll be familiar with that also. If it isn't, you'll need to learn how stop-down metering works.
IMO you'd be better off selling your Chinon equipment on ebay or keeping it for nostalgia's sake (or when you want to shoot an occasional roll of film) and investing in a DSLR and the lenses made for it.
2007-12-22 13:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pentax has an adapter which will allow M42 (universal screw-mount) lenses to be used on one of their digital cameras which use the K-mount. You'll probably have to use them in manual mode, but it might be worth it if you have a Pentax camera.
2007-12-22 13:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can probably get an adaptor.
I think you should just get a new lens adapters cost around 300$
2007-12-22 13:46:28 · answer #3 · answered by Photographer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋