Using Manual Lenses With Your DSLR Camera

DSLRs are now flooding the market and photographers and filmmakers alike are finding uses for their old manual lenses. Are you not sure how to use manual lenses, or if your camera body will work with certain lenses? Visit photojojo.com for a great article.

1. Nikon

Nikon cameras work with most vintage Nikon lenses, but they don’t work with most third-party lenses (like Olympus or Pentax).

Here is a good post at nofilmschool.com that is a good look at Nikkor manual lenses.

2. Canon and Olympus

Canon and Olympus cameras don’t work with most vintage Canon lenses, but do work with most third-party lenses.

Here is a link to an article on photonotes.org using manual lenses with Canon bodies.

3. Pentax

Pentax cameras work with nearly all Pentax lenses, and any third-party lens that uses the Pentax mount.

Here is another great resource at theatreofnoise.com for using Pentax manual lenses with Pentax bodies.

4. Sony

Sony cameras work with some Minolta lenses and lenses with “M42″-style mounts.

Here is a link to photo.net's article all about Sony cameras.

Now put those lenses on your shelf to use and go take some great images. Whether you are using it for photography or video you will be surprised at the quality of images you can capture. Now get out there and have some fun.