5D Lenses – Part 1 – Do I have to use Canon EOS lenses?

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So you have your 5D and you’re ready to take over the world…. what about lenses?  What should I buy?  Do I have to buy Canon?  Give me the good, the bad, the ugly, the cheap alternatives, yada yada yada!

Ok.  So we’ve shot several weddings with the 5D and have tested several lenses and I must say, I have learned a ton of information that I didn’t know 6months ago.  I thought it would be great to bring out a 5 part series about lenses.  The first part of the series is going to be about adapters.

NOTE: After my initial tests, we did some research and were able to find, what seems to be, a solid Canon FD (manual lens) to EOS (automatic focus lens adapter) HERE.  Now I have yet to use this adapter, but it does allow you to focus to infinity, which is great… my cheapo $25 adapter did not because it didn’t have an optical element inside.  The rare Canon version is supposed to have “L” series quartz optics, which is mumbo jumbo for it works great.  These are hard to find and are pretty pricey.

This will be a great series and we will discuss everything from “what we use and why” to “what are F stops and why are they important”?

Leave your questions in the comments section below!

Joey Mathews