Do FD lenses work on the 7D?

[Paul Cascio]

I have an old A1 and lots of glass that I've been hanging onto. Thinking about a 7D and wondered if the FD lenses will work?

[Jim Jolliffe]

from what I am aware of, the answer is no.

I think I have seen an adapter (maybe from B&H), that can take the old lenses on the newer cameras - fd-ef , as it needs optics to do so it acts like a mini extender, extending the focal length x1.25 times and loosing light (1 stop I think), and loosing quality. As the A1 is full 35mm frame and the 7D is an APS-C frame, which is x1.6 the equivilant focal length, you'll be extending twice, so the 35mm lens on your A1 will probably give about the equivilant of a 60mm. Does that make sense??

[Chris Hurd]

FD lenses were replaced by EF lenses more than twenty years ago, but there are third-party FD to EF adapter rings.

[Paul Cascio]

I guess that means I'm old. :) Thanks though, I'll try the adapter ring approach.

[Kin Lau]

You can try the adapter ring approach, but the quality may be disappointing due to the glass element in the adapter.

[Chris Hurd]

Not old, Paul -- seasoned.

[Brian Boyko]

No - not without an expensive adapter. I tried using a cheap third-party adapter and it will fit the camera, but it actually holds the lens too far away from the sensor, and the pictures are all blurry except 2 inches from the lens. Might be good for macro photography, but I wouldn't push it.

On the other hand, the adapter for the FD on a Micro Four Thirds camera works like a charm - and I bought all the FD glass because I originally intended to go with the Lumix GH1, but went with the 7D instead when that was announced.