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Old August 29th, 2007, 12:54 PM   #1
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Canon PHOTO lenses for XL2?

If I get the adapter could I use a still picture lense for the xl2? Also if so what adapter?
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Old August 29th, 2007, 04:26 PM   #2
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Do a search here for "EF adapter" -- tons of posts and about a dozen discussion threads already in progress.
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Old August 31st, 2007, 02:25 AM   #3
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Yes Scott you can use almost all the Canon stills lenses.

Remember that the crop factor is huge nearly 8x in 16:9 and that your AF should be turned OFF when using the adaptor.
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Old August 31st, 2007, 05:42 PM   #4
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esy, once that adapter goes on, your zooming in, if you want an idea this was with 400mm lens/EF Adapeter/XL2

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