topic Re: Mounting bracket - RF lens to a 40D or 80D in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Mounting bracket - RF lens to a 40D or 80D

KenAB — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 04:21:25 GMT

Is there a mounting bracket that will allow me to use an RF 600 lens on a 40D or 80D?

Re: Mounting bracket - RF lens to a 40D or 80D

shadowsports — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:03:53 GMT

Greetings,

Sorry, no. RF and RF-S lenses can only be used on R series body's.

An EF to RF adapter allows you to use EF and EF-S lenses on a R series body.

Re: Mounting bracket - RF lens to a 40D or 80D

KenAB — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:41:48 GMT

Thank you. We do mostly wildlife, scenery, and travel photos. We have used the Canon white lens 28-300. My wife bought the Canon RF600mm not knowing it would not adapt to our Canon EOS bodies. I guess it's time to shop for an R series camera, and perhaps a mounting adapter for our family of lenses.

Re: Mounting bracket - RF lens to a 40D or 80D

shadowsports — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:33:06 GMT

Greetings Ken,

While it might seem like an out of order purchase decision, the RF600 & 800 are both on sale right now. I purchased the RF100~400 myself.

The 600mm is great for wildlife on a FF or APS-C. Its got good "reach" as long as there is good light. If you are invested in EF-S glass, then the R7 might be the camera for you. If you have EF glass, I'd go R6mkII with a plan to transition to RF glass. If budget allows an R5 coupled with the RF600 is a force to be reckoned with.