Converter for lens

[majohnson]

I have a question. My husband has a cannon t5i. And a tamaron lens. He has a lens converter but not for the cannon do you know what converter he needs and where to get it? (Lens tamron af ld 200-400mm)

[kvbarkley]

What kind of camera mount does the Tamron fit?

[ebiggs1]

What are you trying to convert?  Is this a tele converter or are you trying to convert from one brand to another.  Possibly and older lens to a DSLR like the T5i.

Whatever it is, know that none of them work without issues. Some you can live with and some are too poor to even spend time on let alone money.

[majohnson]

He has an older lens he wants to use with the cannon camera

[kvbarkley]

We got that. What type of mount is the Tamron designed to fit? You can check with Tamron as to whether they can retro-fit the lens to a Canon mount, no convertor required.

[majohnson]

I am trying to figure out the answer to question because i dont know. It is supposed to work with nikon and cannon. I wanted to post pictures of the mount but that doesn't seem to be an option

[kvbarkley]

Sure it is, you just need to add them to your gallery.

And the lens cannot work for Canon *and* Nikon.

What camera did you use it on? Do you have a Canon now? Did you try to fit it?

[kvbarkley]

If the contacts on the lens look the same as the contacts on a lens he knows works with the T5i, it is probably a Canon mount.

[ebiggs1]

Is it this lens Tamron AF200-400mm F/5.6 LD (IF) 35mm Zoom?  If it is, it was designed for film cameras so it will have a film camera mount.  If it is a Canon it is an FD mount.  These can be 'converted' to EF or EF-S mount which is what you need for a T5i.  It is a bad idea.  It is not worth the time nor the money to do.

If is was for a Nikon film camera forget it as it is even a worse idea.  You and he are much better off getting the correct lens for the T5i.

[kvbarkley]

The EF mount was introduced in 1987.