Lens adapter question.

[star]

 Can I adapt a Canon EF70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM ...and a Nikon D40X body? If so, what adapter?

Thanks, Tony

[Skirball]

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@star wrote:
cicopo, she would use this lens for a wide variety of uses. Trade Shows indoor as well as outdoor. I'be seen this lens a few times and was truly impressed...so I bought it for her thinking lens were " universal" in there fitment ? Please keep in mind my knowledge of cameras is as follows...my Note 4 has an awesome 16 Meg camera, best I've ever had. See where I'm coming from... 😉

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Wow.  I'm blown away that people buy $2000 lenses with little to no understanding of the uses and requirements.

As mentioned above, it's probably the best lens in it's class (out of all manufacturers) and one of the best all around lenses made.  It's incredibly sharp and has terrific autofocus capabilities - when paired to a Canon camera.  70-200 is telephoto range, or "zoomed" for non technical jargon.  You can shoot a half body portrait in a medium sized room, zoom into someone across the street (a reasonable amount), or (probably it's biggest use) get in close from across the room like in event shooting.

What type of shooting you do matters on the camera body you choose.  The most common choices at the moment for a lens of that caliber would be:

• Canon 6D: Full frame, absolutely terrific low light ability, poor quality auto focus, very cheap for the level of image quality you get.
• Canon 5d Mark III: Everything mentioned above, but also terrific autofocus.  The most expensive of the three
• Canon 7D Markk II: It's a smaller sensor, not as good in low light.  This camera is built for speed, and taking photos of things that are moving.  Has a great autofocus system, probably the best in manufacture right now.  Also the most recent, so has all the latest bells and whistles.  Mid price between the two.

In general, if you're worried about getting things that are moving you'd get the 7d2, if you're worried about taking clean pictures in low light you'd get the 6D, and if you want both and have the budget you get the 5d3.  As with an generalization, take it with a grain of salt.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

A 70D and that lens will work fine.  

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A 7D Mark II will work even finer. Let's face it: any self-admitted newbie who can step out and buy his SO a $2000 lens without batting an eye isn't going to be put off by the $400 extra that it takes to get a camera that more nearly matches the lens's quality.

[Skirball]

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

A 70D and that lens will work fine.  

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A 7D Mark II will work even finer. Let's face it: any self-admitted newbie who can step out and buy his SO a $2000 lens without batting an eye isn't going to be put off by the $400 extra that it takes to get a camera that more nearly matches the lens's quality.

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That was my first thought too. I almost just went straight to recommending the 5d3, since money doesn't seem to be an issue.

I admit I don't follow the issue closely, as I have no intent of ever buying a 70D.  But given the large amount of reported issues with AF, and a multitude of better options near that price range, I just can't recommend a 70D unless it was primarily for video.

[star]

Please alow me to explain, 2k is a lot of money for a camera lens...lots!  My wife of 27 years thought she might want to upgrade her camera bag, this was almost a year ago, so I salted away a few dollars just to surprise her when the moment grabbed her.

We have both seen the images this Canon EF 70-200 (mounted to a 70D) produced and I just placed it in the back of my mind for a later date...she's worth it.

I'm as dumb as a stump on camera gear, jumped into the deep end of the pool when I thought this would mount to "any" camera body and here we are. Noob!

I appreciate all the help here, really. 

Tony

[RobertTheFat]

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@star wrote:

Please alow me to explain, 2k is a lot of money for a camera lens...lots!  My wife of 27 years thought she might want to upgrade her camera bag, this was almost a year ago, so I salted away a few dollars just to surprise her when the moment grabbed her.

We have both seen the images this Canon EF 70-200 (mounted to a 70D) produced and I just placed it in the back of my mind for a later date...she's worth it.

I'm as dumb as a stump on camera gear, jumped into the deep end of the pool when I thought this would mount to "any" camera body and here we are. Noob!

I appreciate all the help here, really. 

Tony

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You bought your wife a very fine lens. Many of us in this forum have it, and all of us think it's excellent. (Full disclosure: Mine actually belongs to my employer, but I'm the only one who uses it.)

The lens will perform admirably on any Canon DSLR. It's intended for a full-frame camera (1Dx, 6D, all 5D variants) and will be more of a telephoto lens on "crop-frame" cameras (7D, 70D, all Rebels). But depending on your objective at the time, that can be a benefit, not a drawback.

The poorly kept secret is that all of Canon's crop-frame DSLRs share nearly identical sensors and therefore are capable of nearly identical image quality. There are lots of differences among the cameras, but they generally involve convenience features and differences in auto-focus speed and accuracy. So whatever body you decide to buy, you should make out OK.

[cicopo]

Agree with Bob said re the lens & bodies. There are entry level bodies thru bodies aimed at specific fields of interest such as sports vs landscape. 

[ebiggs1]

star,

Basic fact.  A poor lens will not help a great camera but a great lens can make a poor camera great.  

[Skirball]

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@star wrote:

I'm as dumb as a stump on camera gear, jumped into the deep end of the pool when I thought this would mount to "any" camera body and here we are. Noob!

I appreciate all the help here, really. 

Tony

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Something that no one has mentioned (probably because this is a Canon site):  you could return the Canon 70-200 and buy the Nikon version that fits onto her current camera.  They have a Mark II (I think it's called VR2) as well, and it's about the same price.  The pixel peepers will say the Canon one is better, but the reality is that they're both terrific lenses.

[star]

skir, yeah...different perspective. I opted for the Wi-Fi ready 70d her brother has, it's a safe play and I can wash my hands of this minor mess. 😉

[Skirball]

Excellent.  Hope she enjoys it, a nice "little" setup she has there.