buying a camera body

[themanofosu]

i am new to photography and want to buy a dslr camera body. thanks to my mom and grandpa, i have some old lenses that i can use. they came with two different ae-1's, one newer than the other. i have 5 in all (i hope i am doing this write and what i am saying is the actual lens names)

two different FD 50mm 1 1.8
one fd 28mm 1 2.8
one fd 135mm 1 3.5
and one fd 100-200mm 1 5.6

so i need your help. first of all, i need to find a dslr body that fits these lenses. do all canon cameras fit these lenses?

my next question is, new or used? i plan on having this for a very long time. i am a student, so at the moment i dont want to spend more than 500 dollars. other than ebay or amazon, where should i look, and what cameras do you suggest? thank you!!

 

[Railphotog]

Sorry, none of these lenses will fit on DLRS. Canon changed their lens mount from FD to EOS autofocus many years ago and they are not interchangeable. There are FD-EOS adapters, but don't work very well or automatically, and won't focus to infinity.

 

[themanofosu]

ok, then in that case... what is the best dslr under 500? or so? new or used?

 

[johnh2005]

ok, then in that case... what is the best dslr under 500? or so? new or used?

This is a completely biased question. Short answer. Go to the store handle the camera's. Find a couple you like in your price range. Catch one of those on sale and start shooting.

 

[tirediron]

johnh is correct; you really do need to have hands-on before you make a decision. Canon and Nikon are of course the leaders, but don't forget about Pentax; IMO, the best value for the money in consumer-level DSLRS and literally hundres of different legacy lenses that can be used (many may be manual focus or require learning how to use stop-down metering, BUT they're CHEAP and GOOD!).

 

[themanofosu]

what do you mean by imo, and whats a legacy lens?

 

[johnh2005]

IMO = In My Opinion. I am not sure what a Legacy Lens is but a google search might help.

 

[vtf]

Legacy Lens-I believe are lenses made before slr's and possibly still usuable today.

 

[NikonME]

Legacy = Anything from the past.. that though it is still functional, will not typically work with newer items

Legacy lens = Lenses from the 'old days'. May still be functional on a legacy camera, but not on newer style cameras.
Legacy computer parts = Like the serial mouse, ISA card slots, most older modems (14.4, 28.8, 56k, etc)