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Greetings,
I recently won one of those Goodwill auctions and picked up some older film cameras and lenses. The package included nine pieces, three Canon Rebel cameras and six various lenses. I just assumed that the lenses fit the cameras. Boy was I wrong. Only one of the lenses fit the cameras and all the others are quite different. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction regarding whether or not an adapter exists that could possibly pair these lenses to the cameras. If not, I have no idea of the value of the lenses and if anyone would consider purchasing them. The only lens that can be mounted to all three bodies is the Quantaray 28-80mm. The others all seem to have similar fittings. Something that seems rather odd is, I can't find a selector for manual or auto-focus. The lenses appear to be rather old, as one of them is from JCPenney, of all places.
Thanks for reading.
Cameras: EOS Rebel G, EOS Rebel, EOS Rebel X S
Lenses: Chinar f135mm f/2.8, Quantaray 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6, Quantaray 80-200mm f/3.8, Soligor 135mm f/2.8, Bell & Howell 28mm f/2.8, JCPenney 75-300mm f/5.6


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From the looks of it, you’ve got a real mix of mounts there, which is why only the Quantaray fits. Adapters are available for many older film lenses, but this depends on the mount type and whether you’re willing to compromise on autofocus and sometimes infinity focus. If you can post explicit pics of the lens mounts, it’d be easier to tell exactly what you’re working with.
 
With respect, they appear to be low-end off-brand manual lenses--Canon excepted. Camera stores in Toronto once had bins full of these at giveaway prices.Now they show up in thrift stores. Thanks to pix quality, I can only ID one Minolta mount item. Forget adapters. Run a yard sale.
Cheap adapters might allow you or someone to use 'em on MILCs.
 
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From the looks of it, you’ve got a real mix of mounts there, which is why only the Quantaray fits. Adapters are available for many older film lenses, but this depends on the mount type and whether you’re willing to compromise on autofocus and sometimes infinity focus. If you can post explicit pics of the lens mounts, it’d be easier to tell exactly what you’re working with.
Sure, I hope this can help. Thanks. I find it rather ironic that I'm using a digital camera to take photos of film lenses. LOL
Soligor Front.webp
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Quantaray Front.webp
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JCPenney Front.webp
JCPenney Back.webp
Chinar Front.webp
Chinar Back.webp
Bell & Howell Front.webp
Bell & Howell Back.webp
 
With respect, they appear to be low-end off-brand manual lenses--Canon excepted. Cameras stores in Toronto once had bins full of these at giveaway prices.Now they show up in thrift stores. Thanks to pix quality, I can only ID one Minolta mount item. Forget adapters. Run a yard sale.
Cheap adapters might allow you or someone to use 'em on MILCs.
Actually, I totally agree with you, I just thought it would be great to pick up some low cost film equipment and have some fun with it.
 
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