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 10/04/2006 03:00:22 PM · #1
I think it would probably go without saying that the majority of people who own 2 camera bodies can use their lenses on both.....rather than owning 2 sets of lenses. My question is this>>>are the 2 bodies the same or 2 different bodies that use the same lenses?

Hope that makes sense..
 10/04/2006 03:08:33 PM · #2
I use a Canon 30D DSLR and a Canon 1000F 35mm SLR for that reason. The problem is if i get a digital lens, it won't fit on the 35mm body. The SLR lenses always fit the DSLR. Most of my Photog mates have Canon so we can all swap lenses.
 10/04/2006 03:10:52 PM · #3
I own two digital bodies and two 35mm cameras. I have just one digital lens so ican use all but one lens on any camera. This allows the photographer to have two very different lenses for two very distinct perspectives.
 10/04/2006 03:15:16 PM · #4
I find myself using the 20D (1.6 crop factor) for longer shots or with the 10-22 (EF-S)for super wide shots and its much better at high ISO for night time/longer exposure shots. The 1DMKIIn comes out for most other shots. It gets heavy when I'm ultra lazy and go out with a lens on both bodies but does save time ;)
 10/04/2006 03:18:54 PM · #5
my wife and i both have a d70. i take hers along if i'm doing a paid photo shoot...
 10/04/2006 03:32:51 PM · #6
Just got a 400D for my wife, which we can share lenses amongst.
 10/04/2006 03:33:14 PM · #7
I have a D200 and my wife has a D70. We share all but the "kit" lens. The old SLR I owned was not an issue (a 1973 Minolta SRT-102 with lenses that might have been compatible with a new Konica-Minolta, but I was only considering Canon and Nikon).

My son has both my old D70 (plus kit lens) and the SRT-102 (with several primes and a crappy K-Mart zoom).
 10/04/2006 03:41:58 PM · #8
Canon 5D, two Canon 20Ds and a 300D. All use the same lenses except the 5D can't use the EF-S lenses (of those, the only one I use is the 17-85 IS lens that came with the 20D).

10/04/2006 03:42:02 PM · #9
Mine is two different bodies that use the same lenses.

Rebel XT is the backup to the 30D.
 10/04/2006 05:52:28 PM · #10
Before digital, I had two Minolta Dynax 5 bodies; I used a label maker to make prominent "1" and "2" labels so I could quickly pick the right body if I was shooting two different types of film.

Now I have a Minolta Dynax 5D and a 5, which can of course share lenses (except for the 5D kit lens which has a smaller image circle). Still haven't managed to sell the other 5 body.

Talmy, my old SRT101 and the Dynax bodies can't share lenses. Not that I'd/you'd want to, the manual focus lenses are just so big and heavy, which was why I bought an AF camera in the first place.
 10/04/2006 06:04:43 PM · #11
I use a 30D primarily, 20D as backup and often when I want two focal lengths along but don't want to change lenses. (Usually working outdoors and often in dust.) My two primary lenses are interchangeable. Would sure love the 10-22 but am a little worried in case of getting something that doesn't accept EF-S someday.
 10/04/2006 06:11:47 PM · #12
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark 2, Canon EOS 30D, Canon EOS 10D. I don't like to change lenses (dust) and use the 1Ds2 mainly with the 24-105mm or a fast normal prime, the 30D with the 70-200mm f/2.8 -occasionally in combo with 1.4x and the 10D with 17-40mm.

Three bodies is a little much though, so I'm selling my 10D.
 10/04/2006 06:12:39 PM · #13
Originally posted by paddles:
Talmy, my old SRT101 and the Dynax bodies can't share lenses. Not that I'd/you'd want to, the manual focus lenses are just so big and heavy, which was why I bought an AF camera in the first place.


Big and heavy, sure, but those 30+ year old lenses (as well as the camera) still work! I should have added that my wife and I both had SRT's back then and shared lenses like we do today.

I actually liked them so much that I've bought two old AIS Nikkor lenses (manual focus) for my D200. Arguably better than the newest AF versions, certainly better built, and MUCH less expensive.
10/04/2006 06:14:28 PM · #14
Between the two of us, me and smartypants have a 30D, a 10D and a Rebel 300D. We share a single lens collection.
 10/04/2006 06:24:44 PM · #15
I used to have an F75 (N75 in the US) as a backup film SLR, and I did exchange lenses between the two, but I ended up selling the F75 because I like digital much much better and hardly used the F75, although the F75 was conveniently light, and had a nice bright and large viewfinder. I did at some point use the Tokina 12-24 on the F75, which worked fine if I didn't zoom wider than 15mm, which is WIDE on a full frame body.
 10/04/2006 07:25:32 PM · #16
I shoot with a (digital) 20D and an (analog) Rebel T2. It is great because both are EOS cameras, so, with the exception of one lens which only fits my 20D, I can swap them back and forth between the two just fine.
 10/04/2006 08:48:22 PM · #17
I have a Canon 350D/XT and a Canon 1N - it's nice to be able to shoot both film and digital on the same outing. The crop factor is annoying though, especially since the viewfinder is smaller rather than just 'zoomed in'

I'm going to sell my XT and three lenses soon though, so I won't have two bodies that can swap lenses anymore (unless I get an adapter for the Mamiya MF lenses :P)
10/04/2006 09:03:08 PM · #18
I have a Maxxum 7D and 5000i, and they trade lenses all the time (I only have two now; kit lens with the 5000i and the Sigma I picked up for it later). The reason I got the 7D was just because I already have lenses for it.

All my friends are Nikon users, though, so there isn't so much lens-trading.
 10/04/2006 09:11:25 PM · #19
I have a D200 for personal use and leave the D70 at the office for use there. I also still have an F2A and an FE that can share all my current lenses and I will usually bring one of them along on a trip so I can continue shooting if I run low on batteries or CF space with the D200, as well as for shooting B&W and ultra wide angle shots if something catches my eye and seems suitable.
 10/05/2006 05:53:10 AM · #20
Originally posted by talmy:
Big and heavy, sure, but those 30+ year old lenses (as well as the camera) still work!


That's true. I don't use the SRT101 much, but I'm certainly not throwing it away. Still the best camera I have for long exposures (i.e. in the hour plus range) because they don't chew batteries.

The only reason I'm trying to get rid of a Dynax 5 body is because I don't see myself ever carrying three SLRs simultaneously (slide, print, digital? unlikely).
10/05/2006 06:13:02 AM · #21
5D is the new upgrade, 10D is the backup and used for nature photography because of the benefits of the cropped sensor.
 10/05/2006 06:52:41 AM · #22
I use my 5D for pretty much everything I shoot. However, when I want to shoot wildlife in particular from a significant distance, I break out the 20D, throw on a 2x extender and my 70-200, and suddenly I've got an effective length of 600mm+. I don't really have the patience for serious wildlife work though, so that sort of setup doesn't get used very often.

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