At 4:34 PM -0500 9/10/01, Tom Pfeiffer wrote:
>Doesn't the Canon EF take EOS lenses but it's a manual fooocus body?
Almost. The Canon EF-M was a Rebel-derived body that could accept
EF-mount lenses but which lacked autofocus and TTL flash circuitry.
It also lacked a top-deck LCD, so settings such as ISO and exposure
compensation were done via the viewfinder display. It had two dials
for setting shutter speed and aperture respectively, with automatic
options on both. So you could use it fully manually or in
shutter-priority, aperture-priority or program modes.
The Canon EF, on the other hand, was introduced in the early 1970s
and accepted FD-mount lenses. It was also manual focus, of course. A
bit confusing that there was an older FD Canon called the "EF" when
Canon later went on to name their new lens mount system "EF," but
there you go.
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