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Will Canon allow EF lenses to work on future RF bodies?

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VanDyck Junior Member • Posts: 46
Re: EF-RF adapters an indication of legacy support
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Arthur Stanley Jefferson wrote:

VanDyck wrote:

When I purchased my first DSLR, a Canon 5D in 2008, word was that EF mount lenses used with film cameras would be compatible with the 5D, although with manual focus in some or all cases.

Being new to Canon at that time, I did not have an arsenal of lenses, but reflecting on the new technology creating a bridge to past tech was a reassuring thought.

We're now at a similar point in the evolution of Canon tech. The fact that Canon has produced not one but three versions of EF to R adapter again provides a deep sense of reassurance, bridging the past wth the present.

That’s a great point, the adapters do support the adoption of legacy lenses…at the moment…

As others have said, it made it easy to transition to R series bodies to use with our old EF glass until Canon had time to produce a new range of RF mount lenses.

It also meant those higher end R series bodies could sell for much more as buyers could justify the higher expense, as they didn’t have to factor in new lenses immediately….great selling point.…

So now that we are invested in Canon RF mount bodies, and using our adapted EF lenses, we’ve successfully migrated into the new Canon R system….it seems like a golden age, a win win, a perfect marriage of legacy glass to modern tech. That’s what hooks me in..

I’m wary, however, that this might be a honeymoon period, and that once enough R series bodies are in circulation, perhaps Canon will slowly withdraw compatibility with EF to sell ( or rather re-sell us) what we already had, but in a new RF mount.

As you already know, glass is critically important. High quality glass will continue to deliver excellent images over the years. Camera bodies are important but come and go. It's the glass not the body!

My 6D DSLR is as robust today as it was when purchased in 2013. If you buy an R model today that meets your shooting demands and budget, you'll still be using it for years to come and your EF lenses will continue to deliver. No one can say for sure what comes next beyond this.

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