35mm lens fit digital body?

[John D9395]

Hoping someone can help.

My 11 year old desperately wants an SLR digital camera for Xmas and I have an almost 'unused' Cannon EOS300 35mm camera with a 28 - 80mm lens, and a 70 - 300mm lens.

Question - Is there a digital body that these lens will fit to save us a bit of dosh?

Cheapest cameras seem to be early £300, but if these lens’s can be used it would save us money or get a better body than one purchased for the same money with the len's?

Hoping someone can educate me!

[RobDickinson]

I'm assuming there both canon lenses?

I have a 28-80 that works well on digital bodies.

The 75-300 should work too but isnt the best lens on the planet.

So yes if they are canon EF lenses they will be fine.

28mm will be a bit long on a crop body but fine.

[John D9395]

Yes, the EOS 300 was purchased as a 'kit', ie EOS 300 body c/w the 2 lens I have detailed.

Are you saying that there is a digital body (cannon?) that will accept these lens from a 35mm body?

These lens are auto focus, whould that feature still work?

[markmullen]

Any Canon eos body should take those and still autofocus.

[RobDickinson]

John D9395 said:

Are you saying that there is a digital body (cannon?) that will accept these lens from a 35mm body?

These lens are auto focus, whould that feature still work?

Yes. Any canon digital body will work with those lenses just like the film body.

[Glosphil]

I used both the 28-80mm and a 70-300mm lens with my Cannon EOS300 35mm camera. I now have a EOS400D digital camera and both lens function perfectly with the later camera.