I have an EOS 300 (Rebel 2000) camera and I love it. I also have a Bausch&Lomb Discoverer telescope I used to use on my Minolta X-370 camera. I bought a T-ring to attach the telescope to the EOS 300 and it works great, except I never know what shutter speed to use. The "Lens" has a chart that shows effective f-stop at various zoom ranges. The camera reads "00" for aperature, therefore won't recommend a shutter speed. My old camera used to tell me what shutter speed was okay for the amount of light entering the lens. Is there any way to make the Rebel 2000 tell me when the shutter speed is correct? Thanks. Tim

-- Tim Aldridge (taldridge2@insightbb.com), March 12, 2002

Answers

I've written up a page of instructions on how to use manual lenses with EOS cameras - it should answer your questions.

http://teladesign.com/photo/

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), March 12, 2002.

Hey, NK Guy, I followed that link and spent the last hour or so reading your page. Lots of good stuff there-- thank you very much.

-- R.D. Hight (lithium099@hotmail.com), March 12, 2002.

You're most welcome! Happy to help other photographers.

-- NK Guy (tela@tela.bc.ca), March 13, 2002.