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[rdford60]

hi ,, i purchesed this lens ,, and i dont know anything about it , can someone tell me what it is used for and which camera it will fit please ,, i have enclosed a picture of the mount side and here is whats wrote on the lense,,,,,,,,,,,,,wolfpro auto zoom 85-210mm f:3,8 MACRO O58 MO.280976G MC //////// Can anyone help me out please?

[herron]

Wolfpro is a name used by older, less expensive lenses, often from Korea. Hopefully, one of our members will be able to identify it from the name and this photo. It's hard for me to tell from the photo exactly what kind of mount it is. Are there threads on the part of the camera-side of the lens that we can't see?

[olroy2044]

First of all, welcome to the forum. We're a friendly, zany, and camera loving bunch here. There's a good bit of camera knowledge here also, which members are happy to share. May we know your first name so we can call you something other than rdford60? Does that have anything to do with the renowned Ford 60 flathead V8?

On to the lens--Ron gave you a little background on the Wolfpro brand name. I believe this was a line of lenses sold by the Wolf Photo chain of stores. I don't know who built them, but they were undoubtedly built by a third party manufacturer. I don't know anything about the optical quality of the lens, but I can tell you that it is a Canon FD mount. It will fit and work on any manual focus Canon SLR. It will NOT work on any auto-focus Canon, including the line of DSLR's, without an adapter. You must have an adapter with an optical element in it to attain infinity focus on any auto-focus Canon. These adapters vary widely in quality. I have examples of both types of Canon cameras, and have never felt it worthwhile to mess with trying to adapt one to the other. Perhaps other members have had different experiences.

Hope this helps. Welcome!

Roy

[daveh]

Yes, welcome.

While I would have guessed at Canon FD, I knew nothing about Wolfpro lenses. Every post is an education here.