With a dSLR ( digital single lens reflex) photographic camera, like the Catechism EOS 70D, you lot can modify lenses to suit dissimilar photographic needs, going from an extreme close-up lens to a super-long telephoto, for instance. In addition, a dSLR lens has a focusing band that gives you the option of focusing manually instead of relying on the camera'south autofocus mechanism.

Whatever lens y'all choose, follow these steps to adhere it to the camera body:

  1. Turn the camera off and remove the cap that covers the lens mount on the front of the camera.

  2. Remove the cap that covers the back of the lens.

  3. Locate the proper lens mounting index on the photographic camera body.

    A mounting index is a mark that tells you where to align the lens with the photographic camera body when connecting the ii. Your camera has ii of these marks, one red and one white, as shown in the following figure.

    Which marker you use to align your lens depends on the lens blazon:

    • Canon EF-Due south lens: The white square is the mounting index.

    • Canon EF lens: The blood-red dot is the mounting index.

    With a non-Canon lens, cheque the lens manual for help with this footstep.

    Place the lens in the lens mount with the mounting indexes aligned.

    Place the lens in the lens mountain with the mounting indexes aligned.

  4. Align the mounting index on the lens with the one on the camera.

    The lens besides has a mounting index. The above effigy shows the one that appears on the 18–135mm EF-Southward kit lens.

  5. Keeping the mounting indexes aligned, position the lens on the camera'due south lens mountain.

  6. Turn the lens clockwise until information technology clicks into place.

    In other words, turn the lens toward the lens-release button, labeled in the figure above.

To remove a lens, plow the camera off, press the lens-release button, grip the rear collar of the lens, and plow the lens toward the shutter button side of the camera. When y'all experience the lens release from the mount, lift the lens off the camera. Place the rear protective cap onto the back of the lens, and if you aren't putting another lens on the camera, cover the lens mount with its protective cap, too.

E'er switch lenses in a clean environment to reduce the run a risk of getting dust and dirt inside the photographic camera or lens. For added safety, point the photographic camera slightly down when performing this maneuver to help prevent flotsam in the air from being drawn into the camera by gravity.

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Julie Adair Male monarch has been covering digital cameras and photography for over a decade. Along with the perennially popular Digital Photography For Dummies, she has written For Dummies guides on a wide variety of Canon and Nikon dSLR cameras. She likewise teaches at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre.

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