slr lenses with a digital camera

[Franglais]

I'm considering buying an SLR digital camera and want to know if my 35mm SLR lenses will work on it. If so, what capabilities will I lose with the lenses?

Generally 35mm lenses fit on a SLR digital camera. On most cameras the view you get is more telephoto than it was on 35mm - multiply by a factor of 1.5 or 1.6 to find out what the 35mm equivalent is (i.e. a 50mm gives the view of a 75mm).

You keep all the possibilities you had. However the performance of some lenses seems to be disappointing. If you have a top pro zoom film lens with special glass this seems to work fine whereas if you have a low-end independent manufacturer kit lens you may have some surprises. Even some prime lenses just don't work as well with digital as they do with film.

Charles