Sunday 21 February 2016

equipment recommendation - Are there cameras which have only bodies, and no default attached lenses?


Do the cameras exist which have only bodies, and no default attached lenses?


Example this camera has a default lens attached:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004J3V90Y/?tag=stackoverfl08-20


I would like to have a camera with absolutely no lens at all. Do such things exist?



Answer



Yes. You're looking for "Body Only" offerings. The same camera without any lens:


Canon T3i Body Only


Note that you must have something to attach to (or at least hold in front of) the camera; when used without any lens at all, the whole image will be a total blur with absolutely no focus whatsoever:



sample image taken without lens


For comparison, same scene taken with an old 58mm lens at f/2:


enter image description here


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