EF is all modern lenses? Never bought my own SLR so this is new to me. Being able to steal my dads lenses would be ideal...
Not quite. There are some EF-S lenses which are designed for crop sensors and won't fit on an EF camera (even if it did, you'd get extreme vignetting). 35mm will be EF mount.
EF-S (crop-sensor) cameras take EF lenses as well as EF-S though (with increased equivalent focal length).
Check whether your dad's lenses are EF or EF-S. Even if it's an EF-S camera he might still be using EF lenses.
Edit: there's also the mirrorless ones, EF-M - body can take EF or EF-S but EF-M lenses won't work with EF and EF-S mounts
Ok all good things to know. I know for sure the only camera he uses is a 5D mk4 which is full frame, not crop sensor. Does this mean all lenses for that camera will be EF?
Does it matter between brands which lenses you use? Ie canon lenses on a pentax
Not quite. There are some EF-S lenses which are designed for crop sensors and won't fit on an EF camera (even if it did, you'd get extreme vignetting). 35mm will be EF mount.
EF-S (crop-sensor) cameras take EF lenses as well as EF-S though (with increased equivalent focal length).
Check whether your dad's lenses are EF or EF-S. Even if it's an EF-S camera he might still be using EF lenses.
Edit: there's also the mirrorless ones, EF-M - body can take EF or EF-S but EF-M lenses won't work with EF and EF-S mounts