Is it possible to adapt Fujinon XF lenses to Canon?

Hi there,

The new 16mm 1.4 Fujinon XF that was just announced is looking to be a pretty spectacular star lens thus far, assuming the coma and such is under control.

My question is this...is it possible to adapt this lens for use on our Canon systems? I'm not up to speed on the adapter world, beyond using the M42 lenses.

Thanks in advance!

Lyle

The lens is designed to cover a m4/3rd sensor with no mirror (meaning very short registry distance) so I'm gonna say no on this one. The registry distance alone between the m4/3 format and the Canon EF is just too much, then add in the smaller image circle. . . . . .

edit: forgot it's APS-C, still I think the vast difference in registry distance would kill that idea.

Not possible. You could put it on an EOS M if they made an adapter (which they don't that I'm aware of), but other than that it wouldn't work.

Assuming you'd want to put this on your 7D (it for sure wouldn't fit your 6D even if it were a DSLR lens), have you looked at the Sigma 18-35/1.8? Nearly as fast and more versatile.

It would be for my 6D. That Sigma is a nice lens on the 7d, agreed.

Fuji use a mirrorless 1.5x crop factor APC-S sensor. The back of the lens needs to be closer to the sensor than the Canon register distance so it wouldn't work. Pretty much why you can't use Canon lenses on a Nikon but you can use Nikon lenses on a Canon.

Yes, the Sigma 18-35 will work on Canon FF. Will vignette wide open but actually clears up after stopping down. You can find examples on Youtube.

And what about Fujinon 35 mm 1.4 lens on Canon?

The "flange distance" for Canon EF (or EF-S) is 44mm. This means that the back of the lens needs to be 44mm from the sensor.

When mounting a lens with a *longer* flange distance to a camera, you need to add some amount of (empty) space. If mounting a lens with a *shorter* distance, you need to do with with some kind of corrective optics.

I can mount my Canon lenses to a Sony E-mount body because the Sony has an 18mm distance. So my adapter is 26mm thick to fill in the difference.

The Fuji X mount distance is 17.7mm. So you need to *subtract* 26.3mm from the setup if you want to mount your Fuji lens to a Canon. I don't know of any adapters that do that.

Thank for your answer. I'm have do research on the internet, but I cant find any adapter that use for XF on EOS..

The reason why mirrorless lenses can be made so fast, sharp and small is because they dont have a mirror in the way. Since your 6D has a mirror it it will not adapt.

DTvn93 wrote in post #18245465
Thank for your answer. I'm have do research on the internet, but I cant find any adapter that use for XF on EOS..

That's because one doesn't exist, it's not possible.

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #18245706
That's because one doesn't exist, it's not possible.

Agreed, and probably not in a way that would yield a high quality image. Technically, it *could* be possible with some more lens elements inside the adapter. But the optics would not be in the best location on the light path (constrained to being inside the adapter).

Therefore if such a device did exist, the quality wouldn't be great and there wouldn't be a market demand.

I only mention this because there are other cases of wanting to adapt shorter flange lenses and adapters have been created in those cases. (Again, compromised image quality.)

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Yeah, old thread, OP has moved on, etc. So what! I still want to make a point.

Lyle Krannichfeld wrote in post #16875336
It would be for my 6D.

But that doesn't make any sense........it'd be like putting an EF-S lens on a full frame body.

Even if the lens could mount to the camera and not have any mirror issues, you are still left with a tiny little image circle that doesn't cover the full frame sensor. You would get photos that look like this:

They *do* make adapters to put shorter-flange lenses on a body. I could for example get one that would allow me to mount my old Minolta MD lenses to my Canon body. I won't, but I could. The corrective element will expand the image circle to fill the frame. But the optical quality will suffer. Plus, not all combinations are even made. I don't see anything for Fuji to Canon.

dasmith232 wrote in post #18247806
They *do* make adapters to put shorter-flange lenses on a body. I could for example get one that would allow me to mount my old Minolta MD lenses to my Canon body. I won't, but I could. The corrective element will expand the image circle to fill the frame. But the optical quality will suffer. Plus, not all combinations are even made. I don't see anything for Fuji to Canon.

The difference between MD and EF mount isn't very large to begin with, the difference in flange distance between a mirrorless or rangefinder lens compared to any SLR lens is huge by comparison, any modifying lens would have a serious impact on image quality.