I want to buy a camera adapter, but I haven't purchased such photographic equipment. Do you have any brand recommendations?

Question

I am still a novice in photography. I have a Fuji camera and a Canon lens. I want to buy a camera adapter ring, but I have not purchased such photographic equipment. Do you have any recommendations?

Answer 1

There are a lot of replies here, and as usual they don't answer the question. "You don't wanna do that, do this instead." So here's a sensible answer to your question.



There are four types of Canon lenses commonly available:



EOS for DSLRs and later EOS autofocus film cameras

EOS-M for mirrorless cameras

FD / FL for the older non autofocus cameras

M39 for the old 1950's rangefinders



If you have an EOS lens, it wont have an aperture control (Unless its an odd 3rd party manual lens) but adaptors are available.

If you have an EOS-M, it wont fit and there is no adaptor

There are hundreds of adaptors for FD/FL and M39 lenses



I use adaptors by Neewer, K&F and other non brands. Never had a problem with any of them.



Using other brand lenses means you have to focus manually and set the aperture yourself. Use P or A on your camera. Or M for  full manual control. The Fujis have got good focus assist features for using classic lenses like this. Classic lenses have a lot of character and there are millions of them, cheap.

Answer 2

Remember when there were SHOPS that you could go in and ask questions like this? There were employees who were not trolls and knew what they were talking about. They enjoyed giving advice and would help you decide what to buy. The good ol' days.

Answer 3

A gently used Canon camera body may not cost much more than an adapter. 

Or purchase Fuji lenses.

I think most adapters are full manual mode only. Do some research.

Answer 4

you need a fuljifilm adaptor to a cannon , what standard is the cannon , best to go to a proper photographic shop and have the right type fitted .

Answer 5

I gather that you want to use a Canon lens on a Fiji camera. Much better to base your equipment on lenses which do not need adaptors. Sell the Canon lens and buy lenses which are designed for the particular model of Fuji which you have.



No adaptor allows a lens to work as well as using a lens made for the camera. You will spend a lot of money on the adaptor and still not get pics as good as you could get with a Fiji lens.



I note that Sumi says $400 for the adaptor. It is crazy to spend that sort of money to get something that, overall, in picture quality and in practicality of use, will not be the equal of using a Fuji lens on that camera.



Put crudely, why did you get a Fuji camera if you already had the Canon lens, or why did you get a Canon lens if you already had the Fuji camera?  Both are excellent brands, but incompatible with each other.

Answer 6

It really is best to use a lens made specifically for your camera but if you insist, bear in mind that (most) adapters will force you to shoot in full manual mode. Seeing that you're a novice, you might not enjoy shooting with that combination.

Answer 7

Get a Metabones Speed Booster.  It's the best on the market today at about $400.  It will allow you to attach a Canon EF lens onto a Fujifilm camera with an X mount.



You can get one from adorama.com or bhphotovideo.com.

Answer 8

Read the purchasers reviews and consider the price. The best ones are not always the most expensive.  Buy from a place that will let you return it for a refund. Camera makers often charge more even if they simply ask an independent manufacturer to make it for them and put their own name on it. Look at the pictures of the products. I have found out through years of shopping that the same product from the same factory are sold with different brand names on them and their prices can differ. For example, there are some lenses from the 1980s that were sold by some camera makers under their own brand names but were in fact made for them by Tokina. Currently, some lenses sold under camera makers' own brands may be made by Tamron or Sigma. Take a look at teleconverters, most of the brands are actually made in the same factory. Tamron and Kenko for example, but people pay more for Tamron than Kenko if they are buying a used one. 

Answer 9

You simply buy the adapter that fits (Remember that Canon's MF lenses had a different mount from AF, and they aren't compatible).



You won't get autofocus, and if the lens lacks an aperture ring, you may be stuck with one aperture setting to boot - this is why spacemissing suggested you drop the whole boiling.

Answer 10

I would prefer to buy a lens made to fit the camera I wanted to use, 

or to buy a camera made to fit the lens I wanted to use, 

rather than an adapter.   

Answer 11

I think you are jumping the gun a little. You are a novice so jus enjoy the learning curve and keep it simple