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MTF to bring the first RF mount adapters to the world

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Posted onOct 11, 2018 at 7:48 AM

It looks like MTF will be the first company to bring a full series of Canon RF mount adapters to market.

All of the adapters from MTF are made from HE30 aluminium with a stainless steel seating face. All adapters come pre-shimmed for accuracy and will include spare shims just in case you need them.

MTF R Mount Adapters:

  • PL to R Mount
  • Panavision to R Mount
  • ARRI Bayonet to R Mount
  • Canon FD to R Mount
  • Nikon G to R Mount
  • B4 to R Mount (providing S35 mode on the camera)

Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

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andrei1989

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I've never heard of this company and it seems they're making adapters for the cinema industry mostly but i've checked their website and...damn...235 pounds for an FD to M adapter??? i payed 18€ for mine...
 
Architect1776

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Canon Rumors Guy said:
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Hooray for the FD to RF mount.
This opens up millions of FD, FL and Canomatic R lenses to become active again without having to use an adapter with image degrading lenses in them.
I am very pleased with this and will be looking for what the R series of cameras will have to offer feature wise but this sealed the deal.
Hopefully they will add a Leica screw thread and Canon bayonet rangefinder mount as well as that will allow old rangefinder Canon and Leica lenses to be used.
Again this is incredible and excellent news.
 
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mirage

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wow, my posts on Novoflex adapters seem to disappear / are deleted? Why? I am no salesman or shill for them. Won't even buy any of their adapters, since i have no old manual shards. So, here goes one more time. Admins if there is a problem with it, please notify/inform me!
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/novoflex-lens-adapters-for-eos-r-and-nikon-z/

Availability from Nov 18, 2018 - according to Novoflex press release

 
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They are likely Cinema adapters, thats why the shims, cinema lenses are shimmed to be perfect so you can set the measured distance on a lens and it will be exactly in focus.
 
CanonGrunt

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Architect1776 said:
Hooray for the FD to RF mount.
This opens up millions of FD, FL and Canomatic R lenses to become active again without having to use an adapter with image degrading lenses in them.
I am very pleased with this and will be looking for what the R series of cameras will have to offer feature wise but this sealed the deal.
Hopefully they will add a Leica screw thread and Canon bayonet rangefinder mount as well as that will allow old rangefinder Canon and Leica lenses to be used.
Again this is incredible and excellent news.
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Well, you can also swap out the mount on FD lenses with either the Ed Mika composite EF mounts, or the brass EF mounts a few companies offer. And for the EOS R you can just use the Canon EF to RF Adapter.
 
Architect1776

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CanonGrunt said:
Well, you can also swap out the mount on FD lenses with either the Ed Mika composite EF mounts, or the brass EF mounts a few companies offer. And for the EOS R you can just use the Canon EF to RF Adapter.
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Guess what I don't have to ruin my FD lenses because I still use them on my very old FD, FL and R cameras.
So it would be a complete waste of money to do as you say.
This way I do not have to screw up my FD type of lenses and can mount them directly to the new RF mount.
Now that is by far smarter and very sweet.
 
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jolyonralph said:
Manual focus R adaptors are not really news. There will be a dozen different chinese companies offering them for under $10 in the coming months.
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And most will be really, really bad.

I’m excited, because , for reasons I can’t really account for, I still have my 12 FD lenses. The 100 f2.8 was an incredibly sharp and contrasty lens. still is, I guess).
 
CanonGrunt

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Architect1776 said:
Guess what I don't have to ruin my FD lenses because I still use them on my very old FD, FL and R cameras.
So it would be a complete waste of money to do as you say.
This way I do not have to screw up my FD type of lenses and can mount them directly to the new RF mount.
Now that is by far smarter and very sweet.
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It doesn't ruin them. I have reversed the mount a few times. Just don't scratch the glass with your screwdriver. :) But I am currently using mine on EF mount Cinema Cameras, so very different purpose I guess. It's the only option available without adding an adapter with added glass. The FD - EOS M adapters are wonderful however. I reckon the FD - EOS R should work just as well.
 
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