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Lens adapters are connecting pieces between the camera and the lens used, which use different connections. All interchangeable lens cameras, SLRs and mirrorless system cameras require a lens adapter. If you are using old lenses, however, there may be technical limitations. If you use modern DSLR lenses, you have all the technical possibilities at your disposal. However, an adapter can also connect lenses of compact cameras with optical filters or other devices.
On the one hand, the connecting piece has a screw thread that allows the use of conventional and commercially available screw filters. But there are also adapters that allow the user to attach other accessories, such as ring flashes, easily and quickly by means of the screw thread. Close-up lenses or teleconverters are also used in this way. With some models, the manufacturers have come up with a double function: they can be used both as a lens hood and as a lens shade and at the same time protect against bumps and scratches.
Discover the possibilities
Generally, it can be said that a lens adapter expands the possible uses of, for example, compact cameras, mirrorless system cameras and SLR cameras. Old and new optics can also be connected to each other. Not only the industry leader Canon offers them in stores. All other camera and lens manufacturers also have them in their range. In Germany, the manufacturer Novoflex, which has decades of experience in the production of lens adapters, is particularly worth mentioning.
In order to use the adapter, the flange focal length of the camera must be shorter than that of the camera system from which the lens originates. The flange focal distance indicates the distance between the bayonet mount and the image plane. Practically speaking, every lens adapter has the effect of lengthening the flange focal length. In the case of mirrorless system cameras, old lenses from the inventory can also be used on the new camera with an adapter. However, many electrical functions are not transferred. However, this gives photographers the opportunity to reuse valuable lenses from long ago and give them a new lease of life.
What to look for when buying lens adapters?
The precision of the adapter ring to compensate for the flange focal distance is a particularly important purchase criterion and the user should attach importance to the highest quality here. It is not a matter of millimetres, but of hundredths of a millimetre, which can be decisive. Even the smallest deviations can have negative effects on the image quality. In this way, high-quality products can be quickly distinguished from supposed special offers. It is always advisable to go for a brand-name product that offers no play whatsoever and must be set relatively strictly. This is the only way to ensure maximum precision. Our range includes lenses and matching adapters from well-known manufacturers - you are guaranteed to find what you are looking for here.
Foto Erhardt is a specialist dealer in photographic supplies and has many years of experience. You will find a large selection of lens adapters and extension rings in our online shop. We have lens adapters for all cameras and objects immediately available and photo specialities for amateurs and professionals in a large selection. If you are interested in adapters or have questions about other items in our shop, we will be happy to assist you and give you professional advice. Please feel free to contact us by e-mail or telephone. We look forward to hearing from you!
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