Fujinon Lenses

[Dino]

Dear Friends,

 

Recently I got a present gift , which appeared to be the A7R II , I got many Fuji lenses , 56 1.2 - 10-24 F4 - 18 F2 - 27 F2.8 and the 23 F1.4 ...

 

The question is , where can I get an adapter that will let me able to fix them on the A7R II - (there is a APSC-Super 35 mode in the A7R II)

 

 

 

Thank you 

[milandro]

I don’t think that there is any such adapter to use a Fuji lens on a Sony A7RII.

 

There are multiple reasons why there isn’t one and there will never be one...

 

 

 

 

1)  The flange distance of Fuji is smaller than the one of Sony.

 

2) The aperture of fuji lenses is not working on the lens without it being attached to the camera, only lenses such as ones without any electrical contacts ( e.g. Samyang) have operating apertures 

 

furthermore, the focusing of many lenses of the system is also electric and won’t work without electric contacts.

 

Sell the Sony !

[Tom H.]

X-Pro 1 is going for peanuts second hand nowayads. If you don't own a Fuji body yet, I'd consider picking one up just for fun and to have lying around the house. Those lenses are amazing. I would keep all of them for sure.

[milandro]

actually in my the NL the secondhand x pro 1 bodies are more expensive that the price of new in Belgium!

 

http://www.grobet.be/nl/systeemcamera/fujifilm/fujifilm-finepix-x-pro1-body-gratis-tas-131292.html

[Dino]

Thank you for your responses , I got the X100T and XT-1  ; the only lens i got on the sony is Zeiss 55mm F 1.8 - but definitely , i am sticking with the Fuji 

[Tom H.]

actually in my the NL the secondhand x pro 1 bodies are more expensive that the price of new in Belgium!

 

http://www.grobet.be/nl/systeemcamera/fujifilm/fujifilm-finepix-x-pro1-body-gratis-tas-131292.html

 

I saw a few going for 299 a few weeks ago. Cheapest second hand one I found right now is here: http://www.fotokonijnenberg.be/occasions-verhuur/occasions?manufacturer=Fujifilm

[milandro]

€339 secondhand is cheaper yes, but €399 is NEW

[Tom H.]

€339 secondhand is cheaper yes, but €399 is NEW

That is indeed the case yes. Wasn't the case when I looked last week.

[milandro]

too bad in the NL they keep asking a lot of money for this

 

Used in a shop

 

http://www.kamera-express.nl/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/org-ke_nl-Site/nl_NL/-/EUR/ViewParametricSearch-SimpleOfferSearch?SearchParameter=%26%40QueryTerm%3Dfujifilm%2Bx%2Bpro%2B1%26CategoryUUIDLevelX%3DnoYKAygz2lAAAAEszAlLW4ix&ShowAllFilters=

 

New in the same shop ( probably one of the largest in the NL)

 

http://www.kamera-express.nl/product/12177651/fujifilm-x-pro1-body/

 

they are CRAZY!

[Tom H.]

Why not just order from Belgium? I order from Holland and Germany all the time.

[milandro]

I do to, but this is another subject.

[Tom H.]

I do to, but this is another subject.

Indeed.

[quincy]

 the only lens i got on the sony is Zeiss 55mm F 1.8 - but definitely , i am sticking with the Fuji 

 

The FE 1.8/55 is one of the best resolving lenses ever made, while the A7R II is (specs-wise) the best mirrorless body ever made. So that's quite a match there. If I were you, I'd stick with that.

 

Besides the reasons milandro already pointed out (flange focal distance 18mm vs. 17.7 mm, aperture, autofocus), even if the fujinon lenses could be adapted to the sony mount, you probably would not want to, considering that the lens correction is done partially optical and partially via software.

[milandro]

....you probably would not want to, considering that the lens correction is done partially optical and partially via software.

 

This is one of the most important aspects concerning adaptive photography, together with the fact that lenses made for film were never made to perform well with a system, a digital sensor, which only performs at his best with rays as orthogonal as possible to the surface of the sensor. 

 

I use two lenses that aren’t communicating electrically and electronically ( by means of a chip) with the camera sensor and processor. The Samyanag 8mm f2.8 fish eye I ( the version II has an improved image circle that doesn’t seem to be a significant improvement on the APS-C) and the Samyang 12mm f2.

 

I have been wondering if it wouldn’t be possible to feed the camera with information, albeit general, on the adapted lens used. Originally that’s what I thought it happened when telling the camera which adapted lens is on the camera.

 

There’s a number of focal lengths pre-programmed and two ( why only two?) which one can modify. In reality modifying these only changes the exist data of the camera so that you can, afterwards, recognize the pictures and a program such as lightroom can order the picture under a lens directory.

 

It would be nice if the camera could be programmed to recognize lenses other than the Fuji or Zeiss.

 

Of course Fuji has no interest whatsoever in providing this feature which encourages people not to use Fuji lenses. However my take on this is that, with the exception of very few, most use adaptive photography as a creative extra, not as a total alternative.

[Stonehorn]

Since you already have a nice camera line up and you mentioned that you will stay with Fuji. Why do you want to keep the Sony again?!

 

I would sell the Sony and get some more nice fuji primes instead.

[deva]

I'd sell the Sony and use the money to get more Fuji glass... I would not be satisfied with the Sony lens lineup

 

The only reason I'd keep the Sony would be for video, but then that is not the model I'd want.