I cannot get the xt5 command dial to change the aperture

[justinhasadog]

this is driving me nuts!

[jerryy]

What does the screen show you if you push the dial in and hold it?

[MrNJSP2023]

I have the same issue. I included the steps I followed below.

1.

I customised the front dial to change aperture and set the lens to A.

I have the rear dial set to Shutter speed

Result:

Front dial won't change the aperature.

Rear dial will change shutter speed

 

2.

I then customise the front dial to change Shutter speed & Iso

I customised the back dial to change aperture

Result:

Front dial changes shutter speed, when I push the front dial in I can select the ISO, now the front dial changes the Iso

Rear dial won't change aperature

 

I tried this with two fuji lenses.

 

 

 

[IanR]

In Button/Dial Setting have you got Aperture Ring Setting set to Command?

[DarnGoodPhotos]

Which lens? Is it one of the zooms like the 55-200 with an Auto/Aperture switch?

[Patrick FR]

this might help: https://www.fujirumors.com/why-fujifilm-retro-dials-are-superior-to-psam-dials/

[Felipe Rodrigues]

I’m with the same problem here. Just bought a X-T5 with the 16-50mm lens. Now I’m trying to use my Canon lens on the X-T5 (which don’t have an aperture ring on them) and I can’t use the front dial to change aperture. Display shows F0 on screen.

[Olaf W.]

That’s to be expected, you‘d need an adapter with electronic contacts and some „translation“ for the lens. I‘m note sure such an adapter exits.

[Felipe Rodrigues]

Yes, the adapter is manual and doesn’t include the electronic contacts. I knew I’d lose autofocus, but I thought it would be it. Manual focus can be handled, but losing aperture control is very limiting.

[jerryy]

Something such as this:

https://www.fringeradapter.com/canon-ef-to-fujifilm-x

https://fotodioxpro.com/products/ef-fx-fsn

or similar from one of their competitors might work for you.

Canon EF lenses all operate ‘by wire’, the body tells them how to set the auto-focus and f-stop, so you need an electronic adapter, otherwise they will work but shoot with the f-stop wide open.

p.s. Welcome to the forum.

Edited November 2 by jerryy

[Greybeard]

9 hours ago, Felipe Rodrigues said:

Yes, the adapter is manual and doesn’t include the electronic contacts. I knew I’d lose autofocus, but I thought it would be it. Manual focus can be handled, but losing aperture control is very limiting.

I went through this same problem some years ago with the X-T2 and bought the first version of the Fringer adapter that jerryy has suggested. It has worked very well - and given decent AF performance as well as controlling the aperture.

[Felipe Rodrigues]

Thanks for the reply and for the welcome!

I’ve always been a Canon user, but now I’m migrating to Fuji, I didn’t want to lose my previous equipment, so the adapter is going to help a lot! Thanks for the tip also!

I have one Fuji lens (the 16-50mm kit lens), which is great, but if I can use the Canon lens as well, it helps a lot.

[thelostkiwi]

Check the lenses you have are supported by the adapter. Some aren't, especially third party ones. For example the Tamron SP90 for Nikon is not supported by the Fringer Nikon to Fuji FX adapter.