This looks incredible. 15 years ago I almost decided to make tilt shift lens from old Helios 42 and rubber pipe😂 but thanks God I just lost it - hope someone else didn’t make any weird things with it, like I wanted
I wonder if you guys have or will ever release a tilt-shift adapter where the two actions are independent of each other. I would really benefit from bejng able to tilt and shift on the same direction for product photography. I’m looking specifically to adapt a medium format lens to a panasonic full frame in order to do product photography.
You touched a bit on the topic, but I’m not clear on it… I suspect ef lenses don’t have a very large image circle compared to a full frame sensor, thus my guess is that it limits the shift (and possibly tilt as well) and this would correspond to your remark on the vigneting on FF. TS-E lenses I guess have an image circle way larger than the ef ones, probably more like a medium format. To benefit from this with your adapter, does this mean I should go for the adapter for medium format if it exists (gfx, hasselblad) with a corresponding lense (likely costly) and have an adapter on the camera side like gfx to rf? Or is there another recommended way?
Yes, when you're adapting a full frame lens to a full frame camera for tilt-shift, you will be limited in how far you can shift or tilt before you get vignetting. You can either use aps crop mode to fix this, or start by adapting a medium format lens to your full frame camera instead, which won't vignette because it has a larger image circle. We carry various medium format to full frame tilt-shift adapters at Fotodiox: fotodioxpro.com/collections/tlt-rokr?_pos=1&_psq=tlt+rok&_ss=e&_v=1.0
I want a Canon EF tilt shift adapter to the use of Canon R type lenses. I don’t understand why this can’t be done. Even EOS M50 users would like to do tilt shift imaging.
It's because of focal flange distance. When you put extra space between a native lens and a native camera, the native lens loses infinity focus and becomes a macro focus only lens. This is why we can only make adapters for non-native lenses that have longer focal flange distances than the cameras we're adapting them to. The extra space an SLR lens requires to focus to infinity gives us the space required for an adapter when adapting it to a mirrorless camera. Hope that makes sense.
Great, thanks! Can I tilt-shift EF 24-70mm on R6? Sounds like a cheap alternative to even buying a separate TS lens for an existing DSLR, assuming one already has a mirrorless. Am I correct?
@@JohnDoukasPhotography No, this is a fully manual adapter, so you have no aperture control of standard Canon EF lenses which require an electric signal to adjust aperture.
i was wondering how much 'wiggle' or 'give' this adapter has, i want to use it for stop motion, so any types of little wiggle will ruin the image as i focus
It will work, but there will be some limitations. First, you won't have aperture control so the lens will be locked open at f/4. Next, if you're adapting the full frame lens to a full frame Canon R camera, when you shift and tilt there will be vignetting, and the only way to remove it is to use the aps-c crop mode.
@@FotodioxInc Could you confirm if the vignetting is caused by the adapter or the lens? I have your older Pro Shift EOS - NEX adapter and while there wasn't really any movement possible with the 16-35/4 at 16mm without vignetting, I think around 20mm it wasn't too bad. I'm hoping this adapter would be just as good as the old Sony one I have but for RF mount?
Hi Fotodiox Inc, will it work with my Canon EF 100mm Macro IS USM lens onto my Canon EOS R10 camera (APS-C camera) ? I understand that focus will be manual and no IS, that's OK for me. For the aperture, i can fix it in advance e.g. to f5.6 by "the trick".
It should work, but just know that you won't have electronic auto focus or aperture control, so you'll be locked open at f/4 and you'll need to focus manually, so make sure that your lens has true manual focus and isn't electronic focus only.
@@FotodioxInc If I use this combination, how do I adjust the aperture since the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM is an autofocus lens and does not have a physical aperture ring? Do I need to buy those manual focus lenses to use your adapter? I don’t think my a7iii can communicate with this lens because there is an adapter in between. It all becomes manual operation right? Can you explain it?
You had me until you said it doesn't work with auto-focus... whiich is the whole reason I chose Canon over any other make. Let me know when you have an auto focus adapter. Please. I've been wanting to take photos that make everything look like a toy set, for ages!
Auto focus doesn't really work well with tilt photography. This is because when you tilt and create selective focus with the focal plane, it can confuse the camera's sensor. There are rumors that there may be some coming though.
@@FotodioxInc I hope so because I don't feel like I can focus the camera properly with the view finder or the display screen. now reading that it's a difficult task to prgram into the camera, I'll bet it's going to be expensive. probably worth it for me, though.
Well, for now even the expensive ef mount canon ts-e L lenses are manual focus (I think they control aperture electronically but that’s all). Who knows if they manage to make rf tilt shit with autofocus, I suspect this would be a first. That said I’ll probably try one of these on an R6 II, and I think with focus assist, focus peaking and viewfinder magnification on these mirrorless models it could greatly help. For sure this type of photography takes time to set on the tripod, manually focus… so not for sport, wildlife… but for cityscapes/landscapes/product, eventually portrait photography, this may fit (and may be better than an approximate autofocus)
Because of focal flange distance. If you put extra space between a native camera and a native lens, the lens loses infinity focus and becomes a macro focus only lens. This is why we can only make adapters for non-native lenses that have a longer focal flange distance than the camera we're adapting them to.
Am I missing something? I want to use this Adapter on my z 8..... But you only allow for z mount to another mount. I use ,z lenses but I checked you don't do direct z lems to z mount . Seriously I could do a lot with such a combination. I AM not old school or new school I work under the pretext if I like a photo most other people will too.. so any innovation I am quick to employ. I will soon be opening a channel based on my own original work style. So a z mount that will allow me to use tilt shift in a totally original way would give you the seller an original and creative boost . Now full frame on the z 8 Is my choice of capture most z lenses and a few other makes are in my arsenal. I normally shoot as iso 64. Use a tripod and get super results. So do ones a Z mount for z lenses exist,.if not why not . I have m,42 mount lens but really they are not for me. Please answer if you have the lens z to z I will purchase asap. BY the way the camera is a machine so knowing the parameters of what you can do means auto focus is for standard thinking . I do creative work so I work the machine not the other way round . Hope we work something out.
Unfortunately we can't make a Nikon Z to Nikon Z tilt-shift adapter, because when you put extra space between a native lens and a native camera, you lose the ability to focus to infinity and the lens becomes a macro focus only lens. This is why we can only make tilt-shift adapters for SLR and medium format lenses, which have longer focal flange distances than mirrorless lenses.
great idea I guess, but too expensive. AUD $350 for the adaptor, and then say, $270 AUD for a 24mm f2.8 EF lens...I can get a 1st gen Canon EF 24mm f3.5 L for like $100 more...edit: no focus issues to worry about either, plus no real vignetting issues to worry about on a FF camera.
For sure, but this is assuming you don't already own a bunch of EF lenses, especially manual cine lenses, and would like a way to use them with tilt-shift functionality. We made this adapter specifically for people who have switched the Canon R but still have their EF lenses.
@@FotodioxInc yeah, I get that. For me, I'd be interested in a TS lens for architectural photography, but don't have the wide angle lens (well, I do have an EF 20-35 f2.8 L zoom).
Yeah...... Canon should open their system! At least the basic as autofocus and aperture... R mount is losing a lot of potential, look at the lens available to sony E, or Nikon Z... 🙄
It will work at least partially with EF lenses that have manual focus--you'll just be stuck at the widest aperture, and it will work well with any third party manual cine EF lens. We made this adapter at least in part for people who use lenses like these. Unfortunately adding electronic contacts to an adapter that rotates 360 degrees and tilts has proved pretty much impossible.
@@FotodioxInc It's an absolute pain but to change apertures you can put the lens on the camera without the adapter and set it to the aperture you want while in video mode then remove the lens and add the adapter back. Should stay at whatever aperture you had it at.
That’s what I was wondering. I have RF glass and one nice Sigma EF 18-35 ART zoom that’s EF. I’m not convinced I can use this with my R6ii or R5c given the Sigma is not fully manual. My cine glass is all RF. le sigh.
This looks incredible. 15 years ago I almost decided to make tilt shift lens from old Helios 42 and rubber pipe😂 but thanks God I just lost it - hope someone else didn’t make any weird things with it, like I wanted
I wonder if you guys have or will ever release a tilt-shift adapter where the two actions are independent of each other.
I would really benefit from bejng able to tilt and shift on the same direction for product photography.
I’m looking specifically to adapt a medium format lens to a panasonic full frame in order to do product photography.
It's a good idea. We've had it requested before, but will pass your request on to our design team.
Very cool. Id love to try it. I do have 2 Lensebaby tilt lenses and when I shift to RF, Id love to get this one
You touched a bit on the topic, but I’m not clear on it… I suspect ef lenses don’t have a very large image circle compared to a full frame sensor, thus my guess is that it limits the shift (and possibly tilt as well) and this would correspond to your remark on the vigneting on FF. TS-E lenses I guess have an image circle way larger than the ef ones, probably more like a medium format. To benefit from this with your adapter, does this mean I should go for the adapter for medium format if it exists (gfx, hasselblad) with a corresponding lense (likely costly) and have an adapter on the camera side like gfx to rf? Or is there another recommended way?
Yes, when you're adapting a full frame lens to a full frame camera for tilt-shift, you will be limited in how far you can shift or tilt before you get vignetting. You can either use aps crop mode to fix this, or start by adapting a medium format lens to your full frame camera instead, which won't vignette because it has a larger image circle. We carry various medium format to full frame tilt-shift adapters at Fotodiox: fotodioxpro.com/collections/tlt-rokr?_pos=1&_psq=tlt+rok&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Ive waiting this for a long time...
Great to hear!
Can you please make one with an FE mount so I can use my old Canon lenses on my Sony mirrorless.
We actually do make one! Here's the link: fotodioxpro.com/products/ef-sne-tr
Super cool !
I want a Canon EF tilt shift adapter to the use of Canon R type lenses. I don’t understand why this can’t be done. Even EOS M50 users would like to do tilt shift imaging.
It's because of focal flange distance. When you put extra space between a native lens and a native camera, the native lens loses infinity focus and becomes a macro focus only lens. This is why we can only make adapters for non-native lenses that have longer focal flange distances than the cameras we're adapting them to. The extra space an SLR lens requires to focus to infinity gives us the space required for an adapter when adapting it to a mirrorless camera. Hope that makes sense.
Hi, any possibility to make a leica M to sony E adapter in the future?
Probably not, because there's not enough flange distance for the tilt-shift mechanisms.
Great, thanks! Can I tilt-shift EF 24-70mm on R6? Sounds like a cheap alternative to even buying a separate TS lens for an existing DSLR, assuming one already has a mirrorless. Am I correct?
Yes, you can. Just know that this adapter is fully manual so you won't be able to control aperture or auto focus.
@@FotodioxInc Were you able to control aperture in this video with the 50mm 1.8?
@@JohnDoukasPhotography No, this is a fully manual adapter, so you have no aperture control of standard Canon EF lenses which require an electric signal to adjust aperture.
i was wondering how much 'wiggle' or 'give' this adapter has, i want to use it for stop motion, so any types of little wiggle will ruin the image as i focus
You can lock the tilt in place and the shift locks when you're not pressing down the shift button, so it should work well.
@@FotodioxInc thanks for the reply
is it possible to use it on canon EOS R with ef 16-35mm f/4 USM IS lens ?! and what problems i will have ?! thank you !!!
It will work, but there will be some limitations. First, you won't have aperture control so the lens will be locked open at f/4. Next, if you're adapting the full frame lens to a full frame Canon R camera, when you shift and tilt there will be vignetting, and the only way to remove it is to use the aps-c crop mode.
@@FotodioxInc Could you confirm if the vignetting is caused by the adapter or the lens? I have your older Pro Shift EOS - NEX adapter and while there wasn't really any movement possible with the 16-35/4 at 16mm without vignetting, I think around 20mm it wasn't too bad. I'm hoping this adapter would be just as good as the old Sony one I have but for RF mount?
Hi Fotodiox Inc, will it work with my Canon EF 100mm Macro IS USM lens onto my Canon EOS R10 camera (APS-C camera) ? I understand that focus will be manual and no IS, that's OK for me. For the aperture, i can fix it in advance e.g. to f5.6 by "the trick".
Yeah, it will work with those limitations.
@@FotodioxInc Thanks a lot
Is canon EF 17-40 mm will work well with it for interior photography?
It should work, but just know that you won't have electronic auto focus or aperture control, so you'll be locked open at f/4 and you'll need to focus manually, so make sure that your lens has true manual focus and isn't electronic focus only.
Do you have a EF to L mount?
Not at this time.
Do you produce for Sony FE lens?
No, we can't make an adapter like that, because if you put extra space between a native lens and a native camera, you lose infinity focus.
@@FotodioxInc Can I use let say the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 with your adapter on Sony mirrorless body?
@@mhs6305 Yes. You'll need this adapter: fotodioxpro.com/products/ef-sne-tr
@@FotodioxInc thanks
@@FotodioxInc If I use this combination, how do I adjust the aperture since the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM is an autofocus lens and does not have a physical aperture ring? Do I need to buy those manual focus lenses to use your adapter? I don’t think my a7iii can communicate with this lens because there is an adapter in between. It all becomes manual operation right? Can you explain it?
You had me until you said it doesn't work with auto-focus... whiich is the whole reason I chose Canon over any other make. Let me know when you have an auto focus adapter. Please. I've been wanting to take photos that make everything look like a toy set, for ages!
Auto focus doesn't really work well with tilt photography. This is because when you tilt and create selective focus with the focal plane, it can confuse the camera's sensor. There are rumors that there may be some coming though.
@@FotodioxInc I hope so because I don't feel like I can focus the camera properly with the view finder or the display screen. now reading that it's a difficult task to prgram into the camera, I'll bet it's going to be expensive. probably worth it for me, though.
Well, for now even the expensive ef mount canon ts-e L lenses are manual focus (I think they control aperture electronically but that’s all). Who knows if they manage to make rf tilt shit with autofocus, I suspect this would be a first. That said I’ll probably try one of these on an R6 II, and I think with focus assist, focus peaking and viewfinder magnification on these mirrorless models it could greatly help. For sure this type of photography takes time to set on the tripod, manually focus… so not for sport, wildlife… but for cityscapes/landscapes/product, eventually portrait photography, this may fit (and may be better than an approximate autofocus)
Why isn't there an EF to EF adapter? I have a 5Dm4 and EF lenses. I would instantly buy such an adapter.
Because of focal flange distance. If you put extra space between a native camera and a native lens, the lens loses infinity focus and becomes a macro focus only lens. This is why we can only make adapters for non-native lenses that have a longer focal flange distance than the camera we're adapting them to.
@@FotodioxInc Thank you for the explanation.
Am I missing something? I want to use this Adapter on my z 8..... But you only allow for z mount to another mount. I use ,z lenses but I checked you don't do direct z lems to z mount . Seriously I could do a lot with such a combination. I AM not old school or new school I work under the pretext if I like a photo most other people will too.. so any innovation I am quick to employ. I will soon be opening a channel based on my own original work style. So a z mount that will allow me to use tilt shift in a totally original way would give you the seller an original and creative boost . Now full frame on the z 8 Is my choice of capture most z lenses and a few other makes are in my arsenal. I normally shoot as iso 64. Use a tripod and get super results. So do ones a Z mount for z lenses exist,.if not why not . I have m,42 mount lens but really they are not for me. Please answer if you have the lens z to z I will purchase asap. BY the way the camera is a machine so knowing the parameters of what you can do means auto focus is for standard thinking . I do creative work so I work the machine not the other way round . Hope we work something out.
Unfortunately we can't make a Nikon Z to Nikon Z tilt-shift adapter, because when you put extra space between a native lens and a native camera, you lose the ability to focus to infinity and the lens becomes a macro focus only lens. This is why we can only make tilt-shift adapters for SLR and medium format lenses, which have longer focal flange distances than mirrorless lenses.
great idea I guess, but too expensive. AUD $350 for the adaptor, and then say, $270 AUD for a 24mm f2.8 EF lens...I can get a 1st gen Canon EF 24mm f3.5 L for like $100 more...edit: no focus issues to worry about either, plus no real vignetting issues to worry about on a FF camera.
For sure, but this is assuming you don't already own a bunch of EF lenses, especially manual cine lenses, and would like a way to use them with tilt-shift functionality. We made this adapter specifically for people who have switched the Canon R but still have their EF lenses.
@@FotodioxInc yeah, I get that. For me, I'd be interested in a TS lens for architectural photography, but don't have the wide angle lens (well, I do have an EF 20-35 f2.8 L zoom).
Pretty useless without electronic contacts.
Yeah...... Canon should open their system! At least the basic as autofocus and aperture... R mount is losing a lot of potential, look at the lens available to sony E, or Nikon Z... 🙄
It will work at least partially with EF lenses that have manual focus--you'll just be stuck at the widest aperture, and it will work well with any third party manual cine EF lens. We made this adapter at least in part for people who use lenses like these. Unfortunately adding electronic contacts to an adapter that rotates 360 degrees and tilts has proved pretty much impossible.
@@FotodioxInc hoooo! 👍👍👍 Still is a very good for someone like me that has a big investment in ef lenses.
@@FotodioxInc It's an absolute pain but to change apertures you can put the lens on the camera without the adapter and set it to the aperture you want while in video mode then remove the lens and add the adapter back. Should stay at whatever aperture you had it at.
That’s what I was wondering. I have RF glass and one nice Sigma EF 18-35 ART zoom that’s EF. I’m not convinced I can use this with my R6ii or R5c given the Sigma is not fully manual. My cine glass is all RF. le sigh.