Arri PL (Positive Lock) Mount Camera Body - Popular models include:
Whether you're shooting digitally or on film, Fotodiox offers the world's largest selection of lens adapters. Mix camera/lens platforms or reinvigorate vintage glass; Fotodiox has hundreds of ways to mount lenses onto your DSLR or SLR camera. Our adapters deliver infinity focus, manual aperture control, and a sturdy build for lasting quality.
Putting old lenses onto new, high-performance DSLR or mirrorless cameras seems counter-intuitive so why would anyone want to? The simple answer is that many older lenses can capture images that have that elusive quality known as character. For photographers or videographers who want to create unique images that express their personal style, character can be even more important than resolution numbers, corner-to-corner sharpness, and other advantages of the near perfect lenses that are quite common today.
The imperfections and aberrations of older lenses are the very strengths that set them apart from modern lenses. Additionally, a fully mechanical lens is likely repairable longer and less expensively than modern focus-by-wire lenses. Old lenses also let you change camera systems, or your mount can get retired and your lenses won’t be bricked. At the extreme case, some mirrorless lenses require firmware updates for every new body, so even if the mount stays around lenses won't stay on that update list forever (for instance Nikon's new E lenses are incompatible with cameras just two generations old).
Fotodiox employs Professional Photographers in every aspect of development and design to create products that are built to last. The Pro line of adapters is crafted to withstand the rigors and demands of the professional photographer. Our adapters are manufactured with precise tolerances, providing a solid, gap-free, no-wiggle connection for stress free use. No adjustments needed! Fotodiox adapters are meant to be taken off and put back on your camera as much as needed while remaining as precise as the day you bought them.
Fotodiox Pro adapters feature all-metal, no-plastic construction to create a secure connection between your glass and camera that will not degrade over time, keeping the lens-to-camera connection secure with every use. We use chrome-plated brass mounts for enhanced durability and reliability. All Fotodiox products are backed by our 24-month Fotodiox Manufacturer Warranty.
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Modified on: Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:16 AM
'Crop factor' is incorrect and misleading terminology, '35mm equivalent focal length' is more accurate as what you are really asking is; what is the new angle of view of my lens when on this camera? In photography, the 35mm equivalent focal length is a measure that indicates the angle of view of a particular combination of a camera lens and film or sensor size. The term is useful because most photographers experienced with interchangeable lenses are most familiar with the 35mm film format so this gives a common ground for everything to refer to. All crop factors are based on 35mm full frame as a standard 1:1 reference point. On any 35mm film camera, a 28mm lens is a wide-angle lens, and a 200mm lens is a long-focus lens. However, now that digital cameras have mostly replaced 35mm cameras, there is no uniform relation between the focal length of a lens and the angle of view, since the size of the camera sensor also determines angle of view, and sensor size is not as standardized as film size was. The 35mm equivalent focal length of a particular lens–sensor combination is the focal length that one would need for a 35mm film camera to obtain the same angle of view. 35mm equivalent focal lengths are calculated by multiplying the actual focal length of the lens by the crop factor of the sensor. Typical crop factors are 1.5x for Nikon APS-C ("DX") format, 1.6x for Canon APS-C format, 2x for Micro Four Thirds format, crop factors of 5x to 6x for compact digital cameras and even higher crop factors for built-in cameras of mobile devices like cell phones or tablets.
Lens Size | Film/Sensor Size | Divide By |
4x5 | 35mm FF | 3.4 |
6x7 | 35mm FF | 2.1 |
6x6 | 35mm FF | 1.6 |
6x4.5 | 35mm FF | 1.3 |
Using a 80mm Hasselblad (6x6) lens as an example: 80 ÷ 1.6 = 50mm. So an 80mm Hassy lens is going to give a similar angle of view to a 50mm lens when used on a 35mm full frame camera.
Moving down in size from 35mm needs additional math. If the customer does not have a full frame camera say an APS-C or MFT instead, use the chart below:
Lens Size | Film/Sensor Size | Multiply By |
35mm FF | APS-H | 1.3 |
35mm FF | APS-C/DX | 1.6 |
35mm FF | 4/3 - MFT | 2 |
So an 80mm Hassy lens is going to give a similar angle of view to a 205mm lens when on a APS-C camera. 80 * 1.6 = 128 * 1.6 = 204.8 ~ 205mm
x = √ (a1*a2) / (b1*b2) [x = √ (60*45) / (36*24)] a1 & a2 are larger format sensor size dimensions b1 & b2 are smaller format sensor size dimensions Normal lens size, and Equivalent sizes are rough A. 4x5 in, normal lens 150mm, crop factor 0.29 B. 6x9 cm, normal lens 105mm, crop factor 0.40 C. 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in, normal lens 100mm, crop factor 0.43 D. 6x7 cm, normal lens 85mm, crop factor 0.50 E. 6x6 cm, normal lens 80mm, crop factor 0.53 F. 6x4.5 cm, normal lens 75mm, crop factor 0.57 G. 35mm and FX digital, normal lens 43mm, crop factor 1.00 H. DSLR DX (APC), normal lens 28, crop factor 1.6 I. Large compact (e.g., G10), normal lens 9.5mm, crop factor 4.52 J. Regular compact, normal lens 7.18mm, crop factor 5.6 K. Mobile phone camera (e.g., iPhone), normal lens 4.5mm, crop factor 9.5
Lens Mount | Pentax 6x7 (P67, PK67) Mount SLR Lens |
Body Mount | Arri PL (Positive Lock) Mount Cameras |
Product Dimensions | 3.9 x 4.0 x 1.4 in (9.8 x 10.1 x 3.6 cm) 0.4 lb (6.7 oz) |
Shipping Dimensions | 6 x 6 x 5 in (15.2 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm) 0.6 lb (10 oz) |
Manufacturer | Fotodiox Inc. |
Warranty | Limited 24-Months |