Micro Four Thirds mount lenses on Fuji cameras

[Andrew Reid]

I remember @Emanuel raising the possibility of using Micro Four Thirds glass on Fuji cameras.

Well I asked RAF Camera to make a prototype for EOSHD and here it is.

So in past year I have been experimenting with a lot of M43 glass on the Super 35mm sensor of the Fuji X series cameras.

We see beyond the usual 2x crop image circle!

Here's what I found:

- X-T4 has a Micro Four Thirds 2x crop mode in the menus. So you can use anything on that, basically.

- The adapter doesn't have any electronics capabilities (maybe later?) so I have only been trying manual focus lenses

- Voigtlander super fast F0.95 primes look lovely on a Fuji!

- Some M43 lenses even cover the entire Super 35mm sensor

- X-H1 is 1.7x crop in 4K so that works well, as it is closer to the 1.86x crop of the GH2 or multi-aspect sensor Panasonic bodies

- The affordable Meike cinema lenses work brilliantly as these are all Super 35mm lenses just different mounts (they come in Fuji X-mount versions and Micro Four Thirds, with same optics for both)

- SLR Magic stuff very tasty with it especially on the X-T4 in 2x crop mode

- Focus to infinity is fine (sometimes slightly over even)

So I am wondering, how much interest would there be in an EOSHD branded adapter for Fuji X cameras, that enables you to use Micro Four Thirds glass?

This is the only adapter in the world of this type.

I have been wondering how many of you have both Micro Four Thirds mount glass and Fuji cameras, maybe you switched but didn't sell all your GH5 lenses? Maybe you are just curious to turn your X-T4 into a GH6? Or interested to discover the unique images made from one of your exotic Micro Four Thirds mount lens on an X-H2S?

Also rather than buy separate lenses for Fuji and Panasonic you can use one set on both systems (as in Meike 25mm T2.2 for instance!)

If there is enough interest in the adapter I'll put RAF on notice and finally start that Indiegogo up!

[BTM_Pix]

9 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

Also rather than buy separate lenses for Fuji and Panasonic you can use one set on both systems (as in Meike 25mm T2.2 for instance!)

This is the biggie from my point of view.

I have that MFT Meike cine lens and use the waaaaffffferrrr thin MFT>E mount adapter to use it on my A6500 because, as you say, the lens is really an APS-C lens anyway.

Giving it triple duty with this adapter would be fantastic.

[Martin Kuipers]

Super cool idea! I had an mft to nikon z adapter (no electronics) to use the meike cine lenses on both camera’s.
 

Does this one lock the lenses strong enough and how difficult is it to release the lens?

If possible the electrnic version would be super. I dont know how, but then again there is the super thin autofocus adapter for sony e to nikon z..

 

[hyalinejim]

8 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

waaaaffffferrrr thin

Shit! It's Mr. Creosote!!

 

[BTM_Pix]

2 minutes ago, hyalinejim said:

Shit! It's Mr. Creosote!!

I was hoping people din't miss the reference and think Waaaaffffferrrr was a brand of lens adapters.

[Emanuel]

15 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

I remember @Emanuel raising the possibility of using Micro Four Thirds glass on Fuji cameras.

Well, good news and as you already know since we've talked about, always free and eagering to be able to put my hands on it whenever possible ; )

Nice to know some idea to have popped up here in this forum to come to light two years and a half later solid and real : ) No pandemic stopped it!

- EAG

[Framed_By_Dan]

Interested to see some images shot with that Voigtlander 17.5mm on the Fuji...

[KC Kelly]

Veydra lenses from 19mm to 85mm should also cover s35 sized sensors.

[TheRenaissanceMan]

I'd definitely want to see some nice samples before deciding if I want one of these adapters

[PPNS]

i might be interested in one without the eoshd logo

[Phil A]

Did you by chance test the sensor coverage of any (Voigtländer, Zhongyi, Laowa) of the 25mm f/0.95 lenses?

I find it wild how there are so many 35mm 0.95 lenses from China for APS-C but basically nothing in the 24-30mm range.
 

[Emanuel]

Have you tested it on the X-H2 in your hands, Andrew?

[laptoprob]

Hi, maybe a bit late to join this party, but I would love to get one!

Cheers, Rob

[IronFilm]

ohhhh... I'd never even considered this! 

But I've got tonnes of MFT lenses, and a Fujfilm X-A3 I use for casual photography. 

[Jono]

I have several MFT lenses for use on my Olympus EM1 mk2) and a Fujifilm X-T5. I'd love to be able to use those lenses on my Fuji.

[AndrieREC]

Hi everyone. I've been using the RAF Camera adapter with the X-H2S with a 17.5mm Voigtlander. I absolutely love the images this lens puts out. I had a bit of fear of missing out on not being able to use the MFT lens on my X Mount after switcing from BMPCC 4K, but the extra effort of mounting with the RAF adapter and cropping in post are worth it for the image quality this lens gives you. Is there any solution to getting an in-camera crop, like a custom crop? I don't think so, right? From what I read and digged all over the internet, you only get the 3:2 in 6.2K on X-H2s, 16:9 in 4K, 17:9 in DCI, right?