Decision tools · Mount Adapting

Will my lenses fit a different body?

Pick the mount your glass is on and the body you're thinking of moving to. We work out whether a plain adapter gets you there, show the millimetres it turns on, and say what it does to your framing.

39 mounts on record·flange distance, coverage and crop for each

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Answers focus and framing. Autofocus, aperture control and whether an adapter is actually made are separate questions.

Your pairing

M42 glass on a ARRI PL body

Optics
Verdict
M4245.46mm
− ARRI PL 52.00mm
Room for an adapter-6.54mm

Only with corrective optics

ARRI PL sits 6.54mm further from the sensor than M42. An adapter can only add distance, never remove it, so infinity focus is impossible without corrective glass in the adapter — which costs sharpness and usually a stop of light.

Coverage & framing. Both are Full frame, so the lens covers the sensor fully.

ARRI PL bodiesBlackmagic PYXIS 12K (PL)Blackmagic PYXIS 6K (PL)

No adapter listed yet. We don't stock an adapter for this pairing; the verdict above is the flange-distance arithmetic.

GearFrame’s recommendations are guidance to help you decide, not professional advice. Specs, prices and compatibility can change, so check them with the retailer or manufacturer before you buy. Disclaimer

Every combination

Lens mounts down the side, current camera mounts across the top. Figures are flange focal distance in millimetres. Click any cell for the full answer.

NativeNative fitSame mount. The lens bolts straight on — no adapter, nothing lost.
AdapterWorks with a plain adapterYou still need an adapter, but only a plain one — a hollow metal spacer with no glass in it. Focus and image quality are unaffected.
ThinNeeds a thin adapterThe two mounts sit almost the same distance from the sensor, so any adapter has to be wafer-thin or flush. These exist for common pairings and often don't for rare ones.
OpticsOnly with corrective opticsA plain adapter cannot work — it would have to remove distance, which is impossible. Only an adapter with corrective glass inside will focus to infinity, and that costs sharpness and usually a stop of light.
Lens mountNikon Z16.00Fujifilm X17.70Sony E18.00Hasselblad X18.14Micro Four Thirds19.25Canon RF20.00Leica L20.00Fujifilm G26.70Pentax K45.46ARRI PL52.00
Pentax 6x784.95 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapter
Hasselblad V74.90 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapter•AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapter
Pentax 64570.87 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapter
Bronica ETR69.00 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapter
Mamiya M64563.30 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapter
ARRI PL52.00 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterNative
Leica R47.00 AdapterAdapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•AdapterAdapter•AdapterThinOptics
Nikon F46.50 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterThin•Optics
Olympus OM46.00 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterThinOptics
Contax/Yashica45.50 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterThinOptics
M4245.46 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterThin•Optics
Pentax K45.46 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterNativeOptics
Exakta44.70 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
Topcon44.70 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
Minolta/Sony A44.50 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterOpticsOptics
Rollei QBM44.46 AdapterAdapterAdapter•AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
ARRI LPL44.00 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
Canon EF44.00 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•OpticsOptics
Sigma SA44.00 AdapterAdapterAdapter•AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapter•AdapterOpticsOptics
Minolta SR43.50 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterOpticsOptics
Canon FD42.00 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterOpticsOptics
Canon FL42.00 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
Konica AR40.50 AdapterAdapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•AdapterAdapter•AdapterOpticsOptics
Four Thirds38.67 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
Contax Rangefinder34.85 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
Nikon S34.85 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOptics
Leica Screw Mount (M39)28.80 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterAdapter•Adapter•Adapter•AdapterOpticsOptics
Leica M27.80 Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Adapter•Thin•OpticsOptics
Fujifilm G26.70 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterNativeOpticsOptics
Samsung NX25.50 AdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterAdapterOpticsOpticsOptics
Canon RF20.00 AdapterAdapterAdapterThinThinNativeThinOpticsOpticsOptics
Leica L20.00 AdapterAdapterAdapterThinThinThinNativeOpticsOpticsOptics
Micro Four Thirds19.25 AdapterThinThinThinNativeOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOptics
Hasselblad X18.14 AdapterThinThinNativeOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOptics
Canon EF-M18.00 AdapterThinThinOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOptics
Sony E18.00 Adapter•ThinNativeOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOptics
Fujifilm X17.70 ThinNativeOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOptics
Nikon 117.00 ThinOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOptics
Nikon Z16.00 NativeOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOpticsOptics

What this does and doesn't tell you

  • It answers focus and framing: whether a plain adapter reaches infinity, and what the sensor does to your field of view.
  • A dot (•) in a cell means we list at least one adapter for that pairing; pick the cell to see them. Elsewhere it doesn't promise an adapter is made — rare combinations often have none.
  • Electronic contacts, autofocus and aperture control are separate questions. Most adapters for legacy glass are fully manual.
  • On SLR-to-SLR pairings, mirror clearance can stop a lens fitting even when the numbers work.