GearFrame · Lens mounts

Pick a mount, see the whole system

The mount decides which lenses you can buy for years. Each page lists every body on the mount, how many native and third-party lenses we track, the best lens per genre, and which other systems' glass adapts onto it.

13 mounts·170 cameras·1201 lenses

Current systems

Mounts still used on cameras sold new.

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Sony · Full frame · 18.00mm Sony E Sony's mirrorless mount since 2010, covering APS-C (E) and full-frame (FE) bodies and the widest third-party lens choice of any system. 37 bodies279 lensesrange 9.8/10 → Fujifilm · APS-C · 17.70mm Fujifilm X Fujifilm's APS-C mirrorless mount from 2012, built around the X-Trans sensor bodies and a deep range of compact primes. 23 bodies113 lensesrange 8.0/10 → Olympus · Micro Four Thirds · 19.25mm Micro Four Thirds The shared OM System (Olympus) and Panasonic Lumix mount from 2008, with a 2× crop and the smallest telephoto lenses of any interchangeable system. 19 bodies85 lensesrange 8.0/10 → Canon · Full frame · 20.00mm Canon RF Canon's full-frame mirrorless mount from 2018, with RF-S lenses for the APS-C bodies and the full EF range usable through Canon's own adapter. 18 bodies116 lensesrange 9.2/10 → Leica · Full frame · 20.00mm Leica L The L-Mount Alliance mount shared by Leica, Panasonic Lumix and Sigma, so three makers' full-frame lenses all count as native. 16 bodies130 lensesrange 9.0/10 → Nikon · Full frame · 16.00mm Nikon Z Nikon's mirrorless mount from 2018, with the shortest flange distance of any full-frame system and F-mount lenses usable via the FTZ adapter. 15 bodies154 lensesrange 9.0/10 → Leica · Full frame · 27.80mm Leica M Leica's rangefinder mount since 1954, manual focus only, with the deepest range of compact manual primes from Leica and third parties. 9 bodies75 lensesrange 4.2/10 → Fujifilm · Medium format · 26.70mm Fujifilm G Fujifilm's GFX medium-format mirrorless mount from 2017, with a 0.79× crop relative to full frame. 7 bodies31 lensesrange 5.2/10 → Hasselblad · Medium format · 18.14mm Hasselblad X Hasselblad's X System medium-format mount from 2016, with leaf-shutter XCD lenses that sync flash at any speed. 4 bodies22 lensesrange 4.2/10 → Pentax · Full frame · 45.46mm Pentax K Pentax's DSLR mount since 1975, still used on new K-series bodies, with in-body stabilisation on every current camera. 3 bodies43 lensesrange 7.0/10 →

Legacy mounts

No new lenses are being made, but the bodies and glass are still sold and most of it adapts to a current mirrorless mount.

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Canon · APS-C · 18.00mm Canon EF-M Canon's APS-C mirrorless mount from 2012 to 2023, now discontinued in favour of RF-S; EF lenses adapt to it with autofocus. 9 bodies19 lensesrange 4.4/10 → Canon · Full frame · 44.00mm Canon EF Canon's DSLR mount from 1987 to the EOS R era, still the largest lens range ever made and adaptable to RF bodies with full autofocus. 5 bodies58 lensesrange 8.0/10 → Nikon · Full frame · 46.50mm Nikon F Nikon's DSLR mount since 1959, with decades of AF and manual glass that carries over to Z bodies through the FTZ adapter. 5 bodies76 lensesrange 7.4/10 →
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