How do I know if a lens can be adapted to my camera?

Compare flange focal distances — the gap between the mount and the sensor. An adapter can only add distance, never remove it, so a lens adapts cleanly when its own system has a LONGER flange distance than your camera’s. That is why almost anything goes on mirrorless mounts (16–20 mm) and almost nothing goes on PL (52 mm).

Can I put PL lenses on a Sony, Canon RF or L-Mount camera?

Yes. PL sits at 52 mm and mirrorless mounts at 16–20 mm, leaving room for a solid mechanical adapter. Use lens support: a mirrorless bayonet is not built to carry a cine zoom. Also check coverage — many PL lenses only cover Super 35, so a full-frame body needs its S35 crop mode.

Why can’t I use Canon FD lenses on a Canon EF camera?

FD lenses expect the sensor 42 mm away; EF bodies put it at 44 mm. The lens ends up 2 mm too far forward and loses infinity focus. Glass adapters fix that but soften the image, so people either replace the mount (EdMika conversion kits) or use a mirrorless camera, where FD adapts trivially.

What is a speed booster?

A focal reducer: an adapter with optics that squeezes a full-frame image circle onto a smaller sensor. You get a wider field of view (typically 0.71x) and about one stop more light. It only works when the lens covers more than the sensor needs — full-frame glass on Super 35 or Micro Four Thirds.

Will an adapted lens keep autofocus and iris control?

Only with an electronic adapter, and only for electronic lenses — in practice Canon EF glass onto Sony E, Canon RF, L-Mount, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X and MFT. Everything else is a plain ring: manual focus, and iris on the lens itself.

Does the lens cover my sensor?

Mounting and covering are separate questions. A Super 35 lens on a full-frame camera mounts fine but vignettes until you switch to the camera’s S35 crop mode. We flag every such pairing with “needs crop mode”.

Free tools / Lens mount compatibility

Lenses that fit ARRI LPL cameras

Pick a camera, a lens or a mount. We work out what mounts natively, what adapts, which adapter people actually use — and whether the lens covers the sensor. Modern cine glass and vintage lenses alike.

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…or just a mount:Sony E Canon RF L-Mount Nikon Z Fujifilm X Micro Four Thirds Canon EF ARRI PL ARRI LPL

30 native · 316 with an adapter · 118 that don’t fit

ARRI LPL — native

Native30

ARRI Signature Prime 12mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Prime 18mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Prime 25mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Prime 29mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Prime 35mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Prime 40mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Prime 47mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Prime 75mmT1.8
ARRI Signature Zoom 16-32mmT2.8
ARRI Signature Zoom 24-75mmT2.8
ARRI Signature Zoom 45-135mmT2.8
ARRI Signature Zoom 65-300mmT2.8
Cooke Anamorphic/i FF 100mmT2.3
Cooke Anamorphic/i FF 40mmT2.3
Cooke S7/i FF 100mmT2
Cooke S7/i FF 25mmT2
Cooke S7/i FF 32mmT2
Cooke S7/i FF 40mmT2
Cooke S7/i FF 50mmT2
Cooke S7/i FF 75mmT2
Cooke S8/i FF 32mmT1.4
Cooke S8/i FF 50mmT1.4
Cooke S8/i FF 75mmT1.4
DZOFilm Catta Ace 35-80mm T2.9T2.9
DZOFilm Catta Ace 70-135mm T2.9T2.9
Zeiss Supreme Prime 21mmT1.5
Zeiss Supreme Prime Radiance 100mmT1.5
Zeiss Supreme Zoom Radiance 15-30mmT2.9
Zeiss Supreme Zoom Radiance 28-80mmT2.9
Zeiss Supreme Zoom Radiance 70-200mmT2.9

ARRI PL → ARRI LPL

With adapter195

ARRI PL-to-LPL Adapter. ARRI's own adapter, passes LDS / Cooke /i lens data.

Nikon F → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths34

2.5 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Nikon Ai Zoom-Nikkor ED 50-300mm f/4.5f/4.5
Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 50-300mm f/4.5f/4.5
Samyang 14mm T3.1 VDSLR ED AS IF UMC IIT3.1
Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMCf/1.4
Samyang VDSLR 14mm T3.1 MK2T3.1
Sigma 105mm F1.4 DG HSM Artf/1.4
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM Artf/1.8
Sigma 14mm F1.8 DG HSM Artf/1.8
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Artf/1.8
Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG HSM Artf/1.4
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Artf/1.4
Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSMf/1.4
Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USDf/2.8
Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2f/2.8
Nikon Nikkor 15mm f/3.5 AI-Sf/3.5
Nikon Nikkor 18mm f/3.5 AI-Sf/3.5
Nikon Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 AI-Sf/2.8
Nikon Nikkor 24mm f/2 AI-Sf/2
Nikon Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI-Sf/2.8
Nikon Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI-Sf/2
Nikon Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-Sf/2.8
Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 AI-Sf/1.4
Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-Sf/2
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-Sf/1.2
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-Sf/1.4
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-Sf/1.8
Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AI-Sf/2.8
Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 AI-Sf/1.4
Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-Sf/2
Nikon Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 AI-Sf/1.8
Nikon Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-Sf/2.5
Nikon Nikkor 135mm f/2 AI-Sf/2
Nikon Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED AI-Sf/2.8
Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 AI-Sf/4

M42 screw → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths26

1.5 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Contax/Yashica → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths15

1.5 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Olympus OM → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths15

2 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Leica R → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths13

3 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Mamiya 645 → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths6

19.3 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Pentax K → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths4

1.5 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Pentax 6x7 → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths4

41 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Hasselblad V → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths3

30.9 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

ARRI Standard → ARRI LPL

With adapter· by flange maths1

8 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

Angénieux 12-120mm f/2.2 (T2.5) Type 10x12f/2.2

Flange focal distance chart

Shortest first. A lens adapts to any mount above it in this list with room to spare — and to nothing below it without corrective glass.

Mount	Flange distance	Throat	Type	Since
Nikon Z	16 mm	55 mm	mirrorless	2018
C-mount16mm-format lenses: most cover no more than a Super 16 / 1-inch sensor.	17.526 mm	25.4 mm	cine	1926
Fujifilm X	17.7 mm	43.5 mm	mirrorless	2012
Sony E	18 mm	46.1 mm	mirrorless	2010
Canon EF-M	18 mm	47 mm	mirrorless	2012
Micro Four Thirds	19.25 mm	38 mm	mirrorless	2008
Canon RF	20 mm	54 mm	mirrorless	2018
L-Mount	20 mm	51.6 mm	mirrorless	2014
Fujifilm G	26.7 mm	65 mm	mirrorless	2017
Leica M	27.8 mm	44 mm	rangefinder	1954
Canon FD	42 mm	48 mm	slr	1971
Minolta SR (MC/MD)	43.5 mm	45 mm	slr	1958
Canon EF	44 mm	54 mm	slr	1987
ARRI LPL	44 mm	62 mm	cine	2018
M42 screw	45.46 mm	42 mm	slr	1949
Pentax K	45.46 mm	44 mm	slr	1975
Contax/Yashica	45.5 mm	48 mm	slr	1975
Olympus OM	46 mm	46 mm	slr	1972
Nikon F	46.5 mm	44 mm	slr	1959
Leica R	47 mm	49 mm	slr	1964
B4 (2/3" broadcast)Designed for 3-chip prism cameras with a 2/3" image circle — only usable on larger sensors through an optical adapter.	48 mm	46 mm	broadcast	1992
ARRI PL	52 mm	54 mm	cine	1982
ARRI Standard	52 mm	41 mm	cine	1937
ARRI Bayonet	52 mm	41 mm	cine	1965
Panavision PV	57.15 mm	49.5 mm	cine	1972
OCT-19 (Lomo / Konvas)	61 mm	47 mm	cine	1950
Mitchell BNCR	61.47 mm	68 mm	cine	1967
Mamiya 645	63.3 mm	62 mm	medium format	1975
Hasselblad V	74.9 mm	69 mm	medium format	1957
Pentax 6x7	84.95 mm	72 mm	medium format	1969

Adapter matrix

Lens mount down the side, camera mount across the top. native adapter optical adapter only Hover a cell for the details.

lens ↓ body →	Z	C	X	E	EF-M	MFT	RF	L	GFX	M	FD	SR	EF	LPL	M42	K	C/Y	OM	F	R	B4	PL	Arri-S	Arri-B	PV	OCT-19	BNCR	M645	HV	P67
Z
C
X
E
EF-M
MFT
RF
L
GFX
M
FD
SR
EF
LPL
M42
K
C/Y
OM
F
R
B4
PL
Arri-S
Arri-B
PV
OCT-19
BNCR
M645
HV
P67

Solid blue = an adapter people actually use. Pale blue = possible by flange distance; check that someone makes the ring.

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