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The Fringer Contax 645 – GFX smart adapter costs $750.įor more information see the K&F Concepts website (where there is no mention of the adapters) or the Shoten Kobo website (where there is). Fringer admits ‘AF performance is not as good as native GF lenses!’ but some AF is usually better than no AF. The extent of the communications provides autofocusing for 35mm f/3.5, 45mm f/2.8, 80mm f/2 and 140mm f/2.8 lenses, aperture control on all lenses through the camera body, and full EXIF information in the image file. $90)Ĭontax 645 users will be more interested in this adapter from Fringer, which allows full electronic contact between the Fujifilm GFX and Contax 645 lenses. None of the K&F Concept adapters have any electronic communication with the body, and all cost around ¥10,000 (approx. The K&F adapters are brass on both sides and have matte black interiors to prevent flare.
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K&F Concept has introduced eight of the adapters, and is offering completely manual mounts for some surprising brands, including Olympus OM. The Contax 645 will be of interest to any photographer who desires the image quality of 120 film, but without the compromises usually associated with medium format film cameras in terms of speed. I got to shoot engagement sessions in New York, Atlanta, Seattle. However, the Contax has a Swiss Planar T Zeiss lens, which is an incredibly sharp lens, and you. A host of new adapters have just been launched that allow owners of the Fujifilm GFX 50S to attach new and historic lenses from other brands to their mirrorless medium format camera. I rented the beautiful Contax 645, purchased my own Canon EOS3, and blogged all my. The Contax is way more expensive at around 3,000, whereas you can get the Pentax for around 1,000.