A lens mount is an interface, mechanical and often also electrical, between a photographic camera body and a lens. It is confined to cameras where the body allows interchangeable lenses.
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Pentax to Canon Adapter
My dad has an old Sears KS-2 + 50mm f/1.7, which from a bit of research seems to use a Pentax K-mount.
I've looked around a bit and found a Pentax to Canon adapter, which says it supports ...
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Mounting a Canon EF lens on a Leica M body?
Is it possible to use existing Canon EF lenses with a Leica body with an M mount?
I've seen various discussions in the Internet on this combination, but usually the other way round (mounting a Leica ...
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Are Canon EOS and Nikon DSLR lenses interchangeable?
Can we use the lenses from, say a Canon EOS 550D kit (Canon EF-S 18-55mm) with a Nikon DSLR D5000 for example) ? Also, is the reverse possible ?
I'm looking at interchangeability between recent DSLR ...
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How do I find out which Nikon film cameras will work with my newer G F-mount lens?
I want to pick up a film camera but I have a nice G lens (Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 with VC) and I'd really like to be able to use it.
I'm having a hard time understanding which cameras will be able to work ...
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Is it possible to mount Pentax lenses on Sony NEX with an adapter?
I wonder whether it would be possible to mount Pentax lenses on a Sony NEX, using an adapter. Are such adapters already available? Would it be possible to have automatic focus?
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What is the difference between EF and EF-S lenses?
This is specific to Canon, but what is the difference between EF and EF-S lenses?
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Are there new digital cameras that my old zoom lenses from my analog Yashica camera will fit?
I have an old analog camera (Yashica) with a bayonet lock and several zoom lenses for it. All of that was very high quality at the time and I would like to re-use it for a digital camera. Are any such ...
