Canon EF-RF Adapter

[Joanne]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

 

[Jharper699]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

I purchased on from Best Buy and they had them in stock

 

[Stoo]

I got the basic adapter in with my R5 when I bought it from Panamoz last December. I did want the controller adapter but no one was selling them at the time, so I bought a Viltrox control adapter off Amazon for around £80-90 and that works perfectly well with all the lenses I have, mainly Canon ones but that does , include a Sigma 150-600 C that has a Sigma 1.4x converter attached. I've not used the Canon adapter since getting the Viltrox one.

 

[Critshotstudio]

Amazon is also your friend, they have a ton of ef-rf variants and most of them are reasonably priced. I was lucky to get a deal that included one but in my pricing i saw a ton on amazon.

 

[billsmut]

Ive got Viltrox ef-r2 and ive not had any problems yet

 

[LaurieAndersonPhotography]

Took me months to get the Canon one...still waiting for the R5 to arrive...been on order since February

 

[Greg]

Have you got one yet?

If not don't bother waiting. The Viltrox is just as good. I have a basic one as I intend to have all RF eventually.

Bought my adapter on eBay for £50, have seen it for less since. Why would you want to spend 5x more for a spacer

 

[Claypole]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

I got a adapter from Amazon

 

[blkvsn]

It is frustrating to have this wonderful new body and have lenses and accessories in such short supply. A couple of photo shops that you might get on the waiting list with are my local shop in Portland OR: Pro Photo Supply, and Berger Bros Photo in Syosset NY. When I bought my R5 at Pro Photo I brought in my Tamron 70-300 and 150-600. The 70-300 worked fine with the adapter but the 150-600 (Gen 1) did not. I ended up buying the RF 24-240 so that makes the 70-300 a moot point. I'm on the waiting list for the RF 100-500 at a number of places. I have a trip planned to Yellowstone in late May so keeping my fingers crossed. If I can't get a 100-500 in time I'll buy the RF 600 f11. I tried one of those out when I bought my R5 and it is compact and light. Good luck in your search.

 

[Peter Ward]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

They are unavailable to all intents and purposes. I am using a third party adapter.

 

[Greg]

In my opinion there is no point in waiting for a Canon adaptor. The Vitrox is as good and 1/5 the price. I have a basic one and it's working perfectly

 

[jimglasgow]

I have the Viltrox one with R5 and have encountered no problems. My hand was forced as I couldn’t get the Canon one as it’s on a huge back log.

 

[Robbie_B]

I eventually got the basic one from Canon which should have been with the camera but arrived after about three months from buying the R6. I already had a Viltrox and a Comlite from using the RP so now keep them permanently on the EF glass to avoid messing around when changing lenses. They all work perfectly, so no need to get hooked on waiting for the Canon version to become available.

 

[Lookyloo69]

It is frustrating to have this wonderful new body and have lenses and accessories in such short supply. A couple of photo shops that you might get on the waiting list with are my local shop in Portland OR: Pro Photo Supply, and Berger Bros Photo in Syosset NY. When I bought my R5 at Pro Photo I brought in my Tamron 70-300 and 150-600. The 70-300 worked fine with the adapter but the 150-600 (Gen 1) did not. I ended up buying the RF 24-240 so that makes the 70-300 a moot point. I'm on the waiting list for the RF 100-500 at a number of places. I have a trip planned to Yellowstone in late May so keeping my fingers crossed. If I can't get a 100-500 in time I'll buy the RF 600 f11. I tried one of those out when I bought my R5 and it is compact and light. Good luck in your search.

yes it was frustrating I acquired the 24-105 f4 lens straightaway than had to order direct from canon for my 100-500 ... so here's recommendation.. take it or leave it ... Canon is a DIRECT SOURCE AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'LL GET IT BEFORE THE CAMERA STORES ... TRUST ME IN THAT... in addition it may show in stock but odds are it isnt and you may have to wait ... I think i waited thee weeks for it ... check amazon ... they had the 70-200 like right now .... i went back to the camera store and picked up the last 28-70 f2 ... adapter ??? well i did pick up third party from B&H worked wonderfully with my EF lenses didnt like my Tamron VS1 lenses ... I do have a canon one but the knock off would've worked just fine .... i've told you the map i chose i wish you an abundance of luck and a little patience .... it'll be worth it

 

[Lookyloo69]

I got a adapter from Amazon

I called B&H and purchased a Vilatrox with a control ring for about 100.00 USD hope that helps

 

[MaraLee]

yes it was frustrating I acquired the 24-105 f4 lens straightaway than had to order direct from canon for my 100-500 ... so here's recommendation.. take it or leave it ... Canon is a DIRECT SOURCE AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'LL GET IT BEFORE THE CAMERA STORES ... TRUST ME IN THAT... in addition it may show in stock but odds are it isnt and you may have to wait ... I think i waited thee weeks for it ... check amazon ... they had the 70-200 like right now .... i went back to the camera store and picked up the last 28-70 f2 ... adapter ??? well i did pick up third party from B&H worked wonderfully with my EF lenses didnt like my Tamron VS1 lenses ... I do have a canon one but the knock off would've worked just fine .... i've told you the map i chose i wish you an abundance of luck and a little patience .... it'll be worth itBuy

yes it was frustrating I acquired the 24-105 f4 lens straightaway than had to order direct from canon for my 100-500 ... so here's recommendation.. take it or leave it ... Canon is a DIRECT SOURCE AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'LL GET IT BEFORE THE CAMERA STORES ... TRUST ME IN THAT... in addition it may show in stock but odds are it isnt and you may have to wait ... I think i waited thee weeks for it ... check amazon ... they had the 70-200 like right now .... i went back to the camera store and picked up the last 28-70 f2 ... adapter ??? well i did pick up third party from B&H worked wonderfully with my EF lenses didnt like my Tamron VS1 lenses ... I do have a canon one but the knock off would've worked just fine .... i've told you the map i chose i wish you an abundance of luck and a little patience .... it'll be worth it

I haven't found buying directly from Canon to always be the quickest route. In fact, it's only worked out in one case scenario for me since starting with the R6, and that was for a hood for the 55mm 1.8. For all the other hard-to-find items, I tried to purchase direct, but they always had as long or longer backorder than the retailers I ended up purchasing from. Ironically enough, that little hood took longer to get than any of the other items I've ordered. LOL

 

[wchjr56]

I tried the Viltrox EOS-R and the EF-R2 and I felt that there was a little too much play in the adapter so I returned them and bought the Canon EF to R with the control ring. I have it for my Tamron 150-600, Sigma EF-S 17-55 and my Canon EF 70-200 2.8 i and have been happy I made the change

 

[Kathryn Milner]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

I just ordered one from estore.canon.ca that showed it in stock when I checked online. A Canada site might not be as convenient when you live in the United States.

 

[iazybandit]

This site has a list of all the 3rd party EF-RF adapters

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[blkvsn]

I ended up getting my 100-500 and 2X extender from Canon USA. I picked up a used M3 on eBay and having it converted to IR. I picked up a Viltrox EOS-M adapter to I can use my EF-S 18-135 and Tamron 70-300 with the M3. My Tamron 150-600 (Gen 1) doesn't work with the M3/Viltrox but I don't foresee doing a lot of IR with the long lens. It'll still work manually so I'll probably play around with it when I get the M3 back from the shop where it's being converted.

Just got back from SW Utah and Yellowstone. Warm in Utah, still pretty wintery in Yellowstone although had a couple of nice days. Bison with calves were plentiful, and some elk shedding their winter coats. One adolescent black bear. No other large wildlife unfortunately. Also got (I hope) some good shots of goldeneyes, white pelicans, Canada jays. and of course ravens. Also a chipmunk eating dandelion seed heads. I haven't had a chance to download them yet.

Probably preaching to the choir here, but Yellowstone and the National and State Parks of Utah are spectacular and should be on everyone's bucket list.

 

[Greg]

Unfortunately your beauty spots are too far for me, one day maybe. You have a great range of wildlife to snap away at. I look forward to seeing your work.

I question your choice of EOS M3. Why not the best in the M class a M6 mk2? I know there is a big price difference, the M 3 is at the bottom of the price mountain. I bought a M100 £95 and that's miles ahead of the M3 in regards to software and images capture even if it is missing a few knobs on top. Just a thought.

Out of interest, what is involved in converting a camera to IR and what is the cost?

 

[SO8]

I've just seen this thread ... immediately after boxing up an EF to RF Canon adapter to send back to the people who I bought my R5 from - they sent it in error and hadn't a clue I had it !!

I did the decent thing and phoned them to advise I had it. They emailed me a label so I can send it back.

 

[blkvsn]

Unfortunately your beauty spots are too far for me, one day maybe. You have a great range of wildlife to snap away at. I look forward to seeing your work.

I question your choice of EOS M3. Why not the best in the M class a M6 mk2? I know there is a big price difference, the M 3 is at the bottom of the price mountain. I bought a M100 £95 and that's miles ahead of the M3 in regards to software and images capture even if it is missing a few knobs on top. Just a thought.

Out of interest, what is involved in converting a camera to IR and what is the cost?

I bought the M3 based on the recommendation of the local shop who does the conversion. They remove the IR filter and then you use one of a variety of filters on the camera to get the effect you want, such as B&W, full spectrum IR, and different wavelengths for different color effects. I'm new to the game so I'm going to just start playing around with it. The main attraction for me is to be able to shoot high contrast B&W during midday. They charge $250 to do the conversion. The M3 cost me a little over $200 plus the EF-M adapter. So I'm into it for a little over $500 before the filters. So not breaking the bank to get started.

 

[Greg]

Looking forward to seeing what the conversion does

Your $500 = £353

Camera gear in the UK is more like $1 for £1. I had thought of buying from USA except the import duty and vat brings it up to near the same as getting it locally

 

[Hali]

I have a Canon one but I have been waiting 8 months for a drop in filter one from Breakthrough Technology, but they have gotten sidetracked on it because they are doing something for video as well. Since I can't get a Canon one I'm still going to wait and see if they come through with it.

 

[Suzq]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

I bought mine via Amazon. I would check B&H first. I bought the one with the special focusing ring, but I think the one without it is the better choice - as I haven't used that ring, and really didn't need that feature). I use the adaptor with my Canon EF 70-300 USN Lens. It's such a wonderful lens, I truly didn't want to part with it. I'm told that the RF lenses will always be better than an EF with an adaptor, but it suits my needs perfectly!

 

[colinb]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

Hi, I have been using the Viltrox one, happily, with my old Canon 70-200

 

[Avatarshots]

I have a number of Canon lenses I'm hoping to use with my new R5. The adapter appears to be in short supply. Has anyone used one, or know of a source?

I got the Canon Control Ring adapter from Samy's Camera when I bought my R5

 

[Greg]

Viltrox make a number of Canon adapters all good in my opinion. I have 2 and they work perfectly, and at 1/5 the cost of Canon. Find them on Ebay.

 

[slclick]

The adapters are out there, you just need some googling skills. I'm in the US, my Control Ring adapter came from Canada, no tax and took as long as something being mailed domestically. All while everyone was clamoring about availability. it was very easy to find. Once again, some of you live in places where as you constantly remind us,...you get screwed with prices, VAT & availability . Trade you for your healthcare system and social welfare structure any day.

 

[Lookyloo69]

I ended up getting my 100-500 and 2X extender from Canon USA. I picked up a used M3 on eBay and having it converted to IR. I picked up a Viltrox EOS-M adapter to I can use my EF-S 18-135 and Tamron 70-300 with the M3. My Tamron 150-600 (Gen 1) doesn't work with the M3/Viltrox but I don't foresee doing a lot of IR with the long lens. It'll still work manually so I'll probably play around with it when I get the M3 back from the shop where it's being converted.

Just got back from SW Utah and Yellowstone. Warm in Utah, still pretty wintery in Yellowstone although had a couple of nice days. Bison with calves were plentiful, and some elk shedding their winter coats. One adolescent black bear. No other large wildlife unfortunately. Also got (I hope) some good shots of goldeneyes, white pelicans, Canada jays. and of course ravens. Also a chipmunk eating dandelion seed heads. I haven't had a chance to download them yet.

Probably preaching to the choir here, but Yellowstone and the National and State Parks of Utah are spectacular and should be on everyone's bucket list.

you can send your Tamron Vs1 back to the company for a free firmware upgrade ... be aware they'll want to charge you to clean it and to go thru it ... up to you on that