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When Canon announced the new EOS M system, one of the big draws was an adapter that allows shooters to use all their existing EF lenses on the M body, for a $200 pricetag. Now a small Japanese company has made the same promise for users of other ILC formats, and while we don't know the price, it will likely be lower since it can't do autofocus.
Kipon has just announced two adapters, one for Sony NEX and one for Micro Four Thirds, which will allow the mounting of Canon EF lenses. The real draw here is that they'll have electronic aperture control, which is a must have for modern lenses lacking an aperture ring.
There's no word on what the adapters will cost or when they'll launch, but keep your eyes on your favorite Asian eBay sellers, which is where gear like this tends to end up.
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If you're not blown away by the selection of lenses available for your Sony NEX or Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, Kipon has just announced its own adapter that lets photographers use older Canon EF mount lenses, complete with electronic aperture control.
Kipon's adapter isn't the first to offer such functionality—Metabones has one that's been on back-order for ages, but it only works with Sony's NEX mirrorless cameras. Kipon's offering will work with Micro Four Thirds cameras as well, like the Olympus PEN E-P2, but currently a lot of other questions are left unanswered. Will it support other electronic functionality like autofocus or image stabilization? Can Canon's newer EF-S mount lenses also be used (with some compromises)? And most importantly, when will the adapter be available and will it be cheaper than Metabone's $400 solution?