Past Issues

Whether for street, travel, or leisure, why not carry less? In the spirit of labor day, give those joins a rest and check out some of our most compact, quick-draw setups.

In the pursuit of the smallest possible shooting setup we can throw together here, we revisit the underrate Micro Four-Thirds system, which comes with its own challenges. READ MORE

At a recent Fotodiox event, Angel pairs a compact prime and the magic of zone focusing to give his photowalk experience a tried-and-true street photography feel. READ MORE

If you've only shot with your kit zoom lenses, there's a whole world of lenses to try out. Rather than a zoom with a farther reach or wider range, why not try a prime lens? READ MORE

Photography has a long history, with plenty of advances in technology. Take a crash course in the old, by learning about the history of the Miranda mount, and look towards the future as we use Fotodiox adapters to reach new heights of creativity!

While not on our customers' top 10 adapted mounts, the Miranda lenses still deserve love. This niche mount has an interesting history, so feel free to read on to learn more. READ MORE

APS-C gets a bad reputation for not capturing the same field of view as full-frame cameras. When adapting full-frame lenses on APS-C cameras, you can use more of the image circle than usual and even increase your resolution. READ MORE

The Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens' Version II and STM versions are among the most popular Canon lenses to adapt. Manual adapters are prone to limitations, but we're up to the task of getting them to work. READ MORE

Zeiss is one of many household names when it comes to photography; they've even gotten into cine lenses as well. In this Adapt Club issue, we highlight some some lenses we've used with a focus on mounts Zeiss has blessed.

A brief overview of our new Contax RF Plus adapters. See what features it offers and see if we can't take it a step further to give you even more for your vintage lenses. READ MORE

If anyone can snag a sweet thrift store find, it's Sean! A small, compact Tessar 50mm f/2.8 is his most recent find, but read to see if ithe price is too good to be true. READ MORE

Tessar, Planar, Biotar? Oh my! These are some of many terms that go beyond helping a lens sound fancy. They're a part of history and legacy lens design. Angel explores the Planar 35mm f/2 from the Contax G system. READ MORE

Photography is filled with passion projects, and makes for great fun, but sometimes it's a labor of love. In this issue, we explore the different steps it takes to get the results we want, as well as the obstacles and challenges that may stand in our way.

We answer the most common question when it comes to our TLT ROKR adapters: Do you have a tilt/shift adapter for my native lens? READ MORE

Angel explores the Horseman LX45 view camera and experiments with one of our 4x5 stitching backs. READ MORE

Alex's latest film scanning endeavor is brought to a screeching halt after a logistics issue, but it's quickly solved by a trip to Montana. READ MORE

Adapt Club Issue 004 brings you Pentax-centric content as we explore gear from the many different Pentax mounts. Leave a comment! We want to hear from you.

M42 lenses are the some of the most popular lenses to adapt! Learn how adapting Takumar lenses to a Pentax DSLR and SLR is still possible despite the limitations in focal flange distance READ MORE

Need another lens recommendation for the spring photography season? Whether you're photographing people or nature, this vintage lens is one you don't wanna miss out on. READ MORE

No, we did not forget about our Pentax crowd! We still make adapters for the K-mount and we've introduced the most technical adapter for the most technical user base in photography! READ MORE

Lens adapters are more than just putting non-native lens onto a camera. Lens adapters are tools for creation. They open up avenues that may not have been previously possible and urge us to think outside the box.

This SLR Magic lens is primarily marketed towards the Micro Four-Thirds system. Thankfully, Sean doesn't let that stop him. READ MORE

Angel takes the RhinoCam Vertex to the streets to capture the stunning architecture along the Chicago river. READ MORE

Alex had some unscanned negatives, a vintage set of bellows, and a dream. Let's see if he can make it work. READ MORE

In February, we highlighted some of our favorite Fotodiox gear. As the month comes to the close, we share some of the lenses we love to shoot with.

Read on below as Sean, Angel, and Alex highlight different lenses and how we use them.

Sean thrifted this compact and lightweight 100mm lens...for only $7! This lens definitely punches above its price. READ MORE

Angel speaks volumes of his love for the Yashica AF system and its lenses. He's gathered quite the collection and shows us just what it's capable of. READ MORE

Alex has an idea for reducing the crop factor for medium format lenses on an APS-C camera. Should we let him cook? READ MORE

This month, we want to highlight our DLX Stretch line of adapters.

Most creators keep a nifty fifty on-hand, and Sean talks about one of his favorites to use with his Sony A7II: the Canon FD 50mm f/1.8. READ MORE

DLX Stretch adapters can be used for so much more than macro work. Angel goes out on-location to try his hand at long exposure photography using the filters kitted with select DLX Stretch adapters. READ MORE

In this post, Alex is determined to answer two questions:
1) How much macro does a DLX Stretch actually give us?
2) Can we stack two DLX Stretch adapters onto each other? READ MORE