Adapter puts medium-format lenses on full-frame cameras

A reducing adapter that allows medium-format lenses to fit full-frame cameras has been developed by Chinese lens adapter manufacturer Kipon.

A reducing adapter which can fit medium-format lenses onto full-frame cameras has been developed by Chinese lens adapter maker Kipon. The adapter has been designed to fit Hasselblad lenses onto Sony E-mount cameras, but the manufacturer says it plans to expand its range to cover more lenses and cameras.

The magnification factor of 0.7x will expand the focal length of the lens, as well as its effective aperture, according to Kipon. The adapter feeds light from its rear element into a tighter covering circle in the camera. The 0.7x magnification of the Kipon adapter has the effect of cancelling out the crop factor, turning a 50mm Hasselblad lens back into a 35mm-equivalent on a full-frame camera.

Kipon expects the adapter to sell for US $415.