The MC-11 is the reason I have 8 Sony alpha cameras after 15 years with Canon. By the way, My wife and I love your channel!

Old vid, but some info. There's there's an adapter, that works with everything. It's the 7Artisan EF-SE AF adapter. around $95 I have a few Canon EF/EFS lenses. But I mainly use the 55-250mm IS STM lens. It works perfectly on my Sony A600. That includes, CAF, with pic and vid. All face recognition modes work. Also the lens's IS works perfect in pic mode, but it doesn't work with video. That wouldn't be a problem with a camera with IBS. It also has a button, to switch from Contrast Detect AF, to Phase Detect AF, depending on camera. Although the A600 has both CD and PD, the adapter will only work with CD. There are adapters for other camera makers

I love to use the adapters from one brand to be put on another or old lenses to the new mount. But I got an error using the EF to R adapter stating Error 70. I was using the EF-S 10-18mm IS STM lens on the Canon EOS R10 and thought it overheated. No, after researching on the internet with this problem the adapter is at fault. So I experiment on many things, for an example overclocking a computer for better performance, and I was recording in Aperture Priority in the Stills mode not the Movie mode. But after 30 minutes it shut off the recording and gave me that error message. Learning something new everyday and am enjoying it. Stay Safe and Keep Smiling! Cheers!

I switched to Sony about seven months ago. Yes all my Canon’s lenses work perfectly even my 600mm IS 1 F4. Although I will confess the first Sony lens I purchased was the 200-600mm for motorsports. Razor sharp and 1/3 the weight of the Canon 600mm.

You can use EF-S lenses with the emount but you just need to mod the MC-11 but removing a few screws. It exposes the inside of the MC-11 but it works flawlessly on a FF camera in crop mode. I love my canon 35mm macro on my a7iii. It's a sharp underrated lens.

Most of my lenses are now native Sony lenses now, but back in the day, I used the MC-11 with almost any EF lens and it worked fine with the exception of eye AF. Plus, the video was never great, but the still pictures were awesome. In fact, I used to do a lot of event photography using the MC-11 on my Sony a7riii with the 24-105 L, and 70-200 L lenses and the pictures came out great. In fact the Tamron 28-75 EF lens produced some wonderful images attached to the MC-11 adapter. I called Sigma last year and the person I spoke to said they were no longer updating MC-11 adapters. Also of interest, I found that the canon ef 50mm 1.8 had a sharper image and less AF problems than the native Sony FE 50mm f/1.8. And I loved using the Canon 40mm 2.8 on the MC-11 adapter (super sharp images). One of the most beautiful combinations was when I used the Canon 135 f/2 lens on the Sony a7riii. Such beautiful portrait images! I still do use a Canon Macro lens on my Sony, but other than that, I use native lenses now with the exception of some older vintage lenses. Another great portrait lens that a lot of folks overlook is the Canon 100 f/2 lens. I've really gotten some wonderful portraits on that lens in the past.

Tom! Want to say I appreciate all your gear content from audio, mics, camera etc etc Fellow KZfaqr and find almost all your content useful for educational purposes plus thinking outside the box in general. Don't stop! Extremely talented

Hey Tom! Just wanted to add that you can use FD to E (most manufacturers call them FD to NEX) adapters instead of stacking adapters so you get a more stable connection between camera and lens 😊 avid "vintage lens on mirrorless camera" user here and the 2 pros of adapting are image character (many modern lenses and sensors are made to be optically perfect so these "flawed" lenses bring some life into the images) and fun to use manual focusing (these lenses are made to manual focus so they feel good and have long focus throwes which help a lot in filmmaking imo) Hope this helps and I thoroughly enjoyed this video! 😊

The one for me is the 7artisan adapter is the best one I have tried on my Sony 7 IV. It also focuses some Canon EF/EF-S Sigma and Tamron Lenses in Movie mode. On top of that, it's cheaper. You don't need to modify your EF-S Lenses. Though with some EF-S Lenses you need to set your camera to crop mode.

I got the mc-11 when i switched because my sigma 35 has seen better days and the focus ring is pretty much stuck. Didn't want to sell for peanuts because the af still works fine. Was very happy that my 200 L prime from 1989 works so well on Sony. One of my favorite lenses ever. It's better than it was on my 5diii lol. Super fast af and accurate.

I wish Sigma had made a speedbooster version of MC-11, allowing you to adapt their FF glass on Sony apsc bodies (or certain FF bodies under s35 mode) with no crop.

I've been a Canon shooter all my life (until I got into KZfaq, that is) and have been using the Commlite EF to EF-M adapter for my M50, I recently got a used a6000 (my Sonys have all been ZV-1s) and have been wondering about using an EF to E adapter. A little disappointed to hear that the Sigma does not AF with Canon lenses though. The Commlite does allow AF with the EF to EF-M adapter. I'll have to look into that. But this video certainly does answer a lot of questions! I've got a ton of EF and FD lenses to play with.

EF lens are kings!! .. I have both Sony E and fujifilm . My old Canon and Sigma art Glass adapt so well using fringer pro 2 adapter.. my Sigma art lens adapt well with my E mount bodies. Photography as mentioned works well on my sony. I have the sigma 28mm, 40mm art , 105mm and 135mm art. Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II .. they all work with adapters. I’ve even experimented with the Z mount and GFX mount. EF mounts lens are Kings 🎉🎉

You can adapt most non digital lenses to mirror less, it doesn’t matter the system. It can be Panasonic, Olympus, Sony, whatever so long as it’s mirroless. Vintage glass is great. Most of the vintage 50mm glass out there has a lot of great benefits over that Sony you say is as good. Build quality and bokeh are much nicer in many cases.

I have been using mc-11 for the last 2 years and it almost works flawlessly with all my canon L lenses. I just wish to have a thinner version of this adapter. You are right that it's the best adapter, not only because it works great but also for the price compared to other adapters like Metabones. Great video. 👍

You can get FD to native sony mount. Because the glass in the FD to EF adapter will slightly degrade the quality of the lens.

I love that you can always tell when you're hyped to record a video. The puns are on full blast!

Finally a video on the subject using the A7 IV and not R/R II/A7 II/III. This has been buried so deep by the algorithm that I had to search for several days to find it. Thank you for this content! P.S. Fun fact: The APS-C Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 Art lens works much better on my Sony A7 IV with MC-11 adapter than natively on my EOS 7D II. :D

out of the 30 lens reviews i have watched in the last two hours, you are the only person i sub'd to - mainly for your amazing studio set up on top of your content 😅

Great video. Perfect for me as a lover of Sigma art lenses currently shooting in Canon and wanting to make the leap to Sony. You have put my mind at ease and given me a path forward. Thank you. Also, great studio set up.

I’m sure someone has said this in the comments. I’ve done a lot of research and it’s seems like the 7artisans lens adapter for Canon EF/EFS to E-Mount seems to be really solid for photo and video auto focus.

Great and informative video ! but minor correction on 2:56 , its actually Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for sony. the one with the 'built in mc-11' . DG DN lineup they redesigned everything for mirrorless format.

Hi. There are really cheap native FD-Sony adapters (

That's great! From what i have seen so far adapting the canon lenses on my A7iii body with the mc-11, is that, as you reel the aperture dial you costantly see the maximun aperture of the lens, all the time, the f4 for the 24-105. Another thing is, when you magnification to manual focus lets say, and half press the sutter button, to stabilize the frame, the magnification goes away. None of these two things happens with any sigma lens on mc-11. Sigma lenses auto focus better than the canon lenses too. In exif data also i see the focal length of the lens, but not which lens is for canons. But not for the sigmas.

😂 I just noticed my comment from 4 months ago. This was how I discovered your channel! Gracias amigo!! 🏆

I did the "adapter dance" for the last 6-7 years with my Canon glass to Sony bodies. I finally sold all the adapters and Canon glass this week to switch over to Sony G-Master glass. It was time....

You can also use the Viltrox EF to Sony E mount adaptor at a much cheaper price. Works just fine.

I predict that with Canon strong arming the RF ecosystem, these adapters will be growing in popularity.

Nice to see an old popular Tamroon zoom getting a workout on modern kit. I've owned a couple of them and scored a few SP Tamrons of that era and honestly, some of them are as good as modern glass. Not joking. One or two of them aren't but there are very few dogs amongst the Tamron line-up.

Dude, I Googled “adapt Canon lenses to Sony” and your video shows up in ***Google*** results! They don’t even know about my loyalty to your awesome channel 🤩 I have a few prize Canon lenses - 85 and 135 and they have been untouched since I switched to the A7iv. So, I’m thinking of bringing them back to the rotation. So happy to see that you are the *Universe’s* choice for gear brilliance and insights. So happy the Tenba 14L has become all you had hoped it would be! Have an awesome day and weekend. 🥳👍📸🦦🍩☮️

Nice video, I bought my A7r so that I can use my glass on full frame digital to save money on film, I use FD, F, M42, MD, EF and OM adapters, and they work just fine.

Canon 16-35mm F4 was my favourite.. Now on Nikon..Sigma Art fam.

7artisans adapter is the best budget adapter. I try it on my A7C with 16-35mm F4 L, 50mm F1.8 STM, 70-300mm F4-5.6 L. All work perfectly in picture and video mode. Can read the exif file after shoot.

I never own any Sigma while using Canon EOS. But glad to see you demonstrate video autofocus with Sigma on MC-11. My Canon lenses work good with MC-11 on Sony A7R3 for photo, not video. I will try to buy a used Sigma. Thank you.

You must’ve made this video just for me! I appreciate you throwing some light on the “unholy union.” Like you, I switched from Canon to Sony, and I have not touched my Canon lenses because I don’t feel like selling them and keep my Canon gear as a back up system. But, I got a shoot lined up for the end of this month I need to use my 24-105 Canon macro zoom lens. The same one you have. I thought that meant I would have to go back to using my Canon camera, which is honestly a step backwards in image quality and speed of focus after loving the SonyA74 for almost a year now. And now I see this spectacular video offering me a simple way to use the Canon lenses I have loved for years. Thanks Tom Buck, camera god 📷 🏆😊

Totally going to play around with the ZV-E10 and see what mischief I can come up with! Don't have many Canon lenses, but there are a few sitting in storage that might get a second shot at life!

Thanks in advance for the explanation. I wish to use my old Nikon 70-200mm with my Sony alpha. So, your video helps me to try it ❤ your lighting feels so motivating 🎉

Last metabone Mark IV / Mark V with the last update Ver.68 work with AF in video mode on my a7siii and a7iv (try both of them)

Speedbooster for sony camera to create a 16mm lens to 10mm lens approximately.

I love you, man. I switched to sony and was missing using the 18-35mm 1.8 and with this adapter I can use it on my A7 IV. Thank you! subscribed!!

Great video. I've adapted (LA EA5) old Minolta and Sony (1980s to 1990s) A Mount lenses. Autofocus is louder and a bit slower with fewer autofocus points. But the quality is still pretty good.

I bought a dedicated adapter for Canon Fd lenses to Sony, far, far better then using the MC11 and the FD-EOS adapter due to the extra lens element in the adapter, this allows me to use my old Canon FD 50mm 1.4 without loss of quality...

The metabones adapter is the most reliable ef-e adapter for non sigma lenses

That's awesome, an adaptor on an adaptor to adapt a lens to a camera. Wow that was a lot to write. Also, this is the first video where my name made it on the board, yaaaay. (don't know why I hadn't signed up until now). 😃

I enjoyed the content. Thanks. I can assure you that the mount name for that camera is FD. I don’t believe there’s any such mount as CF. Edit: just got to the point in the video where you got it! 😅

GREAT VIDEO THANKS ! HELPING ME TO MAKE A DECISION.

Love your easy style. Creatures who “adapt” tend to live longer.😁 Kidding asside, I’ve adapted lots of old (Pentax) lenses to Sony cams - gotta set focal length in cam to use IBIS, but fun to see results. Cheers!

Hi Tom, thanks for this video. just what i was after. Out of curiosity, whats the camera that you used to film this with?

I have a Canon DSLR (550D) and 3 Lenses mainly for photography, but now I’m gonna buy Sony for videos and worry if I can still use my Canon lenses… That’s why I’m thinking if I still want buy Sony (watching ZV E-10) or stay with Canon (M50 Mark II which I’ve been using already a few times…) If Sony, I’m going to buy the one with kit lense + Sigma 18-50 f 2.8… worth it? Cause it’s better in the dark conditions… Also thinking of the manual soviet lense Gelios 44m-4 2/58

Awesome video as always, learned a thing about canon lenses today

A great helpful video bro... keep rocking with your style

Hi, loved your video. I started with photography this year because I found an old analog camera from my father. Now I am looking into buying a digital camera and it's not easy to decide between all the camera brands. Sony seems like a good choice mainly because of the E-Mount and the a6000 line but the lenses seemed a bit to expensive. This adapter seems like a good short term solution to this.

I use EF lenses with my Nikon Z camera via an adapter (Fringer). The AF in photo and video works as good as native.

Hi Tom, there are regular updates for even better AF and yes also in video too on some canon lenses even so try update your firmware

This was useful. Thanks!

You should try the 7Artisans adapter, AF works for video on all the Canon lenses I've tried

Great info! Thanks for the explanations.

i bought the adapter and a toking 11-16 f2.8 lens Canon EF, it works fine however at 11mm I do get some vinetting, probably from the adapter which spaces the lens out further. I also bought a sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro, and this one was a major failure, the AF does not work and it does not let me set the Apurture, I am stuck in f2.8 On the flip side I read that it is an older Sigma model and apparently it even has issues working on newer Canons, I can confirm this as it would not work on my friend's newer Canon DLSR

Greta video. I bought a 5D2 really cheap with a 50mm STM..and scored a 24-105 and 200mm f2.8 L cheap as well. I had to repair the 24-105mm too. I'd love to upgrade the body but not spend a ton of money on something new. Just looking for more low light performance and better AF choices. Shooting kids little league is great with the 200mm, but in low light, it seems to hunt a lot and having to bump the iso brings in a lot of noise.

Thanks, Tom. I’ve none to say about this… but, I did realize, when you were talking about your 6D, I realized I had the 7D, and may have mis-commented in your video last week. Oh, dear

Thanks alot for your video and all the details. You actually helped me make a decision. Same as you, in a Canon echo system for photos, but was GH5 for video. Want all the same echo system, but without breaking the bank. Will be able to use my canon lens for a while with that adapter. Thanks again 😉

i know a different animal but my dad was the chief engineer at a very big studio in Chicago...the combo was Sony camera bodies etc and Canon glass

I recently stumbled upon a couple of videos talking about the new 7artisans adaptor. It seems to have auto focus in video as well. Yet to test it myself but I've placed an order.

Which is the best adopter now in 2023 ? Does any adopter work with video auto focus with newer Sony cameras ?

Excellent and informatory video.. I have few old film days lenses like eos 24/2.8, 28/105/, 24/85, 35/135, 50/1.8 plastic mount. I picked Viltrox but performance average hit and miss. I will .appreciate if you guide sigma mc 11 will work work on sony a 7ii above lenses in af mode

Does this adapter add any crop factor? I'm just thinking on going from Canon to Sony and this video is like a silver lining! Thank you soooooo much!

I definitely need something like this for my Nikon f mount lenses to Sony E mount 😮

This link to amazon is to another sigma adaptor which is not the right one for the EF mount. The BH link is correct.

Hey Tom! what's that cool looking stand that your ATEM Mini Extreme is sitting on? It'd sure be neat if you had an affiliate link for it in the video description! 😉

Nice. Ended up selling my Canon lenses and bought all new Sony lenses. Ouch! :)

I shoot with a canon R6 mostly video, thinking about switching to the fx 3, the only thing that stops me is that i looove using the ef to r6 mount with drop in vnd... apparently Meike just made an adapter that has drop in vnd for ef lenses to sony e mount... if video focus is great, i am definitely switching to sony (only for dynamic range) ;))))

What about focal length? If there is no glass or something in adapter so if u put it between your camera and lens you gonna have longer focal length actually.

Works very well with my Canon EFS 35MM Macro lens.

My Sigma MC-11 allows me to use my EF Canon lenses on my Sony a7ii. The only issue is a longer boot-up of 1/2 second.

Hi there...I just got the Sony FX30 and I have a Sony 18-105mm f 4 which is ok but not for low light...I also own a Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for Canon which I like for my 90D...I also have several Canon STM lenses...so...I'm thinking I could use this MC-11 adapter but do I understand correctly that my Sigma 18-35mm f 1.8 might work fine with video autofocus but genuine Canon cropped lenses will not not have continuous video autofocus? I know this video is from 4 months ago...I'm tempted as I don't want to buy the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8...are there more than one version of this MC-11 adapter? thanks for your help!

you have a beautiful and great space!!!

I own a Canon 300mm 2.8 IS II (the latest version) and their 1.4 & 2.0 teleconverters. Will the 300mm + TC's autofocus in all modes (with, say, bird eye focus)?

I work video for a local soccer club where I go to school, would this be a good option? I’m struggling finding a good adapter without breaking the bank even more (went from Canon 80D to Sony A7IV).

WRONG about the canon EF-S lenses..... kinda... The MC-11 was licensed to only use EF to sony mount. Physically blocking the ability to use canon EF-S lenses, however, if the EF-S lens mount is make of plastic, you can remove it, grind it down to remove the physical plastic blocking and then use it on the MC-11. I did this exact thing with the Canon EF-s 10-22mm on my Sony A72 for a trip to Italy. Worked perfectly. Look for videos about modifying EF-s to work on full frame cameras.

I have 3 different cheaper adapters for my A7ii. Each works with a different set of EF-S lenses.

The Sigma MC-11 does not present EF lenses as E-mount lenses. It presents them as A-mount lenses.

this is a great video, I currently have both systems, an a6000 for sony and a Canon 6D, I do have an adapter for the Sony. Lately I've been wondering if I should upgrade wheter to an a7 or Canon R, which personally I think I like better the experience with the Canon. the main reason being is that Sony has kind of always had a problem with overheating in their systems. which do you recomend to do? or stick with what I have and purchase maybe more lenses like used ones? also I have another question, can you use the sigma adapter on Canon EF mounts like the R series for sony E mount lenses ? like full frames ones? and the older canon does fit the R system as well?

I wonder if it's possible to adapt my Tamron EF 24-70 G2 to the MC11 on a Sony camera

hi there...I'm late to the conversation...I was using a Canon 90D and a Canon C100 mk2 for video with EF-S lenses- I don't have any Full frame Canon Lenses. Now I have a Sony FX30...I got the adapter MC-11 and I can use my SIgma 18-35mm f1.8 and even my gigantic Sigma 50-100mm f1.8 (crazy! I don't know why I got it but it's awesome!)...however I wish I could use my other Canon lenses STM EFS with my Sony sometimes...maybe my 10-18mm STM but the MC-11 will not work...any reliable adapter I could use nowadays? I saw a Commlite but reviews were not good...any suggestions? Thanks

canon is abandoning EF-M lenses and i'm looking if it's possible to buy new sony camera and put some adapter so I can keep using collection of my ef-m lenses, any tips or rumors if it's possible

Hi Tom, can we use canon 600f4 mk2 with sony A1. If yes than what would be the downside. Response appreciated.

Hey great content, help me a lot. I have a doubt, I have a Meike 85mm f1.8 ef mount and now I am a Sony user. How can I know if that adapter will help me to use that lens at my A6100?

Hi Tom, another nice video, thanks. Is there any adopter to use Sony emount lenses with Canon cameras.

great vdo tom , but i have a question , can i use a MC 11 adapter on a Canon EOS R camera to use a canon FD or EF lenses ?

This really tempts me to move to Sony lol

Thanks for your review! I'm wondering if you can also use the ibis using this tool? Thanks!

I wish I could do that with the tamron 70-200g2

Tom what are your thoughts on wall mounting a mic arm opposed to a desk clamp?

Do you know if the MC-11 suports the 24-70 sigma art????

How do you think pairing a sony a7iii, the adapater shown in video, and a sigma 70-200 f2.8 for ef mount, would work together. My main concern is autofocus for video.

How does the Eye Tracking AF work in photo mode? I know video kind of sucks, but I’m hoping this works perfectly so I can jump ship, sell my 5D IV, and get the A7IV without wasting my EF lens collection

Is thie a video adapted from a photography class?

Does focus peaking work in manual mode with Canon EF lenses on the Sony 7 III?

Hi there. Are there any adapters for the Canon RF lens to the Sony E mount body and vice versa, (Sony E lens to the Canon R mount body)?

your shirt reminds me of t mobile :)