Lenses for Digital View Camera Outfits with GFX or Other Mirrorless Cameras

[rdeloe]

I get asked a lot what lenses work well with digital view cameras paired with mirrorless cameras. When I get questions like that, I find it helpful to point people to a resource they can read to get started. When the question is about technical cameras with medium format backs, I send them to Dave Chew's pages! But in cases where someone wants to use a digital view camera like the Arca-Swiss F-Universalis (and now Pico), or a Cambo Actus G, I ended up writing some material to provide a bit of "one stop shopping".

Here's the link: https://www.robdeloephotography.com/Pages/Lenses

If you manage to make your way through all this and have some constructive feedback, do please use this thread to post it.

 

[4x5Australian]

Hi Rob,

Well done! For too long there has been little introductory information available on the basic concepts around lenses suitable for digital technical cameras. It's a daunting task, but your article addresses this gap well. It was a pleasure to read.

Rod

 

[John Leathwick]

What a great article, Rob - a very useful compilation of hard to find information, and beautifully described.

John

 

[rdeloe]

Thanks Rod and John. Glad it was helpful. If you see anything that needs clarification or correction, do please let me know.

 

[sbjornda]

I nominate this for a sticky thread. This will be helpful for years to come!

 

[dchew]

Wonderful article Rob! Many thanks for the effort you put into giving us this information; it is greatly appreciated. I know this takes so much longer to do than it appears.
Well done!
Dave

 

[Doppler9000]

I’ll add my thanks to Rob for his tireless work here.

 

[diggles]

Thank you, Rob, for generously sharing not just your findings but the effort behind them. The research, testing, and even making permanent modifications to lenses to explore their adaptability is no small task, and it’s clear how much thought and care went into this!