Fringer ef fx pro ii review năm 2024

The Fringer EF-FX Pro II is an electronic lens adapter that allows Canon EF and EF-S lenses to be mounted on to Fujifilm X-cameras.

Because of the electronic transmission, auto focus, image stabilization and aperture are supported and are correctly being displayed on the camera’s screen. Keep in mind that the camera’s crop doesn’t change. The adapter is not a focal reducer so full-frame lenses won’t be used to their full potential.

The EF-FX Pro II with front and back cap.

Auto focus is a tricky topic especially when it comes to shooting video. In general the auto focus works well when taking pictures but when it comes to continuous AF, it often struggles or doesn’t react at all. But keep in mind that the auto focus performance hugely depends on the lens and the adapter cannot improve already bad AF. When it comes to recording video I wouldn’t use the continuous auto focus because it’s not reliable, even on the X-T4. For photography it’s quite the opposite. I only had a few hiccups but mostly got sharp results.

Canon’s nifty fity fits perfectly on the adapter.

One of the biggest advantages of the Fringer adapter is the support of optical image stabilization and IBIS on the X-H1 and X-T4. This is a big deal because you can simply attach the lens and the adapter recognizes the focal length. No need to manually set the focal length in the IBIS menu setting to make sure it works. It’s all electronically transmitted. This comes in handy because I like using fast primes for hand-held video shooting. If optical image stabilization is activated on the lens, the camera’s IBIS will be switched off. Lenses without OIS can use IBIS if it is turned on in the camera’s menu. Although the IBIS works well, there can be issues when using tele-photo lenses above 100mm.

The adapter has an electronic aperture ring just like most native Fuji X-lenses. The ring turns easily without much friction but is not clickless. I personally enjoy using this ring to change the aperture because it feels very familiar to using Fuji lenses. The aperture is always being displayed on the camera’s screen so you don’t have to worry about which aperture is actually set. When turning the ring further than the smallest aperture it switches to auto aperture.

Depending on the lens, the adapter is not always noticeable.

When it comes to image quality I was actually surprised how sharp the images and especially the videos look. I have mostly tested older EF-S lenses that are not as sharp as Canon L lenses, but even those delivered some great results. Even Canon’s nifty fifty which is their cheapest prime lens ended up producing some lovely looking images. Vignetting is more noticeable on some lenses than others but overall not too bad. Especially when comparing the image quality to native X-mount lenses, the EF lenses are just as sharp which I personally didn’t expect.

When it comes to the built quality the EF-FX Pro II feels a bit plasticky. But maybe that’s because it’s rather lightweight compared to other adapters. Inside the adapter is a USB-port to update its firmware. The adapter sits rather tight on the camera body. There is no movement when grabbing the lens or the adapter. It’s rock solid.

Overall I am impressed by the adapter’s performance. Like I mentioned before, auto focus is a tricky topic and it’s hard to rate due to the different performance each lens delivers. Since I focus manually when shooting video this is not a big deal but if you need great auto focus you should make sure your EF lenses are supported by the adapter.

It’s nice to be able to use older EF-S lenses that are specifically designed for APS-C cameras like the Canon 7D but I think it would be great to see Fringer making a focal reducer to get the full potential out of full-frame lenses.

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About me: My name is Arne. I am a bird-watching wildlife and photography enthusiast. You can see my images at Images & Birds or visit my Instagram and I hope you enjoy it.

I am not sponsored, and I do not receive any money for this post: neither from Fujirumors, affiliation, nor from any of the companies I mentioned. I bought every piece of equipment with my own money, a lot of it used like the eye-wateringly expensive Canon lens. I reached out to Patrick and offered him to write this field report in order to support his channel. He agreed and there you are.

Let’s dive right into it with the most important takeaways first.

• Good build quality (adapter)
• No weather sealing (adapter)
• Good overall focussing, but worse than with native lens/camera-combination, especially in difficult conditions
• Usable, but less capable tracking compared to native lens/camera-combination
• Impeccable image quality

Build quality The Fringer ships in a stylish black box. Everything seems well thought-out and high-quality. I returned my first copy anyway. The adapter features a lining of black fabric on the inner side to control stray light. With my first copy this fabric overlapped into the imaging circle of the adapter.

The aperture ring turns firmly but smoothly and feels comfortable, but I chose to set the aperture with the command dial. The aperture ring sits right next to the camera and it turned out really difficult to reach with either hand. While my right hand is holding the camera grip, my left hand is balancing the lens and operating its focus ring way out front, so I simply have no finger left to spin the aperture ring of the Fringer.

Both bayonets are made of brass and feel very solid. Once attached, there is quite a bit of play as usual with Fujifilm equipment. But overall the adapter is really well built.

There is one serious caveat though. The adapter is not weather sealed. I reached out to Fringer and they confirmed this. For wildlife photography this is a serious drawback. Demanding weather, especially falling snow, oft create the most beautiful images. I tried to amend this a little (!) by taping the joint between lens and adapter with some layers of Tragopan self-adhesive Camo Tape and put a HUGA Nature neoprene lens cover over it. I perfectly know that this is not a waterproof solution so don’t be too picky about my DIY. By the way, I highly recommend the HUGA cover and actually prefer it over the Lens Coat offerings, being roughly half the price for the same quality.

Do Canon lenses fit Fujifilm?

The Fotodiox Pro Fusion Smart AF adapter allows mounting Canon EOS lenses on FUJIFILM X-Mount mirrorless cameras. It works for both, full-frame Canon EF lenses and APS-C Canon EF-S lenses, and allows infinity focus.