Adapter

Adapters are available for a wide field of camera media, parts and accessories. Examples:

Lens adapter

A lens adapter is a device to mount lenses made for some type of camera on another camera for which they were not originally designed.

lens adapters above: 1. M42 thread in Four-Thirds bayonet 2. M42 thread in Minolta SR bayonet 3. M42 thread in Minolta AF bayonet below: 1. M39 thread in M42 thread 2. Minolta SR bayonet in Four-Thirds bayonet 3. Exakta bayonet in Minolta SR bayonet

a rollfilm back for plate cameras, the most common type of film adapter

An adapter will receive any lens with one type of lens mount, and attach it to a camera body with another lens mount. In some cases the use of a lens on an adapter changes the distance range or the speed of the lens.

[1] Explanation about adapters for SLR and rangefinder cameras

Film adapter

The most common film adapter is the rollfilm back for plate cameras. Plate adapters were attachable to some early 20th century rollfim cameras. 35mm film adapters were available for a few medium format cameras.

1. battery adapter with battery 2. tripod thread adapter 3. hot shoe flash adapter

Tripod adapter

The simplest tripod adapter connects camera and tripod if they have different thread sizes.

Flash adapter

Modern cameras which usually use an own system flash can use old flashes with standard hot shoe with help of an adapter.

Battery adapter

• Common battery types used in cameras and flashes are LR44, 625, AA, AAA, CR2 and CR123. Some older battery types are no more available. Some of these lost battery types can be replaced by common batteries in adapters.

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