What to expect#
Aperture control: lenses with a manual aperture ring work directly; electronically controlled lenses (no ring) need a smart adapter or one with a built-in aperture lever.
Focus: use focus peaking and magnification in the viewfinder. Exposure metering works normally because the camera meters through the lens at working aperture.
Image circle: Canon EF-S lenses are designed for a smaller sensor (≈1.6× crop), so expect heavy vignetting on a full-frame Hasselblad XCD body unless you use its crop mode.
Canon EF-S lenses you could adapt#
- Canon EF 75-300mm F4-5.6 III
- Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
- Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
- Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
- Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
- Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
- Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
- Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
- Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
- Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Hasselblad XCD cameras#
Other systems for Canon EF-S lenses#
Frequently asked questions#
Will Canon EF-S lenses autofocus on Hasselblad XCD?
No — adapted lenses are manual focus on this combination.
Does a Canon EF-S to Hasselblad XCD adapter affect image quality?
A glass-free adapter is just a precisely machined spacer, so image quality is unchanged when it is built to the right thickness. Cheap adapters can be slightly too thin or thick, which shifts the infinity mark.
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