{"id":1798,"date":"2014-04-22T07:30:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suggestionofmotion.com\/auto-draft\/"},"modified":"2015-04-03T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T20:22:45","slug":"panasonic-gh4-lens-options-adapted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suggestionofmotion.com\/blog\/panasonic-gh4-lens-options-adapted\/","title":{"rendered":"Adapting Lenses for the Panasonic GH4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Panasonic GH4’s Micro Four Thirds (MFT) mount may just be the most versatile lens mount on the planet<\/strong>. Virtually any lens under the sun can be attached to this mount.<\/p>\n

All you need is the right adapter.<\/p>\n

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That’s why this post is all about one of the GH4’s greatest strengths– using adapted lenses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Any Lens? How can this be?<\/h2>\n

Here’s the deal: Because the Panasonic GH4 is a mirrorless<\/strong> camera, the lens mount can be positioned much closer to the sensor than on a standard DSLR (which needs to fit an articulating mirror in between). The distance between the lens mount and the camera’s sensor is referred to as the flange focal distance<\/em> (FFD).<\/p>\n

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Very little distance between lens mount and sensor<\/p><\/div>\n

Simply put, any lens that is built for a camera with larger<\/em> FFD than MFT (i.e. the lens mount is positioned farther<\/em> from the sensor) can be adapted for use on the GH4. The adapter acts as a spacer<\/strong> that fills in the gap between the MFT mount and the FFD that the lens was built for.<\/p>\n

Quick example:<\/p>\n