The easiest way to find out which lenses your camera will accept is to look at the lens mount index on the front of your EOS camera. Simply remove the lens from your camera by pressing the lens release button and twisting the lens anti-clockwise. Canon cameras have four mount types.
If you see a red line on the lens mount, your camera is an EOS APS-C R System or EOS Full-frame R System mirrorless.
If you see a red circle and a white square on the lens mount, your camera is an EOS APS-C DSLR.
If you see only a red circle on the lens mount, your camera is an EOS full-frame DSLR.
If you see a white circle on the lens mount, your camera is an EOS M series APS-C mirrorless.
Depending on your camera, different lens types can be used with or without a lens mount adapter.
Created for EOS R System cameras.
Compatible with every EOS camera ever produced, including the new EOS R System and EOS M series when used with the appropriate lens adapter.
Designed for EOS APS-C DSLR cameras. Compatible with EOS R System and EOS M series cameras when used with the appropriate lens adapter.
Created for EOS M series cameras.
See which Canon lenses work best for your camera using the chart below.
Canon lens adapters offer full compatibility with Canon EF, EF-S, TS-E and MP-E lenses giving Canon EOS R System and EOS M series camera owners complete integration with their existing lenses.*
The standard Mount Adapter EF-EOS R allows EF, EF-S, TS-E and MP-E lenses to be used on EOS R System cameras.
Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R offers the same lens mount conversion as Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, but also adds a Lens Control Ring.
Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R takes the functionality of Mount Adapter EF-EOS R and adds the ability to use drop-in filters.
Attach any lens from Canon’s huge range of EF, EF-S, TS-E and MP-E lenses to the EOS M series camera using this small, lightweight EF-M mount adapter.
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