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Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM — adapter compatibility and body matches

The Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM sits on the Canon RF flange geometry (20 mm) — below is every body mount it adapts onto, the autofocus / IS / aperture-control level you should expect, and the specific adapter SKUs that ship the path.

Lens specifications

Manufacturer
Canon
Lens mount
Canon RF
Focal length
100–500mm
Aperture
f/4.5 – f/51
Lens type
Zoom
Image stabilization
Yes
Weight
1370 g
Filter thread
77 mm
Released
2020

Adapting the RF 100-500 L IS onto other bodies

Every feasible body-mount destination for a Canon RF lens, sorted by adapter feasibility. Curated adapter SKUs (linked below) cover the specific lens-side → body-side pairing — pick the row matching the body you own, then click the SKU for the full teardown.

Body mountResultAdapter examplesCaveats

Body mount

Canon RF (cine)
flange 20 mm
Native
AF fullIS fullAp. electronic
  • no adapter required — stills RF glass mounts natively on Canon RF-mount cinema bodies (C70, C400, R5 C)
  • Cinema RF bodies preserve every stills-RF feature: Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, in-lens IS, electronic aperture and Control Ring.
  • C70 and C400 use the standard RF mount; no special adapter is needed for RF-mount L-series stills lenses.

Body mount

Canon EF-M
flange 18 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel1.5× crop
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon RF lens and Canon EF-M body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.

Body mount

Nikon Z
flange 16 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon RF lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.

Body mount

Sony E (incl. FE)
flange 18 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon RF lens and Sony E (incl. FE) body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.

Body mount

Fujifilm X
flange 17.7 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel1.5× crop
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon RF lens and Fujifilm X body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.

Body mount

C-mount
flange 17.526 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel2.7× crop
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon RF lens and C-mount body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.

Body mount

Fujifilm GFX (G-mount)
flange 26.7 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheelvignettes
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -6.7 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.

Body mount

Micro Four Thirds
flange 19.25 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel2× crop
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only 0.8 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.

Body mount

L-Mount
flange 20 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only 0.0 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.

Body mount

Leica M
flange 27.8 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -7.8 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.

About the Canon RF mount

Canon's full-frame mirrorless mount. Same 54 mm throat as EF but 20 mm flange (vs EF's 44 mm) and a 12-pin contact array supporting faster lens-to-body bandwidth. Mechanical-only EF→RF adapters are 24 mm thick, preserving every EF and EF-S lens's autofocus, IS, and aperture control with no glass.

See every adapter that touches the Canon RF mount →

Common questions

What's the best body to adapt the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM onto?
Two strong destinations. First choice: a Canon EF-M body via a generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors) preserves the most of the RF 100-500 L IS's native behaviour (autofocus, in-lens IS where present, electronic aperture). Second choice: a Nikon Z body via a generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors) — solid fallback when the first body family is unavailable. The /matrix and /picker pages let you compare every feasible adaptation side-by-side.
Will autofocus work when the RF 100-500 L IS is adapted onto another body?
No — adapters in our catalogue route the RF 100-500 L IS through a mechanical path on the best-supported body (Canon EF-M). Focus is fully manual; rely on the body's focus peaking and magnify-to-focus aids to nail focus.
Does the RF 100-500 L IS's in-lens image stabilization still work through an adapter?
Lens-side only — the RF 100-500 L IS's IS unit operates on a Canon EF-M body through a curated electronic adapter, but it cannot synchronise with body IBIS, so dual-axis stabilisation isn't available. Lens-side stabilisation still delivers most of the practical benefit.

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