Nikon Mount to Eos Adapter

CAC595CAC595 Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
edited January 10, 2010 in Accessories
Does anybody have any experience using these kinds of adapters? I have some older Nikon manual focus lenses I would like to use on my 30d and I was wondering if this adapter will work well enough for normal usage and what effects it could have on the performance of the lens or camera.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AF-Confirm-Nikon-F-AI-Lens-to-Canon-EOS-Camera-Adapter_W0QQitemZ320465813447QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_Accessories?hash=item4a9d403fc7

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited January 9, 2010
    CAC595 wrote:
    Does anybody have any experience using these kinds of adapters? I have some older Nikon manual focus lenses I would like to use on my 30d and I was wondering if this adapter will work well enough for normal usage and what effects it could have on the performance of the lens or camera.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/AF-Confirm-Nikon-F-AI-Lens-to-Canon-EOS-Camera-Adapter_W0QQitemZ320465813447QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_Accessories?hash=item4a9d403fc7

    CAC595, welcome to the Digital Grin. clap.gif

    I use a couple of similar adapters that allow the use of old M42/Pentax screw mount lenses on my Canon cameras.

    If you ever used preset aperture lenses (very old technology) these would seem right at home. If you want to use older lenses for everyday general photography, I doubt that you will be happy.

    If you have some special purpose and very high quality lenses, like long telephoto or 1:1 macro, and if you intend to use them only occasionally, the adapters can make a lot of sense.

    At any rate the adapters are inexpensive enough to try, so if you already have the Nikon lenses you might just try it to see for yourself.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited January 9, 2010
    I am using the adapter discussed on 16:9 guys. It works pretty well. I will say the guy is very slow to ship but the product works as advertised.

    Be sure to check the compatibility of both lenses and camera bodies.
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  • ToshidoToshido Registered Users Posts: 759 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2010
    Ziggy, could you please let us, well me, know what adapter you are using. I think I will be coming into a couple m42 lenses this weekend.
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  • CAC595CAC595 Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited January 10, 2010
    ziggy53 wrote:
    CAC595, welcome to the Digital Grin. clap.gif

    I use a couple of similar adapters that allow the use of old M42/Pentax screw mount lenses on my Canon cameras.

    If you ever used preset aperture lenses (very old technology) these would seem right at home. If you want to use older lenses for everyday general photography, I doubt that you will be happy.

    If you have some special purpose and very high quality lenses, like long telephoto or 1:1 macro, and if you intend to use them only occasionally, the adapters can make a lot of sense.

    At any rate the adapters are inexpensive enough to try, so if you already have the Nikon lenses you might just try it to see for yourself.

    Thanks,
    I just have some lenses that are for my Nikon FE. Will older lenses work well on newer cameras? Also, how does the aperture show up on the camera? Does it actually read what you set the aperture at on the lense?
  • Jane B.Jane B. Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2010
    CAC595 wrote:
    Thanks,
    I just have some lenses that are for my Nikon FE. Will older lenses work well on newer cameras? Also, how does the aperture show up on the camera? Does it actually read what you set the aperture at on the lense?

    I do not have the expertise of Ziggy (nor the quality of M42 lenses) but I have used an M42 to Canon adapter since 1988 (at that time with a EOS 620 film camera). It has always been an occasional thing with me but fun from time to time as I am not willing to give up auto focus most of the time. My adapter is a simple plate that has the EOS mount on the outside and the smaller screw mount inside. Mine is from long before anyone came up with ones that have a focus confirmation chip on them. I can use mine in AP mode of manual. When used in AP the aperture is set on the lens and the camera , be it film or digital, sets the shutter speed based on how much light the aperture is letting through. You DO NOT get a readout of the aperture value. What my D60 (the Canon model BEFORE the 10D) shows for aperture is 00. What slows me down the most is the manual focus and that is what keeps me from using what old lenses I have on hand from my pre EOS days more often than I do.

    Jane B.
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited January 10, 2010
    Toshido wrote:
    Ziggy, could you please let us, well me, know what adapter you are using. I think I will be coming into a couple m42 lenses this weekend.

    The first adapter was an Adorama simple adapter, and I purchased a "chip" from an EBay vendor which I attached to the adapter to provide AF confirmation.

    http://www.adorama.com/CZPUEOS.html?searchinfo=eos+adapter

    (The chip vendor on EBay has disappeared, I think.)

    The second adapter was from an EBay vendor and it already had the confirmation chip attached. I did have to "shave" some material from the adapter to fit one lens to the adapter. This is the vendor:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/AF-confirm-M42-lens-to-canon-adapter-eos-Rebel-serie_W0QQitemZ120452309743QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_Accessories?hash=item1c0b8462ef#ht_1823wt_913
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
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