adaptor nikkor lenses to Canon 60d

Neither. If you are looking for an adapter which works better than the cheap ones off Amazon (which often work very well!), then you want a Leitax:

http://www.leitax.com/Nikon-lens-for-Canon-cameras.html

It effectively turns your Nikkor lens into Canon mount without any wobble or wearing issues, and can be taken off again without too much trouble... let's call it semi-permanent?
I haven't seen anything out there that betters their mounts.
 
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I shot a lot of projects with Nikkors on Canons. The Fotodiox adapters were very tight (in a good way). But the $20 chinese ones worked fine for me - once the lens was on, it was on, with no play.

Which made me realize something when I thought a "no-play" adpater would solve my focus pull problem:

You'll find there's more play from the lens internals than the mounting setup. DSLR lenses aren't designed for smooth focus pulls and the elements have some play when you touch them. Have to get a focus whip and keep it in your hand for shots the require a pull - my experience anyway.
 
I have had great success with the Fotodiox adapters, especially the cheaper ones. They have a great balance between cost/performance.

My problem with these adapters which attach via the bayonet itself is that the metal spring which provides the tension that grips the adapter to the lens often grows weak and loosens after you have removed/reattached the adapter a few times. This loosening then means that I have to be very careful to prevent the adapter from being left on the camera body when I remove the lens (as this is a pain to remove).

Michael, do you find that you get this problem? I've often wondered whether it's possible to increase the tension of the adapter's little metal clip (tiny leaf spring type piece of metal) in order to give the lens more friction with the adapter than the adapter has against the camera body.
 
I recommend the Redrock Micro adapter, it uses three small screws to fix itself to the back of the lens and there absolutely no play, i have it permanently installed on a few older Nikkors, highly recommended.
 
Been using fotodiox adapters for years, and never had any problems. They are a bit tedious to remove from the lens, but as they are so cheap it's best to just get 1 adapter for each lens so you never have to bother switching them from lens to lens.
 
WilliamGuy said:
My problem with these adapters which attach via the bayonet itself is that the metal spring which provides the tension that grips the adapter to the lens often grows weak and loosens after you have removed/reattached the adapter a few times. This loosening then means that I have to be very careful to prevent the adapter from being left on the camera body when I remove the lens (as this is a pain to remove).

Michael, do you find that you get this problem? I've often wondered whether it's possible to increase the tension of the adapter's little metal clip (tiny leaf spring type piece of metal) in order to give the lens more friction with the adapter than the adapter has against the camera body.
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I did something like 2 years with Nikkors on Canon APS-C... I had a D7000 for stills, had a video gig where I needed cameras stationed around a busy set, used the D7000 for video that first time, sold the Canons.

But in my canon phase, I just got a $20 chinese adapter for each lens. Generally, I had some manual primes I only used for video, and newer AF stuff I used for stills, with only a little crossover. So I had sort of my "video primes" that always had adapters, and the setup my stills glass with adapters before video shoots. The little spring handles always made me nervous for sure, they seemed pretty cheap, but never had trouble.

My biggest issue was - and is - lens bumps during focus pulls. Generally you do a dramatic pull with a tele, which just amplifies things. Try it, look through a tele with a monitor or loupe, and touch the focus ring. Bump. You don't really "see" it when you're shooting stills since it doesn't really matter (and usually you're shooting stills through the viewfinder with the much faster AF and not touching the focus ring).
 
I always use cheap adapters from ebay. With two exceptions:
* speedbooster: if there's glass in the adapter, and I can afford the design by Caldwell (the one Metabones sells), then that's what I want
* nikon to canon: if the pin mechanism in the adapter breaks, it's going to be a problem (it gets stuck and is difficult to get off again); *some* cheap ebay adapters are prone to failure

Apart from that, I have cheap ebay adapters with a better fit than some of my non-pro fotodiox adapters.
 
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