Anyone ever use those Nikon lens to EOS body adapters?

VoodooXT

VoodooXT

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I've been thinking in investing in one of these fangled adapters that allows Nikon lenses to be mounted onto EOS bodies. Been wondering how these were and hoping someone can tell me their experiences using them.
 
I did not even know such contraptions exist. But then I am a professional press photographer...

Some thoughts: if the flange to film/sensor distance in Nikon mount is more than in Canon, making an adapter is possible. But:

- how about autofocus (I bet only manual is possible)
- how about aperture, do you keep ANY automation, or do you have to take light readings with stopped down lens and close the aperture manually before taking a picture? Sixties style?

It this is the case I would not touch the thing with a boom pole.
 
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I am Attempting to do the same thing will my pentax-k lenses to a digital rebel body.
The flange or back focus distance on the nikon lenses is far enough for an eos body. if you are using an eos body that is not full frame like the digital rebels than you will have a multiplication factor. you will not loose infinity on the lens but you will loose al your automatic aperture settings so the only automatic feature you will have to adjust exposure is gain(yuck) and shutter (OK) yes your lens will be stopped down as if it were always in depth of field preview mode whihc is managable in most cases. The biggest problem will be with focusing since you wont have any focusing sensors working to beep when you are in focus and you wont have any focusing circles or anything to guid you since that is built into mirrors and not lenses. B&H has this adapter but its pricey:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...094&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
If you are a handyman than what you can do is take a dust cap fom the lens and a dust cap for the eos body and cut holes in them and glue them inside eachother. This is a chea solution but you have to make sure your lens is far back enough that the backfocus distnace reaches teh sensor and far enough that it clears the mirror in the camera. Also chances are you wont get the exact distance right so you will prbably end up with teh lens being able to focus past infinity which can be dealt with.
Good luck!
 
Supposedly Nikon to EOS adapters work well. The flange works out so that it does not compromise the optics, but you do lose any AF or auto iris. This works well for old manual Nikon lenses.
 
I forgot the technical term but eos and digital Olympus camera bodies mounts are the farthest back. So u can get an adapter for almost any camera to them. But not the other way around. I use a contax C/Y to eos adapter and it work fine other than the things egproductions mentioned.

links
http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleReos.htm

http://www.fotodiox.com/shop/index.php?cPath=27&osCsid=7a67d06e67b31ec28dc26a70aaf0675a

http://www.srbfilm.co.uk/index1.html

http://stores.ebay.com/CIRRUS-ADAPTER-WHOLESALE

http://panopticus.altervista.org/adapters/ctxoneos.htm
 
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