C100: Canon-Nikon Adapter

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MPM

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Hi all,

My C100 is on the way and I intend to throw some Nikon glass and Nikon mount glass (Tokina 28-70) on it.

The problem I have is mainly with the Tokina zoom. It's heavy and, with the cheap adapter I bought of ebay, the lens tips forward on my 550d.

Can anyone who has used an adapter on heavy glass recomend an adapter that is built a bit better that may solve this?

Cheers heaps!

Phil
 
I had success with the 16x9/Novoflex adaptor with my (heavyish) 17-55 2.8 G series Nikkor: http://www.16-9.net/nikon_g/ - iris control was a little truculent and it wasn't the sort of adaptor you'd be removing from the lens often! It went on, stayed on. Only recently removed it, and that required a little time alone in a locked room.
 
HI Matt,

That does look robust but the Tamron has an aperture ring so don't need the control that mount offers.

Cheers,

Phil
 
I used cheap eBay adapters that work great for me (biggest problem I've had with them is that the adapters are a bit hard to get off). They are pretty similar to the Fotodiox ones.
 
Phil,

We've got a new Nikon to Canon adapter that is incredibly solid because of its more "permanent" design. It uses 4 set screws that you tighten down with a wrench instead of just the typical single spring loaded knub. This completely eliminates any play between the adapter and the lens itself. It's perfect for your larger lenses.
 
maybe this is the one you're already familiar with, but if not perhaps worth a very inexpensive and returnable buy from amazon:

amazon link over at vimeo if interested.

 
Hey Loren,

Looks great, will grab one for the Tokina, see how it goes and report back here.

Thanks again,

Phil
 
imdjay said:
maybe this is the one you're already familiar with, but if not perhaps worth a very inexpensive and returnable buy from amazon:

amazon link over at vimeo if interested.

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unless I'm missing something here...the RR adaptor "does not change aperture" on a modern nikon lens? yes or no? so I'm assuming this is only useful on older nikon lenses that have and apeture ring?

darren, i bookmarked your demo and link a week or so ago on this adaptor you found. looks very good. nikon 14-24mm & nikon 70-200mm 2.8 will be nice to use on canon gear. thanks for that review!

david
 
The Redrock Nikon adapter does not include aperture control, so it's not advisable for the Tokina. I only have manual aperture Nikon lenses, so it's something I'd look into for myself though.
 
Gary Huff said:
The Redrock Nikon adapter does not include aperture control, so it's not advisable for the Tokina. I only have manual aperture Nikon lenses, so it's something I'd look into for myself though.
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Hey Gary,

I have the Nikon version of the Tokina 28-70 2.8 ATX Pro I (one with the screw on hood) Bought the Nikon version purley for the aperture ring.

Phil
 
david_p said:
unless I'm missing something here...the RR adaptor "does not change aperture" on a modern nikon lens?
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You are right David. We've seen that a vast majority of the Nikon lenses being used with adapters for cinema purposes have external aperture rings. That's one of the main reason's people get them (as well as the fact that some of that legacy glass produces astonishing results). For example, I bought a set of Nikon mount Zeiss ZF lenses for my Canon 7D. I decided to go the ZF route with an adapter on each lens instead of the ZE route so that when I get a new camera, I don't need to restrict myself to something that has the proper contacts to interface with my lenses. So when I get my shiny new F5, I simply pull off the adapters, and have fully manual Zeiss ZF lenses again :thumbsup: Just another way to keep your gear modular to grow with you!

Phil, do let us know how you like the adapter on your setup!
 
Hi Loren

Unfortuneately shipping to Australia is 5X the price of the adapter, so I will have to pass.

It's a pitty because this looks like a great product.

Cheers,

Phil
 
MPM said:
I have the Nikon version of the Tokina 28-70 2.8 ATX Pro I (one with the screw on hood) Bought the Nikon version purley for the aperture ring.
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My mistake, for some reason I got wires crossed in my head and was thinking of the Tokina 11-16.
 
MPM said:
Hi Loren

Unfortuneately shipping to Australia is 5X the price of the adapter, so I will have to pass.

It's a pitty because this looks like a great product.

Cheers,

Phil
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Phil, drop me a PM with your shipping address and I'll see if there's anything I can do.
 
It's been a little while since I've had to buy adapters, coming from an AF100.

I have two Nikon lenses. One has external aperture control, one does not. They both list as F mount. The Fotodiox adapter that I have for the one w/o aperture control says G mount. It has a ring to turn and works great.

So just to clear things up, G mount just means F mount that doesn't have an external aperture control, right?

And another question-- if I use the adapter with aperture control on a lens that already has external aperture control (to save money to use it on another lens in the future), is that possible/ risky?

These are the two lenses. Thanks!

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/550954-REG/Tamron_AF016NII_700_17_50mm_f_2_8_XR_Di_II.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/97413-USA/Nikon_1902_AF_Nikkor_50mm_f_1_4D.html
 
BrandonT said:
It's been a little while since I've had to buy adapters, coming from an AF100.


So just to clear things up, G mount just means F mount that doesn't have an external aperture control, right?

And another question-- if I use the adapter with aperture control on a lens that already has external aperture control (to save money to use it on another lens in the future), is that possible/ risky?
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Hi. I use Nikon lenses on Canon cameras. I have two adapters, a Novoflex and Fotodiox. The latter has a slider to control aperture on G-mount lenses (to the best of my knowledge, G is the same as F, but without manual aperture control ). I usually use the Fotodiox, even with lenses that have an aperture ring, because the Novoflex is a little hard to get off the lens sometimes. Given the way Nikon lenses work, I can't see any way that using an adapter with an aperture control can damage an F-mount lens. It seems that a spring is holding the iris closed by default and the adapter mechanism only pushes the iris open further. It does not pull it closed (a spring in the lens does that), so there won' t be a tug-o-war between the lens and the adapter.

The only little thing to be aware of is that if you want to control the aperture of an F-mount lens with the lens when it is attached to an adapter that has an aperture slider, the adapter slider should be set to "closed" (the highest f-stop). Otherwise, the adapter will be holding the iris open, even when the aperture ring on the lens might be letting it close. Or, if for some reason you prefer to use the adapter slider to control the iris, you should set the lens to the highest f-stop. I hope I haven't made it sound more complicated than it is. I'm sure anyone could figure this out for themselves after a couple of minutes.
 
Swink said:
Hi. I use Nikon lenses on Canon cameras. I have two adapters, a Novoflex and Fotodiox. The latter has a slider to control aperture on G-mount lenses (to the best of my knowledge, G is the same as F, but without manual aperture control ). I usually use the Fotodiox, even with lenses that have an aperture ring, because the Novoflex is a little hard to get off the lens sometimes. Given the way Nikon lenses work, I can't see any way that using an adapter with an aperture control can damage an F-mount lens. It seems that a spring is holding the iris closed by default and the adapter mechanism only pushes the iris open further. It does not pull it closed (a spring in the lens does that), so there won' t be a tug-o-war between the lens and the adapter.

The only little thing to be aware of is that if you want to control the aperture of an F-mount lens with the lens when it is attached to an adapter that has an aperture slider, the adapter slider should be set to "closed" (the highest f-stop). Otherwise, the adapter will be holding the iris open, even when the aperture ring on the lens might be letting it close. Or, if for some reason you prefer to use the adapter slider to control the iris, you should set the lens to the highest f-stop. I hope I haven't made it sound more complicated than it is. I'm sure anyone could figure this out for themselves after a couple of minutes.
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No, that was all straightforward to follow. So I'm good to just buy two of the Fotodiox ones with aperture control. Thanks!!
 
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