Nikon adaptor for Canon Body

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nikkorray

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Since Nikon is taking their sweet time on developing the future successor for the D90/D300 video DSLRs that has MORE manual controls, I'm thinking about buying a Canon T2I body and just getting an adaptor to fit my manual Nikon lenses. I do not know much about Canon cameras so I'm not sure if I'm going to have problems with my older manual Nikon 24/50/105mm AIS lenses. I'm not concerned with autofocus since I prefer manual focus. I just want more control over the ISO and shutter speed. If someone can enlighten me on what to expect with the adaptors and possible problems that I may encounter I would appreciate it.

I'm hopeful that Nikon will catch up with full 1080 HD with more manual controls but I doubt it will be anytime soon. Canon already has a head start since they already have a professional video line and I figure Nikon will be slow in developing their video DSLRs. In the meantime, the Canon T2i has an attractive price point with video capabilities so I think that will tie me up until Nikon comes up with a better vDSLR.

Thanks,
Ray

P.S.- I have a lot invested in Nikon FX/DX glass so I'm not ready to jump Nikon's ship yet.
 
nikkorray said:
Since Nikon is taking their sweet time on developing the future successor for the D90/D300 video DSLRs that has MORE manual controls, I'm thinking about buying a Canon T2I body and just getting an adaptor to fit my manual Nikon lenses. I do not know much about Canon cameras so I'm not sure if I'm going to have problems with my older manual Nikon 24/50/105mm AIS lenses. I'm not concerned with autofocus since I prefer manual focus. I just want more control over the ISO and shutter speed. If someone can enlighten me on what to expect with the adaptors and possible problems that I may encounter I would appreciate it.

I'm hopeful that Nikon will catch up with full 1080 HD with more manual controls but I doubt it will be anytime soon. Canon already has a head start since they already have a professional video line and I figure Nikon will be slow in developing their video DSLRs. In the meantime, the Canon T2i has an attractive price point with video capabilities so I think that will tie me up until Nikon comes up with a better vDSLR.

Thanks,
Ray

P.S.- I have a lot invested in Nikon FX/DX glass so I'm not ready to jump Nikon's ship yet.
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Maybe you should get a Gh1? Then you can use ALL of your glass at 1080p
 
nikkorray said:
If someone can enlighten me on what to expect with the adaptors and possible problems that I may encounter I would appreciate it.
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Shouldn't have any problems. The camera won't even know there is a lens there (using a dumb adapter which is totally fine). You set the aperture manually via the aperture ring on the lens. Only things you set on the camera are shutter speed and ISO. The aperture will stop down as you change the value so the viewfinder will darken. Thats about the only thing that would differ between using it on a Canon vs Nikon. You shouldn't have any problems mounting the lenses because theres nothing to couple.
 
Thanks shaocaholica. I just have to figure out which adaptor is best. With my minimal research, I've read that some adaptors do not completely "lock" into the body.

I also forgot to mention if anyone has any recommendations on what brand adaptor I should get.

Thanks again,
Ray
 
you don't get adapters for the body, you get them for your lenses. i use all nikon glass with fotodiox adapters. you can get them on ebay for like $35 or something like that.
 
manglerBMX said:
you don't get adapters for the body, you get them for your lenses. i use all nikon glass with fotodiox adapters. you can get them on ebay for like $35 or something like that.
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How does the Canon metering work with manual lenses? Normally with a manual lens the lens remains open and stops down when the mirror goes up. If the lens is stopped down to it's correct f stop for the shot doesn't this cause the camera to change it's reading as if it were in a darker environment? This won't effect shooting in HD movie mode because I will be using a light meter and can monitor the shot on the screen, but for quick still shots where I may just be using the cameras meter and a manual lens with the "dumb" adapter how will the camera read?
 
ROCKMORE said:
How does the Canon metering work with manual lenses? Normally with a manual lens the lens remains open and stops down when the mirror goes up. If the lens is stopped down to it's correct f stop for the shot doesn't this cause the camera to change it's reading as if it were in a darker environment? This won't effect shooting in HD movie mode because I will be using a light meter and can monitor the shot on the screen, but for quick still shots where I may just be using the cameras meter and a manual lens with the "dumb" adapter how will the camera read?
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Dump adapters will meter fine. As you close the aperture, the camera's meter will just think its getting darker and compensate. With a dumb adapter, the aperture does not stay open, it closes as you change it so its in effect forced stop down metering. Canon cameras don't have the mechanical linkage to do control the aperture on Nikon lenses.

So if you take a photo in video mode, it will be exposed using the same settings you were using in video mode. So if everything is exposed fine in video, the photo should look fine as well.
 
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