darwinandpaine
Well-known member
When buying my M2 earlier this year, I decided to go with the Nikon mount because of the ability to change the aperture manually (right on the lense). Having been a Canon man for a long time (for still photography), and being partial to Canon's "L" glass (very high quality lenses), I've been wondering how good the lenses were that I'd bought to use with my HVX/M2 rig.
So, I bought a Nikon F mount to Canon EOS adapter so that I could throw the (used and rather cheap) Nikon lenses I'd bought on my Canon DSLR for a comparison. You'll be happy to know that the Nikons did exceptionally well. In fact, the Nikons did better than any of my consumer/prosumer grade Canon lenses and were almost as good as the "L" glass I have --- at least in terms of sharpness (color and contrast are a little more subjective).
I also think that you could probably use this adapter with the Canon mount on the M2 and have to ability to use both Nikon AND Canon lenses on the M2 without changing the mount. I was going to test that out (as I bought the Canon mount for the M2 as well), but I'm so happy with the quality of the Nikon lenses, that I just don't want to mess around with "changing the flange."
For the record, my M2/Nikon lens kit consists of the following:
24mm f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f2, 100mm f2.8, 135mm f2.8
I paid about $750 on ebay for the five lenses.
So, I bought a Nikon F mount to Canon EOS adapter so that I could throw the (used and rather cheap) Nikon lenses I'd bought on my Canon DSLR for a comparison. You'll be happy to know that the Nikons did exceptionally well. In fact, the Nikons did better than any of my consumer/prosumer grade Canon lenses and were almost as good as the "L" glass I have --- at least in terms of sharpness (color and contrast are a little more subjective).
I also think that you could probably use this adapter with the Canon mount on the M2 and have to ability to use both Nikon AND Canon lenses on the M2 without changing the mount. I was going to test that out (as I bought the Canon mount for the M2 as well), but I'm so happy with the quality of the Nikon lenses, that I just don't want to mess around with "changing the flange."
For the record, my M2/Nikon lens kit consists of the following:
24mm f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f2, 100mm f2.8, 135mm f2.8
I paid about $750 on ebay for the five lenses.