which adapter for nikon lenses

Just a heads up to say we at Adaptimax have launched our Nikon and Canon to Micro 4/3 adapters for professionals camera people. They are not cheap, but you get what you pay for and in our opinion are the best on the market. Solid brass bayonet which is chrome plated, with a stainless steel back plate. They come with a 12 month no quibble guarentee so if anything goes wrong they are replaced straight away. You get what you pay for and who would mount their expensive Nikon or Canon on a cheap churned out adapter?

We make every part of our adapter here in the UK. You can order through B&H or direct from us ( B&H are out of stock at the moment as we are currently fulfilling direct orders from our site)

Cheers
Steve
 
Just out of curiosity why is brass better than stainless on both sides of the adapter? How is the adaptimax superior to the novoflex? Thanks!
 
Brass bayonet is much kinder to lenses as its a slightly softer metal. You really don't want a stainless bayonet. The back plate is stainless as it is far stronger than the milled aluminium 4/3 mount on many of he cheaper adapters.

The Novoflex is a decent adapter but alongside the Adaptimax there is a clear difference. We do two versions of the Nikon to 4/3. A slightly less expensive one for Nikon and third party Nikon bayonet lenses with external aperture rings, and one for all Nikon and third party Nikon bayonet lenses with OR WITHOUT external aperture ring. We also manufacture a Canon EF to 4/3. Here's a couple of images of the Nikon to Micro 4/3.

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I have the metabones one from an Ebay dealer. It's all aluminum and fits my Tokina 28mm-70mm perfectly. Good news was it was only $70!
 
Thank you for your response. Could you elaborate more about the clear difference you mention between the novo and your adapter? I can see you have different aperture control designs, looks like yours could be more precise since it's based on a screw. Though does that design have any potential to damage the aperture cantilever? Like any good consumer I like to compare my options. In this case there are cheap adapters well under $100, but tend to have loose fit and shoddy construction. Then there is the intermediate (voightlander) for $179, that has excellent fit construction, but no aperture control. Then there is what I thought was the top of the line novoflex at $292 with excellent fit and finish with aperture control. Then I come to find out that your adapter exists but is over $400 and offers aperture control with a screw instead of a ring. So what I am hoping you can explain to me, as an expert on your product, is how can the extra 33% in cost be explained so that I should buy adaptimax over novoflex, I am hoping for a concrete reason why your product is better? I also understand that if adaptimax is a small company with lower volume that your production costs are just higher, and that is fine if that's the case, I just want to know why it's more expensive so I can choose the best option. I apologize if this is confrontational, but I need an m4/3 adapter with aperture control asap.
 
If you go with the Voigtlander, I'd just go with the Metebones one. I believe it's actually the same adapter. To make things even more complicated for you, there is also the MTF Services adapter which has excellent build quality and aperture control.

wbrock001 said:
Thank you for your response. Could you elaborate more about the clear difference you mention between the novo and your adapter? I can see you have different aperture control designs, looks like yours could be more precise since it's based on a screw. Though does that design have any potential to damage the aperture cantilever? Like any good consumer I like to compare my options. In this case there are cheap adapters well under $100, but tend to have loose fit and shoddy construction. Then there is the intermediate (voightlander) for $179, that has excellent fit construction, but no aperture control. Then there is what I thought was the top of the line novoflex at $292 with excellent fit and finish with aperture control. Then I come to find out that your adapter exists but is over $400 and offers aperture control with a screw instead of a ring. So what I am hoping you can explain to me, as an expert on your product, is how can the extra 33% in cost be explained so that I should buy adaptimax over novoflex, I am hoping for a concrete reason why your product is better? I also understand that if adaptimax is a small company with lower volume that your production costs are just higher, and that is fine if that's the case, I just want to know why it's more expensive so I can choose the best option. I apologize if this is confrontational, but I need an m4/3 adapter with aperture control asap.
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I see you say brass is softer so it's nicer to the lens, but then you coat it with chrome, which isn't soft and since the chrome is the surface the lens rubs on, doesn't that negate the benefits of brass? Thank you for your insight into this!
 
Thank you, I see the mtf is $380 and is very similar to the novoflex. So the increased price is probably just a volume issue vs being a better product?
 
I got mine from here:
http://www.videogear.co.uk/Lens-Mount-Adapters/MTF-Nikon-to-4/3-AF101-Lens-Adapter/prod_1457.html

And according to Mike Tapa, the designer:

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We use high quality materials:
HE30 aluminium for the main body.
Our own, Brass/Nickel plated Nikon mount.
and our own Stainless steel Micro 4/3 mount.

There will be a support system coming soon.
In order to fit this, the adaptor has mounting points on the body which are not just tapped holes, but have steel helicoils fitted.

The aperture adjustment system is our own design which has a patent pending.
The inside rear of the body is baffled and has a specially formulated ultra flat black coating.
This is particularly important when using large aperture lenses.

These adaptors are not mass produced, but built in small batches here in the UK by skilled and well paid engineers.
 
Thank you! It is a volume thing then. What do you all think of the adaptimax design over mtf and novoflex? Thanks again!
 
It's really card to tell without putting these things in your hand. I just know that there was a night and day difference from my cheapie ebay version and the MTF. Even the well machined Metabones leica adapter, which I also have, feels second rate to my MTF.
 
I agree, I think you do get much more quality if you step up to the novoflex, but are the mtf and/or adaptimax enough better to justify paying the extra bones over the novoflex? That is unfortunately beyond my ability to answer since no one would likely have all 3 to compare at once. Though independently I've read great reviews on novo and mtf, but still not much about adaptimax. Thank you!
 
See if you can find a used Novoflex or check it out at a camera store as most stores will carry the Novoflex. You can't go wrong with any of these three adapters. If cost is prohibitive, I'd say go for the Novoflex as you could always sell it fairly quickly if you ever change your mind.
 
my needs may differ, but i just got in an off brand adapter for 26 bucks... it fits tight on both ends, and has the open-lock aperture control, which snaps into full open and full close, with smooth transition between, but with the jump out of the lock mechanism. i don't ever do aperture adjustments during shooting so that didn't make a difference for me. the print of the brand name is practically unreadable, but its pixco, pixoo, or something like that. claims to be brass and aluminum. seems worth every penny
 
Have those of you using the better M4/3 - Nikon adapters had any instability issues when using follow focus? My cheapie adapter is OK w/ my G2, but unusable w/ three different follow focus kits on the AF100. Please tell me that the Novoflex or V'lander mounts don't gap open and torque the image when being turned by gears?
 
The Adaptimax is as precise as you can get. The thumbscrew has a stop on it so you cannot damage the lens mechanism. The thumbscrew thread is fine so you can adjust the aperture to a fraction of a stop.

The price difference is easy to explain. We make them here in the UK, and compared to the mega Chines companies ours are made in extremely small numbers compared to the volume of the Chinese. Every one of our adapters is hand finished and tested. Nothing leaves our premises without being thoroughly checked. No blemishes in the anodising. Perfect or rejected. Also consider the value of your lenses. A cheap adaptor normaly has a cheap aluminium camera mount and tiny screws holding on the bayonet. An adapter should be up to the job of looking after your lens and be capable of taking the occassional knock.

The Adaptimax adapters are built like a tank and designed to last for years. The adapters fit tightly and perfectly. We showed off these new 4/3 adapters at BVE in Earls Court London last week and every dealer who saw them wants to become a reseller. B&H have been resellers of our products for 18 months and have sold hundreds of our adapters. We are so confident of our adapters that every one of them comes with a 12 month guarentee. If it fails for any reason, we replace it via Fedex International Signed For.

If you order one of our adaptors and once received are unhappy with it, we would accept it back and give a full refund without question.

You get what you pay for. Everyone says just how expensive Zacuto gear is, but people want it over the Indian knock offs on Ebay. Both do the same job, but Zacuto is the far better option. The same goes for Adaptimax Lens Adapters. We are the best on our field, but most of the time the best gear costs the most. Remember these are made in the UK in our very own workshops. Not cheap Chinese labor!

Adaptimax is only a very small company but the staff are highly skilled and produce top quality consistent and desirable adapters. Hope that explains things. Happy to answer any questions.

Best regards
Steve Shovlar
 
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As this is the first 4/3 adapter we have produced, people on this thread are not so familiar with our brand. For the last two years we have been selling literally thousands of Nikon and Canon EF to PMW-EX3 adapters, as well as adapters for the Sony Z7 and Panasonic HPX301.

We can't be fairer than if you buy one and don't like it, send it back. And if you like it, which we are sure you will, tell everyone!

Every one of our adapters comes with its own waterproof protection pouch for safe storage when not in use.

Best regards
Steve
 
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