Which adapter is best for Nikon F mount lenses?

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"As it turns out that the light also shines into some of the expensive adapters - so paying a high price is not a insurance."

Not Some just the novoflex. Alas it has no baffle. A German company too. I guess they're not as perfect as they've led the world to believe

"On the other hand, we have several 20 bucks adapters here that work flawless."

Flawless? Which ones, please make a list. Seems theres two problems: light leak and flare. One from the release pin and the other from a non baffled adapter that may casue reflection and flare issues. These issues rear their ugly head only under certain condtions ( see testimonials about relction problems). Alister Chapman said he got flare problems. Baffle solved it. Lab test with cheap adapters are not real world situations. MTF and camera quest have baffles. Why is the baffle there and not in any Chinese adapters? Pleas post a list of the cheap flawless adapters with baffles, I'll buy them right now.

"So the whole "you get what you pay for" discussion is a blind alley."

Really? This: http://www.lensadaptor.com/blog/about/
As opposed to some Chinese factory without any lens testing stamping out metal pipes just copying lens slot fitting specs. Re: Novoflex yes you are correct. Notice though that on the F3 forum where price doesn't seem to be an issue no one is using a novoflex. Seems its MTF all the way. Maybe Novoflex is just buying a cheap chinese adapter and selling it under the novoflex name. Tell Mike Tapa he's ripping people off and show me one Chinese national making cheap adapters that has the same resume as MIke

"So buy a few adapters on ebay and return those that don't work for you. Save a lot of money that way and be a happy camper, without the feeling of getting ripped off."

Have fun I've got better things to do. I don't feel like I'm getting ripped off maybe thats just you projecting your feelings. I'm perfectly happy paying for an adapter made by someone with years of lens experience. And why should I go through all that when you say you know the flawless adapters. Go ahead and post these adapters so we won't have to return any.

"my ct2"

Why just your 2 cents. Go the extra mile and gives us 3 cents. Why don't you , david G smith and Optitek quickly get together and make a list of adapters that are flawless and put this to rest. It would be great service to everyone here.
 
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David G. Smith said:
What drew me to the adaptor I purchased was that it the eBay seller was a US company and that their feedback was pretty good. Using a US company, as a US resident, means that if you get a sh*t product, you can raise a little bit of hell with eBay, and PayPal, and, at least, get you money back. This may not be the case with non-US sellers, or with adaptors bought directly from a manufacturer or reseller. While I may have lucked out, I also, took very little risk to test out an inexpensive lens adaptor. Welcome to the game.
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Precisely!! Due diligence, some experience, some patience. That's all it takes to save 90% off the price. I did exactly the same (well , almost- I did order some from China)
 
The Adaptimax Nikon and Canon EF to Sony E-mount adapters will be available shortly. As usual with Adaptimax, they will be the best on the market and come with a 12 month no quibble guarentee.

We would have released them by now but the demand for the Nikon and Canon EF to F3, as well as the Micro 4/3 adapters has kept us at full capacity for weeks on end.

We are only a small business and manufacture every part ourselves, including bayonet, quick release, baffle etc. It all takes time so if you can wait for the best adapter out there it will be well worth it. Perfect fit, extremely accurate iris adjustment and an adapter that is built like a tank for professional shooters.

Cheers
Steve
 
sinapps said:
$250 is a small price to pay for 0 play between adapter lens and camera + accurate infinity focus + repeatable apperture settings with a G lens. I've used cheap ebay m43/Nikon adapters before and there is no comparison.
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I have all of that with my $50 Fotodiox.
 
I shot a lot of test yesterday and today with direct sunlight shining on my adaptor and I went through and used all my lenses. No issues with light leaks at all. Like I said also, there is no play in the adaptor and no issue with infinity focus. Now is this an endorsement of all inexpensive lens adaptors ever made? No; just my experience with the one I bought.
 
Can anyone comment on the Promaster Kipon adapter (Nikon-F in particular)? It looks like a mid-level adapter and appears to have some light baffling capabilities from the photos I've found. Priced from $78-159 US. Needing to buy one or another soon, and the idea of nearly undetectable yet present fogging concerns me.

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Haven't used a Kipon but I will say from those pictures that they don't seem much different than the $20 ebay adapters so paying $159 maybe too much for that. I hope someone here has had experience with it to let you know. But that Kipon does seem to have better quality than most. 6 screws in front 4 in back while the cheap ones have fewer but thats where the differences seem to end. Not wanting to stir this up again but I'll explain the difference between my $20 ebay nikon adapter and my cameraquest rayqual $249 adapter so you get an idea of the differences.

The cameraquest has 6 screws in front 5 in back. There are 3 stages of different sized baffles inside the adapter. One large matte box like shaped one in the front and 2 other progressively smaller circular ones in the middle and then towards the back of the adapter. There is an aperture ring that is numbered from 0 to 7. It is heavier than all my cheap adapters.The release button has more depth than my cheap one. There is a very small black hinged lever inside the adapter that is associated with the threaded screw which is deeper into the adapter than the other cheap adapter I have.

The cheap adapters aperture ring feels short as it moves maybe 1/2" where the aperture ring on the rayqual adjusts to over an inch. There are no baffles in the cheap one. Fewer screws, 4 in front none on the back. Lever mechanism is non existent with only a screw that is more forward than the rayqual one. Release button has less depth.
 
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I have 2 fotodiox nikon to sony adapters and both have tons of play between the lens and adapter now. It is a cheap adapter and I get bad reflections off the sensor with my Tokina 11-16, not to mention bad light leaks. I'll be buying a nicer adapter very soon.
 
I went ahead and purchased the Promaster Kipon adapter for Nikon-F ($78 US). When it arrives I'll do some tests and report back afterwards.
 
I bought both Kipon adapters for Nikon F and Canon EOS mounts. Kipon also sells under the Bower and Promaster brands, and are around $80 on ebay (VCC in Florida) and B&H & Adorama. They are very solidly build as I tested a Sigma 70-200mm lens and shorter lenses, and I couldn't see any light leaks. However, I thought the Nikon adapter included an aperture control ring, but it does not. So I'll have to return the Nikon F mount version (will keep Canon EOS mount version)

I'm waiting for the Fotodiox adapter to come in the mail, hopefully tomorrow. Or I'll have to look at the Cameraquest or Novoflex adapters.
 
Novoflex. Didn't want to screw around with this one because some older Nikon lenses have a lot more play than others and a solidly locking adaptor can be life and death on a quick focus pull. Went with the Fotodiox for my EOS adapter and it's actually quite nice and only like 20 or 40 bucks or something.
 
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