Personal View site logo
Nikon F to m43 adapters
  • 41 Replies sorted by
  • @albi doesnt get in the way. it doesnt bump out much. you might actually like the aperture control since it makes your nikon lenses aperture clickless if you use the adapter to control aperture instead of the aperture ring on the lens. Just close your lesn to minimum aperture (f16 or whatever) then you can control aperture using the adapter.

  • @ipclmr thanks. Do you find the aperture control in the adapter gets in the way? I only use manual lenses and dont really want any extra aperture control but it seems like they dont make any without.

  • @Albi yes. it correctly focuses to infinity. i've only used AIS lenses with it.

  • Is the lens side loose?

  • @ipclmr hi, does your Novaflex adapter focus to infinity properly with manual AI,AIS and pre AI lenses? I have a cheap adapter and all my nikkor glass focuses beyond infinity which is a pain. Thanks.

  • The adapter is in, initial findings, it's not super tight resulting in a bit of play, on either side of the adapter. I'll try the trick of Caleb in some days. I do like the tripod stand. Currently I have a Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G attached to the camera (which forces me to use the aperture ring on the adapter, it's ok, but of course hard if not impossible to dial the preferred intermediate apertures) and with that setup it's entirely standing on the tripod mount.

  • I did see that one, I'm not happy with that review, more competition. But my concern isn't just wiggle. It's the overall lack of consistency and quality control, which might result in wiggle. Possibly other issues might pop up, I can imagine the other way around, a too tight fit.

  • I actually gave up on the fotodiox adapter I had because of the wiggle but I just saw something on vimeo today. Caleb Pike showed how to remove the wiggle you usually get from the adapter. He just wedges a piece of paper. Go to 8:30 mark of the video.

  • @libertas, unfortunately the Nikon F adapters are not listed anymore and I still haven't received a response from ciecio.
    @PhilC and @ipcml, those are the pricey ones yes. I must admit I didn't know MTF, that one looks stellar, but I'm not a professional to whom this won't be that much of a deal if they get equal service and quality. The Novoflex was and is on my radar as a backup.

    For now I did pull the trigger and purchased the adapter sumo did link to. Hopefully it will arrive soon. I'll report back on the quality of that adapter. If it doesn't work out I'll get myself a Novoflex. (I don't feel like getting a Voigtlander adapter.)

  • I use the Novoflex nikon to mft adapter. works wonderful! unlike the cheapo adapter i bought from amazon. works with both nikon lenses with their own aperture ring and those without aperture rings (nikon G). They are rock solid, have no play at all. Used them for mounting the tokina 11-16 (Nikon G), Tokina 16-50 (Nikon G) as well as the older nikon 50mm f1.2 ais (Nikon F). They usually sell for a little less than $200 used on ebay. $239 on B&H and amazon.

  • You could try the one from MTF services, http://www.lensadaptor.com/nikon-g-micro-43-adaptor, it is pricey but I saw them at a trade show in London recently and the machine work and finish is almost worthy of a display piece, will give you smooth aperture control on your G lenses.

  • I have an Nikon F adapter, I think i got it from ciecio, not very expensive. Works great with cheap nikon zoom with aperture ring.

  • Thanks, I did encounter that one before (still opened in a tab in my browser), but alcomposer is the only one mentioning the adapter. And as I said consistency of adapters is typically an issue, apart from the (way) more expensive adapters and the one by ciecio7. However, if nobody else has some recommendations I will get it and report back on this one.

  • Too, I'd like to mount a variety of lenses, including the G type lens, as those are the zoom lenses I have. The other ones are AI-S (pre autofocus) and D type lenses, these do have an aperture ring. (They are all F mount, to separate it from the new Nikon 1 and S mount.)

  • "I'd love to get an adapter with aperture control" - Are you trying to mount G lenses?