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<blockquote data-quote="Steve B" data-source="post: 201819" data-attributes="member: 15754"><p>The problem with this is that the register distance on an OM lens is 46 and the register distance for F mount&nbsp; is 46.5. The general rule of thumb is that you can mount a lens with a longer register distance on a body with a smaller register difference with the proper adapter. I shoot both Olympus and Nikon and have a lot of OM mount lenses. The best thing to do with them is to pick up a micro four thirds camera with the OM adapter to use them on. I am not sure I would go to all of the trouble to mount an OM 50mm f/1.8 to your Nikon camera. Even though Olympus has a good reputation for glass this lens is still basically a kit lens. You will be much happier with the Nikon 50mm f/1.8, or the f/1.4 if you can afford it. Also keep in mind that the 50mm had a equivelent FOV of 100mm on a four thirds camera but will have an eFOV of 75mm on a Nikon APS-C camera or 50mm on a Nikon FF camera.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Steve B, post: 201819, member: 15754"] The problem with this is that the register distance on an OM lens is 46 and the register distance for F mount is 46.5. The general rule of thumb is that you can mount a lens with a longer register distance on a body with a smaller register difference with the proper adapter. I shoot both Olympus and Nikon and have a lot of OM mount lenses. The best thing to do with them is to pick up a micro four thirds camera with the OM adapter to use them on. I am not sure I would go to all of the trouble to mount an OM 50mm f/1.8 to your Nikon camera. Even though Olympus has a good reputation for glass this lens is still basically a kit lens. You will be much happier with the Nikon 50mm f/1.8, or the f/1.4 if you can afford it. Also keep in mind that the 50mm had a equivelent FOV of 100mm on a four thirds camera but will have an eFOV of 75mm on a Nikon APS-C camera or 50mm on a Nikon FF camera. [/QUOTE]

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