nikon to micro 4/3 adapter

lucien

Senior Member
Hi I have a question. I want to get an adapter for my oly mirror less camera so I can use my old Nikon and 3rd party glass.

Tamron af 17-50mm 1:2:8 A16

Tamron sp ad Di 90mm 1:2:8 macro

Nikon 50mm D 1:1:8

Nikon 70-210mm 1:4-5.6 push/pull zoom and the 75-300mm version of it (D)

and newer lens with the auto focus motor built in

which of these 3 adapters should I get?

https://www.amazon.ca/AI-M4-Adapter...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==


or

https://www.amazon.ca/Fotodiox-Adap...rds=nikon+to+micro+4/3&qid=1624032365&sr=8-18


or

https://www.amazon.ca/Nikon-Micro-C...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=



thanks in advance,
 

Dangerspouse

Senior Member
For what it's worth, I use a Fotodiox Olympus-OM to Nikon F-Mount adapter, and it works just fine. I'm afraid I have no experience going the other way (Nikon to Olympus) or with the other brand.
 

lucien

Senior Member
the thing is all the lens are f mount, and there are 2 adapter's. The F and the G, come to think of it all the lens except for the 17-50mm 2.8 have an aperture ring on them. So I should be shopping for 4 and if 1 gets left out I can live with that. The G adapter is for the lens without an actual aperture ring. But where does that leave the modern stuff?
 

Fred Kingston

Senior Member
I don't see any Nikon electrical connections on either of the adaptors you listed, so I assume all of those adapters only make a physical connection and there is no exposure or focus communication between the lens and camera bodies. Since they're all manual, it probably doesn't make much difference which one you get.
 

lucien

Senior Member
Yes everything is manual, then why do they make a G one and an F one? That's why I'm confused. Should I disregard the designations? Also I saw one of them on ebay for 1/2 the price
 

Fred Kingston

Senior Member
F mount is the physical connect. That hasn't basically changed on Nikon lenses since 1959. Lenses typically have a focus ring, AND an aperture ring. That means those len's settings can be manually focused and/or manually adjusted apertures. Newer Nikon bodies use the electronics of the body to set/close/adjust the aperture... The "G" lenses do NOT have an Aperture ring, so cannot be manually adjusted. I can't keep up with Nikon's body/old lens combinations that work with/without aperture rings because as soon I say, "this works", someone jumps up and tells me it doesn't. I have a dozen Nikon bodies, none of them in the consumer levels where this is an issue. As an example, I'm sitting here with a D200 with a Nikkor 50mm 1.8G and the body works fine without the G's aperture ring. I don't think that's the case with the D3000,5000 series Nikon bodies.
 

lucien

Senior Member
So I can grab anyone of them and they will work manually, if so great. I'll get it from ebay then. Why pay 2x the price for the same thing

thanks,
 

BF Hammer

Senior Member
So I can grab anyone of them and they will work manually, if so great. I'll get it from ebay then. Why pay 2x the price for the same thing

thanks,

I have not checked the links. But I have to imagine the G adapter has a manual f-stop control on the actual adapter or else you would be unable to adjust that. They should both have the mechanical link to close down the aperture by that lever that sticks out the back side of the lens.

Or the adapter talks to the body and you set f-stop there. It would not require the electrical connector to the lens itself if it just has to move the lever that sticks out on the lens to close down the aperture during exposure.

Edit: looked at links now. Yes that G adapter actually has an adjuster ring on it for setting f-stop manually.
 
Last edited:

Fred Kingston

Senior Member
I have not checked the links. But I have to imagine the G adapter has a manual f-stop control on the actual adapter or else you would be unable to adjust that. They should both have the mechanical link to close down the aperture by that lever that sticks out the back side of the lens.

Or the adapter talks to the body and you set f-stop there. It would not require the electrical connector to the lens itself if it just has to move the lever that sticks out on the lens to close down the aperture during exposure.

Edit: looked at links now. Yes that G adapter actually has an adjuster ring on it for setting f-stop manually.

I believe he's putting the adapter on an Oly camera body and attaching the Nikon lens to the Oly body. I'm not sure Oly bodies much care about the levers on a Nikon lens... I'm not sure the Oly body manages its apertures the same way a Nikon lens operates.
 

BF Hammer

Senior Member
I believe he's putting the adapter on an Oly camera body and attaching the Nikon lens to the Oly body. I'm not sure Oly bodies much care about the levers on a Nikon lens... I'm not sure the Oly body manages its apertures the same way a Nikon lens operates.

The adapter must about the lever. That lever is what closes the aperture down from maximum open to the f-stop you set for taking the photo.
 

Fred Kingston

Senior Member
Micro 4/3 is a standard. It’s all electrical. There are no mechanical levers. The first line of the first Amazon link to the adapters in the OP’s first post clearly state there is is no aperture control. M4/3 lenses don’t have aperture rings. Aperture is controlled via electrical connection to electronics in the lens. Nikon lenses don’t abide by the M4/3 standard.

The aforementioned adapters simply allow attachment and manual focusing.
 

lucien

Senior Member
The same thing with the micro 4/3. Have to get out there and try focus peaking and manual

DSC_5499.jpgDSC_5503.jpg
 

Attachments

  • DSC_5493.jpg
    DSC_5493.jpg
    50 KB · Views: 45
  • DSC_5496.jpg
    DSC_5496.jpg
    73 KB · Views: 48
Top